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TABLE OF CONTENTS
PG................... ARTICLE ........................................................ AUTHOR
6 ......................... Bass Busting Baits............................................................Richard A. Fagan
9 ......................... Opening Day Turkey..........................................................Sam Bradshaw
15 ......................... Big Bass Bonanza ............................................................Steve McCadams
18 ......................... Vine Wars .........................................................................Kevin Griffith
23 ......................... The History of Farming in America - Part 3 of 4 ...............Rob Somerville
39 ......................... Spring Squirrel Hunting.....................................................Richard Hines
48 ..........................Traditions Tips ..................................................................Richard A. Fagan
53 ......................... Kids Korner / Casting for a Cure ......................................Steve McCadams
54 ......................... In Memory of Matt Craddok ..............................................Shawn Todd
55 ......................... Trophy Room.....................................................................STO
This huge bass is shown leaping into the air, with the rubber worm he was tricked in to grabbing, at a local pond.
Photo by Rob Somerville

Letter from the Editor
From the Desk of Rob Somerville
As I write this editorial, I just returned from the
TOWA {Tennessee Outdoor Writer’s Conference} held
at the awe inspiring Paris Landing State Park. I have
attended dozens of writer conferences over the past
twenty years, but this one really piqued my interest.
Of course, we had the usual reunion of friends
{who I consider family} from the outdoor media
world. We also seemed to be constantly eating great
meals, including catfish and some delicious side dishes
at places like the World’s Biggest Fish Fry, in Paris,
Tennessee on Thursday night. We were shuttled by
a limo/bus provided by the very informative Mark
Johnson {executive director of the Paris-Henry County
Chamber of Commerce} and Hope Marr {Executive
Assistant}. The fish fry is a volunteer effort by Henry
County citizens and the JAYCEES, who amazingly feed tens of thousands of people a year! I also want to
thank outdoor veteran, Garry Mason, of NW Tennessee Tourism for footing the bill.
Friday morning, I was fortunate to have Tristan McCormick {of the college champion Bethel University
Bass Team, coached by Garry Mason, and a genuine great guy} guide me on a fishing trip for both
largemouth and smallmouth bass. Let me tell you, this young man can find and catch fish. He also can cast
with pin point accuracy, hitting a 6” pocket of water in thick buck brush at forty yards!
On Friday afternoon, we toured the Homeplace 1850s Working Farm, which is an authentic working farm
that is period correct. The farm folk were dressed in the garments of the period as they quilted, spun looms,
performed carpentry work and worked the land with oxen. They were awesome interpreters, who explained
all of the farms crops, buildings, tools, animals and lifestyle. There were several actual dwellings and buildings
that were actually from that era, loaded with antique primitives. Then, we went to the Woodlands Trace to
view buffalo and elk, free ranging in their natural environment. The Executive Director of Friends of the Land
Between the Lakes, John Rufli, told us how their organization features a vast amount of volunteers who give
tours, work the farm, and interpret the natural history of LBL. We then had our taste buds tantalized with a
meal of buffalo stew and all the trimmings. All I can say to that is …Wow!!!
On Saturday, our better halves went shopping at a crafts fair, while we heard about LBL and its wildlife
from Joan Williams. Michael Clark, TWRA Region 1 biologist then gave an informative report on the Asian,
silver and bighead carp problems in our area and the work being done to control them.
Saturday night was our awards banquet, where I feel blessed to have won two awards for photography and
editorial articles. Afterwards, Rob Simbeck and John Sloan led a pickin’ and grinnin’ traditional sing along.
The LBL and Kentucky Lake areas are full of nature’s wonders. They offer so much such as group, family
and school tours, camping and motels, tours and programs.
And … the hunting and fishing is top notch as well.
If you are an outdoor writer, photographer, in radio or TV, have an internet site or column relating to
the outdoors, or are interested in any of these areas contact Max Moss at mmenterprises1@charter.net for
information on how you could be a member of TOWA and join us on these amazing trips.
For more info contact the Paris-Henry County Chamber of Commerce at 731-642-3431. Tell them Rob
Somerville sent you!

Bass fishermen have spent
countless time and money
looking for the magic lure that
will land the big one. Each year,
new styles flood the market,
claiming to be the bait of the
century that will catch fish
when nothing else works. In
my opinion, I have found a lure
that has proven to me time and
time again. It is the best bait I
have ever thrown. I will reveal
this lure later on. First things
first, there is no such thing as
a tackle box with just one tray.
That means we need to have a
good selection of lures and keep
it stocked up. Over the years, I
have fished in ponds and lakes
throughout West Tennessee.
Sometimes I fish from a boat
and other times I stalk around
the bank of farm ponds. I have
friends who live to bass fish,
almost as much as I do to deer
hunt. I have received some
valuable advice over the years
BASS BUSTING BAITS
This huge bass is about to inhale a buzzbait that was stopped on a lily pad.
Photo by Rob Somerville
By Richard Fagan

about what lures work the best.
Certain lures always seem to be
regarded as “must-haves. “So,
what are the best lures to have
with you? In no specific order
I’ll share what I think should be
carried in any bass fisherman’s
tackle box.
Spinner Bait
A white body with a gold
willow leaf spinner is a hot
lure in almost any condition.
I keep two with me, so if I put
the willow leaf, in a willow tree,
I have a backup. When fishing
this lure you don’t always need
to use a fast retrieve. I have had
good luck just easing it along
and letting it fall then starting
back on a slow retrieve. When
the fish are not real active I will
try small grub-tail jigs and swap
different spinners to see if I can
get the right combination.
The Plastic Worm
Why bass hit plastic worms is
somewhat of a mystery. Since
worms don’t live in the water
theyarenotnaturalpreyforbass.
Studies have been done and the
best conclusion that has been
reached is that the worm just
triggers bass to act aggressively.
There are many different ways to
fish a plastic worm. My favorites
are the Texas rig using a 6-inch
worm, and the Carolina rig
using four-inch. Just about any
color will work, as long as it’s
black.
Crank baits
TheRapalaminnowwillalways
have a home in my tackle box.
I like the two smaller sizes, the
three inch which is a medium
diver and the ultra light which
has a dive just shy of a yard.
With some practice an angler
can learn to get different effects
on the lure by the way he works
his rod. A slight twitching action
will deliver a wounded minnow
signal to any bass around.
Top Water Lures
One of the most exciting
things to see when fishing is a
bass exploding out of the water;
attacking its prey. The Rapala
minnow I spoke of above can
be eased along on the surface
and yield good results. There
are two other top water lures
that produce totally different
attractions, but both are
Here are two of the authors favorite top water lures. The buzz bait is
fished fast, while the POP-R is worked slower.
Photo by Richard Fagan
A white body, with a gold willow
leaf spinnerbait, is a hot lure that
can be fished successfully under
almost any conditions.

