Joe McElyea

Joe McElyea

I am an original member and founder of the esteemed High Plains Shooting and Dining Society which is dedicated to fellowship of bird hunters and shooters who also enjoy finding great local places to eat large, unhealthy portions of breaded and fried meats and gravies washed down with the appropriate libations. I am also a retired old man who enjoys fishing, shooting and my wonderful family.

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2015 Dove Hunt Pre-Shoot at Bluff Creek Farm in Crawford, Texas

2015 Dove Hunt Pre-Shoot at Bluff Creek Farm in Crawford, Texas

SATURDAY, AUGUST 1, 2015 Now for the Schedule for the Pre Hunt 8:00AM-Meet for breakfast at McGregor Coffee Shop followed by clay shoot at Bluff Creek Farm till dusk Post shoot dinner at Bluff Creek prepared by Keith Lane and his friend, Austin restaurateur, Chuck Swisher, $15.00/attendee Make your reservation with keith lane Overnight Accommodations […]

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DOVE HUNT 2015

DOVE HUNT 2015

DOVE HUNT 2015 DOVE EVE September 4, DOVE DAY September 5 Remember my number one safety rule. Don’t shoot me, don’t shoot my dogs and don’t shoot each other, in that order. My really good Brittanys are joining us for the Dove Hunt this year, Sadie & Jessie. Yes, it is time to have a […]

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No Go for 2015 Pheasant Shoot

No Go for 2015 Pheasant Shoot

Attention: No High Plains Shooting and Dining Society Pheasant Shoot for 2015. Our Newest Member of HPSDS – Sadie the Brittany We were unable to get enough of our fellow Pheasant Shooters rounded up this year for the February shoot. Also the wonderful Quail Ridge people were not having the usual response necessary to fill […]

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Oklahoma Pheasant Shoot – February 7, 2015

Oklahoma Pheasant Shoot – February 7, 2015

Fellow Shooters, once more we will make an annual pilgrimage to Tecumseh, Oklahoma on Friday February 6 to partake of Chicken Fried Steak smothered in creamy, white gravy with fried onion rings or the burger of your choice at the Boomerang Restaurant and then Saturday morning February 7 we will shoot pheasants, European style. Lodging […]

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A Little Civil War Learning Project

A Little Civil War Learning Project

I am reading Longstreet’s Autobiography and when I came to Antietam I became so confused I had to go on Google and find all sorts of stuff to start getting an idea about who was doing what and when. Longstreet just starts talking about various Generals and units as if I was supposed to know […]

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Happy Birthday Marine Corps

Happy Birthday Marine Corps

Today is the Marine Corps Birthday and those Jar Heads are right proud of celebrating their corps. Most of us service guys serve our time and we are glad we did but in the Army we say we were once young and soldiers and that was a long time ago. Marines say they became a […]

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“COME AND TAKE IT”

“COME AND TAKE IT”

The Texas license plate on the front of the big old truck of one of our fellows ‘COME AND TAKE IT’ was used in 1835 at the Battle of Gonzales during the Texas Revolution. Of course this is an adaptation of Molon labe means “Come and take them”, which was understood to be uttered by […]

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We say goodby to one of our fellows, Paul George 1949-2014

We say goodby to one of our fellows, Paul George 1949-2014

Rest in Peace Paul George, a fine fellow and great gun guy originally from Lone Wolf Oklahoma and later attended school and graduated from Hobart High School, Hobart OK. I remember Paul as a kid four years behind me who was smart and fun to pick on when he teased me, we went to the […]

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ONE OF OUR MOST ESTEEMED OCTOGENARIAN ELDERS, D. LEROY SIMS AND HIS SELFIE

ONE OF OUR MOST ESTEEMED OCTOGENARIAN ELDERS, D. LEROY SIMS AND HIS SELFIE

Leroy Sims, the only winner of the Purple Dove Award, who has been shooting doves since about the time gunpowder was invented or something has been making the dove hunt trip with us for decades. He is noted for his wonderful geologist storytelling about West Texas drilling in the good old days when even Texas […]

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David takes Doves to Denver – and grills them to perfection!

David takes Doves to Denver – and grills them to perfection!

After Saturday’s 2014 High Plains Shooting and Dining Society Dove Hunt guys who had just a few doves donated them to David McElyea. David and I got them all cleaned up, breasted and chilled down so they could fit into his small, pre-chilled fabric cooler for their flight on Southwest Airlines. No ice, no cold […]

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