Rick's Bird - 22lbs, 9 1/2 beard, 3/4 inch spurs

Derby City Pro Staffer, Rick Denkhoff, ended a long year of chasing longbeards on a high note yesterday.  He closed the deal on the next to the last day of the fall season.  Here is an account of Rick’s hunt.

“December 10th, the next to the last day of Kentucky’s fall turkey season, was a great day.  The temperature was 28 degrees with a cold wind blowing.  I had been sitting for about two hours and was getting really cold.  If it wasn’t for my new hunting blind keeping that wind off of me, I would have been out of the woods way before I got a shot at this gobbler.  I was getting ready to pack up and head out when I finally heard some birds working their way towards me.  I was able to call in four longbeards using soft clucks and purrs with my Old Growth Magnum call and Old Growth Cherry striker. The birds came to within 25 yards and I harvested a 22 pound gobbler with a 9 1/2 inch beard and 3/4 inch spurs.  It has been a long season and I was glad to finally bag my first bird of the year.  I am looking forward to the 2010 spring season, using my Derby City Calls.”

Rick is a great guy.  He is a very humble person.  We are thrilled that he connected on a nice bird.  Congrats Rick.

One of the things I like about hunting is that it allows you to meet a lot of people and develop life- long friendships.  Many of my good friends are hunters who I have met through my love of the outdoors.  Working at Derby City Calls has expanded my network of friends even more.  Brent Stoner has become a good friend of mine.  We recently started hunting together and have had success turkey hunting and chasing rabbits.  Jeff and Eric Sullivan have also become good friends.  There guys are not hunters…yet!!  My love of hunting allowed me to meet these guys when they were looking at manufacturing turkey calls.  Jeff and Eric are hardworking business owners.  They have been great to work with and I look forward to many years of friendship. 

To Brent, Jeff, and Eric- I am blessed to have you guys as friends.  I look forward to growing these friendships over the years.

To Rick Denkhoff (another good friend)- You better kill a big turkey or deer this year if you still want to be a Pro Staffer.