effective and tremendously fun
to fish with. One of these is the
“buzz bait.” This lure will send
a ripple effect over a large area
when retrieved at a medium to
high speed. Next is the “POP-
R,”which is a timeless lure that
goes back many years. There
must be a million and one
different versions of the floating
bass plug. Again, I like to
throw the three-inch size with
a feathered tail. These lures are
fished using a slow jerk of the
rod. The cup shape mouth at the
front of the lure causes a watery
popping sound and sends out
ripples. Both of these lures are
best fished when the bass are on
bed or in shallow water.
The Magic Lure
A friend of mine took his son
to stock up his tackle box as a
birthday present. The young
man was loading up and taking
full advantage of his father’s gift
when he noticed a lure lying in
the aisle way of the store. He
reached down and picked it up.
After giving it a look, he threw
it in the shopping cart. During
their next fishing trip the bass
were not baiting at all so Hunter
tried the lure. He began to haul
in bass after bass. His dad tried
a lure that resembled his and
didn’t have any luck. Hunter
continued to catch fish. Before
thenextfishingtripHunter’sdad
had bought himself a generous
supply of these lures.
Hunter’s dad proved this lure
out on several fishing trips,
before saying anything to his
buddies. Before long there was
not one of these to be found in
three counties. I learned of this
from a friend of Hunter’s dad.
He had purchased a few of these
baits, and while he wouldn’t
part with one, I was able to
take a picture and make a quick
drawing of it. I purchased some
of the same type lure and went to
work with my airbrush. On my
first outing with this lure at the
pond behind my house I landed
six bass in thirty minutes. This
lure is the “Bomber Fat-A.”It’s
an inch and five-eighths and the
color is “Oxbow Bream.”
Just about the time my group
of fishing buddies was learning
about this lure, we heard that
this lure was being discontinued.
Several years later, I learned that
that the Oxbow bream paint job
was just moved to the “Square
-A series, which produced just
as well.
This is a great fishing lure; but
magic? You’ll have to try it out
and determine that for yourself.
I think almost any lure under
the right conditions can catch
fish. The ones I have listed in
this article have proven to work
well for me. Good luck, and
take a kid fishing. That’s where
the real magic is.A Square-A in Oxbow bream colored bomber. Could this little guy
be the magic lure?

Social media is a great thing,
isn’t it? We get to share virtu-
ally any experience we want
with our friends or followers.
To me, there is some danger in
that, as in posting a picture of
a turkey just to show that you
killed one. Not at all blaming
the hunter for posting the pic-
ture, but in my opinion that’s
all you did was show that you
killed one. The real enjoyment
lies within the story and adven-
ture of the hunt. So, from now
on I’d not only like to share the
“kill pic,” but the story behind
the picture as well. Here goes:
Opening day! Finally the
2017 turkey season was here
on April 1st this year. For the
past several years I have hunt-
ed opening weekend on some
property in Decatur County,
Tennessee. This opening day
found me once again standing
at the top of a ridge before day-
light, as in years past. I started
out well before sunrise, to get to
the portion of the farm I want-
ed to hunt, and was there in
plenty of time prior to “gobble
time.” Daybreak came and birds
starting firing off, bringing the
woods to life. I had hiked into
what I call the East Ridge. As
in years past, it always seemed
to have at least one longbeard
roosted somewhere. As always,
Opening Day
Turkey
By Sam Bradshaw
This time the turkey gods were on my side.
Photo provided by author

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there were a couple of gobblers
directly across the hollow from
me, and one single bird, back
toward the truck. I took out af-
ter the birds on the East Ridge,
crossed the hollow and made it
to where I thought would be a
good spot to slip in without be-
ing detected.
The next gobble I heard indi-
cated the birds had already hit
the ground and were surpris-
ingly headed my way. I thought,
hmmm …. this can’t be the
opening day luck I always carry!
It was working out too good to
be true. The only problem was
that they caught me off guard
I had an open shot I took it and the old Tom lost the match.
Photo provided by author

