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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Here is a sight that will get any quail hunter’s adrenaline flowing. Rob Somerville’s German
Short-Haired Pointer is on a rock steady point of a bobwhite, while his Brittany Spaniel backs
the point up. Photo by Rob Somerville
PG..................... ARTICLE ............................................................AUTHOR
8 ......................... Them Ole’ Duck Dogs .......................................................Steve McCadams
14 ......................... Technology Plows the Way in Agriculture .........................Jonathon Holden
17 ......................... Farmtoons.........................................................................STO
18 ......................... Business Profile ................................................................Rob Somerville
22 ......................... Bear Hunting Legend - Davy Crockett...............................Richard Fagan
29 ......................... Old Hounds, Old Friends and New Memories ..................Cody Rodriquez
35 ......................... West Tennessee Quail Hunting.........................................Richard Hines
41 ......................... Focal Areas, Hope For Tennessee Quail...........................Richard Hines
48.......................... Traditions Tips ..................................................................Richard A. Fagan
50 ......................... Cooking on the Wild Side..................................................Rob Somerville
52 ......................... Trophy Room.....................................................................STO
54 ......................... TWRA News......................................................................STO

From the Desk of Rob S omer v il le
Letter from the Editor
Many people contact me as
the editor of STO Magazine
and the founder of the WEST
TENNESSEE YOUTH OUT-
DOOR JAMBOREE {which
for ten years was the largest
free outdoor event for kids
in the world, having
nearly 2500 kids in
attendance each year}
as to how they should
introduce their kids
safely and ethically
into the outdoor life-
styles of hunting and
fishing. In this edito-
rial, I will give you a
couple of examples
on what steps you
should or shouldn’t
take while doing so.
The first thing you
have to realize is that
on the day you plan
on introducing your
child to the won-
drous outdoor world,
it is about THEM ….
Not about YOU! You may be
wondering what I mean by
that, so I will give you some
examples:
FISHING
Maybe you are an ardent
bass fisherman, participating
in local tournaments. You de-
cide to show your kid what a
great hobby this is.
DO NOT: Get your child up
at 4:00 am, rushing him to
get dressed, unload you boat
at daybreak and go ripping
across the lake at 40 mph in
your bass boat to be the first
to your “honey hole.” If you
do they will be tired, cranky,
probably cold, and associ-
ate the outdoors with being
miserable.
DO NOT: Throw a line in
and hand them the pole and
then race around the lake so
you can blitzkrieg every like-
ly bass structure with power
casts and constant lo-
cation changes. Don’t
get mad when their
line gets tangled or
hung up and YOU
have to quit fishing
to help THEM. This
is HIS or HER time
– not YOURS. I ac-
tually had one father
do exactly this, telling
me all his kid wanted
to do was play with
his “dolls” {which
turned out to be GI
JOES} and complain
of being cold and
hungry. If you want
a kid to like fishing,
don’t even bring your
poles!
DO: Buy your kid a rod and
reel to fit their body. Who
cares if it has Snoopy or Spi-
derman on it? Wait for your
child to wake up on his time.
INTRODUCING THE YOUTH OF TODAY TO THE GREAT OUTDOORS
continued page 6

Make a big deal out of tak-
ingthemtobreakfastandhang-
ing with the adults at the cafe,
bragging about them to your
friends. Make sure you bring
plenty of snacks, drinks and
some of their favorite toys, as
you want them to associate the
outdoorswithfun.Thetoysand
snacks are so the child doesn’t
get bored. Remember that lit-
tle ones have short attention
spans. Keep the first trip to one
or two hours in length. Take
them to a local pond with plen-
ty of fish {does not matter what
kind they are} and calmly and
patiently explain to them what
fish they might catch, what bait
you are using and why, water
safety, caution with hooks, etc.
Positive reinforcement goes a
long way here. Stay right there
attheirside,encouragingthem,
and complimenting everything
they do correctly. Take pictures
of them, especially with a fish
they caught.
SUMMARY:Getakidhooked
on fishing and they won’t get
hooked on drugs!
HUNTING
There is one priority that
must come first when intrud-
ing a child to hunting; and that
is SAFETY FIRST!
Beforeyoueventhinkof tak-
ing a kid hunting, here are a
few of the things you must do.
Enroll your child into a certi-
fied hunter safety course and
YOU attend it with them. Do
not send them with a neighbor
orfriend.Yourattendancewith
them proves that you value the
importanceofsafetyandethics.
Lessonslearnedthereshouldbe
discussed and stressed between
you and your kid many times
after the course is completed.
You should also talk to your
child about hunting and taking
an animal’s life; about the feel-
ings that will come with doing
justthat.Theymaynotbeready
and should never be forced. If
they are ready, make sure they
understand that they must re-
spect the animal, use it to the
nourishment of their bodies
and be safe and ethical during
the entire process.
A good rule of thumb is to
take your kid with you when
scoutingorwhenyouarehunt-
ing {when they are too young
to hunt}. Talk to them about
nature and what is going on
around them. Encourage your
child to ask questions. Nev-
er get angry with them if they
move around too much or talk
too loud; possibly scaring game
away. This trip is for THEM
and not for YOU.
When and if the time comes
when they show interest and
youhavestressedsafetytothem
enough that they are ready to
hunt, make sure they have
comfortable and warm enough
clothing to wear and a firearm
designed for their small frame.
At least for their first two years
ofhunting,Isuggestthatyoube
right next to them every step of
the way, ready to take control
of the situation {and firearm}
at all times.
SUMMARY: If you HUNT
with your kids in their younger
years,youwon’thavetoHUNT
for them later in life.
Thiseditorialisjustabriefen-
capsulationofintroducingkids,
safely and ethically, to hunting
and fishing. This last point is
very important. Always be safe
and ethical yourself. To your
child you are the ultimate role
model.Whatyoudowhilewith
themduringtheseyoungyears,
willruboffonthemastheyma-
ture. We must do what we can
topreservetheoutdoorlifestyle
we so enjoy. After all, as I have
always said, “Our kids are our
mostpreciousnaturalresource.
They are our future.”
May God’s blessings be with
you and yours. Have a Merry
Christmas and Happy New
Year.
Rob Somerville

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When I was about 8 or 9 years
old I saw my first professionally
trained, Labrador perform and
what a spectacle it was. I quick-
ly came under the spell and have
been hooked ever since.
This muscular and majestic ca-
nine was almost like a robot with
four legs, only he had a great dis-
position and big beautiful brown
eyes. The fact that he licked my
hand and thumped my leg in de-
light with a wagging tail pretty
much did me in. Like most kids
I’d had dogs for pets, but this
trained athlete performed mira-
cles. This puppy must have been
from another planet I thought!
From long distances he retrieved
ducks at the speed of an Olympi-
an, bringing them back to his
master, wheeling around to port
side then sitting at attention, wait-
ing for his majesty to reach down
and pull the bounty from his gen-
tle mouth.
Never had
I seen any-
thing like it!
With a se-
ries of whis-
tle blurts the
trainer com-
manded the
high blood-
ed, web-foot-
ed rascal to
distant spots
where hid-
d e n g a m e
was planted.
Hand signals
were amaz-
ing as the
trainer di-
rected him.
Once the
dog encoun-
tered the scent
h e w h e e l e d
around from a
dead run, nose
to the ground
i n h o t p u r -
suit of hidden
treasure.
Disappearing
in the thickets
and through
t h e m u d d y
marsh emerged
this super dog
with a live duck
in his mouth.
The bird could
hide his sight,
b u t n o t h i s
scent!
The dog was
eager to please
and loved his
work. Wow! If
only my old mixed breed mutt at
home would perform such feats!
About a decade would pass
where a bunch of mixed breed
dogs kept me going, before I be-
came the beneficiary of a lovable
Lab. A big husky male full of vim
and vigor, he answered to the
name of Pete.
Pete taught me a few things. I
taught him a few things. Lack of
experience didn’t deter our mis-
sions. Together we marched off
into battle of unproductive duck
hunts, but when he was at my side
it was always a great outing. Nev-
er a dull moment.
If the world had the disposition
of a Labrador it would, no doubt,
be a better place to live! Always
glad to see you. The epitome of
THEM
DUCK DOGS
OLE’
Loveable labs will not only become great hunting
companions, but loyal friends as well, displaying uncon-
ditional love. A good dog adds another dimension to
the hunt. Photo by Steve McCadams
By Steve McCadams

