All Dressed Up

[Mike Franzen]

I've been getting Buster ready for my turkey hunt with Charlie Cleveland in Mississippi next week. I thought a new suit to hide the shine from some wise old Tom might be a good idea. Does anyone else camo up their Parker?

[Rick Losey]

as long as YOU don't scratch your name under that "upgrade"

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[Mike Franzen]

Thank you for that! I had a good laugh when I read it. I used my old wood burning kit and put a picture of me shooting a turkey on the stock. Can't see it though.

[charlie cleveland]

the old gun looks good dressed out in hercamoflage...things are looking good for a good hunt if the weather will play along with us...looking foward to this hunt...charlie

[Mike Franzen]

Let's keep our fingers crossed for good weather. I'm looking forward too it as well

[Dean Romig]

Yes, I have ever since I bought this 10 ga. Grade 3 that someone kindly took ALL the finish off leaving it looking like it was nickel plated, "lock, stock, and barrel". Stretch-cloth camo tape sure does the trick.




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[charlie cleveland]

good hooks on that big tom...looks like the camo done the trick on this bird....charlie

[Jim Wescott]

Mike, I don't camo my Parker's when hunting turkeys, I just find shade for my hide, hope to call 'em in tight and smoke 'em. Good luck to you and Charlie!! I'll be on the Kansas/Nebraska line next week hunting giant easterns with son Tim and good friend and call maker Niles Oesterle. I'm looking forward to your Mississippi stories and pictures

[Mike Franzen]

Thanks Jim. That's a great looking gun you have there. Hope you get to pull the trigger on your hunt. I'm looking forward to telling a story about hunting with you too.

[Mike Franzen]

Dean the wood on your gun looks like it's in great condition. That's a big bird laying there. I actually got the camo tape idea after seeing a pic of your camoed Silver beauty

[Mills Morrison]

I use the same stuff with my 8 gauge. I want the turkeys to think it is a Benelli and not be too scared.

[Rick Losey]

I use the same stuff with my 8 gauge. I want the turkeys to think it is a Benelli and not be too scared.


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[Mike Franzen]

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[Mills Morrison]

Not only is Mike's gun camouflage. The tape will also keep those dangerous Damascus barrels from blowing up.

[Dean Romig]

Dean the wood on your gun looks like it's in great condition.

Mike, it's oil finished.

That's a big bird laying there.

Actually only 19.6 lbs.

I actually got the camo tape idea after seeing a pic of your camoed Silver beauty

I thought the tape was pretty necessary.

[Mills Morrison]

I am thinking about finding a camo gun sock or something that I can slide on and cover up the whole gun and can be taken on and off. Not sure how to do that though and all of my extra time is tied up hunting until the end of the season right now

[Dean Romig]

I tried that gun sleeve thing Mills. Much too cumbersome when you need to break the gun open or de-cock the hammers. That's why I went with the tape... much easier to use, for me anyhow.

[Destry L. Hoffard]

I prefer spray paint.

[wayne goerres]

Its a shame you guys missed out on that black Parker I bought a wile back. Its still one of the uglest guns I have ever owned.

[Mills Morrison]

I got a rusty old hammer gun Brian helped bring back to life. The rust blends right in with the leaves

[Mike Franzen]

Buster's going in naked in the morning. Rain is forecasted and I don't want the old boy locked in a wet sock all day. Charlie's taking a MIGHTY 8!

[Dean Romig]

Give em all you got fellas!

[Mills Morrison]

Good luck Mike and Charlie!

[Dean Romig]

8 a.m. and Mississippi is getting slammed with heavy rain. Turkeys don't care much about rain but some turkey hunters might...

[Mills Morrison]

Dean, Make sure you tell that to the turkeys. They are safe. There aren't any hunters with Parker 10's or 8's stalking them now.

[Mike Franzen]

Live Update- it is raining. We are in the field. A hen is walking amidst our decoys .…

[Dean Romig]

Start gobbling right NOW!! Drag that monster to you from wherever he's sneakin about.

[Mills Morrison]

Good luck! Fingers crossed!

[charlie cleveland]

old buster is a mighty fie looking turkey gun we just did not have anything to shoot at today...now we have a true parker reporter covering the front lines... we go at it again in the morning same time same place.... charlie

[Jim DiSpagno]

Hey Charlie, tell Mike to just "talk turkey" to them gobblers like he does to me when he wants another Parker. It should bring them in a strutting. LOL good luck fellas. Jim

[Mills Morrison]

Hope you all got one. Charlie doesn't know it but the turkey police have him identified as a person of interest in the recent killing of one of them. Turkey forensic experts found pellets from the murder weapon and traced them to an 8 gauge hull made in Charlies shop

More details to follow

[Fred Preston]

Tomorrow morning is green flag here. Chance of Tstorms in the forecast. Just another feature to lengthen the odds.

[Mills Morrison]

Details . . .

[charlie cleveland]

mill s i see your old 8 ga has brought down a fine turkey...please give us a little bit of the storey..need to know how many steps or yard s to the turkey kill and a little bit of how he was lured in....a great turkey with a great gun....mike and me came up with zip but we had a great time....ps all info from turkey police will be mum s the word.....now go get the secound one...charlie

[Mills Morrison]

I will save most details for parker pages. Sorry to hear you and Mike didn't get one, but that is how they operate. I have had the worst luck of anyone up till now. got him Saturday morning, so you and Mike got one in spirit

[Mills Morrison]

Went out again this morning and they were laying real low

[Mike Franzen]

Congrats Mills on your success! Turkeys are so hard to kill.

[Mills Morrison]

I was beginning to think impossible. If it helps your story Mike, I got him Saturday morning while you all were hunting with one of the shells Charlie made for me. Charlie got one in spirit

[Mike Franzen]

Yes sir! I'll claim that. Charlie killed the turkey. All you did was point the gun and pull the trigger. Would that hold up in court?

[Mills Morrison]

The turkeys sure blame Charlie

[Mills Morrison]

Here's another teaser for the upcoming article. This will be good. A turkey issue.

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[charlie cleveland]

looks like another good one...i believe you got this turkey hunting down pat...cannot wait for the stories....charlie

[Mills Morrison]

No, that is the same one, just another view. They were in lock down mode Sunday morning