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TABLE OF CONTENTS
PG .................. ARTICLE.......................................................... AUTHOR
6...........................Deer Camp ........................................................................Rob Somerville
10..........................Duck Season Preview .......................................................Steve McCadams
17..........................Fish Factory - Part Four in the Series ...............................Kevin Griffith
23..........................Blasto and Coondog Paralysis ..........................................Shawn Todd
25..........................The Right to Bear Arms .....................................................Richard A. Fagan
39..........................AG News - Trustees for the Family Farm ..........................Chad Davis
41..........................Wood Duck, Teal Season ..................................................Steve McCadams
44..........................Traditions Outdoor Tips ....................................................Richard Fagan
54..........................Trophy Room.....................................................................STO
This lone wood duck is preparing to take off for the sky, where he will give early season duck hunt-
ers a fit with his flying speed and acrobatics.
Photo by Rob Somerville

SSometimes you just seem to get
upside down in this crazy world we live
in. Pressure seems to weigh you down,
like you are wearing cement shoes, with
every step you take. Whether it is due
to issues you are having at work, home
or even in a personal relationship ….
we all get stressed out sometimes.
I’m talking about days with people
acting crazy, bills stacking up on your
desk, phones ringing with telemarketers
trying to tell you they are offering the
greatest thing since sliced bread, a flat tire on your truck, a broken drive belt on your riding mower and
… well you know the kind of day I am talking about.
Fortunately, for me, Mother Nature is the greatest psychotherapist in the world. I don’t need to pay
some quack a hundred dollars an hour to try to tell me I got mommy issues. I don’t have to imbibe in
alcohol or take pills to calm me down when I am feeling low. All I have to do is grab my light- action
spinning rig, my tackle box, a small cooler, and head to my favorite fishing hole.
Therapy
As soon as I see the water, with a fish or two rippling the surface as they feed, all the tension seems to
immediately leave my body and a sense of calm serenity takes over my entire being. Whether I catch a
fish or not is a moot point. Just being immersed in the beautiful tranquility of nature that God in His
goodness has so generously provided us with, is all the medication I need.
I tie on a six-inch, un-weighted, rubber worm and gently cast it down the shoreline, just past a shad-
ed area from an overhanging willow tree. The bait barely makes a splash in the water, as it slowly and
naturally begins to sink.
All of a sudden I see my line starting to ease away, towards the deep end of the pond. I slowly begin to
reel in the slack, with my rod tip pointed towards the direction my bait is moving. Just before the line
grows taught, I slam my rod upwards; setting the hook.
I hurriedly set my drag, as something on the business end of my line doesn’t like the feel of a 2/0 hook
in its jaw, and the fight is on. The fish takes off, my drag whirring noisily. I reel line back when I can, but
can feel the weight of the fish as it angrily shakes its head from side to side, fighting for its freedom.
Suddenly it jumps, and then jumps again – sending shimmering drops of water high into the air. It is
a bass … a big bass. About five minutes later, in the battle of man versus fish, I finally won and the six
pound bass rolled to the surface where I landed him.
I looked at the beautiful bass for a minute, glistening in the sun, with its gills flaring. I could almost
smell the delicious fried fillets he would make. Then, for some odd reason, I gently removed the hook
and slid the big fish into the water. It swam about eight feet away and turned back in my direction. I
swear it seemingly looked at me as if we had come to an understanding, then it turned and disappeared.
That is when it hit me. This was just what I needed. I’d completely forgotten about all those “what I
thought to be major” problems I had and was calm as could be. I gave the bass a salute and whispered
my thanks to Almighty God for the lesson He had just taught me … life was good! See ya,
Letter from the Editor
From the Editor’s Desk of Rob Somerville
Rob Somerville