and I didn’t have time to get set
up as I would have liked.
My next problem came as the
hens flew down on the other
side of the gobblers. There is my
usual opening day luck shining!
Of course, they spun in full
strut and headed back toward
their girls. Luckily, an old timer
taught me a few tricks to entice
the hens a bit. After a series of
calls, I had the hens convinced
to come check me out, with the
gobblers in tow. They came up
to 20 yards or so and one man-
aged to pick me out due to my
lack of concealment. Of course,
the gobblers were still too far
for a kill shot or the story would
end here. They putted, turned
and decided it was time to go
hang out elsewhere.
Disgusted at my mistakes, I
decided it was best to leave
these birds alone for a few hours
and come back mid-morn-
ing for another try. Not hear-
ing but one other bird gobble
at daylight, two hours prior,
I used that as my only option.
Once I made it to the area the
gobbler was in, I decided to sit
down for a bit and get comfort-
able and listen. To me, there is
nothing worse than bumping a
gobbling turkey. After 20 to 30
minutes I heard a few gobbles
back from the direction I came.
It made me ask myself, “Why
are those gobblers firing back
up after seeing they had 10 to
12 hens with them?” So, back
I went to the area from which I
came, only to find out they had
moved down the ridge onto the
adjacent property owner’s field
and were gobbling their heads
off. Oh, well, another half mile
back to the single bird area.
Thistimetheturkeygodswere
on my side. Once I got back to
the general area I thought he
was in, I made a few calls and he
fired off a loud gobble from the
ridge across from me. Luckily I
had enough time and real estate
between us to move around and
get set up properly. Once I was
set up, I gave him a little bit of
time just to remind him I didn’t
have to walk over there to him.
Now the stage was set!
At the first sound on the call I
made he fired back with a gob-
ble, and I knew it was going to
be a standoff. We went back
and forth for about 30 minutes
or so, as he was working his way
down the ridge, strutting and
gobbling. Finally, I could see
him working his way down. By
using soft clucks and purrs on
a slate call, mixed with scratch-
ing in the leaves, he worked his
way to the bottom and across
he came. Instead of coming
straight at me, he did like most
older birds do and tried to take
the high ground up and around
behind me. Fortunate for me he
made the mistake of attempting
that at 40 yards. Once I had
an open shot I took it and the
old Tom lost the match. Check-
mate! My opening day curse
was finally broken with a great
bird and an even more memo-
rable hunt!
This story has been possibly
the easiest storyline I’ve ever
written. Quite frankly the sto-
ry wrote itself when I got out
of the truck that morning. The
story that I see within the sto-
ry is the adventure of the hunt,
which led me to share this sto-
ry with others. Don’t get me
wrong, I absolutely love hunt-
ing turkeys and most especially
killing turkeys. But, to me, the
real adventure is truly in the
hunt, and is also what brings
each and every one of us back
year after year.
On this day I managed to bag
a bird, but not until I had or-
chestrated a circus of decisions
in my mind that just so hap-
pened to lead me in the right di-
rection. For the past three years
I have gotten fooled on opening
day multiple times, but I still
remember chasing those birds
as well as I do killing one this
year on opening day. The hunt
is what brings me back, and if
I ever lose interest in chasing a
faint gobble for a chance, well,
then that will be the day kill-
ing a turkey is no longer worth
my effort. After all, it is called
“hunting” for a reason.

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Kentucky Lake’s bass fish-
ery offers anglers a wide variety
of patterns throughout the year,
but once late spring descends the
shallow water bite really turns on.
This draws anglers from far and
wide to its abundant shoreline
grassbeds, shallow buck bushes
and willow trees.
By early May each year
Tenn-essee Valley Authority’s
curve for reservoir filling has the
big pond resting at summer pool
levels, which means an abun-
dance of structure and visible
cover is inundated with enough
water to attract and hold post-
spawn bass. Anglers can dig
deep in their tackle box and find
multiple lures that work through-
out late spring too. From gold
willow leaf spinnerbaits, to Tex-
as rigged worms, the grass and
bushes harbor shallow fish that
will hit a lot of different baits cast
in their direction.
Most bass anglers target shal-
low cover, where schools of “fry”
or “pin minnows” are present.
The fry sparkle when spooked,
but signal potential action ahead.
The huge schools of tiny baitfish
are the magnet that draws bigger
predator fish to any certain locale.
By late May shad fry are usual-
ly abundant in large schools and
occupy very shallow grassbeds,
bushes, bases of willow trees
and any blowdown type logs or
trees that offer these tiny bait fish
refuge.
Sometimes, a submerged stump
or log out from shoreline will
hold the shad schools too and
that’s a pot at the end of the rain-
bow for a bass fishermen.
Patterns come in several shapes
and sizes. Some anglers thrive
on the pitching and flipping
style techniques and late spring
is prime time for that on Ken-
tucky Lake. Find a little dingy
water where wind and waves have
sloshed up an island rim or shore-
line and the scenario is perfect for
getting up close and personal to
the shallow fish.
Although many of the deep-
er buck bushes of yesteryear are
no longer present, there is still
enough shoreline cover to offer
BIG
Bonanza at Kentucky lake
Kentucky Lake is a popular destination for anglers and national
bass tournament circuits as well.
By Steve McCadams

nice shallow patterns at times,
especially when lake levels surge
a few inches above the normal
summer pool elevation, which is
359 feet above sea level.
Rising lake levels will push
fish shallow; falling lake stag-
es pull bass back to the outside
structure lines or to steeper banks
where fish have a short distance
to travel for their deeper water
comfort zone.
Tossing a Texas rigged craw-
fish, lizard, worm or such popular
choices as Zoom’s Brush Hog can
be effective lure choices. Popular
colors range from green pumpkin
pepper to red shad, with some red
glitter mixed in.
There’s really no perfect color
choice as your tackle box serves
as a bass buffet. Pick one you like
and hope the bass like it too! Ex-
periment, as there are indeed
times when size, shape and color
make a big difference.
Fish will hold tight at times
to the structure and the pitching
and flipping technique puts the
angler right in the tight spots, but
it takes a lot of skill and finesse
to place the lure in those tight
spots and a strong line and hefty
flipping stick to wrestle them
out. as the fish have home court
advantage.
When clear water is present
anglers often lay back from the
shallow cover, choosing to cast
topwater or floating fluke style
worms instead. A light and soft
entry out away from the shoreline
doesn’t spook finicky fish.
If bass are residing in very shal-
low depths you can’t be too loud
or noisy with the presentation.
That’s why tossing light floating
worms or topwater jerk baits are
deadly at times. And, nothing
beats the rush of a strike on a
surface bait, when a placid world
erupts with that commode flush-
ing occurrence.
From floating Rapalas to a
Heddon Zara Spook, these si-
lent stick baits are quite effective
around illusive bass that may be
shy and finicky as to their shallow
water feeding patterns.
Known for the abundance of
shallow weeds that grow a few
feet out from shorelines, Ken-
tucky Lake’s main river islands
usually harbor great opportuni-
ties for late spring bass that have
come off the beds, but are not
quite ready to back out to main
lake summer venues just yet.
Current can be a factor in find-
ing the bait fish too. Wise are
the anglers who search island
points and rims, where current
has pushed the schools of bait-
fish to structure. A congregation
of forage is the key to finding and
catching late spring bass here.
Often times, the baitfish hold
tight to weeds, logs or bushes that
break the current and provide a
comfort zone for them, not to
mention refuge from the larger
predator fish. Bass anglers keying
in on this pattern will find con-
sistent action.
A gold willow leaf spinnerbait
with a blue/chartreuse skirt needs
to be in any bass angler’s arsenal
this time of year on Kentucky
Lake. It mimics the baitfish flash-
ing descent, but it also allows the
angler to cover a lot of water in
search of active bass.
Buzzbaits work too and allows
the user to call up a fish sleep-
ing tight to a buck bush or in
Nice lunkers like this one are common from shallow habitat this
time of year along the shorelines of Kentucky Lake.

