Episode description
While at the ATA show a few weeks back we had the pleasure of meeting Mike Gustafson from Buckhaven Learning Ctr. and talk with him about their hunt with combat wounded and disabled vets.
- www.buckhaven.org
- 12 hunters a year
- Provide everything except travel
- If you can't make the events feel free to donate
- Mike talks about his most memorable hunt with a vet and it's POWERFUL!
We talk with Tim Sias of Limb Walker Game Calls about his turkey pot calls.
- Got started making calls by looking for a hobby
- It grew into a business
- Got the passion for hunting from his father
- Started going out with his father at age 2 and 3 squirrel hunting
- Got the turkey bug around 11 or 12 years old
- His dad taught him all about turkeys
- Shot his first turkey at age 19
- Tim's favorite call is the glass over slate pot call
- His favorite wood to use and why
- What wood sounds better
- What striker material works best
- Acrylic strikers work in the wet on a slate call
- End of the striker shapes dictate the sound as well
- Striker head shapes and weight
- Diamond wood is the most popular striker material currently
- How long does it take to make a call
- Custom work
- The Turkey Sling
- Where did the idea come from
West Virginia is restoring their elk herd
- Brought 24 elk into WV last January from Kentucky
- A few of the calves have died
- Arizona has 60 elk in quarantine now that will be transported to WV this year
- Another 15-20 from Kentucky will also be brought into WV this year
- The elk are micro chipped and collared
- Tim has a live stream every Friday at 8pm on his personal Facebook page