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Topic: Easy Money Higgins Takes Best of Show
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Jay Nistetter
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posted July 30, 2005 08:48 PM
Well, Professor Higgins did it again. He took 1st place in the 2005 Arizona Trappers Convention and took home cash money. Guess that makes him a professional caller.
Don’t have a picture to show you, but he was flawless.
The Judges included Gerry Blair and Major Boddicker.
Shortly afterward he spent his easy money and I caught him carrying out two one gallon jugs. One was bobcat urine and the other was a gallon of coyote urine.
All I got out of the whole deal was this.
Danny. I'm wearing your shirt. Thanks buddy.
I tried to trade her shirts and she said "Oh hush". Then I said I was a bull rider. Real nice little lady.
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I usually let the fur prime up before I leave 'em lay.
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Leonard
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posted July 30, 2005 08:51 PM
Congratulations, Rich. Wasn't fair, actually.
Jay, you Debbil!
Good hunting. LB
edit: wonder what he intends with all that urine?
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Jay Nistetter
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posted July 30, 2005 08:58 PM
Forgot. This photo was taken while Rich was calling. Rich did a few barks and soft howls and this little fellow started shaking and whimpering to get up there. Behle told me to offer the lady 5 bucks if she'd let him go. Up intil this time the Terrier had ignored everthing going on. Look at the eyes on this dog.
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Understanding the coyote is not as important as knowing where they are.
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varmit hunter
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posted July 30, 2005 09:15 PM
Hell Jay from what I can see. You got the best end of the deal. Rich has two jugs of piss, and you got the princess.
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posted July 30, 2005 09:27 PM
Damn, you guys are crazy, hurry up Nov...... ![[Wink]](wink.gif) ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
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Tim Behle
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posted July 31, 2005 12:12 AM
Jay's not telling the entire story.
He got about a hundred pictures taken with that girl. I think he ended up buying half of the raffle tickets that she sold.
And he won second place in the calling contest.
The clincher was his ending. Some kind of pornographic monkey noise, that had everyone in the room crying with laughter.
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Cdog911
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posted July 31, 2005 06:19 AM
I smell something stinky here. Sure, Rich is good. Real good. But can't you just hear him saying, "Tell ya what, fellas. Vote for me and I'll put you in the movies. You'll be legends. Even buy ya a beer and take you hunting."
I bet in that pic, Major's asking Gerry, "How long will it be before you think he'll pay up?"
I look forward to reading the write up in their T&PC monthly column about the both of them
Congrats to Rich and good job. I know I've demo'd his methods to the best of my ability at a couple KFHA meetings and it never fails to really grab the attention of those who choose to stand around the periphery visiting. That, and standing upwind of them when you demo the use of Magic Mist. Heehee.
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varmit hunter
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posted July 31, 2005 07:42 AM
Tim I was not there, but I bet it went something like this. 
Let me see. Doe's the Coyote pee go in Gerry's truck or Major's?. Well at least I have plenty of footage of them on my video.
Can I please stand a little closer?. I don't really smell like this, but Higgins poured Bobcat pee in my boot.
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posted July 31, 2005 09:18 AM
I can always count on you Ronnie to put it in good plain English... LMAO
Congrats guys!! Cool deal ![[Cool]](cool.gif)
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Jay Nistetter
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posted July 31, 2005 09:37 AM
No doubt about it. Higgins beat me.
I gotta work on my monkey. It's a rather embarrassing, uneasy feeling when you're calling in a contest and the audience starts laughing. The real bad part was when the time-keeper cut my time short not letting me even finish.
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Cdog911
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posted July 31, 2005 10:12 AM
He probably figured that "they always stop... they always do", and you didn't appear to be planning on it, so he figured it best to cut you off. You need to make a sound file and post it of your monkey call. And yes, it would be a little disarming to have the audience laugh at you, assuming you were being serious in your efforts. Congratluations on second. If you have to be beat, it's an honor to be beat by one of the best.