the thick of a grassbed. Yet, the
continuous tossing of a spinner-
bait is pretty hard to beat when
searching for fish and schools of
baitfish.
While the shallow shoreline
bite is the cat’s meow this time
of year for the lion’s share of bass
fishermen on Kentucky Lake, the
offshore pattern is never one to
be overlooked. Seems there are
always a few schools of bass back-
ing off the banks and relating
to secondary points, submerged
humps and ledges.
Once the spawn is over here,
some fish pull back to mid-
range depths and park there for
a few weeks until warmer surface
temps push them out to main lake
ledges.
There are times when some
pretty good numbers of bass can
be taken in late spring out away
from visible structure and shore-
lines. Tossing Texas and Carolina
rigged worm rigs works great in
this scenario as do a multitude of
deep diving crankbaits.
Kentucky Lake has always been
a reservoir where many different
patterns work at the same time.
Perhaps that’s one of the lake’s
many attributes. A guy bang-
ing the banks can come in with
a hefty stringer taken in 2 to 3
feet of water while someone else
uses their sonar units and locates
deeper fish suspended somewhere
out there in la-la land.
It seems that has always been
the case here on the big pond, but
the most popular late spring pat-
tern remains the shallow shore-
line habitat. By early July lake
levels begin to pull away from the
shallow structure, so the shallow
bite pattern really only lasts about
two months with May and June
being prime time.
In times past an abundance of
aquatic vegetation such as Eur-
asian watermilfoil around shal-
low bays and shorelines added
additional targets, but last year
the grass didn’t show up in the
reservoir.
Whether or not it returns this
year is still somewhat of a mys-
tery, but it’s always a good idea
to check those shallow pockets off
the main lake or out away from
island rims. If the submerged
vegetation is there, the bass will
be too.
Fling a chrome and blue Rattle
Trap to your heart’s content when
searching the submerged flats for
hidden grass. If the fish or vegeta-
tion is there you’ll known quickly.
Don’t be late to the spring bass
bonanza now underway on Ken-
tucky Lake. Odds are you can find
some fish playing your game!
Editor’s Note: Steve McCadams
is a professional guide and outdoor
writer from Paris, Tennessee and a
recent inductee into the National
Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame.
You can reach him at stevemc@
charter.net.
Another happy, Kentucky Lake bass angler.
Photos by Steve McCadams

I’m in the middle of a war! A
war to save my farm from the
mistakes made in the past. My ap-
proach may be a little obsessive.
But, I’m not afraid to admit it. I
am obsessed with protecting my
farm! Like many of the people
I’ve meet that have family land, I
want to care for it, protect it and
encourage its natural environment
for the enjoyment of my family,
their kids, and later generations.
One of the major battles in this
war is with vines, kudzu being the
most intense. But, this article isn’t
about kudzu (you can read about
my battle with this invader from
Japan in the June/July 2012 issue
of this magazine, also posted on
my blog @ www.fyrnelake.com).
Today, I want to describe anoth-
er threat to our woods that is just
as destructive, visually destroying
the beauty of field tree lines and
fence rows while slowly starving
to death trees in our forests. This
threat is posed by native vines
that are a natural component of
our local ecosystems. Normally
they would pose no threat to our
forest. However select cut tim-
ber harvesting and field clearing
have upset the delicate balance
between trees and vines, surren-
dering the protection of its canopy
and allowing light to penetrate to
the forest floor across vast areas.
This additional light gives vines
the advantage encouraging them
to quickly ascend trees and spread
out over their upper branches
blocking out sunlight and slowly
starving the trees to death.
I shared with you in my last ar-
ticle (also on my blog @ www.
fyrnelake.com) that I was first ex-
posed to this threat on my origi-
nal farm hike. I discovered vines
intermittently covering the forest’s
perimeter tree lines and, under
its canopy ascending trunks and
slowly killing trees. I was worried
and knew something had to be
done! I immediately added this
battle to my growing list to pro-
tect and care for my farm. The
sheer scale of the problem was
intimidating! There were acres of
woods and miles of tree lines. I
never would have begun if I had
let the size of the problem over-
whelm me. I started out trying to
save one tree, then another and
another, taking satisfaction with
each success. Over the years I’ve
saved thousands of trees and I’m
still working at it. In fact, fighting
vines (including kudzu) has be-
come my exercise regiment, work-
ing my upper body with loppers,
clippers and a hand saw while
working my lower body hiking the
wooded hills of the farm.
Maybe you can benefit from
my efforts. Do you or your fam-
ily have a farm or hunting land?
Do you care about the trees sur-
viving for your kids and their
kids? Or maybe you just want to
preserve the trees for harvest. No
matter the reason, I’ve developed
several effective strategies for to
win this battle against vines. I’ve
also identified several very cool
hand tools (weapons) that make
battling vines an easier task. I
would even say fun! With these
tools, I can clear acres of land in
a day with the confidence that I’ve
tipped the scales back to the trees’
advantage.
Strategies:
#1) Do not cut poison ivy
or poison oak vines! Poison ivy
vines rarely extend their reach
above the tree canopy blocking
out sunlight. So cosmetic appear-
ance would be the only reason to
cut their vines. However, your
own cosmetic appearance could
be drastically affected when their
oil sprays out on you and your
clothes when cut. Getting poison
ivy takes all the fun out of being
in the woods! I recommend stay-
ing clear and concentrate your ef-
fort on the vines that truly dam-
age trees. I learned my lesson the
hard way. Want to know more
about my experiences with poi-
son ivy? See my article in March/
April 2017 issue of this magazine
Vine Wars!
The absence of leaves in the winter
reveal how the vines are devastating
the forest. It’s hard for me to hike by
a scene like this without cutting a few.
Photo by Kevin Griffith

