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king' s outdoor world - Hunting Illustrated - October/November 2007 - Index

A Trip to Grandma's
House Brings Good Luck
It all started March 31st, a week after my twentieth birthday.
One of my best hunting partners, Trevor Davenport, and I
set up a trip to go visit my terribly sick grandma. While we
were there, Trevor wanted to go see one of his new girlfriends
- that part I can't figure out. So, we headed out that night. We
hung out with the girls, I watched Trevor get dumped, and
then we headed off for bed in the back of the truck. Now, in
case you're wondering why I'm telling you about Trevor's
girlfriend, it's because it was just a hint of how his luck was
going to go the entire trip. So, as the sun crept over the top of
my tailgate the next morning, April 1st, we headed into town
to visit my grandma. My grandma was probably the worst I
had seen her in a while, but we stuck around for a good hour
or so to try to help comfort her pains.
After my grandma grew tired, Trevor and I headed
out to find some horn. Shed hunting is our obsession. We
really didn't have much of an idea of where to go, but we
got thinking back to earlier that year when we were calling
coyotes and thought of a
spot that looked alright - not
great but alright. As we were
driving up the road trying to
find a spot to park the truck,
we came across two old boys
in a white Ford pickup. We
BEHIND THE RE-CREATION
Shed Hunter: Landon Wittwer
Date: 2007
Location: Arizona
Points: 15x10 non-typical
Gross Score: 307 1/8 B&C
Net Score: 301 4/8 B&C
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