Deer Camp:Deer Camp:
Chicken Soup for the Soul
By Rob Somerville
Now and then, one of the hunters will glance up at the meat pole, imagining ﬁve trophy bucks, hanging in the frosty
air tomorrow, their eyes twinkling in the ﬁrelight. Photo by Rob Somerville
he campfire spits a spark, high
up into the chilled air, from the
seasoned oak logs that are ablaze
with fire. It is a bright beacon of
light, surrounded by miles of pitch
black darkness. As the aromat-
ic tendrils of smoke curl upward
towards the starlit sky, a peaceful
solitude falls over the camp. A
group of hunters, with two-day old
growths of whiskers on their faces,
stare into the multicolor flames as
if held in a hypnotic trance. There
is no need for verbal communica-
tion here. These men have hunted
together for years and are com-
fortable in the serene calmness of
the evening. Now and then, one of
the hunters will glance up at the
meat pole, imagining five trophy
bucks, hanging in the frosty air
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tomorrow, their eyes twinkling in
the firelight.
There is always one storyteller in
the group, and he clears his throat
to speak. His tale usually begins
with, "I remember when …”
This scene is played out yearly,
in one fashion or another, at hunt-
ing camps all across the United
States. Whether you are sitting
outside your circled tents around
a campfire, or nestled in comfort-
able recliners inside a cedar lodge,
a hunting camp is a magical place.
Conversations include the latest
hunting equipment, the weather,
or who drew cooking and clean-
up duty that night. Good-natured
bragging about woodsmanship
and hunting skills abound. Friend-
ly ribbing will generally follow,
targeting someone who missed an
easy shot, fell in the swamp, or got
lost in the woods. A yearly debate,
which will never be solved will en-
sue, on which is the best caliber ri-
fle for deer. It is a place where boys
learn to be men, and men aren't
afraid to behave like boys.
“It is a place where boys learn to
be men, and men aren't afraid to
behave like boys.”
Essentially, all hunting camps
are made up of similar characters.
Let's take a look around an aver-
age camp and see whom we find.
Furthest from the fire is the
"Gadget Freak." He is staying
away from the smoke to keep his
new scent-free suit from being
contaminated. He has read every
book and magazine available to
man on the subject of deer hunt-
ing. He has a suitcase full of deer
urine, scent blockers, and cover
scents. If an article of clothing can
be made in camo, he owns it. He
may never harvest a deer, but he at
least always looks good.
Next to him is the “Rookie.” The
rookie is clothed in hand-me-
down camo. He has borrowed a
gun and ammo for this trip and
hasn't even bothered to sight it in.
He doesn't own a deer stand, and
often gets lost trying to find the
bathroom in the dark in his own
house, let alone a deer stand in the
deep woods. He will be walked to
the furthest deer stand, so as not
to spook deer off of others, and for
some reason, he is usually the one
to bag the big buck on opening
day.
Sitting across from the rookie is
the "Grizzled Veteran." He doesn't
say much, but when he talks the
others have learned from expe-
rience to listen. He has learned
woodsmanship
and hunting
skills the proper
way, through ex-
perience.
To the left of
the grizzled vet-
eran sits the
"Den Mother."
This member of
camp is the or-
ganizer. He plans
menus, decides
who should
hunt where and
makes sure the
important sup-
plies are always
on hand, such as
aspirin, antacids
and most impor-
tantly … toilet
paper.
Crouched down on his aching
knees, and usually found spitting
chewing tobacco into the fire sits
"The Complainer." He is happiest
when griping about the weather,
the moon phases, his job, or life in
There always seems to be talk of a
legendary and phatom-like buck in
the area. It is usually a monster 12
or 14 pointer, weighing in at well
over 250 lbs.
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general.
Immediately to his right, and
serving to counter-balance the
griper, is the "Court Jester." This
individual doesn't necessarily
care if he takes a deer or not, he
is there purely for entertaining
the troops. He is funny enough
to have his own sitcom, and uses
gestures and voice impersonations
to perfection. All hunting camps I
have been privileged to be a part
of, have had some sort of com-
bination of all of these character
traits. And somehow, as if Mother
Nature stirred the contents of this
melting pot with her magic wand,
the end result is a happy and cohe-
sive group of hunters.
Stress disappears as soon as the
hunters pull in to camp. Expectan-
cy levels are high, and each mem-
ber looks forward to the bond of
fellowship and camaraderie they
share together. The aromas from
the cook's pot are a wonder in it-
self. Homemade deer chili, sim-
mering in a cauldron above an
open fire, makes the crew salivate
like a pack of hungry wolves. And
even though the spicy chili burns
their gut with promises of an early
morning trip to the frozen toilet
seat of the outhouse, they greedily
fill their bowls with helping after
helping.
After supper, as the gang clasps
steaming cups of strong coffee in
their gloved hands, more to keep
their hands warm than for the caf-
feine high, stories of past hunts
begin to flow from their mouths.
There always seems to be talk of a
legendary and phantom-like buck
in the area. It is usually a monster
12 or 14 pointer, weighing in at
well over 250 lbs. The buck usual-
ly has a nickname like "The Gray
Ghost," "Bullwinkle," or "The Hat
Rack." This giant deer may or may
not exist, but it builds up the antic-
ipation and excitement level of the
hunters until they reach a fevered
pitch similar to ancient African
war tribes just prior to battle.
Humorous tales soon follow,
usually attempts to embarrass
a present hunter, causing these
grown men to laugh insanely like
school children until they finally
have to walk away to catch their
breath and wipe the tears from
their eyes. It doesn't matter how
many times the stories are told;
they always draw a fascinated and
amused crowd. And who cares
that if with each telling, some
more details are added to make
the story more amusing. Maybe a
time of reminiscence will follow,
where a hunting
companion who
has passed on to
a better place, is
remembered and
paid tribute to.
Eventually the
talk will turn to
who will hunt
where in the
morning. These
spots will change
dozens of times
as indecisions
and hunches are
the general rule
of thumb. Finally,
the hunters will
begin to head to
their sleeping
quarters for a
night of tossing
and turning, fitfully dreaming of a
huge buck. All the hunters will re-
tire, except, one that is. The most
senior of the group, the grizzled
veteran of many a deer camp, re-
mains alone at the smoldering fire.
He pokes a stick through the em-
bers as if in search of something.
As we stand in the shadows of a
nearby oak tree, we can hear him
sigh, and see him hoist himself
up on creaky, arthritic knees. He
has a smile on his face. He looks
up in to the heavens, and raising
a gnarled hand to the sky mutters
softly, "Thank you Lord for this
little piece of Heaven on earth."
Pouring the remaining coffee on
the fire to extinguish it, he ambles
towards the sleeping shanty. He
rests easy knowing he is the only
one who will sleep like a baby to-
night.

DUCK SEASONDUCK SEASON
PREVIEWPREVIEWFALL FLIGHT LOOKS GOOD…DUCK HUNTERS OPTIMISTIC
By Steve McCadams
Hefty numbers of ducks frolic in the shallows at Tennessee National Wildlife Refuge on Kentucky Lake. Weather
and water will play the key role in migration and distribution as the season arrives.
Photo courtesy of USFWS
uck hunters have a little more
pep in their step. It happens every
year about this time, when cool
crisp mornings take over, and the
dog days of summer lose their
grip to the upcoming “duck days”
of fall.
Camouflage becomes the official
color and duck calls dangle from
mirrors of pick-up trucks across
the Mid-South. Enter any sporting
goods store and you’ll quickly en-
counter a few knee booters whal-
ing away at the call counter, test-
ing out new ones and searching
for just the right sound of a shrill
hail call, or a raspy lonesome hen
on the low end.
There’s always room on the lan-
yard for another good call. Same
goes for the angler whose tackle
box is full, as there always seems
to be room for one more lure!
FORECAST LOOKS
GOOD!
Waterfowlers across Tennes-
see have reason for optimism this
fall and winter. Each year the fall
flight forecast sets the stage for the
forthcoming seasons and good
news came this summer when
the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
released its 2015 Trends in Duck
Breeding Populations report.
Tennessee, along with all states
in the Mississippi flyway, will get
another 60-day season and 6-duck
daily bag limit. Thanks to a strong
year for waterfowl populations,
based on surveys taken by both
USFWS and Canadian Wildlife
Service, duck hunters will have
a wide window of opportunity
again this season.
Here in the Volunteer State the
statewide season will again be split
in two segments and open the
weekend after Thanksgiving, fol-
lowed by a five day closure before
resuming for a 58-day straight
stretch. Dates are November 28th
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Each fall, hunters wonder about
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ing duck season. Most know that
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factors, as to movement and dis-
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However, it’s vital to have good
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Without the duck population re-
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According to the forecast, over-
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ly similar to last year and remain
high. Total populations were es-
timated at 49.5 million breeding
ducks in the traditional survey
area. This estimate represents a 1
percent increase from last year's
estimate of 49.2 million birds,
and is 43 percent higher than the
1955-2014 average.
“An early spring, balanced with
poorer habitat conditions, was ap-
parent in this year’s survey,” said
DU Chief Conservation Officer -
Paul Schmidt. “In addition to re-
duced precipitation over the win-
ter and early spring, we have lost
critical nesting habitat with the
decrease in Conservation Reserve
Program lands and continuing
conversion of habitat to agricul-
tural production across the U.S.
prairies.”
“Fortunately, these conditions
had minimal impacts on this year’s
overall breeding bird numbers,
but hunters should be concerned
about these trends and what they
might mean in future years. We
have experienced good moisture
in the prairies and liberal bag
limits for more
than two decades.
Continuing hab-
itat losses and
drier conditions
have the poten-
tial to change this
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ture.”
SPECIES ESTIMATES
Here’s an estimate of the top
ten popular species: Mallards:
11.6 million, which is similar to
the 2014 estimate and 51% above
the long-term average. Gadwall:
3.8 million, which is similar to
the long-term average. Ameri-
can wigeon: 3.0 million, which is
similar to the 2014 estimate and
17% above the long-term average.
Green-winged teal: 4.1 million,
which is 19% above the 2014 esti-
mate and 98% above the long-term
average. Blue-winged teal: 8.5 mil-
lion, which is similar to the 2014
estimate and 73% above the long-
term average. Northern shovel-
ers: 4.4 million, which 17% below
the long-term average. North-
ern pintails: 3.0 million, which is
similar to the 2014 estimates and
24% below the long-term average.
Redheads: 1.2 million, which is
similar to their 2014 estimate and
Canvasbacks: 0.76 million, which
is similar to the 2014 estimate and
Scaup: 4.4 million, which is simi-
lar to the 2014 estimate and 13%
below the long-term average.
Hunters in Tennessee have plenty
of reasons for a good season
ahead, as the fall ﬂight forecast is
a promising one. Ducks num-
bers remain strong with several
species above their long-term
averages this year.
Photo by Steve McCadams

