Marks Outdoors in Birmingham, Alabama is having a big event Thursday the 10th and Will, Eddie, Harold and some other legends will be there. Wish I could get off work to go. Not to often you get to meet a legend much less 4 or 5.
I would like to meet Eddie Salter again....met him in the early eighties and would so enjoy to get a squealing hen autographed by him. :goofball:
2 guys that sold their companies and one that sold his integrity
Quote from: shootumindaface on March 09, 2011, 09:29:52 AM
2 guys that sold their companies and one that sold his integrity
I know that's right!
2 guys that sold their companies and one that sold his integrity
BINGO !!!
PM me and explain???? I would like to be up to speed on this
So what's wrong with a guy selling his company? One usually has a company to make money, and often it gets time to sell, maybe due to it not running in the direction you had hoped, or maybe due to wanting to get back to a smaller business. Still doesn't change the knowledge the men have about hunting turkeys, and their achievements. I understand a man's character may change, but there are very few of us, including myself, that can handle such a large success, and not let it go to our heads.
I met Will a long time ago, and yes, he wouldn't know me, or remember me, but he was a class act when I met him. I still have a signed slate call from him, which I always carry, and a lot of my first birds were taken with it.
As for the event at Marks, I always try to go when possible. Good food, fellowship, selections, and prices as well.
God Bless,
David B.
What ? I know that Primos sold his company and Knight and Hale sold theirs. So the other must be Eddie ? If you are talking about Eddie endorsing THE Squeling Hen call, just don't buy it.
I remember several years ago MAD made "locator call" the "dead silent" (it was a cheap dog whistle). And guess what IT DID NOT WORK either.
Man what a fuss Ihave created. I thought people would be excited about meeting some Legends I guess not. I would like to think that these guys are like most and yes have made some bad choices in life but I have as well. I think they still make some great calls. If any of you guys are that disappointed with anything from these guys PM me and I will give you my address and you can mail it to me. Heck I would even pay the postage! :you_rock:
you want to meet a legend... go meet Tom Kelly... then you will have met a legend
Here is my two cents on so called "sell outs" in the hunting industry. The way I look at it is that these men have a job to do just like everyone else and I know when I go to my job I want to make money just like these guys. People holds these guys to a higher standard because they are on tv but the truth of the matter is they are business men who have found a way to make money hunting for a living. I know I for one would jump at the chance to hunt and get paid enough to support my family as I am sure a lot of us would. These three guys and many others are the ones that have paved the way for hunting as we know it today and have a wealth of knowledge to boot. So if you don't like their product don't buy them, their companies have made some things that I personally think are ridiculous but I am not going to down talk them as men for making a few bucks.
Quote from: Arlo on March 09, 2011, 09:24:27 AM
Marks Outdoors in Birmingham, Alabama is having a big event Thursday the 10th and Will, Eddie, Harold and some other legends will be there. Wish I could get off work to go. Not to often you get to meet a legend much less 4 or 5.
Marks Outdoors ALWAYS puts on a great event. And has some of the best prices on anything to do with hunting around these parts. :icon_thumright: :icon_thumright: :icon_thumright: :icon_thumright: :icon_thumright:
Quote from: Arlo on March 09, 2011, 10:22:33 AM
I think they still make some great calls.
Not to nit-pick, but I seriously doubt that any of these guys have had anything to do with production or development of actual calls in some time... with the exception of the squealing hen... ::)
I would enjoy sitting down and talking with any of them over a meal or in a laid back, no pressure setting, but don't get a thing out of standing in a line for an impersonal signature... no offense to those who do, I'm just over the superstar syndrome I had as a kid.
I have had the pleasure of sitting with Alex Rutledge in a hotel lobby for several hours talking, as well as in the hunting cabin in front of his house in Birch Tree, MO. He is a down to earth guy with some great stories about hunting and about life in general.
Not to spoil anybody's fun, but I suspect they all put their pants on one leg at a time.
It was more or less to make the jab at the squealing hen.. As for selling the company, heck if its for the money I cant blame either of them.. I have no problem with either of the two.. Are they legends of turkey hunting to me, No, their are many other folks I look up to the sport of turkey hunting.. Are they legends of the game call industry and the commercialization of game calls, by all means yes..
Arlo, thanks for a good post. Wish I lived closer.
I would agree with you on that do I consider them legends no, do I consider them pioneers in turkey calling (commerically) yes. I have also sat on the back of a tailgate with Rutledge some years back, he was in TN with Aaron Tippin. We talked turkey calling, life, and different strategies. I saw him about three yrs after that and did not figure he would remember me but gave it a shot anyways and before I could ask him if he remembered me he cut me off and said aren't you the guy from Tippin's store. Stand up guy in my opinion.
should have seen this one coming....anytime you mention a successful hunting personality it turns into a :TrainWreck1:
I've met all those guys and they seem like good folks...I'm not mad cause they made a buck or two pushing huntng stuff...I would choose Tom Kelly a thousand times over to hunt with if I had my choice though....just my .02
Quote from: wareagle99 on March 09, 2011, 11:13:46 AM
should have seen this one coming....anytime you mention a successful hunting personality it turns into a :TrainWreck1:
If you are implying I have a general hate to big time tv hunters you are false, envy yeah, jealousy No.. All I have met in person which is a bunch all seemed like down to earth fellas who felt blessed to be in the position they are in...
