I guess that’s a somewhat misleading title. I once attended an induction/fundraiser for the Waterfowlers Hall of Fame in Mound City, Missouri. If I remember correctly it included a duck calling demonstration by a friend and a rendition of Grandma Got Run Over By A Snow Goose sang by a collection of elderly locals. Interesting experience. I also drive by the Farmer’s Hall of Fame on my way to work most days… I’ve always figured this was some type of K-State Mecca… but it’s apparently $7.00 to get in, so I’ll pass.
Anyway, what we’re talking about here is the highlights of my 2009 season. A few years back I ran out of space on my desk and book shelf for any more pictures, so I combined the best 3 pictures from that season and framed them together. Then for 2008 I made a matching set but had to use 4 pictures. Now my 2009 set is done.
The first two spots were easy to fill. I killed two fantastic bucks in 2009, one on the last day of the Kansas rifle season and the other on the first day of the Missouri rifle season.
The third was also easy. The second and larger of my two spring ’09 bears had to be included.
That left at most one spot. The opener of the 2009 turkey season was one I’ll never forget with The Old Man and I each guiding our half of a father/son combo on toms with good shows.
I went on to have a good turkey season on my own as well, but nothing that made the grade. I also had several fantastic duck hunts, including a wonderful shoot on the opening day of the Kansas season where a friend and I killed nearly a limit of doves at the trucks after killing a limit of ducks.
That same friend was also a part of a classic late season duck bender when the red legged drakes were in tight…
There were great pheasant hunts in South Dakota and Kansas, dove hunts in Kansas and Missouri, and stud archery bucks taken by The Old Man and The Arkansas Boys. There were three duck bands and two banded geese. I killed 2 Missouri does and 1 in Kansas. I killed my first bear. The Old Man and I killed a pile of fish together on his first shoot.
2009 was a fantastic year by any measure I can imagine, but ultimately it was hard to ignore what was probably the best goose hunt of my life for that final spot.
This has been perhaps the most fun post I’ve ever created. I used to keep a journal of my hunts but looking back through old blog posts and the associated pictures is much better. I would encourage any outdoor blogger out there to create their own hall of fame. Even if your readers don’t care, you will enjoy it. I’ve also added a Hall of Fame category so I can add classes in the future (or even past) and store potential candidates from the 2010 season.
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