The location in Ivor wasn’t the problem…it was Mother Nature. Would she cooperate for our First-time Dove Hunt Event? As it turns out, Mother Nature bestowed upon us an almost perfect weather day for our hunt!Anyone wandering astray from the Whitetail Nudist Colony up the street and stumbling upon our event might have guessed it to be an early Halloween costume party where everyone picked the same theme. Every hunter was truly outfitted for the occasion. It was an awesome sight, for a non-hunter, like me, to see!
After signing in, everyone donned their TIW cammo cap, ate 3P’s award-winning BBQ, Bonnie Jacobson’s FANTA
STIC chili, and Jayme Montague’s homemade, lip-smackin’ cornbread and listened intently to Jeff Jacobson’s safety talk, then headed out for the excitement. Spl
it into two fields, hunters had their choice of where to shoot.NO ONE TOLD THE DEER THIS WASN’T HIS SHOW!
For those hunting in the north field, an exciting moment happened which partly lead to 84 year old Judson Wright being awarded the “Most Entertaining Hunter” award.
Robbie and Doug flushed out a deer in the soybean field. The deer headed straight for Dusty, then Jeff, darting at the last minute toward Judson. Charging straight for Judson, the deer looked to be on a collision course with him. Judson had to make a quick decision – he readied his gun and aimed it straight for the
deer. Once the deer looked Judson directly in the eye, he understood the mark of a seasoned hunter, knew what he was dealing with, and opted to veer off course, away from Judson and into the woods. Evidently, it’s a known fact in the animal world that you don’t mess with Judson Wright! Judson shared many stories and kept us entertained. Congratulations, Judson, on your award!
NOT THE LIMIT, JUST THE MOST-EST
Congratulations to Jim Benn of KBS on winning the “1st Limit” award. While no one hit the limit of 15 for the day, Jim came the closest with 6 doves. (Next year, we'll be sure to get pictures of our winners!) Perhaps next year Robbie can do a better job of inviting more dove to our event! Brandon Rogers (everyone’s “brother from another mother”) had his own special way to “bring ‘em down.”
For those hunting in the north field, an exciting moment happened which partly lead to 84 year old Judson Wright being awarded the “Most Entertaining Hunter” award.
Robbie and Doug flushed out a deer in the soybean field. The deer headed straight for Dusty, then Jeff, darting at the last minute toward Judson. Charging straight for Judson, the deer looked to be on a collision course with him. Judson had to make a quick decision – he readied his gun and aimed it straight for the
deer. Once the deer looked Judson directly in the eye, he understood the mark of a seasoned hunter, knew what he was dealing with, and opted to veer off course, away from Judson and into the woods. Evidently, it’s a known fact in the animal world that you don’t mess with Judson Wright! Judson shared many stories and kept us entertained. Congratulations, Judson, on your award!NOT THE LIMIT, JUST THE MOST-EST
Congratulations to Jim Benn of KBS on winning the “1st Limit” award. While no one hit the limit of 15 for the day, Jim came the closest with 6 doves. (Next year, we'll be sure to get pictures of our winners!) Perhaps next year Robbie can do a better job of inviting more dove to our event! Brandon Rogers (everyone’s “brother from another mother”) had his own special way to “bring ‘em down.”
“CLAY” IT 
AGAIN, SAM…
Once the hunt ended, it was over to the field across the pond for a few hours of skeet shooting. Everyone eagerly lined up to take aim and show their stuff. Brian Kokie evidentl
y was considered “The Pro” by many, as he was voted to receive the “Most Spectacular Shot” award. “He just didn’t miss much” was one quote I heard! Mark Terry also receives an honorable mention, as he was pretty much on target most of the time! TIW employees got up there to either show off their skills or shoot for the first time. Some quotes heard at the tent: “Tim (Gatson’s) getting a little cocky,” "Stacy (Lew
is) wasn’t going to quit until she hammered one – and she did.” Kofi Asanti, our employee from South Africa, sat around the fire pit saying “you American’s and your guns” while shaking his head back and forth. Someone piped up and said…. “you want to shoot some?” to which Kofi exclaimed “Yes Sir, let’s go!!” and go he did! It seems most attendees 
showed off their skills, hammering the skeet as fast as two throwers could throw.
