"Smile, You're on our Blog!"

It is amazing to me how many truly nice people we have met so far in Lakeland. We had several customers come by today and say hello along with lots of folks we had the pleasure of meeting. The fun part is trying to stop traffice in the exhibition hall so that we can take people's pictures. Thanks for coming by and as we promised, we have posted the pictures taken today.

New friends...Old friends

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Today was the first day of the Big Buck Expo in Lakeland, FL. We had the opportunity to meet lots of new people and renew some old friendships.

It is late and the show opens tomorrow so I will close with pictures from today. Thanks to those that stopped by our booth and we look forward to making more new friends tomorrow.

Cookin' with Tony, On the Riverbank, & We're on the Road, Again.....

Pretending that these guys didn't know how to cook, the Outdoor Marketing Group had Tony Chachere and his good friend, G. T. Owen, bring some fine Louisiana shrimp and do a Creole shrimp boil on Monday. Tony is from the Chachere family that sells the "Famous Creole Cuisine"; but that boy doesn't just know spices, he knows how to cook also!

On Tuesday night, Tony and Chef Joe Allred threw some ribeyes on the grill that melted in your mouth. For their last night, the group visited Choctaw County's famous Ezell's Fish Camp. Prior to their dinner, they enjoyed cocktails at "Trisha's Down the River Camp" which sits overlooking the Tombigbee River and has been in my wife's family for over 125 years.

We have enjoyed our time with the Outdoor Marketing Group these past few days. I think in between all of the eating they did actually get some work done. They are truly a class act and we hope that they will be back to visit us again.

I am writing this from booth #106 at the Big Buck Expo in Lakeland, FL so if you are in the Lakeland, Orlando, Tampa area, please come visit us. We will be posting pictures from the Expo tonight.

Ribs, chicken and buttermilk pie

This afternoon we welcomed Outdoor Marketing Group to Pushmataha Plantation for their annual sales meeting. This fine group of people based in Denton, NC serves as the representative for such names as Leupold, Weatherby, and Hunter's Specialties to name a few.

The group got down to serious business eating ribs that Mr. Larry had cooked for 7 - 8 hours using hickory wood and they were some of the finest that I have ever eaten. In between their sales meetings tomorrow, we will serve the lodge's famous "Jewel's Fried Chicken and buttermilk pie".

During deer season, it is not unusual for Mrs. Jewel to fry 250+ pieces of chicken and make 15 buttermilk pies in one week. I know some people that love to come hunt with us just because of our food.