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Posted by The Bandit (Member # 960) on June 18, 2007, 03:05 PM:
We are proud to announce the latest additions to our Field Staff. Lance Homman, Perry Madl, Gary Clevenger, Randy Becker, Murry Burnham & Rich and Tyler Higgins.
We will be posting full biographies for each of the guys in the coming days.
Please join us in welcoming them to the team.
[ June 20, 2007, 04:12 PM: Message edited by: The Bandit ]
Posted by browning204 (Member # 821) on June 18, 2007, 03:27 PM:
Good job guys!
Posted by Rich (Member # 112) on June 18, 2007, 04:07 PM:
Lance Homman, Perry Madl, Gary Clevenger, Randy Becker and Murry Burnham,
Welcome to Minaska! The paychecks are small, but the fringe benefits are priceless. ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
Posted by Norm (Member # 240) on June 22, 2007, 04:52 PM:
The Higgins boys and electronic callers... no wonder Hades is freezing over and sending the leftover heat to the valley of the sun... ![[Eek!]](eek.gif)
Posted by Bofire (Member # 221) on June 22, 2007, 05:29 PM:
Hey Rich, I have a report that due to tidal changes, dust in Yakima, the magnetic pull of the poles and global warming that the Minaska will not work here. Being a doubtful and scientific-ally sorta inclined feller I volunteer to test the Minaska you have in order to disprove this ugly and viscious rumor.
yers in scientifical sorta pursuits,
Carl
Congrats!! I am sure you guys will give it a workout! (Rich, I think yer lucky Tyler is letting you tail along) LOL
Posted by Rich Higgins (Member # 3) on June 22, 2007, 06:27 PM:
Carl, if you will volunteer to guide me onto some
coyotes around say Yelm, Chehalis, Wenatchee then I'll deliver it myself. ![[Smile]](smile.gif)
You're kinda right about Tyler. I have to bribe him to let me tag along.
Posted by Bofire (Member # 221) on June 23, 2007, 10:30 AM:
I'd try to take you out anytime Rich, and to make sure I find the right spots just go ahead and send up that Minaska!!
Around Yelm, there are yotes, very urban, finding a spot with permission, huntable and you can shoot safely is tough. Centralia/Chelasis is better but about the same problems, more area though.
Over around Wenatchee can be good,lots of people recreate there and hunt there.
I have been thinking about what it must be like to guide or take folks out, locating animals, not disturbing them, having 8-10 GOOD set-ups each day. getting people in and not disturbing.
Tell you what I have a place near Spokane that is good, and a GREAT place in northern Montana, thats where I'd rather take you.
Even more though, I am dying to hunt that desert country, Arizona, Utah, Nevada, New Mexico, I bet there is some kick butt calling. I am going to try to put something together to come to the camp out, then hunt a few more days this October. Drive down and bring all my junk. Guy needs his own junk ya-know. I have an old Loudmouth, it works good, my most productive sound on it so far is Red Fox pup distress. What color camo you use down there?
Carl
Posted by Rich Higgins (Member # 3) on June 23, 2007, 10:42 AM:
Carl, I'd be delighted to have you stay for awhile. We can call some of my tame urban coyotes. Bring a designer jogging suit for camo and I'll download a recording of an electric can opener onto the Bandit.
Norm, I missed your post before. Now I feel guilty about this heatwave. 112 today. Better ice everything down.
Posted by Krustyklimber (Member # 72) on June 23, 2007, 12:17 PM:
Carl,
I have to admit, when I saw Rich ask if you could "guide him onto some coyotes around say Yelm, Chehalis, Wenatchee..." I had to bite my tongue.
I'm not all that suprised by your reply. And I am glad he asked you instead of me.
I wouldn't hunt with me, on a dare!
Way too much bad luck, and it might rub off on someone else.
The best thing I can do, is keep my curse to myself.