or visit my blog at www.fyrnelake.
com.
#2) Take personal safety se-
riously! Dead leaning trees and
broken branches are like booby
traps suspended overhead that
will often shift or fall when cut-
ting vines. Don’t tell my wife, but,
I’ve had more than one branch
crash down beside me while I
was working on a vine. I’ve now
learned to ALWAYS look above
and around before attacking one.
When cutting in warmer weath-
er, snakes can and will be present.
I’ve been lucky. The snakes I’ve
run into have always announced
their presence before I’ve got-
ten close. However, in the sum-
mer I ALWAYS wear snake boots
and keep a wary eye out for ANY
movement on the ground. Not ev-
ery venomous snake has rattles!
Like me, you may prefer to do
the majority of your vine cutting
during the cooler months. Besides
being snake and bug free, the ab-
sence of leaves makes spotting
and cutting vines much easier. I
also prefer being a little cold than
drenched in sweat and attacked
by chiggers and ticks. Speaking
of insects, when I’m cutting in
the summer I NEVER go into the
woods without a light long-sleeve
shirt, wide brim hat, gloves and
insect spray to keep the bugs out
of my hair and off my skin. Is this
sounding like fun yet?
#3) Use the best hand tools!
I’ve tried and destroyed a lot of
tools in my vine fighting efforts
and have settled on four specific
weapons that have seriously im-
pressed me. The majority of the
vines under the tree canopy are ½
to 2 inches in diameter, the per-
fect size for a good quality lop-
per… at least I thought! However,
most of the vines I ran into were
dense and a struggle to cut with
standard loppers. I went through
quite a few brands and models
before I discovered the Fiskar 32”
PowerGear lopper. It has a 3-to-1
gear ratio that multiplies your ef-
forts and makes quick work of any
vine you can fit within its blades.
Something about its patented
design makes it superior to any
other lopper I tried, even other
gear multiplying models. In fact,
they’re designed so well that I’ve
often successfully cut a vine way
beyond its rated diameter capaci-
ty by getting a partial bite on the
vine and working my way around
until I’ve cut completely through!
However, some vines are just
too large and require heavier ar-
tillery. That’s when I bring out
my curved pruning saw. I recom-
Here’s my 3 to 1 geared lopers getting its teeth around a good sized vine.
Once I had it fully surrounded, there was one less vine in my woods.
This 3” diameter vine was just beyond the capability of my lopers. No
problem. My curved pruning saw cut through it in no time.

mend the Corona 18” razor tooth
pruning saw. It’s compact, light-
weight and the perfect size to cut
through a large 4-8” vine in one to
two minutes. Obviously a chain-
saw would be quicker. But, since
most of the vines I encounter can
be handled by my loppers I prefer
not to lug around a heavy chain-
saw. Even carrying my hand saw
with the loppers gets old. More
than once I’ve set down my saw
to cut vines from the surround
trees and have lost track of where
it was! After having to replace a
couple lost saws, I came across
what’s called a pocket chainsaw. I
had never heard of it before com-
ing across it at a camping store.
It’s basically a chainsaw blade with
handles that folds up and fits in
a small belt pouch. It doesn’t cut
as quickly as my curved prun-
ing saw. But, I was surprised how
well it does works and I haven’t
lost one yet!
Along the tree lines I often run
into large areas of tangled small
diameter vines. I started using a
standard handheld hedge clip-
per. It cut the mass of small vines
much faster than I could with the
lopers, but had limited reach and
its weight seemed multiplied as I
stretched out to cut as many vines
as I could from one place. Why
did I not just step closer? Two rea-
sons, these masses of vines were
normally located along the outer
tree lines of the forest which were
often lined with briars. I usual-
ly had to push my way through
several feet of thorny brush be-
fore I could reach a single vine.
Once positioned, I wanted to cut
as much as I could reach to min-
imize the need to push through
the sea of scratching thorns. The
other reason involves gullies. My
farm in particular is full of gullies
and many times these vine mass-
es would stretch out over a gulley
just out of reach of my standard
clippers. As Tim Taylor would say
in the TV show Home Improve-
ment, “I need more POWER!” I
sought out and found from a place
called Gempler’s, the lightweight
ARS HS-K900Z telescopic hedge
shear. The handles are aluminum
while the blades are stainless. I
especially like the telescoping fea-
ture that allows me to stand in one
place and reach three times as far
as before. I was impressed! I now
had all the tools I needed!
#4) Spray a glyphosate based
herbicide like Round-up. Just cut-
ting the vines where sunlight is
abundant along the tree line isn’t
enough to get rid of them. I’ve
found that it’s necessary to circle
back through a few weeks later to
spray any sprouting vine stumps.
The good news is I’ve discovered
that it’s seldom necessary to spray
the vines that I’ve cut under the
tree canopy… unless it’s kudzu!
Kudzu’s roots store such a reserve
of energy they can easily climb
back up the tree. Native Tennessee
vines quickly deplete their energy
reserves in the limited light while
attempting to climb back above
the canopy. For added insurance,
I make it more difficult for them
by cutting each vine twice, once
near the ground and once close to
chest level. This gap is usually suf-
ficient to keep the vines from tak-
ing the easy way back up the tree
on what’s left of their now dead
upper member. They’re forced to
attempt the only way left, up the
larger diameter tree trunk.
So, are you ready to have fun
yet? Or, do you think I’m cra-
zy? My wife probably thinks so.
She’s seen me head out into to
the woods countless times to cut
vines and returned dead tired,
What I love about this hand powered pocket chainsaw is how it fit’s
compactly in a small belt pocket. It cuts well too!
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The History of Farming in AmericaThe History of Farming in America
By Rob Somerville
New Deal Farm and Rural
Programs 1933-1940
President Franklin D. Roo-
sevelt, a liberal Democrat, was
keenly interested in farm issues
and believed that true prosperi-
ty would not return until farm-
ing was prosperous. Many dif-
ferent New Deal programs were
directed at farmers. Farming
reached its low point in 1932,
but even then millions of unem-
ployed people were returning to
the family farm, having given up
hope for a job in the cities. The
main New Deal strategy was to
reduce the supply of commod-
ities, thereby raising the prices
a little to the consumer, and a
great deal to the farmer. Mar-
ginal farmers produce too lit-
tle to be helped by the strategy;
specialized relief programs were
developed for them. Prosperi-
ty largely returned to the farm
by 1936.
Roosevelt's "First Hundred
Days" produced the Farm Secu-
rity Act to raise farm incomes,
by raising the prices farmers re-
ceived, which was achieved by
reducing total farm output. In
May 1933, the Agricultural Ad-
justment Act created the Agri-
cultural Adjustment Adminis-
tration (AAA). The act reflected
the demands of leaders of major
farm organizations, especially
the Farm Bureau, and reflected
debates among Roosevelt's farm
advisers, such as Secretary of
Agriculture Henry A. Wallace,

