March/April 2011 Cover

The Mar/Apr 2011 issue features an original painting entitled Tracking Bahd-ler on the cover. Ohio artist Todd Price can be contacted by phone at 513-891-0260. You can visit his website at nightowlstudio.net.

Bill Scurlock

October Country Knurled Jags

Mike Nesbitt reviewed these knurled jags from October Country in the Jan/Feb 2011 issue. Their website is www.octobercountry.com.

Bill Scurlock

Tedd Cash Range Finder

Mike Nesbitt reviewed this 19th century reproduction range finder in the Jan/Feb 2011 issue. It comes with it's own drawstring cloth pouch and instructions for use. You can order at www.tdcmfg.com.

Bill Scurlock

Krill's Watch Hutch

I reviewed Dave Krill's traveling watch hutch in the Jan/Feb 2011 issue. Made of curly maple, this hutch protects your watch while traveling and displays it in camp or at home. You can contact Dave at 970-835-8871 or view his wares online at www.teacaddy.biz.

Bill Scurlock

Callahan's Worm/Ball Puller

This combination worm and ball puller appeared in the Jan/Feb 2011 "Prime Possibles." Larry Callahan, one of the "Missouri Boys," makes these by hand. They're available with either 8–32 or 10–32 threads and can be fashioned for most any caliber you desire. To order, you need to call Larry at 636-475-7444. If he doesn't answer, leave a message, and he will call you back.

Bill Scurlock

Sean Lang, A Real Muzzleloader

I apologize for not keeping my blog up to date. Back toward the end of hunting season, I got busy, the Christmas season came upon us, end-of-the-year stuff the January issue of American Tradition for the CLA, etc. I got out of the habit of posting for awhile.

At this point, I'm picking up with the Jan/Feb 2011 issue and the "Smoke Signals" section. There was a young man pictured there who must be pretty tough. Take a look at the picture of Sean Lang, standing in the snow, preparing to shoot his flintlock during the Independent Mountain Men of Pennsylvania winter shoot in February 2010. His dad, Jerry, is right to be proud.

Bill Scurlock

Trophy Doe

In an effort to help manage the herd, our hunting camp shoots a lot a does each year. We all like to eat them, so it's a win/win for us. Just for fun this year we started weighing every deer brought into camp and established a big doe contest. Since October, we've been stuck at two does weighing 124 and 125 pounds. On Friday evening, Jacob blew us all away with this 140 pounder. He made a nice shot through the heart. She only went maybe 40 yards before crashing in a pine plantation. It was an easy track, even in the dark.

That is a Steve Davis .54 caliber rifle that Jacob is holding, and his third deer this year with this rifle.

The contest will continue through the bow season that ends in February. I expect that it will be hard to top this one.

Bill Scurlock