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Hunters
Michael Middleton
Jerry Gonzalez
Mike Mireles
Location
South of Kingsville, TX
Dates
Sept. 6-8, 2002
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Introduction
Perhaps the biggest advantage of having a popular
internet website is the relationships that I’ve developed over the last
four years. I am fortunate that most of the people that I now consider
my closest friends are people that I have met via the internet. As a
result of those friendships, I have had the privilege of hunting with
great people at various places throughout the state. My first hunt to
open the 2002-2003 hunting season is an example of just such an
occasion.
Jerry Gonzalez, owner of Pedneral Bowhunts (www.pedernalbowhunts.com),
has been a longtime supporter of TexasBowhunter.com, and both he and his
wife, Melissa, have become great friends to my wife and me. Last
winter, Jerry was in Houston on business and we invited him and one of
his bowhunting co-workers, to our house for dinner. It was there that
Jerry introduced me to Mike Mireles, a loyal “lurker” that Jerry
introduced to TexasBowhunter.com. Mike brought Nilgai steaks and
“libations”, and we all had a great time sitting around a fire in my
backyard, drinking “spirits”, telling stories and eating homemade
brownies topped with butter!
A few weeks later, Mike called and invited my
entire family, along with Jerry’s wife and kids, to come down during
turkey season to visit and hunt turkeys at the ranch he manages, and on
which he lives. Once again, we had a great time, and Jerry even managed
to arrow his first turkey. (Sometimes we all get lucky!)
Before we left, Mike said he wanted us to come back
down during the summer to hunt Nilgai. Having hunted the them once
before on the King Ranch with 4 Arrows Outfitters, I have looked forward
to another opportunity to hunt the challenging exotic quarry. Jerry,
Mike and I made plans for our return in the summer, and we settled for
early September as the date. Read on to see the exciting results of our
hunt!
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