M.L. Wilson, Rexford Tugwell,
and George Peek.
The aim of the AAA was to
raise prices for commodities
through artificial scarcity. The
AAA used a system of "domes-
tic allotments", setting total out-
put of corn, cotton, dairy prod-
ucts, hogs, rice, tobacco, and
wheat. The farmers themselves
had a voice in the process of
using government to benefit
their incomes. The AAA paid
land owners subsidies for leav-
ing some of their land idle with
funds provided by a new tax on
food processing. The goal was to
force up farm prices to the point
of "parity", an index based on
1910 - 1914 prices. To meet 1933
goals, 10 million acres of grow-
ing cotton was plowed up, boun-
tiful crops were left to rot, and
six million piglets were killed
and discarded. The idea was that
the less produced the higher the
wholesale price, and the higher
income to the farmer. Farm in-
comes increased significantly in
the first three years of the New
Deal, as prices for commodities
rose. Food prices remained well
below 1929 levels.
The AAA established a
long-lasting federal role in the
planning of the entire agricul-
tural sector of the economy, and
was the first program of such a
scale on behalf of the troubled
agricultural economy. The origi-
nal AAA did not provide for any
sharecroppers, tenants or farm
laborers who might become un-
employed, but there were other
New Deal programs especially
for them, such as the Farm Se-
curity Administration.
In 1936, the Supreme Court
declared the AAA to be uncon-
stitutional for technical reasons;
it was replaced by a similar pro-
gram that did win Court ap-
proval. Instead of paying farm-
ers for letting fields lie barren,
the new program instead subsi-
dized them for planting soil en-
riching crops such as alfalfa that
would not be sold on the market.
Federal regulation of agricultur-
al production has been modified
many times since then, but to-
gether with large subsidies the
basic philosophy of subsidizing
farmers is still in effect in 2015.

Rural Relief
Modern methods had
not reached the backwoods
such as Wilder, Tennes-
see (Tennessee Valley Au-
thority, 1942). Many ru-
ral people lived in severe
poverty, especially in the
South. Major programs ad-
dressed to their needs in-
cluded the Resettlement
Administration (RA), the
Rural Electrification Ad-
ministration (REA), rural
welfare projects sponsored
by the WPA, NYA, Forest
Service and CCC, including
school lunches, building
new schools, opening roads
in remote areas, reforesta-
tion, and purchase of mar-
ginal lands to enlarge na-
tional forests. In 1933, the
Administration launched
the Tennessee Valley Au-
thority, a project involv-
ing dam construction plan-
ning on an unprecedented
scale in order to curb flood-
ing, generate electricity, and
modernize the very poor
farms in the Tennessee Val-
ley region of the Southern
United States.
For the first time, there
was a national program to
help migrant and margin-
al farmers, through pro-
grams such as the Resettle-
ment Administration and
the Farm Security Adminis-
tration. Their plight gained
national attention through
the 1939 novel and film The
Grapes of Wrath. The New
Deal thought there were
too many farmers, and re-
sisted demands of the poor
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drenched in sweat, covered in dirt
and wearing a huge smile. That
smile is even wider these days.
It’s difficult to describe the deep
feeling of accomplishment I expe-
rience when hiking through now
healthy (and mostly vine free) ar-
eas of the farm. I also feel in my
bones (literally) that this effort
has keep me more fit and feeling
young. It’s not too late for you to
have the same experience saving
your own trees! Don’t have your
own? I might even let you cut a
few of my vines. (I also have a
fence that needs whitewashing.)
I’ve already figured out a system
that works well for me and it will
work for you. All that it will take
is respect for poison ivy, aware-
ness of what’s above your head
and below your feet, the purchase
of a few awesome tools to make
the task easier and an abundance
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you well as you free one tree at a
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your woods, the task of freeing it
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on your goal and taking satisfac-
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you keep motivated. I can assure
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obsessed as I am!
My telescoping clippers helped me clear out this tangled mess of vines
in about 10 minutes. Check out the before and after pics.

