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Nebraska Trip a Washout

Well, if you have followed our website, facebook or twitter accounts you know we are not one for excuses. AROA is a group of killers and we, under most circumstances, usually get the job done despite the conditions. We planned our Nebraska trip to Hilltop lodge with the anticipation of putting at least twelve Merriam-Rio hybrids on the ground. But after three full days of hunting and 4.25 inches of rain later we came home with just three unlucky long beards.

We loaded up three trucks and the Garmins were set and sixteen hours later we pulled in the driveway of Hilltop Hunting Lodge. On our first night hunts we all noticed how dry the ground was and after talking to some locals we found out that they were going through a 43 day drought. It was very hard just to get decoy stakes in the ground! Some of the guys had to find cracks in the soil just to get the decoy stakes started. The next morning was when the clouds rolled in and the monsoon began. We went from 70 degree sunny temps to 45 degrees with rain and wind. We braved the conditions and did what we could not to ruin cameras in the damp, wet conditions. A lot of guys didn't take the chance of ruining their equipment and stayed in the lodge while others were restricted to their blinds.

Jake 'The Snake" Divine was the first one to get on the board as he and cameraman Corey Jones captured a great hunt! Jake put a Rio down with the Hoyt Alphamax. The bird was Jake's first turkey kill and he was thrilled to fill his tag with the archery gear. Mike Bowling put a bird down on Saturday. The hunt was a good one as three longbeards came in gobbling their heads off and "Ol Dad" dropped a Merrium with his famous long yardage assault shotgun at 56 yards. The bird didn't even flop. Casey Jones filled his tag with just ten minutes of shooting time left on the last evening of the hunt. Casey was set up close to the birds roosting sight and after watching 60 hens and 15 gobblers walk by at 70 yards he thought his hunt was over but sure enough more birds came and Casey had two Gobblers walk by at 6 steps. The Merrium-Rio hybrid was a huge bird with 1.9 inch spurs and weighed 24.5 lbs. The property owner, Mr Lonnie, made the comment that he has seen over 250 birds shot on his property and this particular bird was the biggest one he has ever seen.

Stay Tuned to our website, facebook, Twitter for more updates on this springs season. We have cameras going out everywhere during the Indiana youth season and guys will be hunting Kentucky and Indiana during the next month.

Stay tuned for more updates on our crazy 2011 season, and follow us on Facebook and Twitter. If you haven't yet purchased a copy of Ridge Runners 2 the DVD is getting great reviews so get your copy here in our online store, shipping is free.

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