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Hunting => Remembering Danny Batastini => Topic started by: onecoyote on July 21, 2009, 11:04:18 PM

Title: They said they were varmint hunters?
Post by: onecoyote on July 21, 2009, 11:04:18 PM
Do you know who they are? I met them in Silver City, New Mexico back in 2004. They don't look like varmint hunters to me, they're too old.
The other two pictures are of my predator museum in New Mexico before it got sent to Fox Pro in Pennsylvania.
The last picture of the three guys standing together, Gerald, Gerry and Murry were the first recipients of the Predator Callers Hall Of Fame award. This picture may become very rare because it shows Gerry Blair, Gerald Stewart and Murry Burnham standing together. It probably won't ever happen again.
(http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/ll123/onecoyote/predmuseumsilvercity.jpg)

The next pictures are of me and Murry Burnham, me and Gerry Blair and me and Major Boddicker at the Predator Callers Hall of Fame in Silver City, New Mexico, 2004.
(http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/ll123/onecoyote/dannysilvercity.jpg)

The last four pictures are of a few trophies that I have won, shot gunned coyotes and 2 bobcats and 3 coyotes got on one stand.
(http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/ll123/onecoyote/miscpicstrophies.jpg)
Title: Re: They said they were varmint hunters?
Post by: FinsnFur on July 22, 2009, 05:42:35 AM
Danny, seems like you just created that museum a few years ago. Or has it been longer?

I feel like I can recall you relocating to NM, and starting the museum in.......2003?
Either way, I wish I would had the chance to go through it.
Title: Re: They said they were varmint hunters?
Post by: alscalls on July 22, 2009, 09:33:04 AM
MAN........I would like to have one of those record players...... :eyebrownod:
Cool pics! I really enjoyed them Thanks a bunch for sharing them!  :highclap: :highclap: :highclap: :highclap: :highclap:
Title: Re: They said they were varmint hunters?
Post by: possumal on July 22, 2009, 12:32:39 PM
Onecoyote:  Seeing the company you were keeping speaks volumes about you.  You can't be pictured with better people.  Thanks again for sharing with us. :congrats: :congrats:
Title: Re: They said they were varmint hunters?
Post by: onecoyote on July 22, 2009, 02:04:03 PM
Possumal, FoxPro has a picture of me with Bowen Weems, first time I ever meet Bowen, what a guy. I should have kept that picture lol.

Alscalls, The 45s were cool but I liked the Burnham Brothers 8 track and the real to real Stewart tape.

Fishnfur, I started the museum in 04, I already had some of the things but alot of it was donated. FoxPro has had even more donated to them. It's free to see at the FoxPro company in Pa.

I'm really happy you guys enjoy the pictures, thanks.
Title: Re: They said they were varmint hunters?
Post by: slagmaker on July 22, 2009, 03:22:25 PM
Great pics and cool info.

Would love to walk through that museum and check things out
Title: Re: They said they were varmint hunters?
Post by: HaMeR on July 22, 2009, 05:46:42 PM
 :doh2:  I knew I knew who you are but couldn't grab your name. I remember you from varminter.com I believe.

Didn't Jay Nistetter have something to do with your museum at one time or am I mistaken??  :confused:  Maybe he just donated.
Title: Re: They said they were varmint hunters?
Post by: Bopeye on July 22, 2009, 06:44:37 PM
Mr. Danny, those pictures are awesome. What a life you've lived.  :yoyo:
Title: Re: They said they were varmint hunters?
Post by: Frogman on July 22, 2009, 08:48:53 PM
Wow!!

You have rubbed shoulders with some legends.   Awesome!!  Thanks for the post.

Jim
Title: Re: They said they were varmint hunters?
Post by: onecoyote on July 22, 2009, 10:28:20 PM
Hamer,
Jay donated to the original  museum in Carrizozo, NM as well as donating to the one Fox Pro has now. Many other people donated items too. I consider Jay a friend of mine and he has shown his friendship by his interest in the museum.
Thanks for all the compliments guys but I just wanted to share the pictures with you all, not bask in the limelight. I was so afraid that people would take it wrong by my posting pictures, thinking I wanted admiration. However I am on my last legs here and didn't want these experiences to just sit in a box forever. I do have few other pictures if you all are interested.
Thanks again
Danny
Title: Re: They said they were varmint hunters?
Post by: Bopeye on July 22, 2009, 11:02:03 PM
What's the use of experiences if you can't share them. Absolutely I want to see all your pics.  :yoyo:
Title: Re: They said they were varmint hunters?
Post by: weedwalker on July 22, 2009, 11:08:34 PM
Keep the pics coming. We love to look at them and see the success that you've had. :yoyo:
Title: Re: They said they were varmint hunters?
Post by: alscalls on July 22, 2009, 11:51:13 PM
DITTO!  :yoyo: :yoyo:
Title: Re: They said they were varmint hunters?
Post by: FinsnFur on July 23, 2009, 05:44:58 AM
Quote from: onecoyote on July 22, 2009, 10:28:20 PM
Thanks for all the compliments guys but I just wanted to share the pictures with you all, not bask in the limelight. I was so afraid that people would take it wrong by my posting pictures, thinking I wanted admiration. However I am on my last legs here and didn't want these experiences to just sit in a box forever. I do have few other pictures if you all are interested.
Thanks again
Danny


Your going to have to bask in the lime light Danny, there's too many folks here that havent brushed with your doings.
I'm enjoying watching it all unfold. Keep em coming.