Ronnie,
Actually, in that pic of Rich, he's thinking, "I won! Next round of drinks is on me. Anybody got any 7-up?"
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Tim Behle
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posted July 31, 2005 12:21 PM
While Jay and Rich both snuck out at the start of the Auction, my boys and I held out to pick up a few things. It was late when we got out of there and as Craig crawled into the backseat, the first thing he asked was what kind of lures I had bought.
I told him my first purchase of the day was of two bottles of gland lure, and they were right behind him as I had carried them out to the car first thing.
We didn't get home until midnight, and we were too tired to carry anything inside.
I just went out to bring in all of my stuff a few minutes ago.
Did you know that if you leave a big bottle of bobcat gland lure in the back of a Grand Cherokee in the sun all day, it will heat up enough to expand out from under the cap and soak the carpet that it is sitting on? ![[Frown]](frown.gif)
Joyce is going to be so happy with me when I pick her up at the airport next Tuesday. ( we were in her car ![[Eek!]](eek.gif) )
The odor from a good quality gland lure will last at least six weeks. Maybe longer when not exposed to the wind and rain.
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Rich Higgins
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posted July 31, 2005 12:38 PM
This was fun. Yesterday was really fun. Tim, Jay, Bill Rice, Mark Miller, Eddie Hawkins, Mark Zepp, the Burris Bros. and of course the inimitable Major and Gerry.
Here's the thing about the contest that Jay left out.
The stage is split by a curtain. Judges on one side and contestants on the other side. Only ten dared sign up. The audience is in the front of the stage and can see both sides. As one of the last contestants is finishing up, the Emcee asks Jay, who is sitting in the audience in the front row with Tim, if he brought his calls. Jay said they were in the truck and after a little cajoling he went out and fetched them. He was the 11th and final contestant. As each contestant walked up the stairs to the platform he would whisper to the emcee what predator he would target and what sounds he would make. The Emcee would relay that info to the judges so that they would know what they were listening to while still keeping the caller anonymous. As Jay whispered his info to Mike, the mc, Mike just shook his head and whispered to the judges who suddenly got strange looks on their faces.
Jay began with bird trills, went to rabbit distress, both were flawless, and then whipped out some contrivance and began shaking hell out of it, all the time grinning at the audience like a madman. It really did sound like a monkey going bonkers. The audience cracked up which just spurred Jay on to more frantic efforts. Someone said something about never thought he would see a guy spank a monkey on stage, the whole time Jay grinning ear to ear at the audience shaking hell out of that thing he had.
There were some very good callers that wanted to win very much and tried very hard and Jay signs on when the contest is almost over, clowns for the audience and still wins second place. To quote Danny... SSHHEEEEESE!
BTW, Lance I used that PREDATR call that you gave me with the 25-06 mouthpiece. Thanks.
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Rich Higgins
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posted July 31, 2005 12:43 PM
Tim, I can't tell you how many times the top of my misting bottle has loosened on rough roads and emptied a pint of mist onto my carpet or backseat. I have a recipe for a scent eraser that works great if you would like to have it. I know that urine is nowhere near as potent as gland lure, but maybe several applications would help.
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Leonard
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posted July 31, 2005 01:20 PM
Tim, (good news) for "most people" the learning curve on spilling gland lure is a short one. No idea how to neutralize the smell? Maybe lemon juice, or Baking soda? I don't envy you, when Miss Joyce returns!
Sounds like you guys had a lot of fun, wish I could have made it?
Maybe Higgins will take the family to Rocky Point on his winnings?
I have this mental image of Jay, pickin' and grinnin', spanking his monkey, on stage. No wonder they are calling us "Frat boys"?
