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The Official Publication of the United Bowhunters of Missouri UNITED BOWHUNTERS of MISSOURI 1 UNITED The Official Publication of President ------------------------------- Jim Pyles BOWHUNTERS Vice President --------------------- Ethan Grotheer of MISSOURI The United Bowhunters of Missouri Executive Secretary -------------- Brenda Hudson Summer 2019 Membership --------------------- Brenda Hudson Graphic Designer ------------------ Elise Haverstick Calendar of Events [email protected] Editor ---------------------------- Darren Haverstick July [email protected] 26th - 28th- Deaf Camp at H Roe Bartle Boy Scout Ranch, Iconium, MO 17th- Opening of Kansas Spring turkey season Webmaster ---------------------- Darren Haverstick [email protected] September It is the purpose of The United Bowhunters 15th- Missouri archery season opens! of Missouri to support and upgrade the sport of bowhunting and foster a spirit of sportsmanship. The United Bowhunter is published quarterly by The United Bowhunters of Missouri for the membership. This publication is a public forum available to the members to voice their ideas, concerns and to share their experiences. Written materials, photos and artwork for publication are welcome. Send a self-addressed, stamped envelope with the materials you Please feel free to contact the editor of the United Bowhunter to place a FREE classified ad would like returned. The editors can assume no in this publication. Please, no commercial or retail ads. responsibility for any submitted materials. The editors reserve the right to edit or reject Check out - www.unitedbowhunters.com any material and the right to crop any submitted photographs. Send articles and photos for submissions Advertisments: consideration, question and comments to: Full page inside cover $140.00 1/2 page $90.00 The United Bowhunter Attn: Darren Haverstick Full page $130.00 1/3 page $70.00 10276 N FR 183 Fair Grove, mo 65648 2/3 page (back cover) $125.00 1/4 page $50.00 Opinions expressed, or materials used in this 2/3 page $110.00 Less than 1/4 page $30.00 publication, are not necessarily endorsed by: the Board of Directors, officers, membership of the Discount for commitment of 4 issues. No advertising will be accepted that promotes anti hunting or animal rights issues or anything derogatory to archery or bowhunting. The editor reserves final right of approval for inclusion in publication. Prepayment is required. United Bowhunters of Missouri or the editor of The United Bowhunter magazine. Advertisements for merchandise or services are not necessarily Submission Guidelines endorsed or approved by the Board of Directors, Newsletter submissions must be done using a word processing program like officers, membership of the United Bowhunters Microsoft Word and must be submitted in an electronic format. Typed and of Missouri or the editor of The United handwritten hard copies will no longer be accepted. All effort will be made to Bowhunter Magazine. use any submission sent but preference will be given to submissions that have photos accompanying them. — On the Cover — Beautiful blooming cacti Submit all photos and stories to: Darren Haverstick, Editor photo taken by Tim Donnelly The United Bowhunter, 10276 N FR 183 Fair Grove, MO 65648 on the UBM javelina hunt. or you can email: [email protected] Cell phone: (417) 693-5304 deadlines for submitting copy and pictures to The United Bowhunter Mar. 10th, June 10th, Sept. 10th, Dec. 10th 2 Retirement Turkey Steve North etirement, at least partial retirement, said my thanks to the man upstairs then headed home Rsure gives one extra time to enjoy getting out where Robert was waiting. A lot of people who saw more. Opening morning of turkey season had me, these pictures said omg he’s smiling. Lol! That’s what once again, sitting by one of my favorite trees with retirement, a Widow, and a turkey will do for a person Widow in hand. I soft called off and on and, sure - at least for me! n enough, here come a longbeard sneaking in about 8:30. I believe I could have gotten him but I was enjoying the time so much that I passed. If I had taken him, I would have been lost the next week with nothing to hunt. Well, fast forward over the next 12 days or so where I had a few more close encounters but never a real chance to shoot. I never second-guess myself on not taking a critter when I pass on one but I was wondering if I was going to get a real second chance. Then after days of just having fun, here comes a good bird walking down a logging road quiet as a church mouse. I was ready and the ole heart was pounding! He came within 7 yards but I couldn’t move. It seemed