WEATHER PLAYS A KEY
ROLE
Duck hunters in Dixie know
the necessity of drastic weath-
er changes that occur overnight.
Those bone chilling winds stim-
ulate movement from lazy ducks
that often grow complacent and
sluggish when long stretches of
mild weather wear out their wel-
come.
The wind giveth and it also
can taketh away! Veteran hunt-
ers across the rich wetlands of
West Tennessee know things can
change overnight. Duck num-
bers can swell quickly when cold
fronts, with snow and ice to our
north, push the birds a little fur-
ther down the flyway in search of
open water and accessible food.
We’ve also learned the ducks
will follow the water or sometimes
jump back north during the sea-
son if mild weather lingers. It’s an
ebb and flow of movement, as the
ducks are quite mobile. Predicting
their whereabouts has put many
gray hairs in the heads of veteran
waterfowlers.
No one can outguess the weath-
er. Feast one day and famine the
next. That’s duck hunting and
about the only control you have is
being there.
Quite frankly, the best time to go
is whenever you can. A 60-day
season offers a big window of op-
portunity, but somewhere in there
will be great mornings with blus-
tery north winds, spitting snow
and falling temperatures that re-
ally trigger the biological clock of
ducks to move and feed.
Waterfowl sense weather chang-
es and put their feed bags on as
the front approaches. But, who
can predict when those cold fronts
will come? Even the weatherman
misses it by a day or so at times.
Somewhere in the season, sand-
wiched between the great morn-
ings when ducks fill the skies and
often trade locations, will be some
warm, stagnant mornings where
bluebird skies just don’t stimulate
movement. The ducks sleep in,
or maybe they just didn’t get the
memo to rise and shine.
Extended spells of warm weath-
er don’t require ducks to move
around, or feed as much, to main-
tain body heat. They get lazy,
basking in the sunshine of shal-
low, flooded fields or open water
mudflats.
Those that do fly don’t seem to
work right, turning a blind eye to
even the best decoy spreads and
blind locations. When the ducks
aren’t hungry, and no wind or
weather helps out, even the most
veteran callers shake their heads
in dismay.
Such a scenario has duck hunt-
ers calling at the same birds for a
week or so. No new ducks makes
it tough. Ducks quickly learn the
terrain and avoid areas where
hunting pressure pushes them to
refuges, or backwater swamps and
marshes, somewhere free of activ-
ity.
Those that do fly, know where
they are going before they ever
take off; a predetermined destina-
tion makes it quite challenging for
even the most experienced water-
fowlers.
Yet, every day is different in the
duck blind. Yesterday and today
have little bearing on what tomor-
row holds in store.
It appears the stage is set for a
good season here in Tennessee.
Another wide window of oppor-
tunity awaits waterfowlers with
the calendar allowing a late season
finale.
Time to tune up the call, patch
leaky waders and dip decoys,
brush the blind, polish up the
retriever and work on stubborn
starting motors.
Season is fast approaching. The
fall flight looks good. Do all you
can to get ready and be prepared.
Every sunrise is special and all
it takes is one good morning to
erase several slow ones. Let the
game begin!
Editor’s note: Steve McCadams is
a professional guide and outdoor
writer from Paris, Tennessee. You
can reach him at stevemc@charter.
net.
A mallard hen takes her hefty brood to shallow feeding areas. Surveys
indicate ducks did well on the breeding grounds this year, allowing another
60-day season and 6-duck daily bag limit. Photo courtesy of USFWS

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FISH FACTORY-Part four in the seriesBy Kevin Griffith
ish love structure! Most fish
need structure in which to hide,
to hunt and to spawn. Small fish
feel stressed without it and right-
ly so! Without cover to hide in,
or behind, they are easy prey for
the ever present predators. Preda-
tor fish love structure from which
they can ambush and pounce on
their next meal. Most fish prefer
spawning in, near or on structure,
to provide cover for their newly
hatched fry.
Structure is necessary for a
healthy and vibrant fishery. My
problem was that when I acquired
Fyrne Lake in 2004 there was vir-
tually no underwater structure.
Like many manmade lakes, its
bottom was totally cleared of trees
and debris during its construction
in 1978. Luckily, as the lake filled,
birds and wind brought in aquat-
ic plant seeds which quickly took
root and began multiplying. This
plant growth provided the cover
that newly stocked fish required
to flourish and in just a few short
years Fyrne Lake (known as Viar
Lake until 2004) provided excel-
lent fishing.
There was only one problem. A
few of the fisherman complained
to the former owner that the
plants made it difficult to get their
lures to the fish. That reinforced
his fear that these aquatic plants
might take over the lake. He didn’t
need to worry.
For a healthy fishery, at least 5%
to as much as 25% of a lake should
be dominated by aquatic plants.
Most of our area’s native aquatic
plants require depths of 6 feet or
less to flourish. Fyrne Lake is a
deep lake averaging 15 to 18 feet,
with most depths away from cove
ends reaching beyond 6 feet, close
to shore. There was little chance
that Fyrne Lake would ever de-
Here is Walt Bradshaw with his son, Will, holding a 40 plus pound grass
carp they had just removed from the lake. Picture taken by the author in
2010
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velop a weed problem. However,
the previous owner panicked and
overreacted by stocking too many
grass carp. A few may have been
okay. However, he stocked about
1000 too many. It didn’t take long
before these grass carp ate every
shred of aquatic plant in the lake.
"White Amur,
commonly called grass
carp, are an Asian minnow
species that can grow up to
100 pounds!"
White Amur, commonly called
grass carp, are an Asian minnow
species that can grow up to 100
pounds! They’re vegetarians and
can consume 2 to 3 times their
weight each day. Unlike the com-
mon carp, which has a sucker like
mouth, grass carp have a normal
mouth followed by a series of teeth
in their throat that tear plant ma-
terial as they swallow. These plant
eating machines made short work
of the existing aquatic plants and
then set their sights on the leaves
within their reach on tree branch-
es overhanging the water. Soon
the bottom of the trees along the
shoreline looked manicured! The
trees were beautiful and the water
was clear of weeds.
The owner was happy and the
fisherman could cast where they
wanted. The problem was that the
lake was back to having virtually
zero structure. The gamefish fry
and baitfish had nowhere to hide,
which allowed the larger gamefish
to have a field day, consuming ev-
erything in sight. Soon the lake
reached an unhealthy equilibrium,
zero baitfish, quickly consumed
gamefish fry, gigantic bream (the
ones too large to be eaten by bass)
and an overpopulation of stunted
bass. As I stated in a previous arti-
cle, bass tend to overpopulate and
stunt in manmade lakes anyway.
However, this lack of cover sped
up the process. By the time I had
purchased the lake in 2004, it had
been in bad need of care for many
years.
In my last article, I shared with
you our three prong lake man-
agement plan for Fyrne Lake.
Removing unwanted fish (yellow
bass “stripes”, catfish, grass carp
& largemouth bass under 12”),
pumping up the food chain, and
adding substantial amounts of fish
structure. Removing the grass carp
would help me add acres of natural
fish structure in the form of aquat-
ic plants. We started removing ev-
ery grass carp we could through
netting and electro-shocking. We
even put a bounty (a Fyrne Lake
bear – filled with honey) on the
head of any grass carp brought in
by a fishing club member. One by
one we began removing these 40
pound plus monsters. However,
it was going to take years before
we removed enough grass carp to
make a difference. We needed to
find other ways to add natural and
artificial structure now!
I came across a product at a bait
shop that was at that time call the
O-No Hang Fish Attractor (the
name eventually was changed to
The Porcupine Fish Attractor).
It was a unique looking contrap-
tion with a central globe and 26
holes, to accept ½” diameter PVC
pipe. The inventor, Larry Harper,
lived in Paducah, Kentucky and
was at the time doing all of his
own marketing and sales. I gave
him a call and made a deal on 100
O-No Hangs. I was excited and so
was he! It wasn’t long before he
showed up with all 100 attractors
and almost as many questions.
Larry was a crappie fishing fanat-
ic and had designed his invention
for fisherman to create their own
fish attractors in public waters. I
owned private waters and he was
on a research mission to under-
stand what opportunities might
exist for him and his product in
this market. I did my best to an-
swer his questions and went even
further by introducing him to lake
management firms who served
Christmas trees staged for place-
ment, as underwater structure at
Fyrne Lake in January, 2012
Photo by author
Christmas trees staged for place-
ment, as underwater structure at
Fyrne Lake in January, 2012
Photo by author

