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We made er!
Stting on the lobby pc while CCP has a smoke. Looks like it'd going to be fairly slow around here tonight...weekday and all. Hopefully tomorrow the crowds start rollin in.

They moved CCP's booth...you all will never guess where. Right smack dab next to PM's  :doh2:
What a joke :eyebrownod:

There's no way to hook the camera up to the pc's here in the lobby and they seem to be real privy with access from the rooms, but hopefully tonight we'll be able to post some pics.

stay tuned :yoyo:

 :roflmao: Leave it to Jim to go all the way to the Expo to look for a strange computer to use.  :hahaha: :hahaha: :biggrin:

Thanks for the update Jim..    next to PM ? I bet you dont dare to get a pic of the full moon   :innocentwhistle: :sneer:

 :corn:

QuoteRight smack dab next to PM's :doh2:

:huh: Hey, Mr. Jim... got any of those "special" FnF hats with ya'?  :laf:  :biggrin:



Glad you all made it Ok.  :highclap:

Or some decals with the little fella peein....... :laf:

Lookin forward to it.

Glad you made it there safely and that you have not started out too fast.  Remember to pace yourself, you don't want the PM boys to get ahead of you.   :roflmao:

Jerry

Glad you guys are there in one piece!! Can't be sure just how many pieces you're gonna be in when you leave now tho!!  :laf: :laf:
Careful y'all don't step on in a big ol pile of frogshiite!!  :laf: :laf:

Looking forward to your reports.  Wish I could be there.

Jim

OH HOW I WISH I WAS THERE!!!  :pout: :sad:

How come they gotta take your vacation time due to short term disability?  :madd: :rolleye:

LOL....havin a good ole time, met some good folk here (and some not so good). Hopefully we will get some pics up soon enough.

Hey, Joe...  good to hear you made it.  :highclap:

Don't you fellers be getting too rowdy now, ya' hear. :roflmao:

Yeah actually...we all have 2 of those hats with us...but were contemplating waiting till the last day before we wear em :innocentwhistle:

Check this out...the had some of the calling competitions today. RagnCagn was one of the announcers in charge of announcing the winners after the judges had relayed him the information.
He screwed that up, and annouced JD (canine) as the first place winner. JD's all walking tall ready to reap the profits, looking large. A little while later it was relayed to Randy that he read the winner sheet wrong and that JD was NOT the first place winner.  :roflmao: :roflmao: What a rucas!   :rolleye: :iroll:

Here's some pic to tie ya'll over till we get back home. Quite a crowd in here today.
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v54/RiverBoy/predexpo08/?action=view&current=a5624ab7.pbw

Cool!!  :biggrin: Woulda been nice to be there but I'm not.  :nono:

BTW-- Are there any puter geeks there that could maybe bring the camera up to date from '03??  :shrug:


:roflmao: :roflmao:

Have you seen any calls for sale?    :biggrin:   In looking at the prices for food, it might make the call prices look pretty good.

Jerry

Some of those pics look like Bopeye took them with his phone  :laf:

I had to let the slide show run about 5 times each time I seen a few more pics

Jerry I seen 1 table full of calls and some advertising for some call makers

Food that expensive yall know I'd starve to death or have to go shoot my own somewheres, holy smokes !!

Those prices sure made those stuffed bear steaks look good huh??  :laf: :laf:

Was that Rick Robbins sleeping at the table with the green shirt on & all the horn cslls??  :confused:

Didn't see any members of the stoned coyote predator posse' did ya!!  :roflmao: :roflmao:

Jim did you take pics of Glen guess and Byron South?

Jim,

I heard talk of "Black Market" calls being sold?  Any truth to the rumor?    LOL!
Sorry Bop, I couldn't resist!

