Recoil Outdoors Blog

Finally the day came where I am completely finished with school. No more staying in on weekends to study or afternoon trips will be canceled due to school. Im all about being on the water now with some hog hunts in between. Also for 4th year in a row we are putting in for a gator tag on the Pearl River, hopefully we will be able to get one this year.
Allyn

All I know is that this crazy idea of school and work is interferring with my hunting and fishing. The priorities of the world are so screwed up. Been real windy down here in Jackson, too windy to bass fish, but have caught a bunch of catfish on the Spillway when the water was up. As far as turkey goes its the same old story. My stepdad has successfully doubled killed with someone sitting next to him three saturdays in a row, what a year for him. I think we have killed around 15 or so birds at my camp which is about average. one more week then time to hit that water.

-Allyn

Is difficult! Will, Tyler and myself have been bustin gar….sort of. I am having a hard time doing it, but Will and Tyler are smoking them. The film crew is conjuring up a plan to capture this Gar-mageddon
-Ward

Is difficult! Will, Tyler and myself have been bustin gar….sort of. I am having a hard time doing it, but Will and Tyler are smoking them. The film crew is conjuring up a plan to capture this Gar-mageddon
-Ward

I have been out on the water in the Afternoons catching crappie. Well…..It has been slow for me, but the people I fish with are having better luck. I have no idea what it is that they like about Tyler’s rig, versus mine, but thats just the way it goes sometimes. I am heading to Jackson MS tonight to hunt with Allyn in the morning. Hope everyone is having a good season

-Ward

Hudson, Hank, Austin and myself Took on Mud Nationals this year in Jacksonville Texas. It was crazy. We had a wild time, I cannot recommend going enough, although, if you have young kids, I would leave them at home.

I have been real busy lately with work and school, but will graduate FINALLY in May. I have been on some unreal turkey hunts this year, but have yet to take one myself. Two weekends ago I called two different toms up within 40 yards, same land, same morning, 1/4 mile from eachother, and both times was unable to get a clean shot. Lots of hunters down here in Jackson have been dealing with the rivers flooding from all the rain. So either hunters not able to get to their land or have had a great season since the birds have been pushed up away from the flooding waters.

Last week I when on a hunt with my stepdad, Howard Garland and family friend West Garraway. Long story short, they sat next to eachother against tree while I was 15 yards or so behind them facing other way. I knew I had them cut off and that the 5 toms gobbling like crazy were about to come directly in front of me. Next thing I know I see Howard staring at me with a smile on his face, he then put his gun up and I knew what was about to happen, two shots fired, two birds down. Double Kill, Howards second this year. Was a great hunt with very talkative birds. Here is a picture of the kill.

-Allyn

With the craziest weather going on up here in North MS, turkey season has been sort of slow. It went from zero gobbling, to gobbling only up in the trees. I would say a day or two more with the incoming weather patterns before they get into full gobble force. These turkeys are driving me nuts, in due time though, we will have them patterned .
-Ward

I am packing my bags, mass producing Recoil Outdoors DVDs and trying to keep my composure. I am catching a flight out of Jackson MS tomorrow morning and heading to chilly Reno Nevada for the SCI convention. I am looking forward to the good times and hand shakes. I will be sure to check in with yall while I am in Reno.

-Ward