loyalty. Forgiving. Uncondition-
al love that will take hold of your
heart and never let go!
Fast forward more than 50 years
and at my feet are two family
members; one is a young yellow
Labrador with more energy and
mischief than a teenage daughter;
the other a retired black with 12
years of sunrises under her belt
that have taken their toll on hips
and elbows.
In my profession, as a hunting
and fishing guide, I’ve relied on
my trusted friends to accompany
me through the good times and
bad. About every 10 years or so,
I have to cultivate a young pup,
while putting an old dog out to
pasture … so to speak.
At my house Labs rule. My wife
and I spoil them rotten and treat
them as kids.
It’s sad to see such a trained ath-
lete succumb to the ravages of old
age, slow to rise and walk from
daily naps that once served as
only brief breaks between work-
outs, sprints and active mornings
in the duck blinds where count-
less retrieves live on in both the
dog’s and my memories.
On my mantle is a large pic-
ture frame of eight generations
of retrievers come and gone. Each
dog has a nameplate. Most are
posing with a handsome duck of
some species, but a few were just
looking back at the camera, ears
cocked and glancing all the way
into my heart with that “let’s go
play” look.
Occasionally I pause and take
down the big frame; wishing life
would emerge from the faded
photographs. A whimper or a
bark; perhaps a wet tongue across
my face. Anything to
rekindle the joy and
memory of these great
companions, who once
gave me their uncon-
ditional love. Call me
a softy or sentimental-
ists. I plead guilty to
all charges.
Dog owners read-
ing these words know
the story all too well.
There are times when
recalling days in the
field with treasured
friends will bring tears
to a glass eye!
Meanwhile, a lot of
my clients and hunt-
ing buddies often ask
about training retriev-
ers. Seeing a good dog
work adds another di-
mension to any hunt.
I suspect a lot of the
inquiries are similar
to the thoughts and desires I had
over 50 years ago, when I first wit-
nessed the attributes and possibil-
ities of a real trained and experi-
enced retriever. Quite honestly;
there’s nothing quite like it!
For that reason, I usually en-
courage any waterfowler to pause
and contemplate before taking
that big step of buying a dog.
Owning a retriever is not for
everyone!
With the dog comes a lot of
responsibilities. I mean tons of
them.
Ask yourself if you really have
the time to raise another kid, be-
cause that’s about what it’s like.
Are you willing to salvage a lot of
free time exercising and respond-
ing to the dog’s needs, which are
still underway when you leave
town or get too busy with other
demands of work and family.
Good retrievers aren’t meant to
live their life confined to a pen.
It’s a year round commitment.
If you really have the yearning
to own and hunt a well-trained
dog then I highly recommend ac-
quiring the talents of a buddy al-
ready experienced in the field or
hiring a professional trainer. Hir-
ing the trainer is by far the best
route to go.
Professional retriever trainers
have the knowledge and experi-
ence to take the dog to new lev-
els that novice hunters or own-
ers just cannot do on their. These
guys do it every day. They know
the dos and don’ts.
Retrievers are great hunters but family members
too, requiring a lot of love and affection. The
author and his wife Linda have a 12-year old
retired Daisy and a 3-year old yellow lab name
Avery. Photo by Steve McCadams

I have witnessed many dog
owners that were in possession
of a great dog, but just didn’t
know what to do with it. They
lacked basic training skills of
discipline, or quite honestly, just
didn’t know beans about polish-
ing up the pup.
We all learn from each other.
That’s why one of the fundamen-
tals in retrieving training is for
both you and your dog to spend
time with the trainer and learn
proper routines.
You can spend countless hours
trying to train your dog and
breaking bad habits, but some-
times you may be going about it
all wrong. That’s why going the
route of a professional trainer
ought to be the basic approach
for most all dog owners.
These guys work with females
and males that sometimes
need correction. They of-
ten rely on e-collars to
speed up the process and
show the dog who is in
charge. Knowing when to
use e-collars and how is
vital to the outcome.
Don’t go the backyard
or nearby pond expect-
ing your dog to respond
precisely to a new e-col-
lar you just ordered. Odds
are you don’t know how to
use it and the dog doesn’t
know what you are pun-
ishing him for. Tempers
can override judgement!
Don’t ruin your dog by
burning him too much
with an e-collar.
Some owners just want
a good hunting dog that’s
under control and willing
to hang in there when action is
slow. Others sometimes want a
dog taken to the next level, where
field trial competition is yet an-
other ballgame.
Pedigrees are big deals to re-
triever trainers, especially when
pursuing the field trial competi-
tion and breeding. The creden-
tials of your dog’s bloodline will
often determine price of pups,
stud fees and
whether or not
your dog has a
higher level of
expectation.
That’s some-
thing you and
y o u r t r a i n -
er need to dis-
cuss. Most folks
think their dog
is destined for
stardom. Truth is, a lot of them
just don’t have what it takes
and an experienced trainer will
quickly tell you whether or not
a dog has the desire to progress.
Some trainers don’t want to fool
with a dog that hasn’t got the tal-
ent and the “want to”!
When I first encountered that
great dog display a half century
ago I had the desire to one day
have one just like him. However,
I had no idea the commitment
required or the responsibilities
that were ahead.
From trips to the veterinarian,
to routine training exercises that
must be done 52 weeks a year in
a proper manner, owning a good
dog that makes you proud in
front of your buddies or clients
in a duck blind requires a lot of
behind the scenes work.
It can be quite rewarding. Just
do your homework and make
long range plans while pausing
to realize you (and your dog’s)
limitations.
Take my word for it; send your-
self and your dog to school with
a professional retriever trainer.
You’ll be glad you did as the time
and money will be well spent!
Consulting a professional retriever trainer
is money and time well spent if you wish
to see your dog perform up to his breed-
ing reputation. Send yourself and your dog
to school! Photo by Steve McCadams
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lot of cattlemen like Mr.
Simmons that have been
a part of the cattle in-
dustry for many years.
Mr. Oliver and his son
farm 2,200 acres of row
crop in Weakley Coun-
ty, Tennessee. David is
a sixth generation farm-
er with fifty-two years
in the farming industry.
It is also important for
these farmers to inspire
a younger generation of
cattlemen to keep feeding
the nation like Mr. Simmons and
Mr. Oliver do.
In the beef cattle industry, the
use of DFM’s (Direct Fed Mi-
crobials) and better minerals are
boosting the performance and
health of these animals. This will
make the ADG (Average Dai-
ly Gain) of cattle increase, while
reducing the use of hormones
and antibiotics. Feeding animals
DFM’s and well balanced miner-
Mr. Simmons’ Hereford/Black Baldy herd is enjoying feeding time. Tending to his herd is not a job, but a way
of life. Photo by Kristin Beasley

