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Brackettville, Texas -- The first ever “Yamaha Turkey Bass Smash” was held by both the Marine and Outdoor Divisions of Yamaha recently. The event was a one-of-a-kind, sometimes serious, and always fun, competition held near Del Rio, Texas. Teams competing in the event were comprised of Yamaha Pro Staff members, Outdoor Writers, and Yamaha Representatives. Camera teams and staff from Americana Outdoors supported the event in various manners.
The week started with target practice on the range to get everyone familiar with the Thompson/Center Encore Pro Hunter Turkey Shotgun. Once everyone got settled in for the night, they awoke to a hearty breakfast and packed lunches prepared by our resident Pro Chef Angel Middleton. The teams then packed and loaded up the Yamaha Vikings and Wolverine Side-by-Sides and off they went for the first morning of the event which was scheduled to be a nine hour day of hunting turkeys.
The conditions for the day were less than favorable for turkey hunting with temperatures in the 90’s and winds gusting to over 30 during the day. The hope from all the teams was to get on toms right off the roost but with the windy conditions, it made it difficult to call in the turkeys. Teams communicated with each other using a Garmin InReach Explorer Handheld GPS. This allowed teams to see where others were hunting as they moved and texted updates as cell signal was basically non-existent.
Team Kriet scored first blood as John Geiger, Editor-In-Chief of Game and Fish Magazine, smoked a jake while Pro Angler Jeff Kriet and Yamaha’s Brad Dreyer did the calling.
With Team Kriet on the board early on, Team Middleton and Team Palanuik both were on the move often, but having little luck; however, that changed late in the day when Skip Knowles, author and editor at Wildfowl magazine, took a large tom with a little more than 30 minutes of hunting time remaining on the clock. This great tom was taken in heavy cover and would give Team Middleton a lead over Team Kriet heading into the fishing portion, while leaving Team Palanuik to rely on fishing the famed waters of Lake Amistad in order to make a final day charge.
To be entertained by all the competition and shenanigans of the hunting segment of the first annual “Yamaha Turkey Bass Smash,” tune into this week’s episode of Americana Outdoors:
Pursuit Channel
Mon-Jun 11 @ 6:30pm ET
Wed-Jun 13 @ 4:00pm ET
Sun-Jun 17 @ 6:30am ET
Sun-Jun 17 @ 12:00pm ET
Wild TV Canada
Mon-Jun 11 @ 8:30pm CT
Tues-Jun 12 @ 8:30am CT
Fri-Jun 15 @ 7:00am CT
FOX Sports Net North
Sun-Jun 17 @ 5:30am
FOX Sports Net Midwest
Sat-Jun 16 @ 6:00am
FOX Sports Net South
Sun-Jun 17 @ 5:30am
AT&T SportsNet Southwest
Tues-Jun 12 @ 8:00am CT
Sat-Jun 16 @ 5:30pm CT
Check your local listings for additional airings – also to be seen on Discovery Channel in June. Enjoy!
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Contact:
Wade Middleton
CarecoTV LLC
210-697-8081