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2010 AYFS Central Flyway Power Hunt
By Avery Pro-Staffer Vance Stolz
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After having the pleasure of attending the last two Central Flyway AYFS Power Hunts in Kansas and Nebraska with my son, YFSer Tyler Stolz, I was impressed with how important this hunt really is for an already very successful program. I thoroughly enjoyed meeting the kids on the AYFS, parents, and the other Pro-Staffers who were involved. While on our way home from the Nebraska hunt last year, Tyler and I speculated on where the hunt might be held the following year. As the next few months passed, we anxiously awaited word from our fearless leader, Avery Territory Manager Derek Rambo. Sure enough, an e-mail arrived in early summer from Derek titled, “2010 AYFS Power Hunt”. Excitement grew as I opened the e-mail to see where we may get the opportunity to travel for the hunt, not very far as it turned out! The e-mail started with, “Would you be interested in hosting the AYFS Hunt this year?” |
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Rearick Receives 2010 Avery Outdoors Award of Appreciation
By Avery® Pro-Staff Relations Manager Rob Jepson
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L-R: Avery Pro-Staff Atlantic Flyway Manager Rusty Hallock presents Avery Pro-Staffer David Rearick with the 2010 Avery Outdoors Appreciation Award |
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Continuing with a tradition begun at the Avery Pro-Staff Convention in 2008, Avery Outdoors has selected a member of the Avery Pro-Staff in recognition and appreciation of their individual service to communities outside of the primary Avery Pro-Staff mission. This year’s award was given to Avery Pro-Staffer David Rearick for his tireless efforts in support of the Pennsylvania Waterfowl Heritage Society.
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Pro-Staffers Tangle with Tennessee Longbeards…
By Avery® Pro-Staffer David Rearick
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Put..…Putt..Putt.. The wise hen disappeared just as fast as she had emerged from the depths of the shadowed hardwoods. The sun filtering through the emerging growth of the trees exposed unmasked portions of my face, and while she was well within range had she been a tom, my best attempts at concealment were thwarted by her keen eye. It was just 30 minutes into the first evening of the hunt, and we already had two birds gobbling and hens at our feet.
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Home Again, Home Again…
By Avery Pro-Staff Relations Manager Rob Jepson
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Camels in the Kuwait desert
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Like a lot of Americans have had to do, Avery Pro-Staffer Bryan Bacon responded to his nation’s call for service and was deployed to Iraq as part of an U.S. Army Reserve Unit. Starting in 2008, Major Bryan, USA/AR, married and a father of four, was mobilized for 15 months. Training started at Fort Dix, NJ, then March Air Base in Riverside, California, then on to Ft. Hood, Texas and finally Kuwait where Bryan underwent his desert training before entering Iraq in March of 2009. Bryan was assigned to the 13th Expeditionary Sustainment Brigade at Joint Base Balad, Iraq. He worked on staff for a Brigadier General at Balad as a Staff Operations Officer supervising the civilian KBR Combat Logistics contract for the entire country. This civilian contract was for all Logistical Support aspects for coalition forces in Iraq.
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Memories for a Lifetime
By Avery Pro-Staffer Randy Ryals
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A bunch of Happy Hunters!
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Memories…some are good, some are bad. Some involve family, others friends, and some involve times and others events. Over the dates of February 5-7 of this year, five boys from Big Oak Ranch were treated to the duck hunting trip of a lifetime and while there, hopefully created memories for a lifetime as well. I will never know exactly what the boys will remember most 20 years from now; be it praying in the duck blind on their first morning out, shooting their first bird, spending time with friends, or getting to know Brodie Croyle a little better; but one thing is certain, I feel we will all carry away warm thoughts and memories of time well spent with friends.
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 Post-Season "Shooting"
Eastern South Dakota,
By Jim Thompson, Avery® Pro-Staffer
 To fulfill my post-season yearning for cupped-winged fowl, I grab my camera and head out in an attempt to grab that one shot, the photo you'll never tire of looking at. I approach my photo shoots with the same drive and enthusiasm as if chasing my quarry with a gun.
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 Custom Painting Your Full Body Decoys
Troy, Ohio
By Bret Ayers, Avery® Pro-Staffer
 When Greenhead Gear® full body Canada goose decoys were introduced to the goose hunting world in 2003, many goose hunters felt that these were the most life like decoys ever produced. From the life-size appearance to the exact feather detail, finally a decoy that looks like a goose. The one thing that impressed me most about Greenhead Gear® decoys was the paint.
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Avery® Field Khaki™
We've added Field Khaki™ Layout Blind Covers to the Finisher®, Power Hunter® and Migrator® lines of layout blinds. These solid color blind covers were developed to give hunters the most cost effective ground blinds ever while offering them the ability to create the camouflage background that is perfect for their individual needs. [FULL STORY]
Avery® Advertising Campaigns
Be sure to look for additional Avery® ads this summer and fall in the following publications: Ducks Unlimited Magazine, Wildfowl, Waterfowl Hunter, and Cabela's Outfitter Journal.
Click the ad below to enlarge each photo.
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  Links of Interest
for Hunters: Weather
Terraserver/Maps
Sunrise Tables
River Stage Levels
Waterfowl Surveys
State DNRs
Bird Banding
Organizations
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