Krusty 
Posted by Bofire (Member # 221) on June 23, 2007, 02:44 PM:
Krusty, If you want to go hunting, and really want to go, commitment here, IF we have enough time to plan and enough time to hunt, I will give you my personal promise I'll put a coyote in front of you.
Your opinion of your effect, kharma, luck mean nothing to me. I will tell you this, I hunt and call 100% different than I did. last year I think I may have learned some REAL important lessons. I cant explain them really. some seem obvious but arent.
Its reading the contour, setting the caller in the right spot, the ambush point, when to shoot,I am sure I'l learn more this year. I still feel overwhelmed with the information I finally figured out last year, one of the biggest is this:
confidence!
There are coyotes here, they are going to come in, all I have to do is pay attention to the elementry things, do not doubt, all of a sudden there they will be. confidence changes your attitude and calling.
If you go in thinking "maybe" or "if I am lucky" that will be the truth, if you go in "knowing you scouted, set up, and call the best you can" the coyotes are going to come in. Here I go, talking like I know what I am saying, prolly cursed my self, confidence. LOL.
anyway, thats my 2 cents.
Carl
Posted by Krustyklimber (Member # 72) on June 23, 2007, 04:45 PM:
Carl,
Let's not drag this off in some direction it shouldn't go.
Rich asked you already, to start a thread, to talk about "believing" in magic.
And I'd be more than happy to discuss that particular subject matter there.
The reason I had to bite my tongue, is I think that's a tall order for anyone to fill, for exactly the reasons you listed.
But I was going to let you tell him that for yourself... which yuo did. ![[Wink]](wink.gif)
_______________________________________________
I know who Lance, Mr Burnham, and the Higgins' are, but I'm interested to hear who the other people are.
Maybe someone can put this train wreck back on track. ![[Roll Eyes]](rolleyes.gif)
Krusty
Posted by Andy L (Member # 642) on June 24, 2007, 11:22 AM:
I knew I ruint Tyler on electronics.
Posted by Rich Higgins (Member # 3) on June 24, 2007, 02:41 PM:
Andy, you didn't ruin Tyler, you made an evengelist out of him. He is now a true believer.
Posted by smithers (Member # 646) on June 25, 2007, 06:09 PM:
Will the Higgins', Murry Burnham, Cdog, Nahuatl (coolest screen name ever by the way) Randy Becker and Perry Madl be purely consumptive field/ pro staffers? Will they be asked to submit their Super Secret Sounds of the Seventies as Mr. Rich Cronk was?
Posted by 3 Toes (Member # 1327) on June 25, 2007, 07:19 PM:
Congratulations! One and All!
Posted by Krustyklimber (Member # 72) on June 25, 2007, 07:39 PM:
So Nahuatl is Gary Clevenger?
Krusty
Posted by Rich (Member # 112) on June 25, 2007, 07:45 PM:
smithers,
I would like for you to know that during my time as a field staff rep. for Minaska, I was never "required" to give them anything. I have always given free advice to anyone who asked for it. I have said many times that my mission in life today, is to help folks become better callers. I will continue to do so, thank you very much.
Posted by smithers (Member # 646) on June 25, 2007, 08:07 PM:
Sorry, Mr. Cronk I did not mean to imply that you were "Required" to do anything. If that is the way it came across I apologize. I know that you would and do readily hand over most all of the info you have collected from the field over the years. I for one appreciate it.
I am sure every field staff member of any type gets a little rush knowing that somewhere, someone may be using a sound they contributed or is wearing a piece of clothing they had a hand in designing.
Krusty, I sure hope so! I think. I am pretty positive it is.
Third edit: Krusty, yes it is and he is also a... Retired analytical chemist.
[ June 25, 2007, 08:14 PM: Message edited by: smithers ]
Posted by Rich (Member # 112) on June 26, 2007, 04:37 AM:
smithers,
I get a little bit cranky at times. Comes with the old age I guess. Let's just pretend that I didn't bust your chops a little.
Posted by smithers (Member # 646) on June 26, 2007, 07:48 AM:
"Let's just pretend that I didn't bust your chops a little."