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it made a major effort to upgrade
the health facilities available to a
sickly population.
Agriculture was very prosper-
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rationing and price controls lim-
ited the availability of meat and
other foods in order to guarantee
its availability to the American
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Last year, as turkey sea-
son was just winding up, I was
hoping to get out in the woods
and get in a few more sunrise
hunts before the sweltering heat
and humidity of July was mov-
ing in. Hunters do have a little
more time to hunt this spring,
because every May, Tennessee
along with surrounding states
offer spring squirrel hunting.
If you are new to this season
and have not tried your hand
at spring squirrel hunting this
season might be a good time
to try it.
Spring squirrel hunting can
be just a little different than
fall hunting. In the fall, you
can always listen for the sound
of teeth gnawing away on a
By Richard Hines

hickory nut, chips of walnut,
or acorn pieces almost rain-
ing through the leaves. Squir-
rels always seem to be barking
or chattering more in the fall.
Many mornings I have slipped
into a nice grove of hickory
trees and shot a limit within
an area covering less than a few
hundred square feet. Not so in
the spring. Squirrels are in the
same place but their life style
is different than during the fall.
Here’s why you should change
the pace and your style of hunt-
ing spring squirrels.
First and foremost, forget
about finding that hickory tree.
While you may think that all
squirrels eat are nuts that’s not
the case, because few nuts if any
are available in the spring, but
there is an abundance of food
during the spring season. Tu-
lip poplar trees have flowers,
which develop into seeds called
samaras and squirrels readily
eat both. Don’t overlook newly
sprouted seeds buds or seeds
on redbuds, maples, dogwood
or even wild flowers on the
forest floor that are all con-
sumed. It’s true that the hard-
wood mast crop each fall de-
termines the population levels
the following year. Depending
on the species of oaks, these
acorns should provide from
5% to 10% protein and along
with hickory, beech and wal-
nut squirrels can get ample nu-
trition to make it through the
winter months. But by spring all
the hardwood mast has gener-
ally disappeared, In April there
is a major shift in food pref-
erence to tree buds, fruit and
flowers and like fall hardwood
mast species, squirrels also have
their favorite spring foods.
Spring time squirrels almost
seem stealthy, so you should
work in a combination of mov-
ing and sitting. Some call it
“running and gunning”.
Since there does not seem
to be any rhyme or reason as
to where squirrels may be on
a given day this method works
well. So, how do you find these
busytails if they have become
so secretive? Simply move ev-
ery 10 to 15 minutes, trying
to put around 50 yards or so
behind you. Look for a nice,
wide open spot in the woods

where you can see or hear for
some distance. After sitting and
waiting you should see limbs
begin moving when squirrels
shift their position. Also make
note of preferred soft mast, es-
pecially along creek bottoms.
Many hunters using this meth-
od cover three or four times
the amount of ground during
spring hunting as they might
during fall hunts.
Between eating buds and
flowers squirrels will spend a
fair amount of time lying out
on limbs; particularly around
openings in the woods. You
may have noticed that a lot
of dogwoods, mulberry, red-
buds and other soft mast spe-
cies grow well around edges. As
soon as squirrels eat their fill of
soft mast they will generally re-
treat to lay out on a sunny limb.
For spotting squirrels sun-
ning on limbs carry binoc-
ulars and take time to glass
around treetops of larger trees
just above the shrub layer. If
you saw squirrels around food-
plots last fall during deer sea-
son there’s a good bet squirrels
will be around this spring. For
the most part squirrels keep a
pretty tight home range, usual-
ly within 3 to 4 acres. Females
rarely venture outside more
than 4 acres while males stay
within 3 acres, but remember
the size of this home range is
dependent on the quality of the
habitat. These consist primari-
ly of dens and hardwood mast
such as hickory, oak, and beech
while soft mast includes dog-
wood, grapes, and mulberry.
You always hear about poor
mast crops in the fall of the year
but the same can be true in the
spring with poor fruit develop-
ment. Overall, buds comprise
about 48% of the bushy tails
spring diet and by June their
number one choice in this area
will be mulberry so keep your
eye out for a nice grove of mul-
berry trees. Interestingly, only

the red mulberry is native to the
United States, while the white
mulberry is an exotic species
introduced into North America
from Asia. As the season begins
winding down in June look for
mulberry fruit to peak.
Except for winter hunt-
ing you will always find most
squirrels most active during
early morning hours. With
spring coming on and as day-
light length increasing, squir-
rels shift from late risers to early
risers, especially when tempera-
tures start climbing. With tur-
key season just ending make a
mental note of where you saw
or heard squirrels.
How you take a spring
bushy tail is a personal choice.
It can be tough with a .22, be-
cause trees are fully leaved out
by May. It is also hard to prove,
but it appears squirrels feeding
on spring fruit are warier than
during fall feeding. For this
reason, consider a shotgun. All
gauges work well and again it’s a
personal choice. Because squir-
rels feeding in “shrub-
b y ” t r e e s are
quick to
jump,
choose shot siz-
es # 5 and # 6 for
quick shots.
Spring
squirrel
hunting is
a good way to
extend time in the woods after
turkey season and few hunters
seem to be taking advantage
this season. Old

timers used to
talk about how
great squir-
rel hunting
was when
“they
were
in the
mulber-
ries”. Why
not give it a try this spring?
Its another good opportunity to
get out and enjoy the outdoors.
Opportunities for spring
squirrel hunting in STO Mag-
azine coverage area.
Spring Squirrel Seasons
Tennessee: May 13th - June
10th
Kentucky: May 20th - June
16th
Mississippi: May 15th - June
1st
Arkansas: May 15th - Febru-
ary 28th
Missouri: May 27th - Febru-
ary 15th
*Legal dates, limits and meth-
ods may vary on some Pub-
lic Hunting Areas so check
regulations!

