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Author Topic: Kinda like Christmas Rich Higgins unknown comic posted June 20, 2003 07:26 PM              Last weekend I took Phoebe calling for the first time since she her puppies. We intended to set up over a den and film the coyote pups. As we approached I flushed 2 pups out of the wash in front of the den and they ran up the hill. We moved a ttle further down the wash and flushed another pup, so I decided to set-up right there even though I could only see 10 yards or so down wind, I had a good view of the hillside the pups climbed. Set upm the camera and put it on standby Started misting and then blew a short series of little puppy howls. Four adults popped up out of the brush in a semi-circle about 10 yards in front of me and I was busted trying to hit the record button. Managed to call two adults and a puppy back for a couple of minutes of video, but that was all. Tomorrow morning Jay and Tyler and I are going to set up in a bowl overlooking the denning area. Jay and Tyler will be in an elevated position with great visibility and I'll be down in the bowl with some props and call them into me. We will then drive up to Flagstaff To Gerry's house, who has been simmering a pot of beans for 2 days and has the rib-eyes marinated, and spend the day with him, his sons Mike and Gerry Jr., George Oakey and maybe a friend of Gerry's from Winslow. So tomorrow we get to do it in the morning and then talk about it all day with some fine men that flat know how to do it. Kinda like Christmas in June. IP: Logged onecoyote Knows what it's all about Member # 129 posted June 20, 2003 08:09 PM                   Rich, you lucky guy. I hope you have a ball and I'm sure you well. Almost everybody knows who Gerry is, but not to many folks outside of Arizona know who George Oakey is. I know he's an old timer and I've heard one of the best at the game. Hey, take some pictures of those guys and post them so we can all see what we missed lol, Good Luck and Good Hunting. -------------------- Great minds discuss ideas.....Average minds discuss events.....Small minds discuss people.....Eleanor Roosevelt. Posts: 893 | From: Walker Lake Nevada. | Registered: Feb 2003  |  IP: Logged Lone Howl Free Trial Platinum Member & part-time language police Member # 29 posted June 20, 2003 08:53 PM                    Why you lucky #@!!*&$&$#$#! -------------------- When tyranny becomes law, rebellion becomes duty. Posts: 2083 | From: Texas | Registered: Jan 2003  |  IP: Logged jerry Knows what it's all about Member # 195 posted June 20, 2003 09:13 PM                    sounds like fun to me , last fall i had the pleasure of doing some calling and trapping with Very Howey and Kirk Jessop while vern was visiting with kirk in Idaho , I also picked up my dog OBE from kirk at that time . that was the most educational and fun time i have had in a long time . nothing better to put a smile in your heart as spending some one on one time with a couple of the best in the business . have a great time , but dont eat to many of them beans , cover scent is one thing , but the beans just might scare them away . LOl. Jerry -------------------- heck yeah Ill take my wife callin, when she learns how to skin a coyote. Posts: 30 | From: washington state | Registered: May 2003  |  IP: Logged Rich Higgins unknown comic posted June 20, 2003 09:34 PM              C'mon Lone Howl, 2!!, 2 &, 3$ and 3#, If you were truly envious you would have typed a whole line without repeating yourself. Jerry, Jay and I are doing "Interview with a Legend" segments and Vern Howey is one we would like to talk to. His video is one of the most informative of the genre. Danny, we'd like to talk to you too. IP: Logged Leonard HMFIC Member # 2 posted June 20, 2003 09:36 PM                       The joks on you, Rich. Gerry and Danny, they're both dead, last I heard? LB -------------------- EL BEE Knows It All and Done It All. Don't piss me off! Posts: 32367 | From: Upland, CA | Registered: Jan 2003  |  IP: Logged Lone Howl Free Trial Platinum Member & part-time language police Member # 29 posted June 20, 2003 09:40 PM                    -------------------- When tyranny becomes law, rebellion becomes duty. Posts: 2083 | From: Texas | Registered: Jan 2003  |  IP: Logged Rich Higgins unknown comic posted June 20, 2003 09:51 PM              Danny died? Good Lord, how many Merry Widows does that make? IP: Logged Lone Howl Free Trial Platinum Member & part-time language police Member # 29 posted June 20, 2003 09:59 PM                    Rich H. you have mail. -------------------- When tyranny becomes law, rebellion becomes duty. Posts: 2083 | From: Texas | Registered: Jan 2003  |  IP: Logged onecoyote Knows what it's all about