I have a personally autographed book from the Colonel Tom Kelley. Priceless in my opinion!
i would love to meet those three, and would if I lived closer. Sounds like lots of fun and memories. Enjoy!!
Quote from: Sherrell on March 09, 2011, 09:28:09 AM
I would like to meet Eddie Salter again....met him in the early eighties and would so enjoy to get a squealing hen autographed by him. :goofball:
i'm sure he will have 2 or 3 of those secret weapons hanging around his neck :TooFunny: :TooFunny: :TooFunny: :TooFunny:
I think he's came to the Florida swamps to many times Shawn and chased by the you know who!
You know! The Big guy!
Quote from: Flydown on March 09, 2011, 10:42:08 AM
Quote from: Arlo on March 09, 2011, 09:24:27 AM
Marks Outdoors in Birmingham, Alabama is having a big event Thursday the 10th and Will, Eddie, Harold and some other legends will be there. Wish I could get off work to go. Not to often you get to meet a legend much less 4 or 5.
Marks Outdoors ALWAYS puts on a great event. And has some of the best prices on anything to do with hunting around these parts. :icon_thumright: :icon_thumright: :icon_thumright: :icon_thumright: :icon_thumright:
That place will be so crowded, yo won't be able to stir them folks with a stick. I did some of the first turkey days at Marks but I won't now. I cannot handle the crowds anymore.
Quote from: Basser69 on March 09, 2011, 01:01:44 PM
Quote from: Flydown on March 09, 2011, 10:42:08 AM
Quote from: Arlo on March 09, 2011, 09:24:27 AM
Marks Outdoors in Birmingham, Alabama is having a big event Thursday the 10th and Will, Eddie, Harold and some other legends will be there. Wish I could get off work to go. Not to often you get to meet a legend much less 4 or 5.
Marks Outdoors ALWAYS puts on a great event. And has some of the best prices on anything to do with hunting around these parts. :icon_thumright: :icon_thumright: :icon_thumright: :icon_thumright: :icon_thumright:
That place will be so crowded, yo won't be able to stir them folks with a stick. I did some of the first turkey days at Marks but I won't now. I cannot handle the crowds anymore.
:agreed:
I met Eddie Salter at the Iowa Deer Classic, a few years back, and he was a great guy to talk to. I listened to the seminar he gave, and that was good, as well. I would say that he is getting payed to hawk their products, not develop them. What ever it takes to make a living, I guess.. From what I have seen, and the little I know of the guy, I think he is an average Joe, with a better than average job..Mike
Can anybody tell me where this song came from?
Eddie,....Eddie Salter,...king of the 10 inch beard!?
Quote from: busta biggun on March 09, 2011, 02:54:49 PM
Can anybody tell me where this song came from?
Eddie,....Eddie Salter,...king of the 10 inch beard!?
TK and Mike
You got it! That was frekin' hilarious. I ran into both TK and Mike AND Eddie several years ago at the NWTF show. I don't even remember where it was but they were all three nice guys. I heard that one of the guys from TK and Mike died a while back. Too bad. I really liked their videos.
You get a gold star Flydown!
I got to meet Will and Eddie at the 2009 convention and it was a REAL pleasure for me. Although I don't use their calls anymore, I did learn how to kill turkeys by watching the Primos and HS Strut DVD's. I had no one to teach me the sport, and so for their help I will ALWAYS be thankful and I guess I'll always have a soft spot in my heart for those guys.....even if one of em' is selling a stupid squealing hen ;D
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Anybody remember this verse?? "Next thing ya know old Ed was getting paid, everybodys buyin all the calls that he made" :TooFunny:
Out of all the videos I`ve watched Primos were my favorite. One of the videos they made actually showed Will giving up on a bird because the bird wouldn`t come to him no matter what he tried. I never saw that on any other video. With that being said I would rather sit around with some of the callmakers/hunters that aren`t on tv. They just seem more genuine to me.
Thats a bummer u wont make it.I have met and talked to alex rutledge and harold knight.Nice guys.
I got to tag along on a hunt with Eddie about 20 yrs ago in SE Ohio. I was pretty new to turkey hunting and didn't even know who he was other than it seemed the guys I was with were pretty excited to have him along. It was a fun hunt for sure and he was a real nice fella. I remember thinking at the time, man that guy can call turkeys. Don't remember anything about any squelin' hens though. We whacked'em and stacked'em that spring.