Went to my first Calling Competition-VIDEO

[Jay]

Attended the Mid Iowa Classic Saturday and wish I had written down the winners. I know Doug Herman took the open, and was definitely pumped. Atended to watch Shane Simpson compete, who got 1st in the Owl Hooting. Maybe Shane can put down the winners here for us. Some pretty dang good callers competed, and I think I've got a ways to go to compete I believe the winners are eligible to compete in Nationals in their event, so that is a good deal.
As a reporter for Old Gobbler, I suck, and will do better next time.

[bowhunter84]

i've never been to a calling competition but  i hope to go to one before to long

[hookedspur]

  good job !!

[shootumindaface]

Did you compete in the Senior Citizens division

[OLE RASPY]

Did you compete in the Senior Citizens division

[turkey slayer]

Did you compete in the Senior Citizens division

no I think he was over the age limit

[neal]

Hey Jay good to meet you yesterday, I can help a little with the run downs and maybe Shane can fill in the blanks,

Friction                                  Iowa State                     Open
1. Steve Morgenstern            1. Curtis Goettsch          1. Doug Herman
2. Scott Wilhelm                      2. Jim Fink                      2. Jim Fink
3. Neal Herrman                      3. ?                                3. Scott Wilhelm

Owl Hooting                          Gobbling
1. Shane Simpson                 1. Scott Wilhelm
2.Tracy Pagretti                     2. Jim Fink
3. Scott Wilhelm                     3. Tracy Pagretti? I think.

[Jay]

Did you compete in the Senior Citizens division

They didn't have one, but why embarase myself in front of people? I do enough of that here
Talking to the open winner Doug Herman, he practices 4 hours a day. That's some serious dedication there. His daughter won the youth division. Scott Wilhem is great at whatever he does with a call, and won the Gobbling, but was 2nd in a couple of others. I asked the Hooks competitor Neal Herrman about a guy named Tom Byle. He said he never heard of him Alright, I'm lying.

[Jay]

Neal, great meeting you and the guys yesterday. I can tell you guys are pretty tight even for competitors. I'll tell you, as just a hunter, it sure is hard to tell who is the best in these competitions. I trully was clueless, which isn't an unusual occurence

[simpzenith]

Hey Jay good to meet you yesterday, I can help a little with the run downs and maybe Shane can fill in the blanks,

Friction                                  Iowa State                     Open
1. Steve Morgenstern            1. Chris Coffee              1. Doug Herman
2. Scott Wilhelm                     2. Curtis Goettsch         2. Jim Fink
3. Neal Herrman                     3. Jim Fink                     3. Scott Wilhelm

Owl Hooting                          Gobbling
1. Shane Simpson                 1. Scott Wilhelm
2. Steve Morgenstern            2. Jim Fink
3. Scott Wilhelm                     3. Tracy Pedretti

I corrected the State and Owl divisions. It was Chris Coffee winning "State" and Steve Morgenstern was second in hooting. The rest are fine.

[dodger]

Did you compete in the Senior Citizens division

I asked the Hooks competitor Neal Herrman about a guy named Tom Byle. He said he never heard of him Alright, I'm lying.

Hahahahahaha... thats funny Tom

[dodger]

Way to go Shane... but the turkeys down here still wont gobble at you

[bird]

Congrats to all of the guys that were there.  I wished I would of went to the competition now.  Would of loved to watched the calling.

[mnturkey]

Attended the Mid Iowa Classic Saturday  As a reporter for Old Gobbler, I suck, and will do better next time.

Remember as a reporter for Old Gobbler you are better then all the people who didn't attend, and as a old man you have a real excuse for not remembering the names, we are sometimes surprised when you make it back home form a walk around the block.
Congratulations Shane

[simpzenith]

Attended the Mid Iowa Classic Saturday   As a reporter for Old Gobbler, I suck, and will do better next time.

Remember as a reporter for Old Gobbler you are better then all the people who didn't attend, and as a old man you have a real excuse for not remembering the names, we are sometimes surprised when you make it back home form a walk around the block.
Congratulations Shane

Thanks Tom and James