private lake and pond owners. He
was thrilled and it wasn’t long be-
fore we had a deal on an addition-
al quantity of attractors.
In addition to the Porcupine
Fish Attractors, we cut down trees
along the shoreline that were lean-
ing over the lake. They would have
eventually fallen anyway… I just
didn’t want to wait!
We also created stake beds out
of cane and bamboo. I discovered
a video at on-line (http://www.
crappie101.com/crappie/how-cre-
ate-a-crappie-stake-bed) that not
only described how to make an ef-
fective stake bed, but also how to
construct a tool out of PVC pipe
that speeds installation. The tool
enabled us to place hundreds of
4’ to 5’ long cane/bamboo posts
in just a few hours. Our efforts
were beginning to make a differ-
ence! These various structures
were gathering fish, making them
easier to be caught by fisherman.
However, these structures did not
provide much cover for minnows
or small game fish fry. We needed
mass quantities of dense, shallow
cover for them. Again, I knew that
aquatic plants would be the ideal
answer and someday these plants
would return. For now we needed
another way.
We started out trimming tree
branches along the shoreline and
laying them down in the shallows
creating mini-brush piles. We also
took advantage of a temporarily
available and free source of struc-
ture… discarded Christmas trees!
Their use is not a new concept, nor
do they last very long (3-5 years
on average) but, they were exact-
ly what we needed to add dense,
shallow cover for baitfish. We
placed multiple Christmas trees
horizontally, in shallow water,
weighed down by cinder blocks.
We also vertically dropped groups
of trees in deeper water, with cin-
der blocks attached to the bottom
of their trunks, causing them to
settle down into the mud as if they
had been planted. In deeper water
installations, we thinned out some
of the Christmas tree branches, al-
lowing larger fish to hide between
them. Using temporary floats to
mark the location of each tree as
we sank them, allowed the cre-
ation of accurately spaced forests
of fish habitat!
Our efforts were adding up and
the fish and fishermen were re-
sponding positively. However, we
weren’t done yet! Fyrne Lake is
a deep lake, much of it over 20’
deep, with some areas approach-
ing 40’. With the addition of our
open water baitfish (the threadfin
shad discussed in our last issue)
and our increasing crappie popu-
lation, deep water structure could
add a new fishing dimension to
the lake. I had an idea! In the
ocean, greenbacks (the threadfin
shad’s saltwater cousin) gather in
huge schools around buoys and
other offshore structures. What if
we created an offshore structure of
our own!
I envisioned creating a buoy type
structure, in 30-plus feet of water
that would include attachments
from the surface to the bottom.
However, I did not want to only
create one, I wanted five of them,
located within a 40 foot square
area, to ensure we give this new
idea a fair shot at success. Each
assembly would consist of a large
float, suspending five of Larry’s
60” tall Porcupine Fish Attractors,
threaded with crab trap rope and
held down by a 5 gallon bucket of
concrete. The key would be locat-
ing a float that was rugged enough
to stand the test of time and large
enough to hold up the weight of
the attractors, but not lift the 5
gallon bucket. I computed the
weight of each and started making
calls. It wasn’t as easy as I thought!
Even though commercial type
floats are rated by weight buoy-
ancy, their engineers couldn’t tell
me at what point they would stop
lifting, making it difficult to deter-
mine how much weight I needed
to hold each structure in place.
Undaunted, I would just have to
Kris and Kevin Griffith creating
cane pole, fish structure with the
PVC installation tool
Photo by author
This is the right side of a grass carp
jaw, showing the throat teeth used
for shredding plant material, as the
fish swallows. Photo by author

