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  1. dhaverstick

    Made this pistol bag for a friend

    Over the weekend I finished this pistol bag for a friend of mine. He had approached me last February about making him something to carry his hogleg in while hunting. He gave me some deer hide he had tanned which I was able to use some of as the fringe. The body of this bag is made from 2 ounce...
  2. dhaverstick

    Hello from Missouri

    Welcome! I live just north of Springfield, MO but grew up in south-central Missouri. If I hunt with a firearm, it is with one of my flintlocks. Lots of good info on this site. Darren
  3. dhaverstick

    Killed a few bushy tails over the opening weekend

    Missouri's squirrel season opened last Saturday and I participated as much as I could in between rain storms. Two things that make it tough to hunt them this time of year are the very thick cover and that they never sit still. I killed four including one with my new recurve. The area right...
  4. dhaverstick

    Rhubarb Torte

    I'd eat the heck out of that! Darren
  5. dhaverstick

    I got me a 2fer tonight 2 hogs 1 shot

    Good for you! That second one is a vicious looking bugger! Darren
  6. dhaverstick

    Round three: And a knock out!!

    Good story, Jerry! You really had luck on your side that time. I've accidentally gotten that close to a roost tree several times and it never worked out in my favor. Enjoy that turkey breast! Darren
  7. dhaverstick

    Successful rabbit hunt.

    I always love your posts, B! That is a nice brace of coneys. Oh, the things I could do with some meat like that! Darren
  8. dhaverstick

    A tough time for turkeys

    Great story, Lobo! Glad you stuck it out and were able to bring home some vittles! Matilda is a beautiful gun. Darren
  9. dhaverstick

    Enjoying some of this spring's bounty!

    I didn't turkey hunt this weekend so we celebrated me being at home by trying out some of this season's turkey harvest. I fried up some breast meat, made mashed taters, buttermilk biscuits, and gravy from the drippings. For dessert, I made a thin mint brownie cheesecake. My wife and I are both...
  10. dhaverstick

    Tagged out on turkeys with my flintlock!

    Thanks, all! 2019 was a fine season. Eterry, Sweet Rachael has a left-handed large Siler lock. My friend, John Pruitt, made me that gun a few years ago and its "style" is something of his creation. One thing I really like about it is that the butt stock is out of your face so you don't get your...
  11. dhaverstick

    Tagged out on turkeys with my flintlock!

    I must have finally found the right combination of animal sacrifices, incantations, and candle lighting because the Turkey Gods smiled upon me Saturday morning and I was able to kill my second bird of the 2019 Missouri season with my flintlock smoothbore, Sweet Rachael, at the Haverstick...
  12. dhaverstick

    2019 Gobbler....

    That look on your face says it all! So glad you were able to make it out and get see to a "show". Enjoy that bird! Darren
  13. dhaverstick

    Oregon flintlock longbeard

    Love that photo! Good job! Darren
  14. dhaverstick

    1st Mo tag is notched!!!

    Good job, Brad! Now get out there and get #2. I'm leaving for the farm tomorrow. Those birds ain't gonna kill themselves! Darren
  15. dhaverstick

    Success in the turkey woods!

    I read that article, "The Gift", and chuckled about the author's trouble with getting 20 gauge overpowder cards past the choke in that barrel. I have experienced that myself and now bite down on them edgewise before trying to push them down. It not only decreases the card diameter but my slobber...
  16. dhaverstick

    Success in the turkey woods!

    Arcticap, I did some digging through some old files and found a photo of some patterns I shot right after I got that gun. These were both done with the same setup listed above except I used 60 grains of 3F instead of 65. Both were shot at 25 yards. I use Goex powder. That being said, I will...
  17. dhaverstick

    Success in the turkey woods!

    Thanks, all! I hope to repeat that performance this coming weekend. Brokennock, I have never had much luck roosting birds since trying to figure out where to listen the night before is about the same roll of the dice as trying to figure out where they're gonna gobble the next morning. I own 385...
  18. dhaverstick

    Success in the turkey woods!

    I had a little bit of luck this weekend at my family farm in Missouri after a sputtering start to my turkey season at a friend’s place the first part of the week. A good buddy of mine, who owns 160 acres adjoining us, called me Friday afternoon while I was driving to the Haverstick Home Place to...
  19. dhaverstick

    Moccasin leather?

    I won't make moccasins out of anything but bison hide unless the feller really has his heart set on something else. That stuff is almost indestructible and is very easy to work with. The Hide House in Napa, CA (https://hidehouse.com/products/index.html?Category=SB) has a great selection and...
  20. dhaverstick

    Made this special bag for turkey season

    Thanks, all! I gave Joe his bag last Sunday and it actually brought a tear to his eye. He hugged my neck and told me that I had no idea how much that bag meant to him. I couldn't have asked for a better payment than that! We hunted together for 3 days but were unable to get any gobblers to...
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