Member # 129 posted June 20, 2003 10:05 PM                   Damn, I'm dead and don't know it? Is this what it's like to be dead? At least the big coyote in the sky did'nt get me lol. -------------------- Great minds discuss ideas.....Average minds discuss events.....Small minds discuss people.....Eleanor Roosevelt. Posts: 893 | From: Walker Lake Nevada. | Registered: Feb 2003  |  IP: Logged Leonard HMFIC Member # 2 posted June 21, 2003 09:36 AM                       Okay, I tried, but nobody believed it anyway. Ya know, it really hurts when they want to "interview" some guy; (or more accurately: some legend ) that I've beaten so many times. Good hunting. LB (pond scum) -------------------- EL BEE Knows It All and Done It All. Don't piss me off! Posts: 32367 | From: Upland, CA | Registered: Jan 2003  |  IP: Logged Krustyklimber prefers the bunny hugger pronunciation: ky o tee Member # 72 posted June 21, 2003 11:20 AM                    Rich H, !@#$%^&*()\-]`'/?[";+°®¿§~¢ƒ£½!!!!! How's that for ENVIOUS?!? I hope if I ever meet guys who "flat know how to do this" I will do a better job of listening to what they have to say... I once spent the better part of a weekend hanging out with Curt, Jerry, and a few other quite knowledgable callers/trappers... but because I was so new to the game, I didn't know I was being blessed with golden wisdom, and didn't bother to learn more from them (but you gotta understand the questions before you can even come close to understanding the answers!). Jeff -------------------- Think about how stupid the average person is, then realize that half of them are stupider than that! Posts: 1912 | From: Deep in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia | Registered: Jan 2003  |  IP: Logged Leonard HMFIC Member # 2 posted June 21, 2003 11:57 AM                       Hey, +Krusty, where you bin? Thought SE might have taken you hostage? Killed anything lately? LB -------------------- EL BEE Knows It All and Done It All. Don't piss me off! Posts: 32367 | From: Upland, CA | Registered: Jan 2003  |  IP: Logged jerry Knows what it's all about Member # 195 posted June 21, 2003 08:30 PM                    Rich, Vern is in Idaho right now doing some ADC work for the feds, I can get ahold of him most any time , so if you have a problem let me know . It takes a couple of days some times as he is out in the field alot and his hours are long . Verns video is one of those you dont hear people talking about much , when i saw it i thought it was probably the Best for a beginner or exp , caller to watch . Im having a big e.mail problem so if ya need to get ahold of me call my cell 509- 760-0566 Jerry . -------------------- heck yeah Ill take my wife callin, when she learns how to skin a coyote. Posts: 30 | From: washington state | Registered: May 2003  |  IP: Logged jerry Knows what it's all about Member # 195 posted June 21, 2003 08:37 PM                    Hey leonard , maybe your just to young and good looking to have achived the ( legend) status as of yet Jerry -------------------- heck yeah Ill take my wife callin, when she learns how to skin a coyote. Posts: 30 | From: washington state | Registered: May 2003  |  IP: Logged Rich Higgins unknown comic posted June 22, 2003 10:33 AM              Jerry and friends. Jay and I are producing a video, {and perhaps a book for Jay}, comprised of interviews with men who by right, talent and longevity have become national celebrities in our sport. Gerry Blair, Tal Lockwood and George Oakey were first with the likes of Doug Kittredge, Major Boddicker, Gerald Stewart, Ed Sceery, and hopefully Jim Dougherty to follow. This will be the first of 2 parts. The second part will be intervieiws and hunts with men who are famous within their own right and venue. Men who practice their murderous art with quiet deadly efficiency (D-D-D-Damn, I was bitten by a Greenie and I'm beginning to turn)and are vast reservoirs of knowledge and great and goofy stories that can be shared with the rest of us.(Jay Nistetter will probably soon qualify for both parts)Leonard and I are planning a hunt in Aug. or Sept. He will be the first of the working masters and I am expecting some exceptional footage with him. Scott Huber and I have discussed a hunt together in S.D. and I hope he will consent to an interview. Our own varmit hunter, AKA Ronnie Robison, a Gold Stall member of Outland and maker and star of videos, has said he will hunt with me. Danny Batastini is just brim full of it(great and goofy stories).If anyone would like to nominate an interviewee, I would like to talk to them. edited for spelling and an omission [ June 22, 2003, 11:52 AM: Message edited by: Rich Higgins ] IP: Logged Rich Higgins unknown comic posted June 22, 2003 11:27 AM              