do a little engineering myself! I
ordered 5 inflatable, commercial
offshore buoys so I could fine tune
their buoyancy, a roll of crab trap
rope, a few bags of concrete and
enough ½” PVC pipe to assem-
ble the attractors. By the time the
floats arrived, we were ready!
Ideally, I wanted the floats sus-
pended just below the surface to
be unnoticeable from shore. That
would make installation tricky!
Our plan was to tie the concrete
filled bucket to the crab trap rope,
lower the float to the bottom,
thread and drop the 5 attractors
on the rope one by one and then
tie on the float. It sounded simple
enough. But, I’ve discovered in life
(more than once) that unexpected
challenges can occur when a plan
meets reality. In your head, things
like tying a knot in a rope seems
simple enough and the first one
that we tied on the bucket while
it was still in the boat was easy.
Threading the 5 attractors on the
rope also went rather well. The
unexpected knot challenge came
while attempting to tie the float
on the rope where I wanted it.
That required the knot to be tied
3 feet under the surface! In my
plan, one of us would just pull the
rope up while another would tie
on the float. Ha! We had about
100 pounds attached to that rope
and one person leaning over the
side of the boat could barely hold
on. It took two people to lift and
hold the rope, while the third tied
the knot.
Whew! We tied it and let go. The
floatdidn’tsubmerge!Eventhough
I had pumped what I thought was
the minimum amount of air in the
float it was still too buoyant and
the whole assembly started float-
ing away! We retrieved the float
and let out some air. It still lifted
the concrete bucket off the bot-
tom! After a couple tries we final-
ly had the first structure suspend-
ed just below the surface. But,
there were still 4 to go! We added
a concrete block as extra weight to
the second and it helped speed up
the process. Eventually, after a lot
of on the spot reengineering, we
had all 5 buoy supported fish at-
tractors installed and ready to go!
One out of the 5 floats protruded
above the surface, but that was
OK. Rather than lifting it out to
retie the knot, we would just leave
it as a reef marker. EVERYONE on
the boat LOVED that idea!
Next question… would this
deep water structure work! I knew
one way to find out. After a cou-
ple weeks of waiting, we slowly
cruised over the area with our eyes
glued to the depth finder screen.
Fish were everywhere! The depth
finder indicated that the attractors
we holding schools of baitfish, just
as I had hoped. It was now only a
matter of time for the crappie and
bass to follow.
Every year we add structure to
Fyrne Lake. Christmas trees are
a given. We’ve partnered with the
City of Dyersburg to recycle trees
into the lake. We also keep an eye
out for desirable bushes and tree
cuttings left at two gullies nearby
our farm’s entrance. And then,
there’s our experimental struc-
tures! Like the buoy attractors,
we’ve always trying out new ideas
to keep our fish and fisherman
happy! Some have worked well,
others haven’t. I promise to share
with you the best of our ideas in
one of my future articles.
Here is one of five, deep-water structures installed in 2012. Each one con-
sisted of five Porcupine Fish Attractors, threaded onto crab trap rope, held
up by an inflatable offshore float and kept in place with a five gallon bucket
filled with concrete. Photo by author

ello to all you great readers of
STO magazine. I hope everything
is going great for you and yours.
Hunting season is here and I hope
you fill your game bags every time
you go. In this article, let’s talk
about two things that can affect
your hunting hounds or any dog
in general, Blasto and Coondog
Paralysis. The following is infor-
mation about these two diseases
that may just save your pets life.
Coonhound paralysis is also
termed Idiopathic Polyradiculo-
neuritis, and is essentially a sud-
den onset inflammation of the
nerves, outside of a dog's spinal
cord and brain. It is termed coon-
hound paralysis, since the first
cases of the disease was found in
coondogs. When the disease was
first discovered it was assumed it
was from coon saliva, but now it
is believed it is an auto-immune
condition. That means that the
body will turn on itself, as if it was
a virus or bacterial infection. It is
still a mystery how dogs get it.
The condition affects the nerves
where they leave the spinal cord.
Most cases of the disease show
signs between 7 to 14 days after
contact. Some of the symptoms
are as follows: stiff gait {walk},
slow reflexes, low muscle tone, la-
bored breathing (may have to have
oxygen), obvious pain and over
sensitivity to pain stimuli. Even
with this, the dog can maintain
an appetite. Progression to a par-
alyzed condition is common. The
muscles that are served by affect-
ed nerves quickly waste away (at-
rophy), and sometimes the voice
{bark} of the dog is reduced or
absent.
The treatment of coonhound
syndrome varies. Some dogs will
need respiratory support, in-
clude fluid therapy if dehydra-
tion is present, perhaps require
hand feeding, and a soft cushion
can help relieve bed sores. When
this disease is found in your dog,
physical therapy can help by keep-
ing muscles from atrophy and to
help with blood flow in muscles.
It also helps to keep the dog’s coat
clean and to clean up any urine in
its pen, so as not to have urinary
scald. As with all diseases, recov-
ery can be partial or full. During
recovery, limb functions may be
regained in 12 to 16 weeks. Dogs
with respiratory problems can
have a poorer prognosis. Mild cas-
es may improve in weeks.
There is really no way to pre-
vent this disease and all dogs can
Blasto and CoondogBlasto and Coondog
ParalysisParalysis
By Shawn Todd
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acquire it. Years ago, I had two
hounds come down with this
sickness (which at the time was
unknown) and it is a horrible
disease with paralysis and even-
tually death. We had no clue. We
thought it was cancer and fol-
lowed through with several weeks
of treatment and costs in the hun-
dreds of dollars. Both dogs were
lost. If you think or notice your
hound has any of these symptoms,
get him or her to the vet ASAP!
Blasto (Blastomyces dermatit-
idis) is a disease which is found
as a mold in the soil, or at room
temperatures, and as a yeast in tis-
sues, or at body temperatures. The
mold occurs in sandy, acidic soils
near river valleys or other water-
ways. Endemic in Ohio, Mississip-
pi, and St. Lawrence River valleys,
the Great lakes region, and along
the eastern seaboard, veterinar-
ians report blastomycosis more
frequently in the fall.
While all dogs can catch blas-
to, the most prevalent of dogs that
can catch blasto are sporting and
hunting dogs (usually occurring
in dogs ages 2 to 4 and weighing
50 to 70 lbs.) This is true, because
most times they are around wet
soil and swamps. For unknown
reasons, male dogs are more like-
ly to catch blasto. Female dogs are
more likely to survive if they get
it, but are also more likely to get a
second round of blasto.
Dogs usually catch it by inhal-
ing the spores from the soil into
the lungs, where infection sets in.
They can also catch blasto from
open wounds on their body. The
most common form of blasto ac-
cording to veterinarians is the dis-
seminated form, which spreads
by ways of the bloodstream or
lymphatic system from the lungs.
From here it affects the dog’s eyes,
brain, bones, lymph nodes and
several other parts of the anatomy.
Signs of blastomycosis may vary
with the certain organs affected
and might include the following:
anorexia, depression, weight loss,
fevers, coughing, shortness of
breath, exercise intolerance, en-
larged lymph nodes, eye disease,
or skin lesions that ooze blood or
infection
Diagnosis of blastomycosis in-
volves finding the yeast organism
in samples from draining skin
lesions or a lymph node. Chest
x-rays and blood tests are import-
ant diagnosis tools also. Fungal
titers confirm the diagnosis and
help differentiate blastomycosis
from histoplasmosis, a fungal in-
fection with same signs and that
affect the same areas.
About 65 percent of dogs di-
agnosed with blasto do survive.
Treatment is long and expensive,
so some owners decide to put
their dogs to rest. Dogs that are
treated have a 85% survival per-
centage, but of that number 25%
will have a relapse. Dogs with
brain or eye involvement of blasto
have a worse prognosis, with the
eye usually being removed, be-
cause of infection, and it responds
poorly to treatment. Dogs with a
bad liver or kidneys may not make
it, because the medication must be
processed through these organs.
The standard therapy for blasto
is Isamphotericin B and has been
for years. It is still the best choice
for this acute, life-threatening ill-
ness. Most dogs improve in 3 to 5
days; the drawback is toxic effect
on their kidneys and drug reac-
tion in some dogs. Amphotericin
must be given as an intravenous
injection, until maximum dosage
is received. Another drug is Ke-
toconazole, which has drawbacks
when added with amphotericin.
Anorexia liver toxicity may cause
infertility in male dogs. Anoth-
er choice is Itraconzole with its
major drawback being cost {in
the $1000’s are not unheard of}
because it is based on the dog’s
weight. Humans can catch blas-
to, because of the environment
(swamps or ground around water
ways) or from dog bites, but not
from the air around an affected
dog.
So, with hunting season coming
on, make sure you keep an eye on
your dogs. Like it says in this arti-
cle, these diseases do not just hap-
pen to hunting dogs. I hope your
hunting year is great and until
next time, see you at the tree.