als will increase the meat quality
and decrease death loss. Mr. Jer-
ry Simmons, a fifth generation
cattle farmer in Weakley coun-
ty, says, “The quality of miner-
als, feed, and feed additives from
CO-OP have changed over the
past decades and that has led to
higher ADG’s and better health
in his Hereford and Black Baldy
Herds.”
Also {in the cattle industry} the
changing of chutes, head gates,
and sorting pens have made han-
dling and moving cattle easier. In
the past, cattleman had wooden
chutes, sorting pens and head
gates that were hard to use and
stressed the cattle. The decision of
making these out of metal, install-
ing squeeze chutes, cattle sweeps
and putting scales on the head
chute, have reduced the stress
on the cattle as well as the farm-
er. Mr. Simmons says, “When
I first started
farming cattle,
we had home-
made chutes,
head gates and
sorting pens. It
took two men
and a half of a
day to sort and
work the ani-
mals. Since we
have upgraded
our facilities
and are us-
ing the metal
products, I can
now work my
seventy-one
head of cattle
in an hour.”
There are
a lot of pro-
grams offered
to farmers to
help them with
their operations
by the USDA and other organi-
zations. These programs are de-
signed to help cattleman and
farmers by offering them grants
and loans to improve or start
farming operations. The USDA
offers different kinds of assis-
tance, such as; Farm operating
loans for beginner farmers and
ranchers. Mr. Simmons also says,
“Fifty years ago there was not
much federal help for the farm-
ers and cattlemen, but now there
are loans, grants, and enhance-
ment programs that are offered to
help day to day operations. I am
participating in the TAEP (Ten-
nessee Agriculture Enhancement
Program), which helps to provide
cost share dollars to agricultur-
al producers for the purpose of
making long-term investments
in Tennessee farms and commu-
nities. I have used these grants to
buy metal feeders, chutes, head
gates and sorting pens. Without
some of these loans and grants,
some farmers would not be able
to continue their operations.”
In the row crop farming indus-
try devices, moisture and tem-
Technology, precision agriculture, and tillage practices help to maximize
the crop yields each year. This helps the farmer make better use of his
land to feed the population. Photo by Kristin Beasley
Mr. Jerry Simmons is pictured feeding his Hereford/Black
Baldy herds. His fifth generation cattle farm is located in
Weakley Country, TN. Photo by Kristin Beasley

perature sensors, equipment size,
GPS, GIS, Drones, tillage practic-
es and precision agriculture have
helped the farmers with their pro-
duction costs, yields, and labor
cost. The population will rise to
9.6 billion by 2050, so the farm-
ers will need to be able to feed all
these people. Only two percent of
the world’s population are farm-
ers, so we will need to rely on
technology and advancements
in agriculture to lead the way in
feeding all the population. Also,
the loss of arable land, need for
fresh water, and the inevitable
climate changes are all challeng-
es that the farming industry will
face in the future.
One of the most notable chang-
es in the row crop farming indus-
try is the no-till practice. No-till
farming means to grow crops or
pasture from year to year with-
out disturbing the soil through
tillage. No-till is an agricultur-
al technique which increases the
amount of water that infiltrates
into the soil and increases or-
ganic matter retention and cy-
cling of nutrients in the soil. Mr.
David Oliver, a sixth generation
farmer, said, “The most drastic
change in the row crop industry
was the change in land prepara-
tion and maintenance. When I
started farming in 1966 we tilled
all fields. Now with no-till it has
cut down the amount of fertil-
ization used and the amount of
diesel used.”
Technology in the tractors and
the size of these machines has
driven the tractor industry for
the past thirty years. Now, in the
tractors we have gill mapping,
GIS, GPS, moisture and tem-
perature sensors, and many oth-
er technological advancements
that help out the farmer to better
be able to do his job. Mr. Oliver
commented that he has seen the
tractors go from small and sim-
ple pieces of machinery to large
and technology driven. He also
commented on how the use of
the new combines, sprayers, and
planters helped him and his farm
hands to be able to be more pre-
cise in their work. With robots
and self-driving tractors on the
horizon the tractor industry is
bringing farming into the future.
The agriculture industry has had
a lot of changes in the past thirty
years, but most of the farmers I
have talked to says there are more
changes coming in the future.
Vertical farming, biotechnology,
organic farming, use of GMOs,
robotics, and the self-driving
equipment are all topics of the
future of the agriculture industry.
With these changes, hopefully,
we can help continue to feed and
clothe the increasing population.
Editor’s note: Jonathan Holden
will be a regular agriculture field
editor for STO Magazine. He is a
graduate of Murray State Univer-
sity and the University of Tennes-
see at Martin and is now an Ag-
riculture Education Teacher at
Dresden High School. His back-
ground is in Agriculture and An-
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It was late in the fall of 1825
when the hunting party left their
home near Rutherford, Tennes-
see. David Stern Crockett and his
son Jonathan Wesley Crockett
headed west with five packhors-
es and eight of Crockett’s best
hunting dogs. Soon after cross-
ing the Rutherford fork of the
Obion River they were joined by
a neighbor that Crockett referred
to as McDaniels.
The group continued west-
ward, traveling along the south
shore of the Obion Lake. The lake
started somewhere near Polk Sta-
tion where the three forks of the
Obion came together and ended
somewhere close to Lanes Fer-
ry. The same earthquakes that
formed Reelfoot Lake formed
this large shallow body of water.
Today, it no longer exists, but
during times of heavy rain the
backwaters show pretty much
where it had been. Keep in mind
as we look at fields today, in
Crockett’s time it was mostly
flooded woods.
They traveled to where Clover-
dale creek ran into the lake and
crossed there. Once on the other
side they set up camp and began
a hunt. They immediately took
down three bears.
After camping overnight they
continued on a northern di-
rection. Three more bears were
killed; making a total of six. They
arrived at the house of George
Davidson that evening. His house
was located just at the bottom of
what is known today as Davidson
Buff which was close to present
Bear Hunting Legend - Davy Crockett
By Richard Fagan

day Cloverdale.
Davidson was one of the first
settlers in this area after the In-
dians gave it up. He and Crock-
ett often hunted together. Crock-
ett and his party stayed the night
and then headed west from there,
over the buff.
The Hurricane
When Crockett descended to
the base of the bluff, somewhere
south of Gratio, he saw a wide
path of downed trees covered
with undergrowth and thick cane.
This was the damage that had oc-
curred sometime ago by a torna-
do that had cut a path a mile wide
and ran from the Millsfield area
through Isom Lake, Lassiters cor-
ner, and then on toward Shaw-
town. The term tornado hadn’t
been spoken yet. Crockett named
the area “The Hurricane”.
After reaching the Gratio area,
they camped overnight. The next
day the party traveled north on
an old Indian trail that ran along
the base of the buff. They crossed
Paw-Paw creek and entered into
the hurricane area. Crockett soon
noted the pros and cons of this
spot.
The cane and undergrowth cov-
ered over cracks that were still
there from the quakes. This made
a prime place for bears to den for
the winter. On the other hand
this thick terrain made hunting
extremely hard and dangerous.
After travelling a short distance
into the hurricane, they spent the
rest of the day setting up a base
camp. They constructed scaffold-
ings in the trees, in which they
stored the salted bear meat. This
was to keep it safe from wolves.
The next day the hunting start-
ed. The dogs did their job and
several nice bears were taken. As
the days went on their harvest
continued to increase. On one
outing, Crockett took off after
Here is a view from the bluff, at part of the area Crockett called “The Hurricane”.
This map, from the late 1800’s, shows the approximate location of “the
hurricane” and the trail Crockett took after crossing the Obion Lake
from the south