Yesterday was exactly like Christmas. We arrived at Gerry's house and were greeted by Gerry, Mike and Sean and were treated to their marvelous homestyle hospitality. Gerry Jr. arrived and was well met. George Oakey arrived and treated us to a fascinating videoed interview in which he demonstrated his championship calling technique. Ray Branch arrived and joined with his stories. Gerry served lunch? out front in the cool shade of his pine trees, 60 or 70 footers complete with Abert squirrels and Band-tails. Rib-eye medium rare with homemade salsa, beans long-simmered with ham and fatback, potato salad presented in a cassarole dish with paprika and boiled egg slices. I probably won't have to eat for several days now. We watched some video after lunch. I got to talk with each man alone during the afternoon and greatly enjoyed the time spent with each. We were regaled through the afternoon and evening with quick and wonderful stories of the famous and the notorious and much of it is on video. I hope that some of you guy's favorite color is green because during a discussion of Jack Cain and the origin of the Circe calls Gerry walked over to me and shook my hand and doing so placed a plain unfinished wooden call in it. Gerry said that it was a prototype of the first Circe that Jack Cain had given him, there were only three in existence and Gerry, Jay and I each had one. Gerry gave each of us a new in the wrapper copy of his first video "The Masters Secrets to Predator Calling". Gerry had already presented both of us with copies of his book "Calling East and West", mine inscribed "To Rich- My new old friend." Signed Gerry Blair and (gasp) Gerry's personal copy of "Predator Caller's Companion" hardcover, unused condition and inscribed "To Rich- Thanks for being a friend-" Gerry Blair. Yup- just like the very best Christmas. IP: Logged Leonard HMFIC Member # 2 posted June 22, 2003 12:29 PM                       Geeze! Words fail me. -------------------- EL BEE Knows It All and Done It All. Don't piss me off! Posts: 32367 | From: Upland, CA | Registered: Jan 2003  |  IP: Logged onecoyote Knows what it's all about Member # 129 posted June 22, 2003 01:02 PM                   Awesome -------------------- Great minds discuss ideas.....Average minds discuss events.....Small minds discuss people.....Eleanor Roosevelt. Posts: 893 | From: Walker Lake Nevada. | Registered: Feb 2003  |  IP: Logged Leonard HMFIC Member # 2 posted June 22, 2003 01:58 PM                       Yeah, that too! Hey, Danny. You thinking what I'm thinking? Picture this: TALK TO A LEGEND 1-900-1coyote $1.99 per minute (I'll hold your coat) hehehe Good hunting. LB -------------------- EL BEE Knows It All and Done It All. Don't piss me off! Posts: 32367 | From: Upland, CA | Registered: Jan 2003  |  IP: Logged Tim Behle Administrator MacNeal Sector Member # 209 posted June 22, 2003 02:31 PM                       Rich, You and Jay had better take it easy on the man. I've a few autographed books and videos from him as well. He also promised me a hunt several years ago. In fact, when I first moved to AZ, Gerry was the first person I called. He told me his health had been troubling him, and he probably wasn't going to be able to get out and hunt that winter. That was the last time I talked to him, a few months later, I was told he had developed a brain tumor, the next summer, I was told he had passed on. I about fell out of my chair when I got the note from Nistetter last week telling who he was going to visit. I won't pass on a chance to visit with the legend again. -------------------- Personally, I carry a gun because I'm too young to die and too old to take an ass kickin'. Posts: 3160 | From: Five Miles East of Vic, AZ | Registered: Jun 2003  |  IP: Logged Jay Nistetter Legalize Weed, Free the Dixie Chicks Member # 140 posted June 22, 2003 04:35 PM                    First off, Rich forgot to mention that we started the day waiting for each other at two different spots before heading out to call and film some coyote. We obviously manage to connect and we even filmed a coyote. Next stop was Jack Ass Acres before heading up I-17 towards Flagstaff. Our contribution for the banquet was to be one of those famous pies (possibly two) from Rock Springs. Well, being a couple motor-mouths, we were well beyond the Rock Springs turnoff when we remembered our PIE duty. Ya just can’t trust either of us. Just to add to what Rich said above rather than repeat his recollection, we stopped off to shop for die-cut camo material. Do we have one-track minds or what? We found a bakery and bought a lemon moraine pie. Is “moraine” correct? Sure doesn’t look right. Anyway, the pie topped with fluffed egg whites. We are a long way from producing any video and just