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2008 New Hampshire Antler & Skull Trophy Club Show

BIG GAME TROPHY SHOW PRESS RELEASE FEBRUARY 2008

 

Dear Sirs:

The following is a (non-profit) news release for our upcoming event. Please run this as a news and/or Calendar-of-Events item before our April 6 show………THANK YOU.

The New Hampshire Antler & Skull Trophy Club (NHASTC) is proud to announce that we will be holding the 19th annual NH Big Game Trophy Show at the Plymouth Elementary School gymnasium in Plymouth, NH on April 6, 2008.

The NHASTC, a non –profit organization, was established nearly 20 years ago to chronicle big game records of “Granite State” trophies. The NHASTC has succeeded in recording over 2000 big game trophies. Copies of all 6 editions of the New Hampshire Big Game Record Book will be on sale at the show. Also, the NHASTC coordinates the NH Trophy Deer Program for deer over 200 lbs. The entire list of qualifying deer from the 2007 season will be on display.

Each year the NHASTC assembles an impressive display of trophy class whitetail deer, black bear, moose, and shed antlers that have been taken or found in NH. Sportsmen from all over New England gather to have their big game trophies officially measured and put on display.

This year’s show is expected to draw in excess of 800 sportsmen/spectators. Informative speakers will offer seminars and demonstrations on various hunting/shooting/wildlife related topics. This years speakers include NHASTC measurer Charlie Foote. Charlie has close to a dozen bucks that qualify for the NH Big Game Trophy Book. He will be sharing his secret techniques to harvesting big NH whitetail deer. His 2007 200 lb. buck came by his new tracking method that is sure to become popular. Kent Gustafson, NH Fish & Games deer project leader, will give an overview of last years deer, bear, and moose hunting harvest totals. He will also be available for questions and answers. Kent will be handing out free copies of the NH Big Game Summary for the 2007 season. Also, Mickey Meier, Pro Staff member of Quaker Boy Calls will give a presentation on turkey hunting. In addition, John Klucky will be at our show displaying his new state record 15-point buck. You have to see it to believe it.

We would like to invite you and your family to attend this event and encourage you to bring along as many trophies as you would like to be measured and/or displayed. This will be your best opportunity to have your trophy measured and displayed at a NH sportsmen’s show in 2008. Bring in your trophy and receive $1.00 off admission.

The doors will be open from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM on Sunday. Admission is $8.00 per person and $3.00 for youths 6-16. People under 6 and over 68 are admitted free.

Food and drinks will be available at the show. We look forward to seeing you at the show. We invite you to bring your camera or video recorder to capture some of NH’s finest big game trophies.

Directions to show: Exit 26 I-93; Follow Tenney Mt. Highway west 1.5 miles, left onto Highland St., 1.1 miles to left at 1St set of lights.

For more information call Roscoe Blaisdell, President of NHASTC at (603)-895-9947.

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I GUESS YOU CAN CALL THIS PAGE " THE ROSCOE BLAISDELL PAGE"
These are photos and articles Roscoe has sent me, some are from my original site "New Hampshire Whitetail" and emails sent to me this season (2007), below is the email response from Roscoe. It had been the first time I contacted him in 3 years after lousing my sight in my shooting eye.
 
Paul:
Nice Bucks!!! I assume Brown Road, Deerfield? I shot a doe with my bow in Nottingham Thursday. It was my 101 deer in 40 years of hunting.
You haven't updated your website for a long time so I didn't know what was up. I have some great e-mails to send you. Half the fun of shooting critters is bragging about them.
Roscoe
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I measured this 17 point 177 5/8" gross buck tonight. It was shot on the
first day of gun season last year in Barrington, NH by Thomas Brown.
Roscoe
 

 
 
 
 
The cats and dogs have returned to my cave. I also caught them roaming on other parts of my woodlot.
Roscoe
 
 
 
 
To help out the deer on my Raymond woodlot this winter, I cut down cull maple so they could feed on the tops. The deer came in but most of the tops were eaten by my resident moose. At least he left me a gift to show his appreciation.
Roscoe
 
 
 