To be honest with ya, I always felt the Museum wasn't getting publicized enough. To me anyway it always seemed like one of those things only certain people talked about. I never knew why, but was too busy to dig for an answer.

I think it's awesome to see it being exploited, and I'm glad your the one doing it. :wink:
Not to change the subject, but what have you been doing with yourself? How have ya been? Still got the motel?
Title: Re: They said they were varmint hunters?
Post by: Hawks Feather on July 23, 2009, 08:24:11 AM
I too have enjoyed going back memory lane with you and will look forward to more trips.

Jerry
Title: Re: They said they were varmint hunters?
Post by: HaMeR on July 23, 2009, 04:10:19 PM
Thanks Danny. I thought you & Jay were purdy close. And you don't need to feel like you're bragging or anything because the folks here appreciate things a lot more than most people do. I doubt you'll find another hunting board that is this interested in the history of our sport. You're posts aren't construed as anything other than sharing your personal experiences from days gone by. By all means Please keep posting.  :yoyo:
Title: Re: They said they were varmint hunters?
Post by: Randy Roede on July 23, 2009, 07:51:41 PM
Danny it's braggin with the right to do so, your the real deal man. One day at a time Amigo!!!
Title: Re: They said they were varmint hunters?
Post by: coyotehunter_1 on July 23, 2009, 09:22:28 PM
Quote from: HaMeR on July 23, 2009, 04:10:19 PM
(Snip)
And you don't need to feel like you're bragging or anything because the folks here appreciate things a lot more than most people do. I doubt you'll find another hunting board that is this interested in the history of our sport. You're posts aren't construed as anything other than sharing your personal experiences from days gone by. By all means Please keep posting.  :yoyo:


I started to add my reply but after seeing HaMer's post. I realized what I had written was almost identical.

With that I will say:  Danny,  thank you very much for sharing your experiences with us.   :highclap:   
Title: Re: They said they were varmint hunters?
Post by: Jimmie in Ky on July 24, 2009, 12:43:26 AM
Danny , there isn't a man here that would hesitate if he had the chance to sit with you and swap lies over a cup of coffee. I remember you from several boards and always apreciated your advice and ideas. And thanks for sharing the museum with Foxpro. It gives future hunters something to dream about. Jimmie
Title: Re: They said they were varmint hunters?
Post by: Bills Custom Calls on July 24, 2009, 04:05:13 AM
Yeh what they said
Interesting pics I enjoyed them

Thanks for sharing
Title: Re: They said they were varmint hunters?
Post by: HaMeR on July 24, 2009, 02:59:55 PM
Dad always said "It aint braggin if you can back it up."  And besides,, we prefer the term "sharing" in this little corner of the web.  :wink:
Title: Re: They said they were varmint hunters?
Post by: KySongDog on July 27, 2009, 04:19:20 PM
Onecoyote

I really like looking at the pics and hearing the stories.   I especially like hearing of your hunts and how you go about things.   I realize you hunt mostly out West but I'm sure lots of your experiences will apply to the East too and help us all be better coyote hunters.

Thanks for sharing. 
Title: Re: They said they were varmint hunters?
Post by: Frogman on July 27, 2009, 08:59:47 PM
I too enjoy hearing of your coyote hunting experiences.  Keep them coming!!  Like the photos too!

Jim
Title: Re: They said they were varmint hunters?
Post by: vvarmitr on July 28, 2009, 09:09:31 AM
"No brag, just fact."  Walter Brennan's line in the TV series The Guns Of Will Sonnet.

So just keep the facts a comin'!  :biggrin:    Oh Yeah, & the pictures too!  :eyebrow:
Title: Re: They said they were varmint hunters?
Post by: Uncle Jay on August 01, 2009, 10:02:40 AM
Hi Danny,

If you guys are interested in more I toyed with making a trailer to promote the museum for FP.
Go to this link and select

Predator Callers Museum video to see more of some of the Pioneers Danny knew.

Aslo the CSDv video has more of the same.