three of his dogs in one direction
while young Jonathan took off in
the opposite direction after an-
other bear. Crockett got his bear
and while tending to it he heard a
shot. He rushed through the thick
woods and found Jonathan with
the remainder of the pack of dogs
and a nice male bear.
At twelve years old Jonathan
was as skilled as most hunt-
ers. Guess it helps to have Davy
Crockett as your pa.
Time to Leave
They had harvested ten bear
while in the hurricane. Count-
ing what they got on the way
there, the total was sixteen bear.
The packhorses were loaded and
could not carry anymore.
They left and headed for home.
Along the way they stopped at
McDaniels’ house. Crockett left
him with a thousand pounds
of meat for the win-
ter. Then they returned
home. So far in the year
of 1825 he had harvest-
ed 58 bear total. He
wasn’t done.
As soon as the time
came for them to quit
(leave) their houses
and come out again
in the spring. I took a
notion to hunt a little
more, and in about one
month I killed forty-sev-
en more, which made
one hundred and five
bears I had killed in less
than one year from that
time (in the Reelfoot
Lake and Obion River
bottoms). -
Davy Crockett
Return to the Hurricane
In the spring of 1826 Crockett
returned to the hurricane. As he
stated above, this was the prime
time to hunt bear. He and his
group killed forty-seven more
bear from that area. This made
the years tally a total of one hun-
dred and five bear taken.
Crockett’s accounts of this hunt
have been published in many
books including his own. This
hunt has become part of the folk-
lore of the Reelfoot Lake and Obi-
on County area. There is an his-
torical marker located in Troy
Tennessee that gives reference to
this hunt. Television documen-
taries about Crockett have men-
tioned this hunt. In this writer’s
opinion I easily gave it the title
of “The Most Famous Hunt in
Tennessee.”
A Few Facts about
David Stern Crockett
Crockett had hunted for years
with his father’s rifle, before he
was able to buy his own. At the
This marker located in Troy, Tennessee mentions Davy Crockett’s
hunt, along with some other accomplishments during that time.
Photo by author
Here is Davy Crockett with his pack of bear
hunting dogs. Crockett did not wear a coon
skin hat. He mostly wore a leather hat or a hat
made from a red fox.

age of seventeen he purchased
a 48-cal. Pennsylvania rifle that
he often referred to as a “Capi-
tol One.” He later traded it for a
courting horse to court his first
wife, Polly Finley.
Crockett did not wear a coon
skin hat. He used coon hide for
knife scabbards and pouches. He
did wear a fox skin hat. One of
the surviving women at the Al-
amo stated she had seen Crock-
ett’s body and noted he was still
wearing this hat.
Crockett was a dog lover. A few
years before his big hunt, Crock-
ett faced off against a giant bear
to protect his dogs. He had emp-
tied his gun and was armed with
a knife and tomahawk. Crock-
ett won. The average male black
bear weighs 150-350 pounds. He
estimated this bear’s weight at
600 lbs.
Crockett held his own while
serving as a congressman. Even
with the lack of a formal educa-
tion and money Crockett repre-
sented the common folk of Ten-
nessee well.
One of my favorite stories about
him during this period was when
a group of mules broke loose and
he was walking down the street in
Washington. A fellow congress-
man called to Crockett “Crockett,
there goes your friends.” Crockett
recognized the man and replied,
“Yeah they are on their way to
Massachusetts to teach school.”
In Closing
David Crockett did what he
knew best in order to provide for
his family and others. He was not
a good businessman or a farmer.
He was a hunter, most likely the
best hunter that ever walked the
hills of Tennessee.
There is much more about this
hero of Tennessee to be learned
and much more to be remem-
bered about him, other than his
death at the Alamo. I highly rec-
ommend the following books as
starting places.
“The Historic Reelfoot Lake Re-
gion” by David G. Hayes
“Davy Crockett, His Own
Story” by David Stern Crockett.
“The Lion of the West” by
Michael Walls
I also recommend a trip to
Rutherford, Tennessee to the
Davy Crockett Museum. One
thing to remember is that the
cabin logs that have been num-
bered are original logs that came
from his last home built in 1832.
Davy, himself, hewed them.
Thanks for reading my article. I
hope you enjoyed this account of
one of Tennessee’s favorite sons. I
wish you the luck of Crockett on
your hunts and holiday blessings
to you all. R.A. Fagan
Here is a restoration of Davy Crockett’s boyhood home. It is located in Rutherford, Tennessee.

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Every once in a while a man is
lucky enough to find a true friend.
If he is really lucky that friend
will be a hound! A man and a
hound can form a bond that no
other person can understand. After
you spend countless hours in the
woods with them, and walk miles
and miles behind them through the
dark woods, you two feel as if you
are one. It becomes second nature
for you to tell what that hound is
doing by how they are running the
track. You can tell if the dog is go-
ing to run the track and slam a tree
with the coon, or if it is a tough
track and they are having to work
for it. Coon hunters like me live to
hear that long bawl of their hound,
locating and then coming treed in
the quite night air.
I consider myself to be one of
the few lucky hunters in this world
to get to walk the cool night air of
the woods with one of
my best friends in the
world, Mr. Joe Lew-
is. Mr. Joe is now 73
years old and is still
in the woods every
night. He gets around
like an 18 year old!
He is one of the best
houndsman I have
ever known. Mr. Joe
and I hit it off as soon as we met
each other and short-
ly after that we were
in the woods togeth-
er chasing coons ev-
ery chance that arose.
One night while
hunting, Mr. Joe
started telling me
about this 3 year old
female Redbone he
had named “Take It
To The Cross Pud.”
He went on and on
about Pud and how
he thought I needed
to be hunting her. A
couple of nights later
he showed up to the
woods and dropped
the tailgate on his
truck. In the dog box,
behind that tailgate,
was one of the pretti-
est Redbone hounds I had ever laid
my eyes on.
Mr. Joe put on her tracking
collar, snapped a leash on her
and handed me the leash. We
walked about 20 or 30 yards into
the woods and he told me “That’s
far enough son. Turn her loose.”
I rubbed her behind the ears and
gave her a few seconds pep talk
and unsnapped her leash. She left
out from that leash like she had
Old Hounds,
Old Friends
and
New Memories
By Cody Rodriquez
Pud’s first tree, after her sickness. This picture will
remain in my memories forever. Photo by Author

