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“Next Generation

Insight to the

Outdoors.”

could turn what I was doing into

a career. Ryan was the first per-

son I had met in my life that was

equally as passionate as me

about the outdoors. We of

course quickly became best

friends and I realized that to-

gether we might be able to cre-

ate something truly unique that

the outdoor world hadn’t seen.

From that, the idea of Ma-

honey Outdoors was born. We

both believe that we can revolu-

tionize the way people look at

hunting and fishing by offering

the insight of a younger genera-

tion. We hope that our dream of

having our own show and maga-

zine will help other young peo-

ple like us understand how

much the outdoors has to offer.

Lee’s Summit, MO—Since I

was young, my dad had always

immersed me in the outdoors,

whether it be hunting for squir-

rels or fishing in the pond be-

hind our house in Martin City,

MO. It was something that I

grew to love as the years went

by and eventually realized that I

wanted to share the stories of

my adventures and experiences

with everyone I knew.

By the time I was halfway

through high school, I was offi-

cially obsessed with all things

outdoors, most notably deer

and turkey hunting. Each fall I

would spend over 100 hours in

the woods in the pursuit of tro-

phy bucks. When the Spring

came around I began my annual

tradition of skipping class on

opening day of turkey season,

much to my mother’s dismay

and disapproval. I began film-

ing all my hunts and was soon

having great success capturing

several kill shots on camera

while hunting by myself. The

aspect of the camera added a

new challenge and a deeper

appreciation within me for the

pursuit of each animal.

It wasn’t until reaching

Rockhurst University where I

met Ryan Miloshewski, who

was a member of the same

fraternity as me, that I really

started thinking about how I

Lee’s Summit, MO—

Mahoney Outdoors’ YouTube

page recently hit a major mile-

stone in late April. After up-

loading 26 amateur hunting

and fishing videos, ranging

from deer and turkey hunting

to predator hunting and bass

fishing, the Mahoney Out-

doors channel finally hit

10,000 views. The views have

been increasing dramatically

week by week.

The goal behind the

YouTube page is to gain a

grassroots following for Ma-

honey Outdoors. By doing so,

Pro-staff members Tyler Ma-

honey and Ryan Miloshewski

hope to gain the attention of

some major outdoor compa-

nies for potential sponsor-

ships. The more the brand

can be spread, the better.

The channel can be located

through the Mahoney Out-

doors Facebook page or by

just simply searching “Tyler

Mahoney” or “Prohunter172”

in the YouTube search bar.

Pro-staff members Tyler Ma-honey (left) and Ryan Mi-loshewski with a doe taken in Fall 2012.

The Dream By Tyler Mahoney

I N S I D E T H I S

I S S U E :

Comeback Kids: 2013 Turkey 3-4

Reader Question of the Week 5

What do you think? 5

New Property, New Adventures 5

New MO Apparel 6

Hunting Tips for Mo-rel Mushrooms 6

Mahoney Outdoors Spring Photos 7-8

Thinking Independently 9

Spring: The Second Turkey Season 10

Subscriber Profile: Charles Marsh

11-12

High School Bass Fish-ing

13-14

Product Review: Ra-pala Shad Rap 15

How Turkey Hunting Humbles You 16

Contact Information 17

Wish to advertise? 18

YouTube Page hits 10,000 views The Staff

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“He hit the ground

and gobbled again,

closer. I sent some

enticing cuts and

provocative yelps

his way and he

gobbled again,

much closer.”

Comeback Kid(s): Success in Missouri’s 2013 Spring Turkey Season By Ryan Miloshewski

Rosebud, MO—The rising April sun slowly crept over the ridge line, illumi-nating the freshly bloomed dogwood blossoms. The birds of the woods came alive with their songs of spring. A rooster crowed in the distance. It was the perfect morning in the spring turkey woods—except one thing was missing: a gobble. Back in 2010, times were tough and turkey populations were hit hard with cool weather during prime nesting in the previous years before on my cousin’s farm I hunt in Rosebud, MO. It was a discouraging time for turkey hunting and being in the woods seemed like a waste of time, money and effort. This trend continued for a few years. I started hunting this property in the spring of 2005, and I can tell you that was the most exciting time I’ve had in all my turkey hunting years for gobbling activity and turkey populations. Every spring morning I could step into the woods and hear ten or twelve different toms gobbling fifty times each, all roost-ed within 400 yards of each other. Back then I was a novice and lacked the call-ing skill and woodsmanship to be a suc-cessful hunter. I killed my first turkey, a Jake, the next spring, and the “Golden Years” lasted until 2008 on the farm. After that, the invigorating hunts and thundering gobbles slowly began to de-cline. But, as a stubborn man and genu-ine lover of the outdoors, I continued to hunt and keep trying. Fast forward to this spring and it’s easy to see the turkey comeback has started. After all the hardships, it really is a glorious thing and sends chills down my spine to hear and see more turkeys this year. During pre-season scouting I heard eight different toms sounding off in the early morning calmness, a lot on the neighboring land. I felt as giddy as I

did when I heard

that first gobble back in 2005. The fire was lit, in a big way. Opening day 2013, April 15, and falling on a Monday per usual, would find me in the woods for the eighth consecutive year, in my familiar spot we call ‘The Knoll.’ It sits in between two steep ridges like an island in the south Pacific. It has a textbook look and feel of a strut zone in the timber. It was a rainy, chilly morning (much like the entire spring thus far) and I set up on a tree I’ve put my back against many a time. Due to the over-cast sky, I figured gobbling activity would be low. I was wrong. Toms sounded off as soon as the darkness turned to light, and I had them an-swering me in no time. However, a live hen is usually more enticing than an unknown, far off yelp. The day was

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Pro-Staff member Ryan Miloshewski with his first turkey in 2006.

filled with close encounters with two different toms, but no shot was taken. A late spring is ahead of us and the sea-son started early this year, and it seems the hens are still ready to breed; thus, henned up is an appropriate term. The following day was too rainy and cold to hunt for long, although I did hear a few gobbles. The final morning of my three day hunt started out much like opening day. It was very calm in the woods and a few toms gobbled as soon as I en-tered the woods. I debated where to set up, but something always brings me back to ‘The Knoll.’ I placed my decoy and started mouthing some soft yelps with my Primos Diamond Cutter. A tom across the railroad tracks that sep-arates our property from the neighbors answered me enthu-siastically. But, they rarely come across the tracks, so I fig-ured it’d be a long-shot. He hit the ground and gobbled again, closer. I sent some enticing cuts and provocative yelps his way and he gobbled again, much closer. “Is he really go-ing to defy the years of toms before him and cross these tracks?,” I thought to myself. I gave out soft clucks and purrs, and minutes passed between gobbles, and he kept getting closer. That meant one thing: he was coming. And fast. All of a sudden, movement caught my eye and there he was, running into my decoy full speed ahead! He spit and went into half strut and circled my decoy. I raised my gun and the two year old tom dropped in his tracks. I felt great elation, respect, appreci-ation, and emotion after I pulled the trigger. I felt like St. Louis Cardinal’s third basemen David Freese after hitting a walk-off homerun in Game Six of the 2011 World Series. It was a great comeback—a great comeback

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for me as a hunter (my first tur-key in three years there), but an even greater for the gobbling ghosts of the spring woods. It wasn’t the biggest turkey I’ve ever killed, but it certainly is one of, if not THE, most re-warding turkeys I’ve harvested. It’s significance goes way be-yond filling a 2013 tag. The tur-keys are back and are here to stay, and you can bet I’ll be back on ‘The Knoll’ again this season, and, God-willing, many more years to come.

Pro-Staff mem-ber Ryan Mi-loshewski with his 23 pound Spring 2013 tom.

“What are the best

weather conditions

to hunt turkeys in?”

Reader Question of the Week The Staff

New Property, New Adventures By Tyler

Mahoney

Clinton, MO—To the

right is a picture of a

giant track that was

larger than a human

hand found on the Ma-

honey property in Clin-

ton, MO. After re-

searching it heavily, we

cannot come to a con-

clusive answer. All evi-

dence points towards it

being a black bear. But

what do you think?

vious property had been

roughly a two hour drive.

While the Warsaw prop-

erty might not ever be

matched in terms of wildlife,

the new place in Clinton is

probably the next best thing.

The Mahoneys saw numer-

ous deer throughout the

season, culminating in the

harvest of a 157” 10 pointer

by Tim Mahoney. In Janu-

ary 2013, Tyler Mahoney

Lee’s Summit, MO—In

October 2012, Tim Mahoney

successfully executed a deal

to sell the 740 acre family

property in Warsaw, MO in

order to relocate to a place

closer to home in Lee’s

Summit.

During the search for a

new tract, Tim Mahoney

found a 220 acre piece near

Clinton, MO, just an hour

away from home. The pre-

watched as a flock of 116

turkeys came out of the

woods in front of him.

Needless to say, the family

is very excited to see what

the property has to offer for

years to come.

when given the chance.

First, a sunny day with a

high of 60 degrees accompa-

nied by light winds is ideal for

turkeys. The toms will nor-

mally gobble very well and

most likely continue to be

gobbling for a large part of the

day, which is good for hunters

who are trying to locate them.

Additionally, warm cloudy

days after a light rain have

been extremely productive in

our experience as well. There

just seems to be something

about those days that gets the

Toms worked up and ready to

roam around looking for a hen

after the bad weather moves

out.

Be sure to email Tyler Ma-

honey or Ryan Miloshewksi,

whose contact info is on the

last page, with any questions

you would like to have an-

swered!

This edition’s question

comes from Aaron Chambers,

a junior at Rockhurst Univer-

sity. He asks, “What are the

best weather conditions to

hunt turkeys in?”

Well Aaron, there are

quite a few people that would

give you a lot of different an-

swers on that one. We defi-

nitely have a few favorite

weather scenarios here at

Mahoney Outdoors that we

would strongly recommend

everyone try to capitalize on

Tim Mahoney (below) with

his 157” 10 point buck on the

new property in Clinton, MO.

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What do you think? The Staff

New Mahoney Outdoors Apparel The Staff

Recently, Mahoney Outdoors

acquired some new apparel. We

now have shooting shirts, cam-

ouflage jackets, solid color jack-

ets, and hats. If you are interest-

ed in any of them, please see the

contact information on the last

page and get in contact with

Tyler Mahoney.

We can get virtually any col-

or and any size so there is some-

thing for everyone!

In order to maximize your

find this year and in the future,

here are a few tips when you go

hunting for Morels. First, if you

want to find a large number

sprouting at once, wait to go

searching until the first really

warm several days after a sub-

stantial rain, preferably when it

is 60-70 degrees out and the

nights aren’t colder than 40 de-

grees. Next, you need to make

sure to look around places like

burn sites, dead or fallen trees,

old logging areas, old flood

plains, near rivers, and basically

anywhere that water has dis-

turbed an area.

Clinton, MO—It’s getting to

be that time of year again and

I’m actually not referring to

turkey season! The Morel mush-

room season has come upon us

as well. There have been mixed

reports across the state regard-

ing the numbers that are being

found. The drastic change in

weather conditions has had a

negative effect on them this

Spring in multiple areas

throughout the state of Missouri.

There has only been a couple

really warm days this Spring so

it looks like the Morel season

could last into early May.

When you look in

those conditions, you

are likely to find a

good number of

mushrooms. If you

are having trouble

identifying a mush-

room, remember the

old adage, “when in

doubt, throw it out.”

Hunting tips for Morel Mushrooms By Tyler Mahoney

Over 150 Morel mushrooms found

on the Mahoney property in Clin-

ton, MO.

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RIGHT: Pro-Staff member Tyler

Mahoney shooting Jim Hansen’s

new Mathews bow at The “Big

T” Ranch. BOTTOM: Round two

of morel mushroom hunting

yielded 70 morels on closing day

of turkey season.

RIGHT: Pro-Staff

member Tyler

Mahoney (right)

with his 23

pound Spring

2013 Gobbler.

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ABOVE: Pro-Staff member Ryan Miloshewski showcases his

bird along with the turkey call he used and some Mahoney

Outdoors Apparel. BOTTOM: Pro-Staff members Ryan Mi-

loshewski (left) and Tyler Mahoney pose with some fish caught

in Clinton, MO. LEFT: Pro-staff member Tim Mahoney (right)

and good friend Denny Petrie pose with some Rio Grande tur-

keys killed in Western Nebraska this past spring.

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“Are these the type

of leaders we

should trust to push

gun control

reform?”

Thinking Independently: A Review on the Leaders Pushing for Gun Control By Tyler Mahoney

Kansas City—In recent months, we’ve seen a flurry of government officials trying to get their name on every gun bill they can to make sure their voters know “they care” about gun violence. Cou-pled with that has been a surge of media reports covering murders and violence by guns. Whether that has been a ploy to build more support for gun control laws as some argue, remains to be seen. However, what can be said definitively is that there has been unbelievable ignorance exhib-ited by many of those who have proposed exten-sive gun control legislation.

What worries me is why US citizens trust those oblivious leaders to make efficient gun con-trol laws when they appear to have virtually no understanding about gun safety and guns in general. The top 4 most im-portant rules of gun safety are: Keep the gun pointed in a safe direction at all times, treat every gun as if it were loaded, keep your finger off the trigger until you are ready to shoot and be sure of your target and what lies beyond it.

Perhaps the most publi-cized and blatant offense to those rules was committed by Vice President Biden, who was asked to lead the push for gun control legislation after Sandy Hook. He has since traveled the country giving “common sense” gun ad-vice to citizens. One recommen-dation he made during an inter-view was, “[if] you want to keep someone away from your house, just fire the shotgun through the door." That clearly violates the fourth rule, which every ethical and responsible gun owner knows. Furthermore, in another interview he was asked about the ad-vice he had given his wife. He told her, “if there's ever a problem, just walk out on the balcony here, walk out and put that double-barrel shotgun and fire two blasts outside the house."

According to attorneys in Biden’s home state, “shooting a gun in the air could result in felony reckless endangering and aggravated menacing charges, in addition to misdemeanor charges.” One man in Florida actually took Biden’s first bit of advice and fired through his bedroom door at two masked men. The police never apprehended the perpetrators and the man who fired through the door was charged with reckless handling of a firearm. If the primary leaders advocating gun

control advise gun owners how to properly re-spond in specific scenarios, shouldn’t American citizens be able to rely on them and trust they know the laws?

The next case of severe gun safety clueless-ness involves Senator Dianne Feinstein (CA-D), who has been another leading proponent for gun control. During a fairly recent anti-gun news conference, numerous photos were taken of Feinstein while she held an AK-47 with her finger on the trigger as she addressed the crowd. Throughout her speech, the gun was pointed at many bystanders in the audience. Not only does that violate the number one rule

of always making sure the rifle is pointed in a safe direction, but she blatantly kept her finger on the trigger the entire time. Both offenses make every responsible gun owner cringe.

The last example I’ll talk about involves a leader exhibiting a complete misunderstanding of how guns actually work.

On April 2nd, at a gun violence forum in Denver, Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-D) referred

Continued on pg. 15 to high capacity magazines by saying, “These are ammunition, they are bullets, so the people who have those now, they're going to shoot them, so if you ban them in the future, the number of these high capacity magazines is

ABOVE: Interesting poll findings of public opinions on gun con-trol provided by the PEW Research Center.

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Spring: The Second Turkey Season By Mark Wood

Overland Park, KS—This spring might

go down as one of my more frustrating sea-

sons, but I don’t get frustrated over it be-

cause I was lucky enough to double with my

dad on two mature toms in January. Hunt-

ing turkeys in the fall can be a lot like deer

hunting and the same patience and hard

work are necessary to fill your tags. You will

find me just as excited on the October 1st

opener as I am on April 1st for spring bow

season.

In early fall the toms are getting into

their bachelor groups where they are estab-

lishing their pecking order for the following

spring when they split up again during the

breeding period. Larger toms will let the

subordinate toms and jakes know where

they stand on the totem pole. Just as a full-

strut decoy can be effective in the spring, a

Jake or half strut tom decoy can be equally

as effective in October. I have killed a num-

ber of early fall toms by placing it in a

known fly-down, mid morning, or afternoon

gathering area. These toms crossed fences

or came several hundred yards across an

open field to attack the subordinate decoy.

The beauty of hunting turkeys in the fall

is that hens are fair game. With game cam-

eras or even by scouting while deer hunting,

you can pattern turkeys, just as you would

deer. Knowing their daily travel routes and

feeding areas, allows you to position your-

self ahead of the flock.

On days before a big winter storm, or

the days after with snow on the ground, you

will often find the birds together in very

large groups. You may even see toms mixed

in with the jakes and hens. They are con-

gregated together to protect the flock and

with all those eyes, and the little foliage and

cover in the winter woods, a ground blind is

a great option.

There’s no need to take anything out of

your turkey vest when you fall turkey hunt.

Every call I run in the spring gets brought

out again in the fall. The only changes I

make are mixing in some “kee-kee’s” and a

lot longer cadences on my early morning

yelps when I am trying to simulate the boss

hen making an assembly call.

Mahoney Outdoors contributor Mark Wood (left) with his father after completing a winter double on two monster toms in Janu-ary 2013.

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Subscriber Profile: Charles Marsh

RIGHT: Mahoney Outdoors subscriber Charles

Marsh with his 315” elk killed in New Mexico. BE-

LOW: Charles Marsh (far left) posing with some

friends and some large Silver salmon caught near

Cordova, Alaska in the Copper River Delta.

ABOVE LEFT: Charles with a +230” non-typical whitetail killed in Oklahoma. ABOVE RIGHT: Charles with

a huge black bear killed in Alaska. The SCI score of the bear exceeded 20”.

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ABOVE: Charles Marsh (left) and his father pose with

Charles’ 9+ foot brown bear shot in Alaska. LEFT: Charles

with a monster Spanish Goat shot in Hawaii on the big

island of Kona. The horns measured 28” tip to tip.

RIGHT: Charles Marsh (left) and Tim Mahoney stop

for a quick picture looking over the mountains in

Alaska. BELOW: Charles Marsh poses with both

birds killed by him and a friend on a perfect Spring

morning in Missouri.

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“Rockhurst High

School has the

unique chance to

lead the forefront

of this sport across

the state and bring

it notoriety and

popularity.”

Bass Fishing at Rockhurst High School: The Time is Now By Tyler Mahoney

Kansas City, MO—Rockhurst High School continually stands above the rest of Missouri’s private and public school sector – why? There are many answers to that question, but there is one that stands above the rest. As a past student of the school, I can say that the way the faculty and staff transform all the students to be better men outside of class is what makes it such a renowned institution. Being a better man outside of school entails many things. However, being truly passionate about all the things you do in life can be argued as the true root of becoming a better man. If you are passionate about something, you give it your all, you respect it, you work to get better at it, you work to share it with others, and as a result, you learn many valuable les-sons and skills along the way that make you a better person. There are many things that the students at Rockhurst High School are passionate about. Some are dedicated to sports like football and golf, others to theater and choir, and some even pursue their pilot’s license as a member of the flying club. Luckily, the recent founding of the outdoor club was a great first step towards giving all students the chance to share in the instinctive passion for the wild that all men possess to some degree. But there is still an even more specific focus within the outdoors that many of the stu-dents enjoy: fishing. Now that the Missouri State High School Activities Association (MSHAA) re-cently approved bass fishing to become a new sport starting in 2013, I, and many others, strong-ly support the school sponsoring and establishing an official bass fishing club/team. Besides MSHAA’s approval, there are many reasons for doing so. Some of those reasons include allowing students who might not necessarily have had the chance, to go fishing and enjoy the outdoors, ex-panding the already dominant sports program, and giving students a chance to earn scholarships for college.

At Rockhurst, not every student who loves

fishing has the opportunity to enjoy their hob-by like others do. Current student Keegan Wil-liams agrees.

“Like many other students at Rockhurst, I am an avid outdoorsman and would rather be on the lake than anywhere else,” he said. “By

putting together a bass fishing club at Rock-hurst, it would allow students to share in a common interest, participate in something they love, and get involved in something new.”

Essentially, those in the club would be able to build a bond of brotherhood, not unlike that of the players on the football team. Rockhurst High School is about cultivating young men to follow their dreams and be passionate about what they do. Being in the club would allow students to experience something where they can learn valuable skills and life lessons. There-fore, Rockhurst High School must become an enabler for those students who love to fish so they can develop their passion and share it with others.

When people think of Rock High, they think of its prestigious education and teachers, its reputation across Missouri for developing qual-

ABOVE: Rockhurst High School Junior Keegan Williams with a 4 and a half pound bass caught near Lee’s Summit, MO.

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ity young men, and much more. But perhaps the most well-known fact about the high school locally and nationally is the success-ful sports program. That leads us to the next important reason for starting a bass fishing club. It gives students a greater chance to compete in a sport for Rockhurst High School and thus will help expand the sports program. Creating a fishing team would give students a new and unique avenue to com-pete against other schools or in high school tournaments and help the sports program push into new areas of prominence.

“The unique thing about fishing is that it allows a person to compete not just against other anglers, but also specifically against the fish he is trying to catch,” Keegan said. “Not everyone is cut out or many times even interested at all in playing extremely physi-cal sports like football, basketball, or tennis. Joining a bass fishing team is just another way for students interested in sports to rep-resent Rockhurst High School.”

There is no physical training or duress involved in fishing. It is simply a mental game, using wit and instinct to outsmart other fishermen and the fish. The chance to represent Rockhurst High School on a bass fishing team should not be denied to those who want to and can only add to the out-standing reputation of the sports program.

The most vital reason for establishing a fishing team is to give students a chance to

win scholarships for college. Fishing is be-coming more and more popular as a sport across the nation, not just in Missouri. As fishing is becoming more popular, so are college’s interests in it. Fishing scholarships are rewarded as athletic scholarships and they can range into the thousands of dollars. A bass fishing team would give students at Rockhurst a chance to earn a scholarship to help them get a higher education and con-tinue doing something they love. In addi-tion, Rockhurst High School itself would also have the potential to benefit monetarily from a bass fishing team. According to Kee-gan, who has researched high school bass fishing extensively in the past two years, for every tournament won by a high school an-gler, half of the earnings go back to the school. Depending on the tournament, the earnings could be anywhere from $2,500 to $50,000. If a victory occurs, the award money could easily be put to funding new projects for the school and other student organizations to help perpetuate the effort of giving all students the ability to be in-volved in something they are interested in.

“If Rockhurst were to get a fishing team, it would help out the students just as well as the school itself,” Keegan said.

Now I know there are the naysayers and those who don’t want to deal with the hassle of creating a new club sport. When I was in school, it was all about the “liability.” But I

think we all know that excuse is just a scape-goat. If liability is what the school is worried about, have the club members pay dues that cover the annual cost of liability insurance. It is a simple solution that I’m sure could even be fixed with something similar to the insur-ance program the football team uses. Be-sides, the liability in bass fishing is virtually nonexistent when compared to the brutality that students suffer from football, hockey, and lacrosse, all of which are sponsored by Rockhurst High School. There are several teachers who say they are interested in being a moderator or coach as well. Some of them say they might be too busy, however. That’s just fine. There doesn’t need to be that much hands on interaction anyways. Let the young men organize and be responsible for preparing themselves for tournaments, with the coach there simply to provide guid-ance. If having a boat is another worry of the school’s, then don’t fret. Several of the students interested in being on the bass fish-ing team already have access to one.

I tried to get a bass fishing team started several years ago when I was still at the school, but it was not taken seriously. Since then, bass fishing has become recognized as an official sport in the state of Missouri. I can assure the administration there are alumni who would support the cause and the fishing talent amongst the students is al-ready there, just waiting to be given an op-portunity. Rockhurst High School has the unique chance to lead the forefront of this sport across the state and bring it notoriety and popularity. So I say again, start a bass fishing team. The time is now.

ABOVE: Rockhurst High School Junior Keegan Williams patiently reels in his line while competing in a bass fishing tournament on Lake Truman.

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Product Review: Rapala Shad Rap By Ryan Miloshewski

Gun Control, Continued from pg. 9 instances of our supposed

informed government offi-

cials committing blatant

offenses of gun safety and

ignorance. Our second

amendment gives us the

most important and vital

right that make us citizens

rather than subjects. So in

conclusion, I pose a ques-

tion to all of you on both

sides of the argument. Are

these the type of leaders we

should trust to push gun

going to decrease dramati-cally over time because the bullets will have been shot and there won't be any more available." Basically, she thinks once the bullets are fired from a magazine, the magazine becomes useless and must be thrown away. To a gun owner, this is laughable. Magazines are meant to be reloaded over and over. Of course her quote was whisked away as a “misstatement.” I could name many more

control reform?

weather situation: the Rapala 3” shallow running Shad rap. Toting a simple design and average paint job, it is not one of the new, flashy plugs that draw attention from the aver-age fishermen. But, this lure simply catches fish. It can be worked in a variety of ways (straight reel, twitched like a jerk bait, or floating on the surface like its father, the original floating minnow from Rapala). I have caught bass, crappie, bluegill, and channel catfish on it, on every type of retrieve. Crappie, catfish and bluegill seem to fall to the straight reel more often, and bass to the jerk bait-style re-trieve. The best way to work this lure, I’ve found, is to cast as close to the bank or struc-ture your fishing, and start twitching it violently, causing it to flash and erratically swim

through the water column. I’ve had bass come charging at the lure from twenty feet away in clear water and just hammer it. Channel cats weighing 8 lbs. have succumbed to the Shad Rap on my line many times, and that sure is a fun fight.

The Shad Rap is a versatile bait that has brought in fish to my boat in every fishing condi-tion you can think of. The lure just works. I have extreme confidence in it and always have one tied on one of my rigs, or it’s waiting on the on-deck circle if the usual baits don’t produce. You can pur-chase the Shad Rap at most sporting goods stores, includ-ing Bass Pro Shops, Cabela’s, Gander Mountain, and even your local Wal-Mart. And at a modest price of $6, it won’t break your bank. Before you head out on the water next, I suggest purchasing a Shad Rap and giving it a try. You might want to buy a few—you never know when you might go squirrel fishing in the trees and lose this prized item.

Having a go-to lure is something every angler utiliz-es. When the fish don’t seem to be biting on other fakes, they tie on the surefire bait that will most assuredly put some fish in the boat. Wheth-er it’s simply confidence in using the lure, situational timing or the lure actually does catch more fish will al-most always be a debate amongst breakfast diners, campsites, and streamside.

I am no exception to this phenomenon. Like most an-glers, I utilize the array of lures in my tackle box on most fishing outings. I catch bass on plastic worms, spin-ner baits, jigs, top water baits, and crank baits. But there is one lure that I’ve used the past few years that seems to get the job done in every wa-ter color, water level, or

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How (Turkey) Hunting Humbles You By Tyler Mahoney

Clinton, MO – It was May 5th, and once

again I found myself hoping for success and

strategizing for the last day of spring turkey

season with my hunting partner, Ryan Mi-

loshewski. Milo and I each filled one tag

already early in the season, but we were out

to redeem ourselves after both missing on a

double at 45 yards during the second week.

During our hour long drive to the property,

we planned to start listening at our usual

spot, fully expecting to hear gobbling on our

neighbors to the East, which is where they

had been roosting virtually every night all

season. They began gobbling early, just be-

fore 5:30am. However, like many other

things that had gone wrong for us all too

often throughout the season after our first

bird, the turkeys were now roosted nearly a

mile away to the North. Not a gobble was

heard on or anywhere near our property.

We began to get that sinking feeling in our

stomachs that it was going to be a long day.

Ending up, the morning was not a com-

plete disaster. After a surprise run-in with a

group of 8 jakes that appeared in our big

field from the South around 9am, we decid-

ed to start running and gunning in a last

ditch effort to fill our tags on some toms.

We only had a few hours left because legal

shooting time ended at 1pm. Slowly, we

worked our way to the South where they had

been known to roost in the late winter

months. After following our trail for a few

hundred yards, we decided to cut through

the thick forest and make our way towards a

small food plot we had cleared during the

winter. As we ducked underneath the

branches of a thicket of evergreens, I heard

the distinctive “putt” sound of an alert tur-

key not far away. I went down on one knee

instantly and had Milo stop in his tracks.

“Putt, putt” we heard again. As always,

something just had to go wrong for us. We

stayed motionless as we both frantically

maneuvered our mouth calls around to re-

spond back. Milo gave him a couple putts

and eased his way into some clucking and

purring, which the tom responded to with

more putts. We couldn’t tell how far he was

with the trees and wind, but he was not

more than 100 yards. We slowly and grace-

fully sat down next to some big cedars and

got into position. When I say gracefully, I

really mean the extremely awkward way a

hunter moves in slow motion when he

knows the animal is on to him, something

all of us outdoorsmen have experienced and

understand, but that our wives, girlfriends,

and friends would make fun of us to no end

if they ever saw it. The tom’s deep-sounding

clucks moments later confirmed just how

graceful we had been.

Ten minutes passed, then 20. He was

still responding to our calls and moving

around in front of us, closer then farther

away. We had our guns up and waiting. 45

minutes. Then an hour. Finally, Milo and I

decided we had to close the distance. I

grabbed the tripod and camera and we

crawled on our hands and knees from tree

to tree. We were truly living up to our Ma-

honey Outdoors slogan of “revolutionizing

pursuit.” As we crawled and paused at cer-

tain moments, we quickly began realizing

we were literally sitting on top of numerous

Morel Mushrooms. Since we pursue all

things in season, we wasted no time stuffing

as many of them in our pockets as we could

while we continued our stalk.

At last, we came to one final small hill to

clear before he was in our sights. We could

hear distinct, deep clucking 10 yards away.

Knowing I probably wouldn’t be able to get

great video footage, I set the tripod up be-

hind us and let it record Milo and me as we

popped up over the hill. We quietly counted

down from three and jumped up side by

side ready to blast. Nothing! We couldn’t

see him. We looked around and looked at

each other and then all of a sudden, “putt,

putt.” We peered into the woods and up the

next hill. That’s when we came to the most

dreadful realization of all. Halfway up was a

massive dead tree swaying in the wind.

Every minute or so it would let out a “putt”

in perfect cadence, just like an alert turkey

would.

Our initial engagement with the “tom

turkey” had started around 10:15am. It was

now 12:20pm and we were sweating pro-

fusely in nearly 80 degree windy weather,

with nothing to show but a pocket full of

mushrooms and only 40 minutes of shoot-

ing time left. If there was ever a time I felt

more stupid while hunting, I couldn’t think

of one then and still can’t think of one now.

Needless to say, the resulting video footage

of us standing up suddenly with guns raised

and just looking around for a couple minutes

afterwards like two idiots standing in the

woods was quite hilarious. I must be clear

and emphasize it was only funny after the

fact and not at the time…

Many people who don’t understand

hunting, especially turkey hunting, might

ask why I’d ever keep going after that inci-

dent. Hell, even some turkey hunters might

wonder the same thing. I’ll admit it was a

humiliating defeat and blow to my ego. I can

personally assure you that sincerely believ-

ing a creaking tree was a turkey brings you

down to earth tremendously But thinking

about it afterwards, it showed me again why

hunting is so great. The task of taking a gun

out to the woods to physically locate and

shoot a turkey seems easy and mindless to

many people. They don’t realize that it’s in a

hunter’s experiences and at times utter fail-

ures that he can see the joy in hunting

doesn’t come from the kill, it comes from the

pursuit. It comes from the simple moments

when you look down and find an elusive Mo-

rel Mushroom just waiting for you to notice

it when it’s the last thing you expect to see.

It comes from the sound of turkey gobbles

and putts and clucks through the woods,

causing your adrenaline to rush through

your veins. It comes in knowing that as you

embark on every new adventure into the

outdoors, another one will always be re-

vealed to you.

The joy in hunting comes from how it

humbles your intellect, and your soul.

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“What are the best weather conditions to hunt

turkeys in?”

Ryan Miloshewski was

born August 19, 1990 in St.

Louis, Missouri. As soon as he

was able to hold a rod and reel,

his grandpa and uncle had him

fishing for trout in Lake Taney-

como's fabled waters. A late

season muzzleloader hunt in

2004 and an exciting encoun-

ter with a buck got him hooked

on hunting as well. His first

buck was harvested in 2008

during bow season. Since then,

many deer and turkey have

fallen on the Rosebud, MO

farm that the Miloshewski fam-

ily hunts every Fall and Spring.

Ryan graduated from Christian Brothers College High School

and attended Rockhurst University in Kansas City, MO. He

became an important part of his fraternity, serving as vice pres-

ident, and graduated with a degree in Biology and Communica-

tions. Ryan won the Barbara Wynne Most Outstanding Biology

Student award his senior year. Ryan met Tyler in 2010, and an

immediate bond arose, as both are driven, successful individu-

als who have a passion for the outdoors. Soon after, the idea of

Mahoney Outdoors was born.

Tyler Mahoney: 816-536-7038

Ryan Miloshewski: 314-799-8421

Mahoney Outdoors is focused on bringing the complete outdoors expe-

rience to viewers and fans everywhere through the use of videos, sto-

ries, and articles. Mahoney Outdoors differentiates itself in a special

way from other outdoor shows and magazines in that it brings the per-

spective of a much younger generation. In addition to Pro-staff mem-

bers Tyler Mahoney, Ryan Miloshewski, and many of their friends,

guest writers of any age are also invited to write an article for the mag-

azine, thus allowing Mahoney Outdoors to bring a revolutionary and

knowledgeable look into the wild.

www.facebook.com/mahoney.outdoors.7

@MahoneyOutdoors

Search Tyler Mahoney and Ryan Miloshewski on YouTube to check

out Mahoney Outdoors videos or find them on our Facebook page!

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Mahoney Outdoors

About the Pro-Staff

Revolutionizing Pursuit

Tyler Mahoney was born

in Kansas City, MO on July

15, 1991. He grew up in Lee’s

Summit, MO, where he at-

tended grade school. Since

the age of 2, his dad, Tim

Mahoney, began taking him

fishing and by the age of 5,

he was going hunting as well.

He went on to kill his first

tom turkey when he was 9

years old and his first buck

when he was 12. Ever since

then, he has been hooked on

every aspect of the outdoors.

No matter what time of year

it is, he is always in pursuit

of whatever is in season. Tyler graduated from Rockhurst

High School and is now currently a senior at Rockhurst Uni-

versity, where he is getting a BSBA with a concentration in

Accounting/Finance. In addition to being the President of

his fraternity, Pi Kappa Alpha, he is also a student ambassa-

dor, a member of the Honors Program, and a member of the

business honor society, Beta Gamma Sigma. He hopes that

his business degree with help him form Mahoney Outdoors

into a large-scale, successful business with the help of Ryan

Miloshewski.

TM

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