brainstorming the possibilities. Although we find the idea fascinating, others may not share our viewpoint. The “great and goofy stories” is Rich’s way of saying… boorish and politically correct memories that can be put in print. The good stories, as some of the long time callers out there know, cannot be openly told in mixed company. We turned off the cameras more than once and then put them away entirely. The Circe prototype call was actually presented to Gerry by Lewis Mossinger, who was actually the designer of the Circe calls and together with Jack Cain, made Circe Calls. The rest is history. Gerry and George are truly entertaining and a wealth of information. My definition of a mentor is a person who teaches without pretense of teaching. We also had the good fortune to meet and share the day with Raymond Branch who I found quite knowledgeable and fascinating. He makes professional quality bullropes, has ranched and rodeo-ed. You just need to listen to the life experiences of guys like these. Without knowing, fellows like Ray, are people thrust into the world of predator control and predator calling as part of their lifestyle. I did manage to read yet another chapter of Gerry’s new book that will hopefully be available this fall. Needless to say, this is probably his best work because of the enthusiasm he exudes. One chapter per visit ensures that I will be making many more trips up the mountain. There’s a lot of fascinating people out there, but Gerry, his life experiences, his easy manner and gift for storytelling is someone I sincerely wish all of you could meet someday. We are extremely fortunate that he finds time to be a part of this family. -------------------- Understanding the coyote is not as important as knowing where they are. I usually let the fur prime up before I leave 'em lay. Posts: 1006 | From: Arizona | Registered: Feb 2003  |  IP: Logged jerry Knows what it's all about Member # 195 posted June 22, 2003 05:40 PM                    Sounds like a great day you will always remember , Jay , thats how i got into predator hunting , i used to team rope with several of the local cattle men in my area. One night a group of 4 coyotes anchored my dog down at the end of my driveway at 3:00 A.M. i heard the rucus and in my underwear ran down the driveway, all i could see was fur flying , and a bunch of shadowy features, i started yelling and kicking and the coyotes scattered. I relayed the story to some of my friends , and the reaction was ( well what ya gonna do about it) . I figured i would go out and see about getting even , I got three dead sheep from a friend of mine and set them out for bait . I sat on thoses sheep for almost two weeks , night and day , thru snow storms , freezing weather etc . i never once saw a coyote . but they were feeding on them. this got my hackles up , i figured i had to be a lil smarter then a damn dog , well that started it , and im still at it . its a passion i just cant shake . nothing has ever and will never excite me more then watching a coyote come in to the call .Like a few others here , i have spent thousands of hours watching and learning the habits of these critters . and again like so many others here have yet to know the animal as well as i would like to . I also have been blessed with the opportunity to call with some very good callers . some from this site as well as 0thers i have met thru friends .There are so many of you guys i would like to meet and share a stand with , if only i had unlimited time and resources LOl. jerry -------------------- heck yeah Ill take my wife callin, when she learns how to skin a coyote. Posts: 30 | From: washington state | Registered: May 2003  |  IP: Logged Leonard HMFIC Member # 2 posted June 22, 2003 06:11 PM                       In all seriousness. I promised I would ask. Rich Higgins: My wife wants to know how you can get out EVERY weekend, and still stay married? And, the rest of us (me, especially) would also like to know your secret. If we send ten dollars, each? Wadda ya say, pal? Good hunting. LB PS I'm thinking of flying down for our little hunt. -------------------- EL BEE Knows It All and Done It All. Don't piss me off! Posts: 32367 | From: Upland, CA | Registered: Jan 2003  |  IP: Logged Jay Nistetter Legalize Weed, Free the Dixie Chicks Member # 140 posted June 22, 2003 06:29 PM                    I think it's because he works at home and she just gets tired of seeing him. Afterall Leonard, you've seen him. Can you blame her? -------------------- Understanding the coyote is not as important as knowing where they are. I usually let the fur prime up before I leave 'em lay. Posts: 1006 | From: Arizona | Registered: Feb 2003  |  IP: Logged

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