been shot out of a cannon!
It wasn’t what seemed like just
a few minutes and she opened up
with a loud bawl on a coon track.
She ran the track for about 300
yards and then let out an ear pierc-
ing locate that echoed all over that
old Reelfoot Lake swamp bottom.
Mr. Joe looked at me with a big
grin and said “Let’s go see what
she’s got!” As we got close to the
tree my heart was racing much like
it was when I killed my first deer.
This wasn’t my first coon by any
means, but I couldn’t help but be
excited. After we had arrived at the
tree, I put Pud back on the leash
and tied her back while we looked
for the coon. I hadn’t much more
than got her tied back and Mr. Joe
said “Come here young man, I al-
ready found him!”
That was my first experience
with Pud. I never dreamed that one
night in the swamp would change
my life forever. I hunted Pud three
or four nights a week that entire
season. After coon season went
out I continued to hunt her every
week. As summer rolled around we
slowed down
a little bit on
our hunting
because quite
f r ankly it ’ s
just too hot
and Tennes-
see mosquitos
will tote you
away if you’re
not careful! In
June 2016 we
hit the woods
hard and heavy
every night, as I
was getting her
ready to hunt
in the Red-
bone Section-
al Coon Hunt.
I couldn’t wait
to enter her
in that hunt.
I could pic-
ture her in my
mind standing
there with a big
trophy.
One night in
mid-June, af-
ter hunting 10 nights straight,
we headed to the woods just like
any other night. Nothing seemed
different from any of the other
nights we had hunted. Just her
and I in the woods alone, do-
ing what we wanted to be doing,
TREEING COONS! I turned her
loose and she left just like always,
like she was shot out of a cannon.
She went out about 200 yards and
opened up on a track and was run-
ning it like she had a string tied
to that coon. I can remember it
like it was yesterday. She ran the
track out to around 600 yards and
the coon made it to some water.
She worked and worked trying to
pick his scent trail back up, after
about 10 minutes or so she quit
barking. As I watched her on my
Garmin tracking device, I noticed
that when she stopped barking she
stopped moving. As soon as I no-
ticed this I headed straight towards
her. I’ve probably never made a
trip through the woods that fast
in my life. I knew something was
wrong but I didn’t know what. As
I got close to where she was I start-
ed calling her, she never moved.
When I finally got to her she was
laying on the ground like she was
out of breath. I gave her some wa-
ter from my bottle of water in my
hunting vest. I bet that was a sight
to see, me trying to hold her mouth
open and get her to drink from
that bottle. After a few moments
she seemed like she was fine, so I
put my leash on her and headed
back to the truck.
My first thought was that she had
gotten too hot. Hounds are just
like professional athletes, some-
times they give you all they have
until they just can’t go anymore.
When we got home I put her in
her kennel and she seemed as if
nothing was wrong. In my mind
I thought she was just worn out
Pud is showing how it’s done at a tree, way back in the
Reelfoot Lake swamps. Countless hours spent and count-
less miles walked are all worth it to see a sight like this.
Photo by Author

from 10 solid nights of hunting in
the summer heat. I thought this
would be a good time to lay her up
for a couple of days, so she would
be well rested for that Saturday
night Redbone Sectional hunt.
The next day when I went out to
feed her she was jumping all over
the kennel ready to go as usual.
I thought to myself, “She will be
set on go come Saturday night!”
When I went out to feed her the
next day before I went to work, she
didn’t meet me at the gate of her
kennel, she wouldn’t even come
out of her dog house. I carried her
to my truck and then called Mr.
Joe. I rushed her to Dyersburg to
meet Mr. Joe so he could get her
to the veterinarian and I could go
to work. The vet wasn’t really sure
what was wrong with her. They
ran test after test, week after week,
and couldn’t find
anything. Pud
was on the verge
of death and we
had no answers
as to why. After
close to 3 weeks
the veterinarian
told us that she
had a bacterial
infection in her
lungs. That infec-
tion then turned
into pneumonia.
We were not sure
if Pud would live.
She was sick
for almost 2 months with us not
knowing if she would survive.
She finally beat the infection and
the pneumonia! That dog is one
of the toughest I have ever seen.
The veterinarian told us that she
would live but
that she would
probably never
hunt again. The
sickness had left
a lot of scar tis-
sue on her lungs.
For the next 2
years she lived
inside the house
with Mr. Joe
and Ms. Shelia. I
would go by and
see her from time
to time and me
and Mr. Joe still
hunted togeth-
er every chance
we got. It would
break my heart
for us to load up
the other dogs to
go hunt and have
to leave her be-
hind. As time went on she got
a little better and was able to go
outside and play and run around
some. She was going to live but we
had decided she would never get to
hunt again.
Now let’s fast forward to Octo-
ber 17, 2018. 2 years after she had
gotten sick. I was supposed to meet
Mr. Joe at 7 o’clock that night to
go hunting. He called me to tell me
he was on his way to the woods.
“Son, have I ever got a surprise for
you! I let Pud out to use the bath-
room this evening and my tail-
gate was down on my truck, that
rascal jumped in the back of my
truck and got in the dog box like
she was ready to go hunting! So I
shut the dog box door and closed
the tailgate and we are on our way
to meet you at the woods!”
On my way to meet them I was
as excited as a kid in a candy store.
I was shaking with excitement!
When Mr. Joe pulled up I couldn’t
wait to get her out of the dog box.
Mr. Joe dropped the tailgate on his
truck and it was like the first night
I ever met her. There in that dog
Behind the doors of this dog box is a disease that no
doctor or medicine can cure! Once you’ve been bitten
by the hound bug you will be a coon hunter for life!
Photo by Author

box was the prettiest hound I had
ever laid my eyes on! We got her
out and put her tracking collar on
and turned her loose. As soon as
we cut her loose she started hunt-
ing, just like she always had. We
didn’t figure she would do much,
since she had been a house dog for
2 years, but we were just happy she
was alive and in the woods!
She went out about 150 yards or
so and barked. It wasn’t her usual
bawl when she strikes a track but
it sure put a big smile on my face.
She picked up the track and barked
a few more times. Then she started
barking every breath. “She’s run-
ning that coon track straight back
towards us Mr. Joe” She was lay-
ing it all out there, barking every
breath and covering some ground.
Then all of a sudden she let out
the prettiest locate bawl I had ever
heard. It wasn’t her best by any
means but it was a sound I had
went 2 years thinking that I would
never hear again.
As Mr. Joe and I walked to the
tree I was the happiest man in the
world and I’m sure Mr. Joe was in
a close second place. When we got
to the tree she was barking non-
stop, letting that coon know she
was a real coon hound! I dropped
to my knees beside her at the tree
and snapped a leash on her, then
I gave her a hug like you would
a close family member that you
hadn’t seen in a long time. As I
hugged her and loved on her I
began to cry, but it wasn’t tears
from sadness, it was tears of joy!
This was a moment I thought I
would never get to share with Pud
again and it made
it even better to
have Mr. Joe to
share it with.
We pulled her
back away from
the tree and began
to shine the tree
looking for the
coon. There wasn’t
a coon in the tree,
there were 3 coons
in that tree! I was
proud of my girl
and knew that she
still had it in her.
We loaded Pud
up in the dog box
and headed home.
She had done her
job that night and
had made another
memory in my life
that I will never
forget. Since that
night Mr. Joe and I have hunted
Pud several nights. She hasn’t let
us down; not one night. She has
treed every night we have hunted
and has treed a coon.
A man and a hound can form
a special bond like no other. You
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traveling, the many miles you walk
behind that hound in the dark
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Nothing equals the roar of
wings as a covey of quail flush
out of a blackberry thicket. If
you have ever picked blackber-
ries, it’s hard to imagine how a
covey with twelve to fifteen birds
can effortlessly fly through briers
or thick vegetation as they make
a quick exit. The entire time you
are thinking at least one will fly
out slow enough for an easy shot.
Many times you ask yourself how
they all were able to get away
without a scratch and how you
missed every shot.
As the quail fly away heading
into every compass point it seems
once again they have evaded your
gun. This grassland specialist is
adapted to living in this type of
cover and with well over a hun-
dred plus years of being pursued
by bird dogs and bird hunters,
this bird a wary target.
I was recently telling a couple
of young, aspiring outdoor writ-
ers that I can remember when
it was indeed rare to see a deer
across many locations of Tennes-
see. Ironically, quail were every-
where. How can that be? Grow-
ing up in the 1960s, anyone who
lived in the country never gave
much thought to walking out the
back door, bird hunting for a day
and then returning with six to
ten quail in their hunting coat.
Quail were everywhere, but the
landscape has made some dras-
tic changes since the 1960’s. Even
until the early 1970’s there were
still good opportunities for bird
hunting.
By the way, I interchanged two
terms quail and northern bob-
white. Every hear someone say,
“we don’t have those old bob-
whites anymore?” Well, truth be
known, we still have them and a
bobwhite is the same as it was fif-
ty years ago, no matter if you are
in Tennessee or Texas.
West Tennessee
Quail Hunting
By Richard Hines
Nothing beats a day afield with a good dog.
Photo by author