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 :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :laugh2: :laugh2: :laugh2: :laugh2: :laugh2: OMG.........WHOOOOOO!!........ :laugh2: :laugh2: :laugh2: :laugh2: :laugh2: :laf: :laf:

I know you couldn't help yourself Dave, BUT that doesn't mean you didn't earn a great big, fat BITE ME!!  :eyebrownod:

Lot's of love.  :biggrin:

Also, Jimbo better never talk about my pictures again.  :nono: :rolleye: :whew:

So if you blow that call technically your blowing............. :innocentwhistle:

Yep!  You would be blowing a  LBL Legendary Member Award call!
Still not a good image no matter how you slice it!  LOL!

  :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao:

HaMeR there's so many people fondling that camera, I cant keep the batteries in it. That's why the dates are off. :doh2: Got tired of fixin it.


The food here is so unbelievably priced, that's why I had Kyle go get a pic of the menus. Last night I told Kyle to go grab us two cheeseburgers, nothing else, just two cheeseburgers. Guess what the bill was for those two cheeseburgers....$13.00 :mad2: And I am not kidding they were so dry and horrible you couldnt even finish one.
We been hitting the highway now and bringing food back for the gang :laf:

Kyle took most of the pics...sorry about the blurryness. He must be busy eyeing up his next shot while snapping the picture.

Yeah that was Bearman setting in his booth :laf:

Byron is here but he's hanging tight with the Fauxpro crowd. Glenn Guess is walking around with a hanky on his head. We took a couple candid shots of him without his consent.

Randy Watson even made it to the expo! From Texas....man I was tickled pink when he approached me...couldnt beleive it was him. Been several years since I seen him in person. That was a real treat for me.

So far Securpro showed his face, along with ilcoyote and his gang, Dan Carey, Arky Yoter, couple other I can't recall at the moment.

ALSO...this just in!!

The first calling competition mentioned earlier was for distress. The howling competition has just now come to an end and JD (canine) has officially won first place in that.
Brent Saxton took 3rd.
I can't recall whon they said the 2nd place went to...I didnt know him anyway.

WTG JD and Brent!!!!!! :congrats: :congrats: :congrats:

Dang!! JD beat Brent? That's outstanding! I remember a couple of years ago at the LBL howling along with Brent. He's a good howler.  :wink:

Thanks for the pics Jim. Randy and Jay are look'n fair to middle'n  :biggrin: I must have missed Ricks pic I better go check again.  :wink:

 :laf: :laf: I'll give you a pass this time Jimbo!!  :laf:

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Kyle took most of the pics...

There ya go Bop!! Use that one next time you take a picture!!  :biggrin:   :laf: :laf:

I thought maybe that was him.  He seems to be a bit lonely there. He does make a nice call. I have a small cowhorn he made.

Glad you got to see RW too. I've heard he's a real cool guy to talk to.

Congrats to JD & Brent as well.  :yoyo:

Thanks for the pics!!  :biggrin:

Thanks for the photos.

How was the overall attendance in your opinion? Does GG look like the 5'1" version of Hulk Hogan in real life?

Cool pics, thanks for posting them !
              Jeb

JD beat Brent!  :roflmao:
Brent will never hear the end of that.  :laf:

I had one heck of a good time at the show.  It was good meeting everyone that I got to talk to and putting faces to names.  I got to meet Rich and Aaron at the CCP booth, but Champion was back at the hotel for a nap when I passed through.  Rich was taking pics of all of the FnF folks as well.  Just look out when Rich photoshop's all of our pics! :huh:


The crowd wasn't overly huge, but it was sized just about right to be able to walk up to any booth at any time and talk to anybody working the booth right then.  At some shows there are so many people, and you stand in line for about 30 minutes just to get up to the booth to see what they have.  Everyone working the booths I stopped at were very nice folks and easy to talk with.  The show didn't have the feel of a big commercial type of show, but more of a gathering of people that just wanting to meet other predator hunters.  I would definitely go back again next year. :congrats:


Lots of good merchandise was available at the show.  And most of the folks were selling it at prices below what they normally sell the items for.  Predator hunters helping out predator hunters was pretty much the underlying theme of the show.