Danny’s Museum will grow and grow.
Silver City was a great event.

http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=rhinocalls&view=videos

Title: Re: They said they were varmint hunters?
Post by: onecoyote on August 01, 2009, 11:27:00 AM
Howdy Jay, You're to young to be my uncle  but old enough to drink beer with me lol. These guys need to know that you have donated alot to the museum. I've said it before, it's what you can give back to the sport we all love so much and Jay has given alot. God bless ya buddy. Now I got to go check out those sights.
Title: Re: They said they were varmint hunters?
Post by: alscalls on August 01, 2009, 01:27:04 PM
Thanks so much for the link Jay!  :yoyo: :yoyo: :yoyo:
Title: Re: They said they were varmint hunters?
Post by: possumal on August 01, 2009, 02:42:27 PM
Uncle Jay, that is a great link.  Obviously Onecoyote has been an important contributor to this great sport.  Thanks.
Title: Re: They said they were varmint hunters?
Post by: HaMeR on August 01, 2009, 07:31:43 PM
Nicely done Jay. Thanks for sharing!!  :biggrin:

I remember the old record player. Dad & my Uncle & their Friends killed many many fox over it. I sure wish I knew how many they killed each winter.  :biggrin:
Title: Re: They said they were varmint hunters?
Post by: Jerry Hunsley on August 01, 2009, 09:30:52 PM
Lots of good memories there Danny. Priceless :wink:
Title: Re: They said they were varmint hunters?
Post by: onecoyote on August 01, 2009, 10:43:17 PM
Jerry, you have a call in the museum.
Title: Re: They said they were varmint hunters?
Post by: Uncle Jay on August 02, 2009, 10:55:12 AM
Danny,
Here are some for you.

Danny Batastini
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v195/scragn/Batastini0018Small.jpg)

Danny Batastini
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v195/scragn/Batastini02.jpg)

Batastini, Weems
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v195/scragn/DSC00345Small.jpg)

Blair, Kennedy, Batastini
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v195/scragn/DSC00128Small.jpg)

Weems, Blair, Boddicker, Burnham
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v195/scragn/WeemsBlairBoddickerBurnham01Small.jpg)

Burnham, Boddicker, Weems, Stewart
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v195/scragn/BurnhamBoddickerWeemsStewart01Small.jpg)

1956 Jim Dougherty
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v195/scragn/1956JimDougherty.jpg)
Title: Re: They said they were varmint hunters?
Post by: possumal on August 02, 2009, 11:47:30 AM
Uncle Jay, those pictures are great.  Danny has the look of a great predator hunter, as do the others.  Thanks for sharing with us.
Title: Re: They said they were varmint hunters?
Post by: Uncle Jay on August 02, 2009, 02:10:26 PM
If this works you can see a few photos.
Some descriptions are shown if you click on the picture.

http://s10.photobucket.com/albums/a122/YolandaEven/
Title: Re: They said they were varmint hunters?
Post by: KySongDog on August 02, 2009, 03:24:23 PM
Those pictures are great!   :congrats:   Good to see some of the history of the sport.   And to think those guys killed bazillions of coyotes without a $600 e-caller, $200 worth of camo, and a $1500 semi auto spray and pray gun.   :bowingsmilie:   Makes a guy want to rethink things a bit.    :wo:
Title: Re: They said they were varmint hunters?
Post by: Uncle Jay on August 02, 2009, 04:43:52 PM
I'm sure Danny has met quite a few of these fellows.
The events back then was playtime but the events held after the contests were over down right serious.
The social atmosphere back then were much different than the last 20 years.
Title: Re: They said they were varmint hunters?
Post by: iahntr on August 02, 2009, 05:26:18 PM
Nice pics and video Jay.
Thanks for sharin em with us!
Scott
Title: Re: They said they were varmint hunters?
Post by: alscalls on August 02, 2009, 05:33:15 PM
 :yoyo: :yoyo: :yoyo:
Title: Re: They said they were varmint hunters?
Post by: possumal on August 02, 2009, 06:05:17 PM
I think it was 1974 when I was in the same bowhunting camp with Jim Dougherty in Colorado.  What a great guy he was then and I promise he is still the same.  One hell of a bowhunter too.  We were hunting out of John Lamicq's camp in the Roan Creek area not too far from Debeque.
Title: Re: They said they were varmint hunters?
Post by: Bopeye on August 02, 2009, 06:35:13 PM
I love looking at these pictures. They are awesome!!! I love history and this is our sports history.  :highclap:
Title: Re: They said they were varmint hunters?
Post by: BlueDuck on August 02, 2009, 11:13:50 PM
Very interesting pics and information.  Lots of memories.
Title: Re: They said they were varmint hunters?
Post by: FinsnFur on August 03, 2009, 07:47:43 PM
Wow, very interesting. :yoyo:
I've never ever seen pics of a lot of those guys. Awesome post Jay.

It's priceless to put a face to Danny after all these years too. :congrats:
Title: Re: They said they were varmint hunters?
Post by: GunDog on October 04, 2009, 07:31:23 PM
I'll agree with the boss, this is good stuff. Going to look for more reading like it here. Thanks for sharing!