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EDITOR/ SR. WRITER Opening Cast
WRITERS
Darl Black Friends are icing on the
Vic Attardo cake.
Terry Madewell My two best friends, Bert
Brad Wiegmann and James, and I started hunting
Ron Presley together 39 years ago. Our
Vernon Summerlin companionship started in our
John Neporadny, Jr twenties. We were all just out
of school, financially challenged
© Copyright 2016 and married. Arkansas had
started their primitive weapon
Cover Photo: hunting so it gave us a chance
Evan Grote age 3 1/2. to hunt public land without worrying about crowds
of other hunters. Thus, 1978 was our first camping/
Megan Grote photo hunting adventure. Since that time, we’ve arrived at
camp with bad backs, broken ankles and a variety of
other ailments. Only two hunts out of thirty-nine did a
buddy miss.
We’ve had many adventures and misadventures.
We pride ourselves in not making mistakes twice so
we compensate by trying to make every mistake once.
Our worst moments have been cold, rainy nights.
Sleeping on a tent floor with a couple of inches of
water doesn’t make for a fun night. We watched a tent
roll down the hill like a tumbleweed during a storm.
We’ve had equally bad hunting stories but most are
too embarrassing to tell.
Our highlights have always been in camp. Our
dads have all came with us. All of our kids came to
camp. Now they are all grown with kids of their own.
Stories, tall tales and the general stuff that happens
when everyone is together are where the best
memories were made.
Our families have enjoyed more fun times than I
can remember. We’ve also buried parents and relatives,
gone through illnesses and bad times together. That’s
what friends do.
Most of you crappie fishermen reading this now
have relatives and friends that you cherish…those
who are icing on the cake of life. Maybe they share a
boat with you or maybe not. But they make you smile,
laugh and make life more enjoyable.
Here’s to great friends and memories.

Good fishin’ & God Bless,
Tim Huffman, Editor

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