Good hunting. LB
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Cdog911
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posted July 31, 2005 01:21 PM
Rich,
First off, Congrats on the win and I'm glad that a PREDATR was able to get you there. I hear they're quite good. ![[Smile]](smile.gif) (Gratuitous self-promotion: Gotta handful of new cocobolo calls in-process as we "speak")Ttebbe was trying to get a contest together for custom callmakers at the PM Globe affair. It was going to be for both looks and sound quality. I was going to suggest that each maker craft a call for either or both contests and then donate it for the auctions with procedds going to PM, and that for the sound part of the competition, each craftsman be able to designate who would demonstrate their call so they didn't suffer from someone cold calling a call with which they are unfamiliar. If that were to happen, I was going to hit you up as my demo man.
Second, does that recipe involve peroxide, baking soda and dish soap? It works great on skunk and I'd be interested to see if it works on "other". Let me know.
As far as Tim's odor problem, hell, I savor that first hint of skunk and gland every time I walk into a trapper's rendezvous. Kinda like the smell of my dearly departed grandpappy's Prince Albert pipe tobacco. After a while, she'll get used to it and just smile. Maybe Tim needs to start taking her out to dinner and shopping in that stinky ol' Cherokee and before you know it, she'll go all Pavlov and start associating the smell of 'cat's ass with good things and rewards.
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varmit hunter
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posted July 31, 2005 01:21 PM
Tim. I know you're family went through a rough ordeal in Mexico.
I hate to say it, but I think I see another trip to the emergency room, and more stitches. Only this time I think you will be the one wearing the arm band. Best of luck.
BTW. I have A- blood if you are in need.
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Jay Nistetter
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posted July 31, 2005 01:55 PM
Never saw my Rodeo Girlfriend after the Monkey incident.
Tim. You and the boys are welcome to stay with me. I have some spare room or I could drag my old camp trailer down your way for you to stay in. Let me know.
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Rich Higgins
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posted July 31, 2005 02:16 PM
Ronnie, I don't think Tim is in any real danger. Remember the pic of Joyce's leg?
Master Parker said he treated his wife very well because she saw him when he slept. Tim is smart enough to figure that one out. Smart enough to check out the formula that does indeed include baking soda, peroxide and Dawn dish soap.
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posted July 31, 2005 02:42 PM
Rich,
That formula works great on skunk based odors. But you need to be sure to rinse it out of fur and fabric as the peroxide can discolor them. ( Don't ask me how I know )
For lures, the best thing I've found is Fabreeze. ( Again, Don't ask me how I know ) The back of her car is soaking in it now.
Fortunately for me, Joyce has a wonderful sense of humor, as proven by the fact that she hasn't yet left me. I wish I could say that this was the first time this has happened to me, or even the tenth. Truth is, I'm not allowed to put lure in her car, unless it is sealed in a Ziploc baggie. I remembered half way there yesterday morning, that I had forgotten my baggies on the counter at home. But instead of stopping and buying a new box, I was just real careful when I put the bottle in the car, that they could not get tipped over.
What's going to be interesting is driving past the drug sniffing dogs the next time I go though customs.
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Leonard
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posted July 31, 2005 03:11 PM
<drug sniffing dogs> don't care about stinky smells, Tim. They are addicts, so it follows that the only thing they are after is......
Good hunting. LB
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Rich Higgins
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posted July 31, 2005 04:35 PM
Ronnie, disregard my previous post. You're right. Tim is f****d
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Rich Higgins
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posted July 31, 2005 04:38 PM
I missed the frat boys thing. What's up?
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posted July 31, 2005 05:19 PM
Sounds like I missed another great event... for some reason I thought it was last weekend... well, by not knowing the right date, I saved my job...
Congratulations to the winners. Jay, I hope you got more to take home than just pictures...
Tim, Tim, Tim; you could leave a can of beer in that vehicle... it will explode the same way... may help cover up the ground fish guts and urine...
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posted July 31, 2005 07:14 PM
Congrats to both of you gents!!!!
Which one is Uncle Jay and which one is Uncle Higgy? I'm darned cornfused.......but that there cow girl is finer then frog hair for sure!!!!!
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