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March 22, 2011
Chasing Gobblers in the South Carolina Low Country - 5
by Ray Eye
There was little time for recovery following our first Chasing Spring hunt of the season in Florida. To say the journey to South Carolina was a wild adventure is quite an understatement and it began as soon as I walked out the front door. The 4 a.m. drive to the airport came complete with intense rain, sleet and finally some serious snow. Traffic was slow, cars and trucks lined the roadside ditches and I was thankful for my four-wheel drive as I fought my way around slow cars and up steep ice and snow-covered inclines. By the time I parked at the airport, snowflakes the size of golf balls fell from the sky. I won’t go into all that went so terribly wrong, but suffice it to say that my 6:30 flight was delayed, then delayed some more, then de-iced turning it into an 11:30 flight complete with missed connections. But, Chasing Spring is aptly named: I get to see spring arrive in state after state while hunting gobblers. My flight landed in 86-degree temperatures, blooming flowers and budding trees. My destination was Deux Cheneaux Plantation in Walterboro, South Carolina. The lodge was awesome, the food was off the charts and our hosts, Allen and Susan Bell were terrific. This Low Country hunt was set up by old friend Steve Cobb and filmed by NWTF TV show cameraman Brian Combs. Another great guy, Tony Chacheres of food seasoning fame was in our camp and took a nice gobbler on camera. Like Florida a week ago, this early season proved tough with very little gobbling, Boone and Crockett skeeters, gators and long hours in the field. I actually rate calling Low Country gobblers right up there with south Alabama turkeys as far as difficulty in closing the deal. This was truly a wonderful hunt. It was an awesome camp with great fellowship, new friends, old friends and now a new family down in Walterboro S. C. For me, the turkey hunting was secondary to spending some time in this turkey camp with so many fun and wonderful people. I am truly blessed to be Chasing Spring. Our next stop is Tennessee.
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Comments (5)
Awsome video,another hunter!! No one brings in another new hunter better than Uncle Ray!!!
Ray,
Congratulations on closing the deal on another tough hunt! Just one question....Are you gonna' bring the Turkey nugget recipe to Mass.?
Yes sir, Charlie. That is definitely what I would call a Snoopy dance.
Was that a snoopy dance I saw in that blind right after the shot?
Way to go Lori.
later,
charlie
What an awesome video! Ray thank you so much for putting this memorable experience on video...its great and I had the time of my life!!! Come back soon!
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Yes sir, Charlie. That is definitely what I would call a Snoopy dance.
Ray,
Congratulations on closing the deal on another tough hunt! Just one question....Are you gonna' bring the Turkey nugget recipe to Mass.?
What an awesome video! Ray thank you so much for putting this memorable experience on video...its great and I had the time of my life!!! Come back soon!
Was that a snoopy dance I saw in that blind right after the shot?
Way to go Lori.
later,
charlie
Awsome video,another hunter!! No one brings in another new hunter better than Uncle Ray!!!
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