The Right to Bear Arms
By Richard A. Fagan
he right to keep and bear arms
shall not be infringed. This state-
ment, documented in the second
amendment of our nation’s con-
stitution, tells the world that we
are a free people and we can back
it up. In 1796 the Tennessee state
constitution affirmed this right to
the citizens of our newly formed
state. Things changed in 1870 with
the revision of our state constitu-
tion that followed suit with most of
the southern states and that placed
the control of carrying a gun for
reasons of going armed to prevent
crime in the hands of our state leg-
islature. This was an effort to keep
guns out of the hands of ex-slaves.
Along with other changes across
the board, this became known as
“Jim Crow” which was the title of
a song of the era.
Today, the constitution of 1870 is
still our law. Several amendments
have been made over the years to
weed out “Jim Crow.” Article 1
Section 26 still remains law and
has allowed our state leaders to
control our gun rights to the point
where it is today. Concealed carry
permits have generated millions of
dollars in state revenue. The cur-
rent rules and regulations for law-
fully carrying a firearm cost each
person around two hundred dol-
lars. This includes a handgun car-
ry class and a background check.
After completing these, successful
applicants are issued a permit that
is valid for four years and then it
must be renewed at a price of fifty
dollars.
“Ignorance is no excuse.” That’s
a statement that will raise the
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hair on the back of your neck, as
the judge announces before he
revokes your permit, hunting li-
cense and gives you a stiff fine.
He’s right. It’s our responsibility
to know and abide to the laws our
state has set forth. Some of these
laws have merit, some may not,
but they are still laws. There have
been recent changes in our carry
laws and how they apply to hunt-
ers and outdoorsmen. To break
these laws down into practical
understanding for everyone, in-
cluding some of our less enlight-
ened public officials, I have asked
the West Tennessee Chairman and
board member of the Tennessee
Firearms Association - Mr. Rich-
ard Archie and Tennessee Wildlife
Resources Agency representative -
Brian Thompson to lend us some
input on the subject.
Carrying a Loaded Gun in
your vehicle
Changes in this law now allow
anyone who can legally own a gun
and is a valid driver to keep a load-
ed gun in their vehicle. A person
does not have to have a concealed
carry permit to keep a loaded gun
in their car or truck. We should
remember that other laws could
be violated, if proper judgment
is not used. For example, if you
have a loaded gun in your vehicle,
where a child might be able get
their hands on it. Another exam-
ple would be if a passenger has a
felony conviction or is under a re-
straining order. There are specific
rules that apply in those circum-
stances.
School students and employees
are an exception and cannot store
loaded firearms in their vehicles
while on school property. This is
another example of how someone
might unknowingly misinterpret
the changes in the law.
The need for safety when trans-
porting any firearm should take
priority. Brian Thompson of the
TWRA commented that safety
when transporting a firearm is
emphasized in state’s hunter safe-
ty programs. They should always
be securely stored, unloaded and
away from ammunition when be-
ing transported.
Before you start carrying a load-
ed firearm in your vehicle; you
should take the time to fully un-
derstand the laws and how they
apply directly to you. Also consid-
er circumstances; is there is a valid
need to have a loaded gun.
Carrying While Hunting
Tennessee codes 70-4-117 and
70-4-123 both acknowledge the
rights of valid handgun permit
holders to carry while hunting.
This includes refuges, public
hunting areas, wildlife manage-
ment areas and any national forest
that is managed by the state where
federal law permits. It is import-
ant to understand the state codes
39-17-1351 and 39-17-106 are
also referenced in the above listed
codes. This means you must stay
within the guidelines of carrying
for self-defense only. Using your
handgun for anything other than
self-defense is a violation of state
game laws. (An example of this
violation would be a mercy killing
of a wounded animal.)
What about the Signs?
There are signs posted at Wild-
life Management Areas and other
recreational areas stating that fire-
arms are prohibited. Signs like the
one I have pictured with this arti-
cle have statements that also indi-
cate other rules and regulations for
that particular area. These signs
will remain posted until replaced
by routine maintenance. This was
a cost saving decision made by our
state leaders. This is also is a good
example of why you should check
with law enforcement of each area
before you visit that site.
Other States
Anytime you plan on visiting an-
other state you need to check the
laws of that state on handgun car-
ry. Tennessee has agreements with
most other states in our union that
allow carry with handgun permit
holders being recognized. This
also includes any state you might
be passing through on your trip. If
you are hunting, it would be best
to check with that state’s wild-
life resource department to find
out the rules and regulations that
would apply.
Our Law Enforcement
I remember when I got my hand-
gun carry permit the instructor
could only answer a minimal
amount of questions about the
specifics of areas, such as carrying
a sidearm while hunting. While
engaged in conversations with law
enforcement officers, I learned
they are not always brought up to
speed on changes to our state laws
when it comes to carrying. When
I asked Mr. Archie about his views
on the relationship between law
enforcement and handgun permit
holders, he was happy to answer.
He stated, “As our laws change
and as our need to carry a weap-
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on for self-defense is increasing
daily, we want to make sure we are
perceived by all law enforcement
agents as being in compliance
with the law and always coopera-
tive with them. Any kind of differ-
ences can be ironed out in court if
need be.”
Mr. Thompson, of the TWRA,
said that by checking and fol-
lowing our regulations, it avoids
needless tickets being written and
allows the TWRA to have better
relations with everyone.
I asked Mr. Archie what his best
recommendation would be to our
readers. His response was that
sometimes we have issues with
our state leaders and our law en-
forcement agencies and we haven’t
taken the time to read our state’s
constitution and make ourselves
aware of the laws it contains. This
comment struck home with me
and I have since started my study
of the Tennessee constitution.
Where to get information
The Tennessee Wildlife Resourc-
es Agency has several publications
such as hunting guides, fishing
guides and boating guides with
contact information listed. Their
website (www.tn.gov/twra) is also
a good source to find information.
If you can’t find a definitive an-
swer, call them. West Tennessee
is located in Region 1. The phone
number for this region is 731-423-
5725 or 1-800-372-3928.
For information on our Tennes-
see laws, visit (www.tngenweb.
org/constitution1870) to view our
constitution.
The best source to view our Ten-
nessee state laws and statues is
lexisnexis.com/hottopics/tncode.
At this website you can access ti-
tles 39-17-1301 through 39-17-
1361 (these codes deal with the
handgun carry). Titles 39-11-601
through 39-11-622 deal with de-
fense of self and others. Title 39-
11-611 Self Defense is our ver-
sion of the Castle Law. Wildlife
Resources codes and laws can be
found in title 70-1-101 through
70-9-107.
Visit the Tennessee Firearms
Associations web site at (tennes-
seefirearms.com). This site offers
information on the latest news
pertaining to our laws. It also lists
businesses and other places that
do not allow permit holders to
carry and states that we currently
have carry agreements with. The
Tennessee Firearms Association is
a group that clears up the muddy
waters of our state laws and helps
us to understand their meanings,
as they apply to us in everyday life.
They have numerous resources to
draw on when questions arise and
a network that reaches directly
to our leaders in the state capitol
where they are busy protecting
our second amendment rights.
Membership information is also
found there, which I highly rec-
ommend.
I want to personally thank Mr.
Richard Archie of the TFA and Mr.
Brian Thompson of the TWRA for
their cooperation and the valued
information they provided for this
article.
In closing this article is not
meant as a legal interpretation of
the laws of the state of Tennessee.
It is meant to help our readers un-
derstand that to carry a gun for
self-defense comes with the re-
sponsibility of knowing and fol-
lowing our states laws.

