Monday, May 18, 2009

Grandpa's Dream

There has been a lot of discussion lately about a business that our Grandfather, Basil, has been proposing and wanting to do for years. Now, he has finally committed to making it happen.

It is about garnering acres of land in SD and raising pheasants there and allowing hunters, for a fee, to freely hunt on this wonderful estate. We all believe in Grandpa Basil's dream and want it to succeed and will support where we can. Personally, I will have a very short period of time while I am at home after retirement to assist and have "enlisted" family and close friends to help out. They have all produced amazing results. Many thanks to (in no particular order) Adrienne, Lubi, Ken, Dev (all graphics credit), Ricky J, and Christian. Grandpa, we all need you to provide some guidance at this point.

From Christian, " If you use Pheasant Haven, you pick up all the mis-typed searches. :) Maybe avoid the cutsie names. It should be something that appeals to hunters, and inspires visions of bagging plenty of birds. Also, maybe it should feature Grandpa's name: Basil P. Robertson's Blah Blah Blah. When you attach a name, it seems to add authority and "experience."

...and Adrienne," I agree with Ruck... I like Basil P. Robertson's Pheasant Haven (or Heaven). Market it as if he's been doing this pheasant crap for YEARS and is an expert passing on his know-how's to out-of-state hunter's with big pockets :)

...and Dev, "I’m inspired by the heritage of the Robertson family and leaning toward a Native American theme… Plus think about the image/logo possibilities!!"

...and Ken, " For many reasons (a white boy who has only driven through SD once and has never seen a pheasant in the wild) I’ve not been adding my 2 cents, but I think Dev and Adrienne are on the right path. Combining the Robertson’s Native American roots with the type of hunters you wish to attract should be the way to go."

...and my 2 cents, “So you want shoot pheasant?” Is this in keeping with the native accent, eh? Huh, ennit. Can we incorporate that?!!?!??! “Shoot pheasant, ennit?...aaayyyy!”

Here is a list of proposed names for "Pheasant Heaven" (working title):
Blotan Hunka - (War Leaders/Chiefs) www.blotanhunka.com
Skope Mahpiya – (Crooked Sky) Pheasants www.skopemahpiya.com
Siyosa - (Pheasant) www.siyosa.com
Heyata – (Out in the Country) www.heyata.com
Kokoyahala – (Rooster) www.kokoyahala.com
Gun Arrow www.gunarrow.com
Pheasant Quest www.pheasantquest.com
Sundog Hunts www.sundoghunts.com
Broken Wing www.brokenwing.com
Bird Journey www.birdjourney.com
Pheasant Shoot
Pheasant Fisher
Pheasant DreamHunter's Dream
Basil's Pheasant Farms
Robertson's Hunter's Haven
South Dakota Skyland Farms
Skyland Pheasants
Robertson's Pheasant Thunder Farms
Skyland Thunder Pheasant Farms

We are all committed to providing assistance where required, but it is obviously up to Grandpa Basil to realize his dream and put all the pieces together to ultimately make it happen. Again, "Ask. Believe. Receive."

1 comment:

  1. I love the logo and the name. This looks SOOO good. You have been having much discussion on this and I like the outcome.

    Yes, keep asking, don't stop believing and you will receive. ;-) I love you!!!

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