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TRADITIONS TIPS - with Richard A. Fagan
1. A plastic coffee can with a slot cut in it and some cord, will
make a useful toilet paper holder.
2. Slide some sections of pool noodles on to tent lines to make
them visible and reduce tripping.
4. By installing a sink drain in a storage container, you can
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3. Premix eggs and pancake batter and transfer the mixture in to
squeeze bottles. It’s easier to store and not as messy.
5. Make coffee bags by adding coffee to a filter then tying it shut
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Editor’s note: all photos and graphics are provided by the author.
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Calling all youngsters who want to catch fish and win
prizes at the same time!
The 17th Annual Steve McCadams “Casting For A
Cure” Kids Fishing Rodeo returns to McKenzie’s City
Park Lake on Saturday, June 10th for a fun filled morning
where even little fish bring on big smiles.
Girls and boys {ages 15 and under} are invited to
participate in the FREE event, which will benefit the
American Cancer Society. Each year, McCadams teams
up with the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency and the
big event is fast approaching.
More than 4,500 kids from five states have been
introduced to the great sport of fishing since the rodeo’s
conception.
Special plaques and bicycles will be awarded to kids
catching the most and biggest fish in four separate age
brackets. Age brackets will be 5 and under, 6-9, 11-12,
and 13-15 years of age.
“Returning to my hometown and hosting this rodeo
is my favorite fishing day each year,” said McCadams,
nationally known outdoorsman who lends his name
to the event. “Thanks to the help of a TWRA, lots of
volunteers and donations, the festivity will build some
self-esteem in these future fishermen as they fight fish
and cancer at the same time.”
“With the help of
donors, who open their
hearts and pocketbooks
each year, we send each
youngster home with a
prize and fond memory.
I know we’ve made a
positive impression
on these kids over the
years and in so doing we
helped fight cancer at the
same time,” continued
McCadams, who grew up
fishing nearby Carroll
Lake and participated in rodeos there in days gone by.
Participants are asked to arrive early and check-in
at the registration pavilion where each contestant will
receive a bag of goodies. Onsite registration will be from
8-9 a.m. with the actual competition taking place from
9-11 a.m.
Loaner rods will be available courtesy of TWRA,
so every kid will have a chance to fish. However, kids
are encouraged to bring their own bait and tackle.
Concessions will be available courtesy of Carroll County
Relay For Life teams.v
“It’s a great opportunity for kids to learn about the
great sport of fishing while sharing some time with their
family and friends,” said McCadams, himself a cancer
survivor. “I wanted to do something to help fight this
terrible disease that affects so many people. It’s especially
sad to see young kids stricken with cancer, but with
events like these we can give them hope as we work
together to find a cure.”
The event will coincide with National Fishing Week
across America. And, June 10th is Free Fishing Day in
Tennessee.
McKenzie’s City Park Lake is located at 570 Como
Street next to Bethel University football stadium. For
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To support the event or perhaps honor someone
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17th Annual Event Puts Big Smiles On
Small Faces

Hello, to all the great readers
of STO Magazine. The coon
hunting community lost a great
friend this past November. His
name was Matt Craddock. Matt
was well known throughout the
coon hunting community as
a well-liked guy, as well as an
honest and avid coon hunter.
Matt left this world way too soon.
At the time of his death, he was
28, much too young to leave this
earth. The following obituary was
posted from Edmaiston-Mosley
funeral home of Union City
{Matt} Matthew Lee Craddock,
28, of Union City passed
away 10:45 a.m. on Saturday,
November 19th, 2016, at Baptist
Memorial Hospital in Union City.
Brother Steve Carr and Brother
Jack Henry will officiate. Burial
will follow in Fremont Cemetery
near Union City.
Pallbearers were Chris
Stafford, Gunner Stafford, Jason
Prescott, Jacob Craddock, Ronnie
Craddock, Danny Craddock,
Seth Taylor, Garrett Grady and
Cameron Bailey. Honorary
pallbearers were Matt's coon
hunting friends.
Visitation was held at
Edmaiston Mosley Funeral Home
from 11:00 a.m. until the hour of
services Tuesday.
Matt was born September
30, 1988, in Union City, son of
Johnny and Ginette (Brechears)
Craddock of Union City. He was
a 2007 graduate of Obion County
Central High School. Matt was an
avid coon hunter and member of
the Coon Hunters Kennel Club
and Professional Kennel Club.
He was a member of Reelfoot
Baptist Church, near Union City,
Tennessee.
He is also survived by his
brother and sister-in-law, Clayton
and Lauren Craddock of Obion;
his grandparents, Gerald and
Kay Craddock of Union City and
Janette Brechears of Woodland
Mills; and his aunts and uncles,
Claudette Blaszczyk of Las Vegas,
Nevada, Ronnie and Tammy
Craddock of Martin and Danny
Craddock of Union City. He
was preceded in death by his
grandfather, Doug Brechears; and
his uncle, Mark Blaszczyk.
I know that Matt is running
the hounds in the great woods in
the sky, because the Good Lord
likes the sounds of the hounds
too. Matt will be greatly missed
by his family and friends. Rest in
peace my friend, rest in peace.
In Memory of Matt Craddock
By Shawn Todd

Carson Lamb of Dyersburg, Tennessee caught these huge bass
in a nearby lake. He loves fishing!

Submitted by Donna Hicks Robert “DOC” Jackson should
be called Mr. Bass, as he holds up
another Pickwick Lake “hawg”.
Jeff Caldwell of Dyersburg, Ten-
nessee filled his cooler with 10”+
crappie on April 7th at Fyrne Lake
with his friend, Les Dieth.
Photo courtesy of Fyrne Lake
Michael Gauldin of Dyersburgtook this nice gobbler in the hillsabove Lenox, Tennessee on April16th.
Photo courtesy of Fyrne Lake.
Sharon Ray is not only beautiful,but she can bass fish as well. Shecaught these fish at a private lakein Dyersburg, Tennessee.

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