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TThat Century farm has been
in your family’s name for over
two hundred years but you don’t
farm. Dad always said, “Don’t sell
the family farm,” and he meant it.
Now that Dad has passed on to a
better place, you find out that he
has left the farm in a multi-gener-
ation family trust and you are the
trustee. This article should help
you should you find yourself in
this common situation for owners
of family farms.
First of all, what is a trust? A
trust is a legal entity (the trust has
its own tax ID number) that can
own assets. The document looks
and feels like a will. The docu-
ment will include instructions
that the trustee must follow. The
instructions can be very narrow
in scope or give the trustee a lot
of power. There are many types
of trusts. To know which type is
best for you, consult with an estate
planning attorney.
A trustee may be an individual
such as your spouse, your brother,
etc… You may also choose an in-
dividual that is a professional such
as a CPA or attorney. Be sure that
your choice has experience and
knowledge with being a trustee.
Finally, you may choose the ser-
vices of a corporate trustee. These
entities do not die or become in-
capacitated, are experts and may
be specialists with such assets
as farms, investment portfolios,
business’, etc…
TRUSTEESTRUSTEESFOR THE FAMILY FARM
By R. Chad Davis

A trust will have beneficiaries.
Beneficiaries are the persons or
organization{s} who will receive
the trust assets after the grantor
dies.
The responsibilities of the trust-
ee are to carry out the instructions
of the trust. A co-trustee may be
available as a back-up to the trust-
ee or may be required to make a
decision. A successor trustee steps
in when the original trustee either
dies or becomes incapacitated.
In my example, the “grantor” is
“Dad”. If you know you are being
named a trustee before the grantor
has passed, it is advisable that you
have a discussion with the grantor
about the provisions of the trust
document, where important pa-
pers are located, and who to con-
tact at the grantor’s death or in-
capacity. It is also a good idea to
make sure that beneficiary desig-
nations are correct if “Payable on
Death”, “Transfer on Death”, IRA’s,
Annuities or Life Insurance Poli-
cies are owned or to be left to the
trust.
So Dad has passed away… what
now? The most important thing
to realize is that these trust assets
are NOT your assets, even if you
are a beneficiary. Remember, you
are safeguarding them for others
(beneficiaries).
Being a trustee includes many re-
sponsibilities. For example:
• You are responsible for
filing the tax return of the trust
and maintaining accurate re-
cords and reporting to the bene-
ficiaries.
• Trust assets must be in-
vested in a prudent (conserva-
tive) manner, in a way that will
result in reasonable growth with
minimum risk.
• You must treat trust ben-
eficiaries the same. You cannot
favor one over the other.
• You cannot use trust as-
sets for your own benefit (unless
the trust authorizes it)
• You cannot mix trust as-
sets with your own.
Sounds complicated right? It
certainly can be if you have never
had experience with being a trust-
ee or with the assets placed in the
trust such as land, a business or an
investment portfolio. The good
news is that you can hire profes-
sionals to help you and the cost is
paid by the trust. It is your right
as trustee to hire professionals
to help with accounting, invest-
ments, property management and
legal questions. However, remem-
ber, you as trustee are ultimately
responsible for outcomes. So hire
well!
What about your time, stress
and efforts? You may be paid as
a trustee a “Reasonable compen-
sation”. Hopefully, this has been
addressed in the trust document.
If not, it is a discussion for you
and the attorney that drafted the
document.
What if you don’t want the job?
Most trust documents incorporate
language that allows you to volun-
tarily step down as trustee where-
as the successor trustee would step
in. If there is no successor trustee,
generally a corporate trustee can
step in.
Trusts ensure that the estate
passes in a timely and efficient
fashion to the beneficiaries; and
that the wishes of the grantor are
carried out. However, the respon-
sibilities of being a trustee can be
overwhelming. My best advice is
to truly know the wishes of the
grantor and to review the docu-
ment with them before incapacity
or death happen. The last thing
that you want is to “wonder” what
the grantor’s true wishes were af-
ter the fact.
R. Chad Davis, CFP® is a CER-
TIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™
and owner of Davis Wealth Ser-
vices. DWS is an independently
owned and operated firm located
at 575 Mall Blvd, Suite C Dyers-
burg. Securities offered through
Raymond James Financial Services
Inc. Member FINRA SIPC. Davis
may be reached at 731-285-0097
for further comment. The infor-
mation provided is not meant to
be legal or tax advice. Please con-
sult with your attorney and or CPA
concerning the duties of, choosing
of a trustee and/or implementing a
trust into your estate plan.

ome folks refer to it as the
“early duck season” around most
parts of Tennessee, but when you
rise and shine in the wee hours of
the morning any duck season is
the early season!
Waterfowlers are always anxious
this time of year, when summer
begins to lose its grip and a little
north wind signals that autumn’s
arrival is knocking at the door.
Such is the mood of duck hunters
as the season transitions toward
fall and the opportunity to hit
the marsh, swamps, mudflats and
backwaters is here.
Volunteer State duck hunters get
a chance to kick start the winter
season when the early wood duck
and teal seasons arrive each year
and it begins with a bang. Time
to test the chest waders and hip
boots for leaks!
This year, Tennesseans will again
have a five day wood duck and teal
combo season, followed by four
more days tagged on the end that
are “teal only” times. Dates for
this year’s segments are September
12th – 16th for the combo hunt,
WOOD DUCK/TEALWOOD DUCK/TEAL
COMBO SEASON IS SHORT…BUT SWEET!
By Steve McCadams
Hunters can toss out a small decoy spread in shallow vegetation, and do well hunting from boat blinds or tempo-
rary setups, during the early wood duck and teal season. Photo by Steve McCadams
S