Brian

Jimmy said

food back for the gang

I thought Randy Black pack a lunch :confused: its cool that you hooked him up with some grub Jimbo!
Good looking out budyboy

I forgot to add , Congrats to JD and Brent !!!  Good job !!! :highclap: :highclap:
                    Jeb

Watson and I didnt go for lunch George...I was just saying he showed up at the expo for the event. :wink:

Just got home an hour and a half a ago....here's some more pics, while I get caught up.

JD and Brent with their awards

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I spotted this on RagnCagn's back and just couldnt resist the shot. He's wearing a target. You may have noticed this is cropped from one of the pics in the slide show

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CCP getting a taped interview with Predator Extreme.

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DirtDog trying to regain some composure....he was quite full for this portrait, in fact CCP just pulled him out of a corner in the hotel room. Not sure if he was trying to stand on his head or if he lost a contact...but he poured him self into the corner head first and kinda just laid there upside down. :roflmao: :roflmao:
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Then as if he hadn't caused enough rucas he decided to kick over one of the coolers. So we all got to walk in sopping carpet the erst of the trip.  :laf:
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CCP trying to prevent something from entering his windpipe and lungs.  :innocentwhistle: :innocentwhistle: :shrug:
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CCP lured some Western Rivers staff back to the room after midnight. This feller half pickled, dozed off and woke up right before the flash :doh2:
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We had a real good time. Met some real nice folks and did some catching up with old acquaintances. And lots of cool stuff to look at. :yoyo:

Glad all had a good time. Special kudos to J.D. & Brent, two howling rascals!  :highclap: :highclap:

Glad to hear that you made it back home safe and sound.  Oh, yea, and that you had a good time.

Jerry

P.S.  I didn't ban anyone - that I know of.

Cool report Jim!!  :yoyo:

...need sleep bad...I'm gonna have to finish catchin up tomorrow. :sleep:

Quote...need sleep bad...I'm gonna have to finish catchin up tomorrow.  :sleep: :sleep:

Same here will post pics tomorrow.

Hope yall took care of DD he looked.............um.........Tired, yea thats it tired. :innocentwhistle:

Glad to see ya all had a good time
Hey fellers thanks for taking care of DD looks like he needed it

Congrats to JD and Brent  :yoyo: :highclap: :congrats:

((Watson and I didnt go for lunch George...I was just saying he showed up at the expo for the event. ))

Na jimbo, read it again pal ,,, i said you got lunch for R.Black nothing about Watson :roflmao:


joking around guys just joking around ,,,,,

Looks like everyone had a good time.  Congrats to Brent and JD.    :congrats:

I sure hope I can make the show next year. 

Glad everyone made it back safely.  Looks like it was a blast.

Cool pics jimbo...looks like everybody had a great time. Did teh attendance pick up a bit for teh rest of the show?

Steve

Wow....I am tired. I got home about 11:00 last night, and had a pretty rough day yesterday after my deabacle on Saturday.  :puke:

I'll try to post more later.

Pics , CCP , Pics, CCP, Pics, FNF, Pics ?????    :confused: :confused:

PICS?? jeb :doh2:  I posted 38 of em...At's all I got. :laf:

Thanks for the Congrats guy's
I know I had a good time while out there. It was fun seeing alot of guy's again and meeting new guy's.

Now I have braggin rights on Mr. Cronk  :innocentwhistle:  :biggrin:

Joe, It was nice to meet you and thanks a ton for your time and help.  :yoyo:

JD

Thanks guys for the congrads!

We sure had a good time!

Thanks to Joe for all the help and to Kelly, JRB and Randy as well. Thanks to everyone who helped out with putting this contest on. If it wasn't for Joe I wouldn't of even got to call in the howling! Thanks Joe!

All the judges did great the contests were all close! We had a three way tie for 2nd and Third in the distress!