In fact, all the eastern U.S. has
only one quail…the northern
bobwhite. Its original range was
found from southern New Jer-
sey to Florida and Wisconsin to
Mexico so when you hear quail
or bobwhite we are talking about
the same bird.
Quail hunting {or bird hunt-
ing as we know it around here}
was the pick of most sportsmen
from the 1930’s well into the late
1970’s. Until the 1960’s, fields re-
mained relatively small and each
border fence had either shrubs or
weeds. If you ask the reason why
there are fewer birds, ask twenty
hunters and you will get at least
twenty reasons. In some respects,
each hunter could be correct
however, in reality it’s not just
one of these reasons but a snow-
ball effect of all reasons.
Fortunate-
ly, you can still
hunt quail, but
it will take some
work. With Ten-
nessee’s quail
season open-
ing November
3rd, where you
hunt gets down
to some research
a n d f i n d i n g
which WMAs
are open for
quail hunting.
Finding birds
on either public
or private land
involves rec-
ognizing good
q u a i l c o v e r .
Most hunters key in on food plots
or crop fields and that’s a good
choice but don’t
overlook a patch
of ragweed. This
“weed” is a plus
for quail. The
tall stalks pro-
vide overhead
cover while the
nutritious seeds
are an important
food. Ragweed
contains a high
protein com-
ponent and the
seeds are readi-
ly consumed by
birds through-
out the winter.
Another rea-
son quail aren’t
doing as well
is lack of bare
ground under
plum thickets or weedy patches.
Quail are ground feeders, so they
need some bare soil under weeds
or grasses. This provides birds a
place to forage and while this is
not a major issue during hunt-
ing season, it is critical for brood
production sites in the summer.
Locating a soybean or corn
field with adjacent weedy cover is
a likely location to find a covey,
but fields that have been planted
in native grasses including Indi-
an grass, big bluestem, and little
bluestem are always worth a look.
If there is any location in Ten-
nessee that an upland bird hunt-
er can get a taste of the good
ole days, it must be Fort Camp-
bell. Located near Clarksville this
100,000 plus acres probably has
some of the highest quail densi-
ties in several states and its open
to hunting. That’s the good news,
but there is some bad news. You
The author and his cousin have been bird hunting
partners for over 50 years and racked up many fond
memories. Photo by author
Training youth in quail hunting builds interest in the
outdoors, teamwork and confidence. Photo by author

can’t just walk in and go hunt-
ing without going through some
protocols. Number one reason
for limited access, Fort Campbell
is an active Army base. Which
days and which areas are open
to hunting depend on training
schedules. Active duty military
have priority, with veterans sec-
ond and public last. Non-mili-
tary deer hunters typically have
the toughest time getting hunting
slots. With new deer management
objectives in place, the area is
producing trophy class deer and
getting lots of interest making
competition stiff, but quail hunt-
ers may have a better chance of
getting access than deer hunters.
All individuals that do not pos-
sess a valid DoD ID Card must
report to Gate 4 or Gate 7 Visi-
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ground check. Below is a list
of individuals that do not need
an annual criminal background
check:
1.) Active Duty Military
2.) Retired Military with valid
DoD ID Card
3.) DoD Employees with valid
CAC
All other individuals must re-
ceive clearance from Physical
Security, prior to obtaining val-
idation from Fort Campbell Fish
and Wildlife.
To find out how to hunt at
Fort Campbell go to https://ft-
campbell.isportsman.net/default.
aspx. Fort Campbell quail sea-
son is open from November 23rd
to February 28th, 2019 but this
might be subject to change. The
daily bag limit is 5, with posses-
sion limit of 10.
Additional rules are; Party limit
is 10. Hunting parties can consist
of 3 hunters, but combined daily
bag limit is restricted to 10 per
party - per day. Harvest of quail
outside of an area designated for
quail hunting is prohibited. All
hunters must bring full, intact
quail to Fort Campbell’s Check
Station and will be required to
fill out hunter survey data and
provide appropriate wing(s) from
harvested quail.
If you are quail hunting in Ten-
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some new locations and it won’t
be as good as your grandfather
talked about, but with efforts
from TWRA and other agencies
all efforts are underway to help
offset the decline of everyone’s
favorite game bird.
The bright white head signifies a rooster bobwhite. Photo by author

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There is little doubt that North-
ern Bobwhite, or quail as we call
them around here, has been the
favorite game bird of hunters
across the Southeast since the
1800’s. Even before this time,
quail were a delicacy on the ta-
bles of early Tennessee settlers.
Quail bobwhite numbers prob-
ably peaked in the 1930’s through
the early 1950’s. Our local quail
is a grassland specialist, mean-
ing grassland habitat
is a necessary compo-
nent for some or all
its life history needs.
Much of Tennessee as
well as the Southeast
had extensive natural
grasslands but follow-
ing settlement, pio-
neers began restrict-
ing fire and landscape
changes rapidly re-
verting to forests.
From the 1800’s un-
til the 1940’s farm
fields were small and
lined with brush. At
the peak of this farm-
ing technique, quail
increased in most
locations across the
southeast. This type
of farming practices was the per-
fect match for the habitat re-
quirements of quail. However, as
agriculture increased, quail pop-
ulations continued to increase.
Their numbers seemed endless, at
least until the 1960’s, when mod-
ern agriculture began changing.
All the small fields had shrub
rows around the borders, but
modern agriculture required larg-
er fields for maximum produc-
tion, and as field sizes increased,
quail numbers dropped. While
agriculture had helped maximize
bird numbers prior to the 1970’s
it became one of many reasons
for quail decline in the 1990’s. It
is said, that agriculture is a “two-
edged sword” for quail, as it in-
creased numbers, but also deci-
mated numbers of quail.
It was not just agriculture but
many things that caused quail
numbers to plum-
met. Another rea-
son was forest resto-
ration. Old fields have
been replanted and
while this new forest-
land helped increase
deer and turkey pop-
ulations, the conver-
sion of crop fields
into forests eliminat-
ed more quail habitat.
While every hunter
will come up with the
one reason bobwhites
have dropped so se-
verely, the one item
everyone should re-
member is bobwhites
need native grasses,
forbs, and shrubs.
I have photos of my
STO editor Rob Somerville’s, German Short-Hair Pointer,
retrieves a male bobwhite from a mixture of crops and wild
grasses. Photo by Rob Somerville
Focal Areas,
Hope for Tennessee Quail
By Richard Hines