 
I took this photo last year just before bow season on one my of wood lots. This buck came out only at night and was rubbing trees up to 10" in diameter. I spent over 15 days of the season- bow -muzz-rifle after this buck and never saw him- just photos after dark. I passed up 3 bucks at this stand waiting for the big one to come through the bottleneck. I was obsessed with him and constantly checked the deer registration station to see if he had been shot yet but no deer came close to him.  After the season I heard a rumor of a big buck being shot in the next town by an old man. This gentleman, Eldon Mckinley, contacted me during the summer to have it measured. It was a nice buck, scoring in the mid 150's with a spread of almost 26". When this mans friend later asked me to send a story and photo of the buck to Hawkeye as a surprise to him I studied the photos in more detail. This was the buck I had been after all season!! After talking to the friend again I discovered that it was taken about 1/2 mile from my stand in late November. The irony of the story is that a few years ago I shot a 12 pointer on another woodlot 10 miles away and e-mailed photos to a few friends. Shortly afterwards I got a call that someone had taken game camera photos of my buck all summer about 1/2 mile from my wood lot. I made contact with the person who had the photos and it definitely was the same buck. This person was Eldon's grandson.
Roscoe
 
 
 
I recently noticed a lot of critter activity at my cave in Raymond so I set up my camera. Isn't it nice they can all get along. Just like Disney.
Roscoe
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 just got back from my adventure to Turkey and Azerbaijan. The tur I was hunting live in caves and behind rocks to stay out of the intense heat in the cliffs at 10,000' above sea level. Climbing these cliffs was difficult and dangerous!!
Back at the city of Baku two of our group were chased around by police for taking a photo of a building. There is talk of them going to war with Armenia soon.
I wore this outfit in Baku so I would fit in with the pedestrians. In Istanbul they were selling bloodsuckers for medicinal purposes.
I had a close call at the Istanbul airport as the authorities had issues over my gun permit and I almost missed my flight home.
Kathy says she is happy to have me back.
Roscoe
 
 
 
While I was hunting in Vermont this weekend a buck attacked my archery targets on my back lawn. He then had the audacity to poop twice at the scene of the attack. I will get even with that rascal.
Roscoe
 
 
That bad buck is back and is now getting help from his delinquent friend Stub. They smashed up my 3rd and final deer target last night. I put out my game camera a few weeks ago to identify these hooligans. The coward only comes out at night and refuses to show me his antlers. He does this just to piss me off and its working.
Roscoe
 
I'm Back from Sask. Canada. I hunted 6 days in a tree dark to dark. It was around  -19 deg f  most of the week with 18" of new snow and high winds. I passed up some good bucks hoping for the monster. On my last day I was at a stand that was supposed to have a good one coming out at around 3:00 pm. I had nice bucks fighting around me all day , some bloody from battles. I let this one go at 10:00 am and 2:00 pm and would not shoot anything but the monster until 5:00 PM. At around 5:30, it was time to leave and I would go home with nothing. I was kicking myself for not shooting this buck and was ready to leave the stand. Then I noticed a nice rack going through the woods and got ready. He started fighting with a small buck and needed to move only a few feet for a shot. When he finally moved I took him in the neck and it was all over. This is not my biggest buck but was my most exciting day ever in Canada. Kathy and I are going back this spring for a big bear.
Now its time to concentrate on the NH bucks for a few more weeks.
Roscoe
 
 
 
I recently returned from my annual hunting trip to Canada. They had a bad winter last year and the wolves killed many of the largest bucks. Half the hunters in our group went home with nothing. I saw a few buck fights up close as I was hunting the peak of the rut. I shot my buck during a heavy snowstorm on the last day 1 hour before it was time to leave. Last year I got my buck 1 minute before it was time to leave on the last day. Never give up hope! I photographed my buck 3 days earlier on a stand 1.5 miles away. Notice the broken right brow tine in both photos. He was so close that he stopped after hearing my camera.
Last week I reached a milestone in my hunting career. The deer I got in Vt. with my muzzleloader was my 100th deer shot in 42 years of hunting!! I got a deer with my bow on my Raymond woodlot 3 days ago. The season ends today.
Roscoe
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