The winners sheet were not wrong, we  just had some confusion with getting the call off confused with the final scores but it worked out!

JD made a hell of a showing there! finished 4th in the distress after a call off with two other callers, 1st in the howling and called Very strong! And 2nd in the world finals! Very cool! Hell of a job JD!

Brent

 Most of the pics I took did not turn out something wrong with my camera.

I had a great time but wish more people would have came.




Here is BigB and friends  (don't worry BigB I will photoshop later :biggrin:)

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Joe and Aaron relaxing after setting up.

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Our booth

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Jim Champion Richard B. and Joe Bradshaw shootin the breeze.
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Joe stealing candy!  :innocentwhistle:
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I know why Jim's not married boots right on the bed. :laf:

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Looks like the deer aint the only thing that seen the head lights. :roflmao:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v202/Plumbrich/championdeer.jpg)

  Jim and Securpro
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Todd and Steve at the Minaska Booth
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Brian Robinson and prostaff at the Western Rivers booth.
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Kyle and some old man. :confused:
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Rich Higgins and Dan Carey ( Both great guys)

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Will try and find more and put up later.

Dffr in the headlights huh.  :wo:  Looked more like Jimbo was about to meet up with the big fredrog & didn't like it!!  :laf: :laf:

Cool pics!!

I saw the old man reaching as the photo loaded and thought aww man why did I double dare him :nono: Thank god he did not.... I see way to much of that. :laf:
Thanks for the pics guys, I wanna go next year!

Oh the old man did :eyebrownod: but the photographer was too early on the shutter.

 :laf:

Looks like an absolute blast to me. Next year, Lord willing, I will be there smashing my head into a corner.  :roflmao:

Congrats to JD and Brent.........good calling fellas.  :congrats:

I sure have noticed that coyote hunters are a class all their own.......... :confused: Not sure what class you'd call it, but all the same.  :laf:

I had a great trip from the moment I walked in the door Friday afternoon until the point I finally slumbered my way to the truck on Sunday evening!  The 8 hour drive each way turned out to be exactly 1,000.3 miles on the tripometer when I stopped in my driveway!

Quote from: keekee on August 25, 2008, 08:48:11 PMThanks to Joe for all the help and to Kelly, JRB and Randy as well.

Hell I was honored to be a part of it all!  I learned a lot about calling contest there- not just how to score one but also how to call in one!  There were times I thought I could really hang with that field of callers if I had prepared myself- then there were times I was glad my ass wasn't up on that stage trying to follow one of those performances! LOL!


The turnout of vendors and spectators was honestly a little lower than I expected- but the quality of the people that showed up was certainly high.  I finally had the opportunity to put faces with names on a couple guys that I've seen online for nearly 10 years.  Spent some time with old friends, conversed with some of the best in the business, made many new friendships and even buried the hatchet with a couple old adversaries.  Sometimes it's refreshing to get away from this keyboard media and get to know people outright.

Some of you guys really missed out on some good times at Hooters on Saturday night!  I guess the service sucked for a lot of tables, but I had already eaten and drank 6 beers by the time Kee & Canine had their meals, so I cannot complain.  Not to mention my bill for myself and 4 others only came to $70!?!?!   That was really a great time- can't wait to do it again!

Here's a link to all the pictures and reports that came from my camp: unfortunately I lost all the pictures taken on Sunday!


http://midwestpredator.groupee.net/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/6041018811/m/7511068692/p/1 (http://midwestpredator.groupee.net/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/6041018811/m/7511068692/p/1)

Thanks for all the reports and pictures guys.  Looks like a good time was had by all.  I just wish I could have joined you.  I would have learned a lot!

Jim

looks like everyone had fun.  good job ernie on your accomplisment out there. 