grandfather’s pasture taken in
1947. As a biologist I look at
the photos and can identify 10
to 15 plants. Most were suitable
for quail food or nesting. From
1947 to 1960, the farm had 8 to
10 coveys. Fescue was planted in
1959 and by the 1970’s, only two
coveys could be located. The mix
of multi-plant species in the pas-
ture was reduced to one dominate
plant, fescue. Original aerial pho-
tos show eight small fields. To-
day there is one large field. The
pasture and the weedy field edg-
es were periodically burned, and
grazing practices created a mosa-
ic of plants that all provided ideal
cover for quail.
This was one farm in Kentucky,
but multiply this 180 acre farm
by thousands of acres in each
of the southeastern states and
it’s easy to see how quail num-
bers dropped. Today, most na-
tive grasses have disappeared, as
farmers are now using non-native
fescue or Bermuda for pastures.
This happened across all of bob-
white’s original range.
The northern bobwhite (quail)
is one of the most widely distrib-
uted quail in North America. It
was originally found in 39 states
and Ontario. Today, this number
is 25. Northern bobwhite began
declining in the early 1960’s at
the rate of about -2.4% per year.
By 2018, bobwhite numbers were
80% lower than they were in the
1960’s. Of the 25 states, five states
seem to have stable populations.
Oklahoma, Kansas, and west Tex-
as still have both good numbers
of quail, but most importantly
these states still have large ex-
panses of native grasslands. Much
of East Texas converted most of
the grassland to non-native plants
and quail are now rare.
While the bobwhite declined,
other grassland specialists in-
cluding the eastern meadow lark,
grasshopper sparrow, and doz-
ens of grassland birds have also
declined. These species use the
same general type of grassland
habitat.
To help direct and better coor-
dinate efforts in restoring bob-
whites on a national scale an or-
ganization called the National
Bobwhite Conservation Initiative
(NBCI) was organized in the ear-
ly 2000s. NBCI is now working
with 25 state wildlife agencies to
restore wild populations of bob-
white quail to levels comparable
Quail hunting has been a southern tradition since the days of early
American settlers. Photo by Author
Here is a great example of one dog backing {stopping and acknowl-
edging} another’s point. Photo by Author

to the 1980’s.
From Delaware to Texas, wild-
life agencies are starting with
their best areas called focal ar-
eas. Improving the habitat and
building populations out into the
surrounding public and private
lands seems to be the best way to
restore quail.
As part of this nationwide pro-
cess, TWRA has designated four
Tennessee wildlife management
areas which will serve as anchors
within a quail focus area. The four
WMA areas include Wolf Riv-
er WMA (Fayette County), Bark
Camp Barrens WMA (Coffee
County), Bridgestone/Firestone
Centennial Wilderness WMA
(White County), and Lick Creek
Bottoms (Greene County).
Located in West Tennessee,
Wolf River WMA is actively
improving quail habitat. Their
staff is conducting around 1,500
acres of prescribed burning each
year and they recently created
a 29 acre oak savannah. TWRA
Wildlife Techni-
cian Tony Dun-
can said, “We
are also plant-
ing native grass-
es and pollina-
tor mixes”. Wolf
River only has
two employees,
so work is over-
whelming, but
it sounds as if
they have made
a great deal of
progress over
the past couple
of years.
In addition to
projects on the
WMA, Duncan
added, “We are
providing advice
to neighboring
landowners on developing habi-
tat and it seems to be paying off”.
Landowners are beginning to see
increases in quail.as a result.
In a recent publication, TWRA
said, “The anchor areas act as per-
manent reserves, where wildlife
management efforts are focused
on maximizing ideal habitat and
conditions to foster a healthy
and prolific quail population. As
the quail population increases, it
should expand out into the sur-
rounding focus area, if suitable
habitat exists. The focus area
is made up of private and other
public lands that have the poten-
tial to hold suitable quail habitat”.
As quail hunters we look at hab-
itat and wonder why quail are not
there, unfortunately just because
habitat is there doesn’t mean you
will find quail. As quail hunters,
we must also realize that quail
numbers have been declining for
over 50 years and their comeback
will not happen overnight.
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TRADITIONS TIPS - with Richard A. Fagan
1. Keep your feet warm by cutting some insoles from a reflectex
sun screen. Some double sided tape will help keep them in place.
2. Glue a mat or towel to a piece of plastic tarp that can be rolled
up and stored in your vehicle. Use this to make changing in and out of
boots a dryer experience. A small saddle blanket also works great.
4. Store deer urine in the refrigerator. Keep it in a dark bottle or
its original container. This slows the process of it breaking down into
ammonia.
3. Mink oil has long been used for waterproofing. It can be used
to waterproof almost any product made from leather. What I like
about it is that it also conditions and softens the leather. This is much
better than the spray on silicone waterproofing that tends to dry out
the leather.
5. Most often when you find a large horn rub, like the one pic-
tured, it was made by a large buck. There is an exception to the rule. A
broke horn buck will often rub a larger tree. I would still recommend
hunting that area.
Editor’s note: all photos and graphics are provided by the author.
If you wish to submit a “TIP” send emails to rafagan59@hotmail.com.

Reflections

Directions
1. Break down your duck by removing the back bone then quartering.
Score the skin on the breast quarters to render out fat (make sure not
to score too deep!).
Set aside leg quarters for later use in
this recipe.
2. Mix all brine ingredients making sure
all salt is disolved.
3. Place duck quarters in an airtight
container or ziplock bag. Pour brine
over duck making sure that all areas
are submerged. Seal and refrigerate for
2 hours.
4. After two hours, bring 2” water to a boil in a large pot. Fit a colander
in the pot tall enough to keep the duck from coming in contact with
the water.
5. Place the duck quarters in the colander (evenly spaced) cover tight-
ly, and reduce temperature to a simmer and steam for 45 minutes.
6. As the duck steams place a large cast iron skillet in the oven and
heat to 475 degrees.
7. When the duck has finished steaming remove from the pot and set
aside. (Make sure that you boil out the water from the pot to save the
fat for later use!)
8. Place the leg quarters in the cast iron first, skin side down, & cook
for 10 minutes.
9. After 10 min. flip and move the leg quarters to the side of the pan.
Add the breasts, skin side down, and cook both leg quarters and
breast quarters for another 7 minutes.
10. Remove and let rest for 5 minutes. ENJOY!!!!!
For this issue, we invited Chef Eric Moore, Corporate Chef for Develey Mustard & Condiments, to
share one of his favorite ways to cook duck. This recipe is perfect for a field dressed duck. If you are
using game from the freezer, make sure you have defrosted it thoroughly. CHEF’S TIP: The USDA
recommends 165°F internal temperature for all poultry. But because duck is not a common carrier of
salmonella, and its meat is more akin to lamb or beef, rare to medium rare is perfect!
Ingredients
1 Duck
Brine
• ½ cup Salt
• 2 cups Apple Juice
• 20 ea Peppercorns
• 1 Bunch Thyme
• 2 Tbsp Tigertail Dijon
• 5 Cloves Crushed Garlic
• 2 Bay Leaves
Bacon-Wrapped Venison Tenderloin
with Mustard Garlic Cream Sauce
Ingredients:
6 thick slices bacon
2 (3/4 pound) venison tenderloin roasts
2 teaspoons olive oil, divided
1/4 teaspoon onion powder, divided
kosher salt and ground black pepper to taste
1 tablespoon of tigertail garlic mustard
2 tablespoons butter
1 (8 ounce) package sliced cremini mushrooms
2 cloves garlic, chopped
1 tablespoon chopped green onion
1/2 cup heavy whipping cream, or more to taste
Directions:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees
Place bacon on a slotted baking pan.
Bake bacon in the preheated oven until partially cooked but still flexible, 6 to 8 minutes.
Brush venison tenderloins with olive oil and season with onion powder, salt, and black pepper.
Place tenderloin roasts side by side and wrap them together in strips of partially cooked bacon.
Place into a roasting pan.
Roast until bacon is browned and an instant-read meat thermometer inserted into the thickest
part of a tenderloin reads at least 145 degrees F (about 1 hour}.
Heat butter in a saucepan over medium heat; cook and stir mushrooms, tigertail grarlic mustard
and garlic in hot butter until mushrooms are soft, 8 to 10 minutes. Stir green onion into mush-
room mixture; pour in cream. Cook, stirring often, until sauce is heated through. Serve sauce
over tenderloins, with sprinkled chives.
Prep: 15 min.
Cook: 1 hour 10 min.
Ready In: 1 hour 25 minutes
By Rob Somerville

