Beaver Dam 2012

[DGKaas]

We spent a few days last week at Beaver Dam in Tunica County, MS hunting the "souf end trails" with the Boyd family. First timers, Parkerphile and case restorer par excellence, Kevin McCormack and my childhood buddy, Chris Nagel were cajoled into making the long ride with me. Despite temperatures in the high sixties we managed to eek out 48 birds in 3 mornings. One morning we had three Super Foxes in the blind and on another two #3 frame 3" Parkers. My standard frame 32" HE "Marse Henry" was working quite well for me the first day. I managed two (count 'em, two) doubles on gadwalls and mallards and took two singles, a jack and a gad drake on long high shots. As a bit of a Christmas surprise, I left my "Shootinest Gent'man" XE/HE in its McCormack restored E. K.Tryon LoM case down at the lake in the able care of Lamar Boyd. I could not think of a better place for it. So now he has one to join his Dad's Super Fox. It was a bit strange not having Russ Bickel next to me in the blind. It was just a year ago he and I made our annual pilgrimage to Nash's old spot. He lives on there however. Mike's HE was stocked by him as was Lamar's #3 frame 32" Parker. Russ also did the fine metal work and rust bluing on the HE/XE Special. Great craftsmanship never dies... Now I am working on getting these boys to Argentina to show them the kind of duck shooting Ho'ace and Capt. Harold had that cold morning on their lake in 1909...

[Jim Cloninger]

Looks like you had a great hunt, Don. Thanks for posting up and the nice photo. How about posting the names of the gentlemen in you photo? I will have to make it down that way again.

[mc15426378]

Don, thanks for the report. The Boyds are first class southern gentlemen. Ducks have not really made it to my spot just south of Yazoo City, MS. Good hunts are sporadic and always happen on days I have to work.

Mike

[fox-admin]

Don: Thanks for the post-----what a BIG time! Craig

[Big Friend Ten]

Don,

Great post! Thanks for sharing.

Mark

[DGKaas]

Just in from Beaver Dam. Here is a oddball a "blonde" phase gadwall taken yesterday...

[Stan Hillis]

Those are great, Don. The background looks familiar.
That light colored gad is nice. I'd have to mount that.

Stan