You may forget it, 'cause you are old , but I won't. I am scarred for life . I will go back to my corner now ![[Frown]](frown.gif)
. TYVM
Posted by George Ackley (Member # 898) on June 26, 2007, 07:57 AM:
Rich ,
Cool this means when i get out there this Dec.i will finally see this unit in person.
Posted by Rich (Member # 112) on June 26, 2007, 08:26 AM:
Smithers,
Old? Me? This was me just yesterday. ![[Cool]](cool.gif)
Posted by smithers (Member # 646) on June 26, 2007, 09:39 AM:
Nice glamour shot, Mr. Cronk.
Older equals wiser, equals the right to slap down young pups like myself.
Posted by Rich Higgins (Member # 3) on June 26, 2007, 12:20 PM:
quote:
Cool this means when i get out there this Dec.i will finally see this unit in person.
In the flesh, so to speak. George you can fawn over it, lust after it and even drool on the display case, where it will remain until Sun nite after the contest(no electronics permited). Monday you can take the little darling out and run her through her paces for the rest of your visit. If you become emotionally involved with her, the consequences will be yours alone.
PS. everything has it's price.
Posted by UTcaller (Member # 8) on June 26, 2007, 12:44 PM:
Bofire:Even more though, I am dying to hunt that desert country, Arizona, Utah, Nevada, New Mexico, I bet there is some kick butt calling.
There is some good calling in some parts of Utah and also some really good calling in alot of the Nevada desert,But I would leave the Minaska home. Most of the coyotes around here can be tough to call sometimes so you will need to use a Foxpro to get them to come in.
Good Hunting Chad
[ June 26, 2007, 12:48 PM: Message edited by: UTcaller ]
Posted by Leonard (Member # 2) on June 26, 2007, 02:07 PM:
Man! I don't know how much beefcake our members can stand?
Posted by smithers (Member # 646) on June 26, 2007, 05:12 PM:
All I can say is, Leonard, you crack me up!
None of us may ever make "Predator Hunting's 100 Sexiest People".
Except for 3Toes. That guy has the ladies swooning or so I hear. Good looks will only take you so far, ya hear that?
Posted by Norm (Member # 240) on June 26, 2007, 07:09 PM:
[ June 26, 2007, 08:50 PM: Message edited by: Norm ]
Posted by brad h (Member # 57) on June 27, 2007, 08:12 PM:
Carl,
If you make it back to Montana for a calling spree this season let me know.
Brad
Posted by Bofire (Member # 221) on June 27, 2007, 09:14 PM:
Heck I'm ok with that UTCaller, I dont have a foxpro or minaska. I got some kick-butt mouth calls from makers here (Bearman, Krusty,Mr. Cronk Steve Barbour,Slydog, Pup, BHolzer, And B. Weiser, Moose,TTebbe, RGrantham,Walt Betts and others) and an old piece-o-junk worthless Loudmouth (caller that is) LOL or maybe both, is that ok?
I.m just a rebel!
Carl
%%% Just saw your post brad, You got it, PM sent. Carl
[ June 27, 2007, 09:16 PM: Message edited by: Bofire ]
Posted by 3 Toes (Member # 1327) on June 28, 2007, 04:40 AM:
I know who most of the guys are that are being welcomed aboard, but............
Whats a Minaska???
Lord, I apologize, and please be with the starving pygmies in New Guinea......................
Posted by Kokopelli (Member # 633) on June 28, 2007, 06:56 AM:
C'mon 3Toes;
Everybody knows that Minaska is a state up near Canada where they all talk funney, eh?
Lord I apologize for that and please be with the starving pygmie coyotes in Texas.
Posted by Rich Higgins (Member # 3) on June 28, 2007, 07:12 AM:
Kokopelli, you're thinking of Alberta.
Minaska is Disneyland.
Foxpro is an E-Ride at Disneyland.
You guys and your pygmies be nice or you get a timeout somewhere in mi with smithers.