I seen this pic over on JRB's board and couldn't help but laugh

check out the kid in the bottom left of the pic with the orange hat.  looks like another lil johnny picture. 
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Quote from: bigben on August 26, 2008, 05:37:32 PM
looks like everyone had fun.  good job ernie on your accomplisment out there. 

Ben,

I got to meet Ernie, he seemed like a really great guy. I enjoyed talking with him.

I

It was a good time for sure. Jim (FnF) was a pleasure to meet you and that hillbilly Richard B. :laf:

JD and Brent did a very good job and I'm proud of both of them.  :highclap:

Brent thanks for your help at the door. I owe you one or maybe 2, let me know.

Thanks a lot champion.  You could have stopped and picked me up.  I'm almost on the way for ya.

Oh, yeah, I was busy that weekend taking pics at the renfest in Shakopee...

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Now, be honest, don't I have the best pictures from that weekend?

Buker,  Racks like that or a bunch of old coyote hunters.... I think I'd rather be at that ren fest deal.  Scoreable racks for sure  :yoyo:  :eyebrownod:

Nice racks. :yoyo:

coyote or racks?             RACKS for sure :roflmao:

Last time I talked about those I got in trouble so......... :nono:

LOL! The pervert took those pics from 250 yards with his high def zoom too. :laf: :wink:

No, actually I was up close and personal with all of them...

But, about that pervert part????   :eyebrownod:

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 :roflmao: :roflmao:  :yoyo:  :biggrin:

You got balls Randy!!  Or better luck than I, If I'd of tried a snapshot like that, I'd a got caught..

What is that pointy lookin thing pokin up between her boobies?  :wo:


JD

nice pics for sure

She was one of the merchants there and was selling knives and swords.  That, my friend, is a dagger and it's why you behave yourself around those women!   :sneer:

Fine looking wildlife pics, Randy  :eyebrownod:  :laf:


"What is that pointy lookin thing pokin up between her boobies?"

"That, my friend, is a dagger..."

Sticking up the way they are it is a man could put an eye out on one of those things  :biggrin:

If' he's lucky Chet!!  :roflmao:

He says, "about the pervert part".  :roflmao: :roflmao:

 :roflmao: :roflmao:

Thanks Buker. :doh2:
Tell us about the 'fest after it's over.  :rolleye:

Don't do it next year.  I read they're moving the coyote expo so it'll be closer to the coyote hunters.  :iroll:   (Bet that ain't east.)  So I'd rather be at the 'fest looking at daggers then be w/ the GREAT coyote hunters of the west.   :innocentwhistle:

V V,

There are several states that have already been talked about some, two of them have been Columbus Ohio, and Harrisburg PA. Don't know for sure were this will end up next year, may end up being close to home you never know.


Brent

If its in Columbus Ohio I would be ther!! :yoyo:

Dammit you guys....  I do my best to hijack this thread and you just get back on track....   :roflmao:  :roflmao:  :roflmao:

Quote from: keekee on August 28, 2008, 10:31:55 AM
Columbus Ohio, and Harrisburg PA.

Columbus or Harrisburg?

Holy House of Hasenpfeffer! Dayum that would be too kewl! :yahoo:
I was a thinking demographicly that there's a lot more $ in the East w/ the number of predator hunters. It would make sense to me to have it more eastern. Now if they put in Columbus that would make it a little closer for the Western Predator Hunters.  :eyebrow:  :innocentwhistle:  :laf:

If it's in Ohio I get first dibbies on taking Rich, CCP, g'hoggen!  ;yes;  :thumb2:

Quote from: R Buker on August 28, 2008, 05:49:15 PM
Dammit you guys....  I do my best to hijack this thread and you just get back on track....   :roflmao:  :roflmao:  :roflmao:

:thumb2: I have to give ya two thumbs up fer your efferts Randy.  :eyebrownod:

QuoteIf it's in Ohio I get first dibbies on taking Rich, CCP, g'hoggen!

I will take that offer for I still have never killed a G-hog.

I heard FT Worth Texas. :confused: