Made the 2.5 hour drive to Kittery, Maine yesterday morning with my girlfriend, for the Spring Turkeyfest event. Got there at 9:00am and worked the floor for 9 straight hours without so much as a lunch break. I couldn't leave...it was too much fun!!!
I was there for 'Hunters Specialties' products & calls, working the slates, box & mouth calls, and had a blast just answering hunting related questions and 'Talkin' Turkey' I also met with Ameristep's regional sales guru, Chris Cobbett, who is also co-owner and co-host of "Northwoods Adventures TV with Nate & Chris", (seen weekly on The Sportsmans Channel, nationwide), and he gave me the heads-up on how I'd be working with him to do even more promotional shows and events coming up. We messed with some of the stores inventoried blinds, talked set-up on a few, and he introduced me to a 'Low Profile' chair-blind for turkey hunting. Even made a sale on a 'Tom Taker' blind myself.
Outside of chatting with folks all day long and demonstrating turkey calls with fellow HS Prostaffer Ken Fecteau, of New Hampshire, I got to spend some quality time with good friends Chris Parrish and Paul Butski. Chris is already heralded as quite probably the world's best and most-titled world champion turkey caller and believe me, he demonstrated his skills all day, as did Paul. I greatly enjoyed each one taking the time to give me tips & techniques on effective calling and how real hens really 'talk'. They even chose their favorite calls for me, from their respective lines, with instructions on how to get more from them....or any mouth call.
Also on hand was the Master himself, Mr.Will Primos. It was an honor to meet him and chat about what we were doing. Well...that's the latest. For more, see Ameristeps facebook page or vist my own! Happy Trails!
-Blaine Cardilli/ Ameristep Prostaff