Posted by Kokopelli (Member # 633) on June 28, 2007, 08:27 AM:
Heck, I grew up in Three Rivers. Michigan don't scare me, much.
Posted by smithers (Member # 646) on June 28, 2007, 10:12 AM:
Hello? Hello? Can I come out now? I swear I'll behave.
Posted by Leonard (Member # 2) on June 28, 2007, 10:46 AM:
Hey Handsome! What's Minaska? Minaska is the sound of footsteps. ha!
Posted by Rich (Member # 112) on June 28, 2007, 02:46 PM:
"Whats a Minaska???"
--------------------
It's a STATE 3toes, a STATE. Star #49 on the flag I think.
"North To Minaska"
George turned to Sam with his gold in his hand-
Said Sam You'r a lookin' at a Lonely, Lonely man-
I'd trade all the gold that's buried in this land-
For one small band of golden braid-
from sweet little Ginny's hair.
Posted by Rich (Member # 112) on June 28, 2007, 02:49 PM:
smithers,
Can you come out? Not til we rattle yer chain.
Posted by Leonard (Member # 2) on June 28, 2007, 04:19 PM:
He's all interested in beating up somebody from Kentucky over on PM.
Posted by The Bandit (Member # 960) on June 28, 2007, 04:34 PM:
quote:
"Whats a Minaska???"
--------------------
It's a STATE
Located between Minnesota and Nebraska
Posted by Leonard (Member # 2) on June 28, 2007, 05:25 PM:
good to know, that's puzzled me for a long time
Posted by Rich Higgins (Member # 3) on June 28, 2007, 05:38 PM:
It's also someplace in Russia and when you do a seach on it red flags go up and the Feds want to know why you are asking.
Posted by smithers (Member # 646) on June 28, 2007, 06:08 PM:
quote:
He's all interested in beating up somebody from Kentucky over on PM.
He challenged, I bit, he ran. He didn't want to get put on lock down by the Polliwog Patrol so he moused off into the night. Those were the days, Leonard but I know better now than to solve differences with fists. I am reformed just like Paris and I want to do work with underprivileged children and......
UnderPriv to Paris is anyone that has less than $20 million cash on hand, though. She thinks Jennifer Aniston is underprivileged.
"Hey handsome!" LOL!
Posted by 3 Toes (Member # 1327) on June 29, 2007, 07:50 AM:
Cronk, Your post reminded me of the trapper that moved to a remote part of Minaska. He hadn't seen anybody in months when another trapper stopped by to invite him to a new years party. He said it would be a great party, there would be drinkin', there would be fightin' and there would probably even be some sex. The first trapper thought it sounded like a great time! He asked the second trapper who all was going to be there, to which the second trapper replied "just you and me buddy, just you and me."
Posted by Leonard (Member # 2) on June 29, 2007, 08:52 AM:
Yeah, he looks like the next day, a face full of regrets....and worried the other trapper might be a blabbermouth?
Posted by 3 Toes (Member # 1327) on July 05, 2007, 10:01 AM:
So is it true that while Minaska gained some new pro staff, they also had some jump ship?
Nasty damn rumors, they show up in the strangest places! LOL!
Posted by Leonard (Member # 2) on July 05, 2007, 10:43 AM:
Doesn't matter much, does it? So long as you are represented by big names like Byron and Glenn; who cares about the rest?
Good hunting. LB
Posted by 3 Toes (Member # 1327) on July 05, 2007, 01:07 PM:
None of it matters much to me Leonard.
But it is mildly interesting, how people come and go from different sites, companies, etc. isnt it? And it has been pretty boring and hot around here. I should be out doing something constructive, but it's too hot.
Posted by smithers (Member # 646) on July 05, 2007, 07:12 PM:
Some companies need big names to give them credibility because they put out a sub-par product and they figure it may give them a boost in the market.
That does not seem to be the case with Minaska or FoxPro.
Some of the names associated with certain products (not predator hunting related) actually make me avoid the product rather than draw me in.
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