Where's Tim Now?
Well fans, we are back on
the television and we are out in the field to bring
you some new and exciting action. I had an awesome
hunt in New Zealand this past year and have many
exciting hunts planned for 2008.
July 2007, WHG’s first bow
fishing tournament.
In the heat of the summer we
hit the waterways and shoot fish. If you have not
heard about or saw footage of the central Illinois
flying carp you need to check it out on our web
page. These fish are amazing and are a blast to
shoot. Just keep your head down. Kevin Wheelright,
Rich Pletz and I hit the waters of the Illinois
River with 18 other teams in search of ,,,you
guessed it CARP. Smelly, slimy, bloody,,,did I say
slimy fish.
We shot 112 fish out of the air and had
another 30 to 40 jump in the boat.
At times we had 30 to 40 fish
in the air at once. It
was an incredible site.
Our count was good for forth
place. Our largest fish was a little over 22 lbs. My thanks to Ed with the Bowfishing
Association of Illinois and all the shooters who
gave us advice. Watch
upcoming episodes of
Relentless Pursuit for some exciting flying fish
action.
OUTDOORS - Jeff
Lampe Peoria Journal Star
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
Tim Wells has been in iffy situations before. There
was that time he charged a grizzly with a bow and
shot the bear in the skull, only later pondering
what might have happened had he missed. There was
the time he almost suffered hypothermia while
hunting wolves in Canada. But last week's experience
in South Dakota is one Canton tele-hunter Wells
calls "the closest I've come to death while
hunting." An accomplished bowhunter who has
compiled numerous hunting videos and is host of a
television show, Wells
has a passion for spearhunting. "I like the
challenge," he said. He survived one of his more
unusual challenges earlier this month in the
grasslands of South Dakota. "I always wanted to do a
spear hunt for buffalo on the (Great) Plains. At
first I envisioned doing it on a horse," Wells said.
"But nobody wanted to let me use their horse,
because they thought their horse might get killed."
Instead, Wells first tried to crawl close to a
bison, mimicking a method used by Native Americans.
Wells learned bison are not as dumb as he first
thought. While
Wells crawled within two yards of a big bull, the
animal fled when he made a move to stand and throw
his Cold Steel Samburu spear. After that, Wells
decided to try another "old-school" approach. Years ago, when bison still
roamed the plains, Native Americans chased herds
past hunters who would throw spears or shoot arrows
at the stampeding animals. For some reason, that
appealed to Wells. Then Yeske got the herd moving in Tim Wells'
direction. "I thought they would come single file,"
Wells said. "All the sudden, I looked over this
ridge and here came 100 buffalo running full tilt
right at me, running about 20 yards wide. I'm
thinking, 'What the heck have I done?' You could
hear their hooves. It was like something from the
movies." Then
a big 1,600-pound brute came right at him. "As he
came, he veered a little bit to the right and I made
the throw and stuck him good,"
Florida Axis and
Hogs 2007
Our Florida hunt was
awesome. We hunted the Brady Ranch which is the
largest axis deer ranch in the world. We saw herds
of axis daily,,,some upwards of 200 animals. The
hogs were running around like,,,hogs. They are
everywhere. I hunted from the ground and from tree
stands. These animals are just as elusive as a
whitetail. I finally double lunged a nice axis that
made it to the swamp before expiring. When we found
the animal someone else was trying to claim it. A
nine foot gator didn’t want to give up his all he
could eat buffet. I finally had a length
conversation with the gator, being a hunter himself,
he finally agreed that the kill belonged to me. We
ended up our hunt with some nice axis and four hogs.
Mathews Annual
Pro Shooter and Media Outing
I am so blessed to be a
member of the Mathews family and I do mean family.
This is one company that is truly family oriented.
That is one thing that has drawn me to them and kept
me here (the equipment is top notch to). I was told
that little old me had been sponsored by Mathews
longer then anyone else in the industry. What an
honor! Mathews and I have been committed to
producing the best bow hunting in the industry.
Their media event was outstanding. I would guess
they had between 800 and a 1000 pro shooters and
media people their. In appreciation for everyone’s
hard work Mathews gave away a new truck and several
ATVs. I got to launch some arrows with some of the
best shooters in the world. I think I will stick to
the hunting. These people are amazing. I aim for the
heart and they aim for the little vein in the left
ventricle. One reason for the gathering was to shoot
the new Mathews commercials. Watch your favorite
show. I finally made it on a commercial after ten
years. I can’t wit till 2008. Mathews may have a
surprise up its sleeve.
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