with the teal only portion taking
in another weekend and running
up through September 20th. Dai-
ly bag limits will again allow six
ducks, of which not more than
two can be woodies.
Timed to coincide with the an-
nual migration of blue-wing teal
that blow through our region, the
season is a hit and miss at times, as
teal are known for their “here-to-
day-gone-tomorrow” reputations.
Adding the wood duck to the sea-
son gives waterfowlers more op-
portunities.
Tennessee is one of only three
states in the Mississippi flyway
that get the early wood duck add-
ed to their bag. Both Kentucky
and Florida also have this combo
season. However, the other flyway
member states get another week
added to their teal only seasons,
giving them a wider window of
opportunity to catch the blue-
wing migration that can come and
go on short notice.
According to the 2015 Trends
in Duck Breeding Populations re-
port, released earlier this summer
by the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Ser-
vice, blue-wing teal numbers are
good and similar to last year’s fall
flight. Plus, the species is 73 per-
cent above the long-term average,
so the little darters are doing just
fine.
Once early cool snaps hit the
breeding grounds of Canada and
the Dakotas, blue-wing flocks
waste no time in packing their
bags and heading south. West
Tennessee’s abundance of sloughs,
swamps, watershed lakes, and big
waters such as Reelfoot Lake and
Kentucky Lake appeal to these
birds, as unlimited shallow mud-
flats with vegetation offers safe ha-
ven.
Short stopovers for migrating
teal happen in mid-September,
but weather patterns can really
play a factor. Overnight chang-
es with north winds trigger the
movement, which is why hunters
should be out there before the sun
comes up, if good weather pres-
ents itself.
Small decoy spreads will do
the trick on most outings. A cou-
ple dozen teal decoys or even a
half woodies and half teal spread
works fine. Most of the time teal
or roaming woodies will respond
well and motion decoys or spin-
ning wings seem to help too, es-
pecially in the wee hours before a
bright sun takes over.
Calling techniques can help too,
if you master the unique shrill
cry of the woodies or that unique
chirp sound of pacified teal, feed-
The blue wing teal is a beautiful duck that is very fast and elusive. Photo by Rob Somerville

ing among shallow moss and oth-
er aquatic vegetation. Most hunt-
ers, however, let their decoys do
the work for them.
In the early season, you can hunt
just fine from boat blinds or oth-
er temporary setups. Pulling up
a few bushes and wading shallow
water, or cutting cane to forge a
small blind to break the outline,
works well. Staying still and a little
face paint and wearing a camou-
flage face mask will aid the cause.
Some hunters use the early sea-
son as a dress rehearsal for the
forthcoming winter season, hop-
ing to polish up the retriever pup,
get the kinks worked out of the
stubborn starting motors, polish
up their shooting skills or perhaps
introduce a youngster to his or her
first duck hunt.
There are many attributes to the
early duck season and odds are
that novice and veteran hunters
alike will have a little rust to shake
loose, since last season ended back
in January and early February for
the youth.
Darting woodies among the
branches and the “swish” sound
of rapidly descending teal that just
did a fly by on you in the limelight
will test your skill, patience and
judgment when calling the shot.
Wood ducks and teal will humble
you. They’re fast, small and smart!
Here’s hoping the early season
helps set the stage for many great
mornings to come in the great
outdoors.
A FEW QUICK TEAL
SEASON TIPS:
It’s easy to get ahead of yourself
and forget to run down a check-
list when the early duck season
arrives, as it is smack dab in the
middle of dove and squirrel sea-
son too. Here’s a few suggestions
before you hook up to the boat be-
fore daylight on opening morning
and take off in a cloud of dust on
the season’s first duck hunt:
· Make sure you rid the dove
bucket and stool of all your
lead shot. The waterfowl sea-
son allows only non-toxic shot,
so check your hunting coat too,
to make sure you didn’t leave
any lead shells in the vest from
a recent squirrel outing or dove
hunt.
· For those of you age 16 and
above, remember to purchase
your Federal Duck Stamp and
Migratory Bird Permit. Both are
required to hunt waterfowl and
incidentally, the Federal Duck
Stamp price increased this year,
from $15 to $25. Don’t wait until
opening morning and try to get
one at the local bait and tackle
shop, in the rush to get to your
hunting spot!
· If you plan to boat to your fa-
vorite hunting spot, remember
to have proper running lights on
your rig, along with an adequate
number of life jackets or floata-
tion cushions, and your boat reg-
istration. You still have to abide
by the rules when boating!
· Choose a modified, or even
more open choke, on your shot-
gun. Pellet size in the #6 range
throws a good pattern too.
Editor’s note: Steve McCadams is
a professional guide and outdoor
writer from Paris, Tennessee. You
can reach him at stevemc@charter.
net.
Professional guide and outdoor writer, Steve McCadams, displays a few
ducks taken during the early wood duck and teal season, with a happy
hunter. Photo by Steve McCadams

TRADITIONS TIPS By Richard A. Fagan
1. When fishing with tube jigs or rubber shad, put a couple drops
of super glue on the rear of the jig-head then slide the shad into
place. The jig will last longer and the rubber tube/shad will stay
on longer, especially when fishing for hard hitting stripers.
2. For more success in the dove field, use a modified or improved
choke. Upgrade to heavier shot (#4, #5, or #6). Practice shooting
from your dove stool as if actually hunting. Most misses happen
because we shoot behind the bird. While concentrating on barrel
movement, lead from the bird’s head when shooting a crossing
pattern. Practice at different ranges. Your lead will increase as the
distance increases.
3. To store cord or string, use a plastic jar with a tight fitting hole
in the lid. This holds the line secure until pulled. This is ideal for
Para-cord and nylon trotline string. It helps prevent dirt and mil-
dew from building up on the line and it floats.
4. Ticks are bad this year. There are some good products to treat
your dog with, and some costly ones. To help prevent tick infesta-
tion put a generous amount of Sevin Dust in a knee high stock-
ing and tie off the top. Use this to pat down your BFF (Best Furry
Friend). Store it in a zip lock bag for reuse.
5. Prevent leaks and protect the rivets on the outside of a boat’s
hull by coating them with J-B Weld. This company also makes wa-
ter-weld putty that works on wet surfaces as well as dry. It’s a good
idea to have some on board at all times.
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.

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with the opening day of the 2015
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A total of 30 young hunters will
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TWRA will hold a drawing and
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participants that will include
directions and a list of items
to bring as well as a list of area
hotels. Winning hunters are
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Mike Thomas harvested this nice gobbler on
May 11th, 2015. It had a 10.5” beard, 1.25”
spurs and weighed in at 17 lbs.
Photo courtesy of Lankford Taxidermy
While vacationing in Tennessee, Mari Hill, from
Florida caught his ﬁrst ﬁsh ever at his grandparent’s
neighbor’s pond this past July.
Sent by Sandra and Patrick Stevens
Ryan David Cole, was visiting his grandparents
{David and Linda Lankford of McKenzie, Tennessee}
all the way from Hoover, Alabama and caught this
huge bluegill.

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nice catfish, which was his first ever while fishing his
neighbor’s pond with his grandpa.
Sent by Randy Vanthof
Pictured here is Robert “Doc” Jackson,
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wick Lake, on a big shiner minnow.
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