like forever before he finally turned away so I could draw. Before I knew it, the arrow was gone and into the bird breaking his back. No animal is easy but it sure seems like the thunder chickens are extra hard. I 3 Buffalo Tongue Traditional Bowhunters Larry Bauman ay 13th, 2019 was a sad Mday for the Buffalo Tongue Traditional Bowhunters. We lost its founder, Jerry Bauman. After many years of dealing with congestive heart failure and those related issues, he passed peacefully at home with his family at his side. Jerry was 77 years old. He enjoyed shooting well, but his main focus was, “having fun while shooting”. That is the purpose of the Buffalo Tongue Traditional Bowhunters, which was conceived during one of his many hunting trips. Rule #1 - There are no rules - There is no range - There are no dues - There is nothing to keep you from shooting your bow. For uncounted years, this group has been stump shooting on Sunday mornings, during the off-season. If you show up twice, you’re a member. Stump shooting can be rough on arrows. It isn’t unusual for someone to only show up once. Those that did return come up often, as do others, who social function. But he seemed to enjoyed exchanging hunting stories have gone on before him. There are become seriously focused when while testing their skill as well as so many stories that are told, retold he could see your fletch standing their arrows’ resiliency. and enjoyed while meandering sideways across the intended target. The famed name will continue, through the woods, “having n along with the Sunday morning fun while shooting”. Jerry often R.I.P. Brother, stump shoots. Jerry’s name will admitted that this was mostly a Larry Bauman Thomas Carder Customer Solutions Manager Mobile: (816)591-1350 Fax (866) 320-2336 Email: [email protected] MTP Drivetrain Services, LLC Office: 318-256-2083 205 McDonald Drive Toll-Free: 866-873-2454 Many, Louisiana, USA 71449 Web: www.MTPDrivetrain.com 4 Meet a Member – Jodi Morgan Jodi Morgan y name Ft. Leonard Wood for weekend compound explosion. Much of Mis Jodi bow hunts. Those outings are some today's youth have no exposure Morgan. of my fondest memories. I have to traditional equipment. I am My wife is hunted in seven states and one afraid that if we don't broaden our Tammy and Canadian providence. horizons and take steps to include we have been My favorite game to hunt is younger hunters our membership married for the whitetail but turkeys and hogs will continue to dwindle. Just my 25 years. I am are a close second. I have been thoughts… n currently a lucky to make several trips to south Deputy Sheriff Texas through the years and look for Jefferson forward to it every year. As far as County for a bow hunting idol it would be almost seven my dad as he never thought twice years. Tammy has been the owner about taking us kids to the woods and operator of Sisters Teahouse in even if it cut into his own hunting Fenton, MO that she just recently time and wallet. Bow hunting sold. We have two boys; Hunter, for me is a family affair. I have who is 23 and Jake, who is 19. I shared campfires with my dad, became a life member in 1996. I kids, brothers, cousins, nieces and have served as an area rep and have nephews many times and cannot been on the board. imagine doing it any differently. Elise Haverstick I have met some fine people The harvest is a small part of the GRAPHIC DESIGNER through this organization and hunt. made lifelong friends with many of I would like to see the UBM them. UBM functions are more like members attempt family reunions renewing friend- to bring more ships with like-minded people. I young people hope to meet more people in the to the events. Like us on future. Our club has I was luckier than most due a syndrome to the fact I got to start hunting which I call the at a young age. My father, Doug “Gray Beard Morgan, started me off shooting Effect”. Many as early as I can remember. I of the founding https://www.facebook.com/ went on my first bow hunt at the members are unitedbowhuntersofmissouri age of nine with a 35-pound Ben getting up in Pearson Bronco recurve with cedar the years and I https://www.facebook.com/groups/ arrows tipped with Bear Razor don't see much heads. On that first outing we ran of a youth base unitedbowhuntersofmo/ into two whitetails does and that to carry on the sight burned into my memory. I club’s values. can still see those deer staring us Reasons for Be on the down before they bounded off. this are due to lookout That sighting was the spark that many of our for our new started the fire that still burns senior members website coming inside me today.
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