AGAIN, SAM…Once the hunt ended, it was over to the field across the pond for a few hours of skeet shooting. Everyone eagerly lined up to take aim and show their stuff. Brian Kokie evidentl
y was considered “The Pro” by many, as he was voted to receive the “Most Spectacular Shot” award. “He just didn’t miss much” was one quote I heard! Mark Terry also receives an honorable mention, as he was pretty much on target most of the time! TIW employees got up there to either show off their skills or shoot for the first time. Some quotes heard at the tent: “Tim (Gatson’s) getting a little cocky,” "Stacy (Lew
is) wasn’t going to quit until she hammered one – and she did.” Kofi Asanti, our employee from South Africa, sat around the fire pit saying “you American’s and your guns” while shaking his head back and forth. Someone piped up and said…. “you want to shoot some?” to which Kofi exclaimed “Yes Sir, let’s go!!” and go he did! It seems most attendees 
showed off their skills, hammering the skeet as fast as two throwers could throw. THE BIG ONE GOT AWAY
Meanwhile, over yonder at the pond, folks were fishing for the big one! Lisa and Gordon Sproat got things started. TIW’s Mike Mayhew tried desperately….all day….. to catch THE fish. I investigated sever
al times, taking note of the way Mike’s bottom lip was sticking out. Mike took claim to catching “all the small fish in the bucket” but I saw Sean bring the bait in that morning and wasn't fooled. The first REAL fish was caught by Jessie Emrich, son of Frank Emrich. He caught a Pike or two. Mike…..nothing. Sean Husk caught a Bass and a Crappie. Mike…..zero. Ron Mikus caught a pike and a blue gill. Mike……you guessed it….zippo! Better luck next time, Mike!!!
MORE S'MORES PLEASE
For those of us not donning our cammo outfits, both the fire pit and the torpedo heater under the tent provided everything we needed to enjoy the afternoon (well…..and the food too of course!). Doug Bennett’s son, Lane, made the best s'mores o
f the day. You knew it by the tell tale signs of white goo, chocolate, and graham cracker crumbs on his cheeks – oh…and his smile gave it away too. His energetic s'mores eating would not have been possible had he not laid down in the field beside his dad and took a 2 hour snooze!!! Gun shots? What gun shots?
Because the smoke from the fire kept flowing in the direction of all the women, it was determined that “smoke follows beauty.” Of course, when the smoke occasionally wafted the way of Scott Combs, Dave Yarborough, and Eric Anderson……well…..we just weren’t sure what that meant! Don Cowen, Dave Cowen’s dad, decided to cut his hunting short. Obviously, he was feeling sorry for the novice hunters and decided to allow them to have a chance at taking a few birds home in lieu of having to compete with him.
ALL GOOD THINGS MUST COME TO AN END
Finally, when all had had their fill of skeet shooting, everyone came back to the tent for pies, cakes, more chili, and a few cold ones. As the daylight drew to a close, the air was fi
lled with cigar smoke, laughter and stories. Many thanks to all of the TIW employees for helping Robbie and I ensure our customers had a great time! And many thanks to all of our great customers who came an
d made the hunt a big success. Work on next year’s event has already begun! A great big thanks goes out to Eric Anderson for the yummy cake he brought us at the office. Within hours, TIW had....killed yet another dove!!!
Meanwhile, over yonder at the pond, folks were fishing for the big one! Lisa and Gordon Sproat got things started. TIW’s Mike Mayhew tried desperately….all day….. to catch THE fish. I investigated sever
al times, taking note of the way Mike’s bottom lip was sticking out. Mike took claim to catching “all the small fish in the bucket” but I saw Sean bring the bait in that morning and wasn't fooled. The first REAL fish was caught by Jessie Emrich, son of Frank Emrich. He caught a Pike or two. Mike…..nothing. Sean Husk caught a Bass and a Crappie. Mike…..zero. Ron Mikus caught a pike and a blue gill. Mike……you guessed it….zippo! Better luck next time, Mike!!!MORE S'MORES PLEASE
For those of us not donning our cammo outfits, both the fire pit and the torpedo heater under the tent provided everything we needed to enjoy the afternoon (well…..and the food too of course!). Doug Bennett’s son, Lane, made the best s'mores o
f the day. You knew it by the tell tale signs of white goo, chocolate, and graham cracker crumbs on his cheeks – oh…and his smile gave it away too. His energetic s'mores eating would not have been possible had he not laid down in the field beside his dad and took a 2 hour snooze!!! Gun shots? What gun shots?Because the smoke from the fire kept flowing in the direction of all the women, it was determined that “smoke follows beauty.” Of course, when the smoke occasionally wafted the way of Scott Combs, Dave Yarborough, and Eric Anderson……well…..we just weren’t sure what that meant! Don Cowen, Dave Cowen’s dad, decided to cut his hunting short. Obviously, he was feeling sorry for the novice hunters and decided to allow them to have a chance at taking a few birds home in lieu of having to compete with him.
ALL GOOD THINGS MUST COME TO AN END
Finally, when all had had their fill of skeet shooting, everyone came back to the tent for pies, cakes, more chili, and a few cold ones. As the daylight drew to a close, the air was fi
lled with cigar smoke, laughter and stories. Many thanks to all of the TIW employees for helping Robbie and I ensure our customers had a great time! And many thanks to all of our great customers who came an
d made the hunt a big success. Work on next year’s event has already begun! A great big thanks goes out to Eric Anderson for the yummy cake he brought us at the office. Within hours, TIW had....killed yet another dove!!!Michelle
GOOD HUNTING!!!!!!!!!!!!