Develey Mustard & Condiments is a liquid sauce manufacturer providing customized
solutions for private label brands and our local brands, Tigertail & Dyer Mills. Founded
in 1845, Develey spans the globe, with 17 facilities in 10 countries. Develey chose
Dyersburg, TN for its first US plant because of the central location and solid workforce,
but most importantly it's hometown pride.
Tigertail & Dyer Mills products can be purchased from The Mustard Company Store
located in historic Downtown Dyersburg at 204 N. MIll Ave. Find Develey, Tigertail,
and The Mustard Company Store online at develeyusa.com, discovertigertail, and
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Grandpa’s study was filled with memories. One of his favorites photos showed a tiger
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road where locals would sneak away for a beautiful view of the big, lazy river. It was one
of those magical places to get lost in time. Grandpa would tell the story, “Long before my
time, folks thought the river curled like a tiger’s tail. Some things just stick, and I guess the
name Tigertail was one of those things.”
This cherished tradition is why we proudly call our mustards and sauces Tigertail. Each
recipe tells the tale of family traditions and southern pride.
We invite you to try all of our Tigertail flavors and create your own family memories!
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Ontario, Canada native Buddy Maxey is
holding up a 38” – 20 lb. redfish he caught
at Grand Isle, Louisiana.
Photo courtesy of Lankford TaxidermyJoe Fitzgerald {age 14} with an 11 point
buck, taken in Carroll County during juve-
nile hunt. Photo courtesy of Shana Fitzgerald
Ashton McGee {Daniel Cooper’s 13
year old grandson} caught this 5 lb. – 3
oz. largemouth bass from the Tennes-
see River. Photo courtesy of Lankford
Taxidermy
Alyssa Johnson {age 12} from Dyersburg,
Tennessee killed this nice buck on 10/13/18
on the Kentucky youth hunt. The buck is a
10 pointer with double brow tines. She shot
him at 60 yards with a 30/06 rifle, hunting
with her papa, Jeff Brown.

Buddy Maxey’s wife Helen also caught
a nice redfish at Grand Isle, Louisi-
ana. It weighed in at 18 lb. and was
38” long. Photo courtesy of Lankford
Taxidermy
Alex Dye (grandson of Walter andTerry Wilkerson) killed this nice7-point buck, while hunting duringthis year’s juvenile season, withproud papa Walter. Photo submit-ted by Wilkerson’s Taxidermy
Brothers Chris and Parker
enjoyed an awesome day,
fishing at their Granddad’s
pond. Photo courtesy of
Lankford Taxidermy
David Mayo shot this huge 11
point buck {which dressed out at
185 lb. and had a 22” spread} in
Carroll County. Photo courtesy of
Lankford Taxidermy
Rein Golub caught this 14 lb. –
20 oz. largemouth bass on July
29th, 2018. It will surely be a
new lake record at the 100 Acre
Lake in Huntingdon, Tennessee.
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Participants harvested a total of
12 elk during the 2018 Tennessee
elk hunts in the three segments.
Participants could hunt on North
Cumberland Wildlife Manage-
ment Area and surrounding pri-
vate lands. This year was the most
harvests since the managed hunts
began in 2009.
The elk archery-hunt was
the first segment held Sept.
29th through Oct. 5th with
all seven participants record-
ing harvests. Three of the
harvests were recorded on
the opening day and all were
6x6 elk. Darrell Clark (Corry-
ton) checked a bull that field
dressed at 473 pounds taken
in Elk Hunt Zone 2. Adam
A. Miller (Jamestown) har-
vest dressed at 554 pounds
in Zone 5and Marcus B. Til-
son (Oakdale) had a bull field
dressed at 556 pounds from
Zone 7S.
On Oct. 1st, Charlie A. Hall
(Chattanooga) took a 7x6 elk
that had a full weight of 734
pounds in Zone 1.
Also, Hunter Munck (Cleve-
land) harvested a 9x7 bull. The
weight is not available. Other ar-
chery harvests were on Oct. 4th
by Mason King (Harriman), a 4x7
that field dressed at 392 pounds
in Zone 3 and the final archery
harvest was on Oct. 5th by Luke
Dunham (Cookeville) in Zone 4
of a 6x5 bull field dressed at 552
pounds.
Porter Neubauer (Belvidere)
was this year’s recipient of the tag
permit winner to participate in
the Young Sportsman Elk Hunt.
Porter took his harvest on Oct.
11th, taking a 6x6 elk in Zone
4. The elk field dressed at 558
pounds.
The Oct. 13th through 19th
hunt was open for seven par-
ticipants with the option to use
gun, muzzleloader, or archery
equipment. One of the permits is
presented annually to a non-gov-
ernmental organization, the Ten-
nessee Wildlife Resources Foun-
dation. In previous years, the
permit was auctioned to the high
bidder. This year, a raffle was held
with tickets sold for $10 each.
Scott Thomas (Cleveland) was
drawn from 22,484 tickets and
on the first day harvested an 8x6
bull, field dressed at 555 pounds
in Zone 1.
Also having harvests on the first
day was Henry Cothron (Beth-
page) taking a 3x4 weighing 256
pounds in Zone 4. Denise
Porter (Maryville) took a 4x4
in 7N. The weight is unavail-
able. The final harvest came
on Oct. 10th by David Pruitt
(Jackson) taking a 6x4 bull
with the weight unavailable.
The harvest came in Zone 7S.
Since the managed hunts
have been held, 53 elk have
now been legally harvested.
The Tennessee Wildlife Re-
sources Agency has worked
to make elk habitat improve-
ments at North Cumberland
WMA. The arrival of 50 ani-
mals came in December 2000,
the first wild elk to be in Ten-
nessee since they were last
reported in Obion County
in 1865.
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