#Tom Heffelfinger

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"Elsie" meets "Tom"

By Jim Heffelfinger

I was determined to hunt this special bird, a Gould's turkey, with my great-grandfather's 1894 L.C. “Elsie” Smith side-by-side, Damascus steel, double hammer, double barrel 12-gauge. A great friend of mine had the cracked stock fixed on this family heirloom as a Christmas present to me. He also loaded up some No. 6 shot reduced-power loads with Pyrodex that was safe for firing in the 130-year-old Damascus steel barrels. My son Wyatt agreed to come along and help which was special to me because it was Wyatt who got me into turkey hunting in the first place.

We were mostly big game hunters, but when Wyatt was 10 years old and a brand-new hunter education graduate, he told me he wanted to hunt turkeys because he loved dinosaurs so much. With the help of some friends and youth turkey hunting camps, we learned together and became quite good at it. After I called in both Merriam’s gobblers he harvested up to that point, he returned the favor on this hunt. 

The fourth gobbler we talked to that day was a stubborn bird with commitment issues. He was hot to answer every hen yelp with a gobble, but would not cross a deep ditch between us and him at 50 yards. The reduced-power loads I was using means I needed a 30-yard shot or closer. I thought he figured out a way around the ditch but the hen he was with started walking away.

Predictably, he followed her up an open, pine-covered hill. Wyatt called and called more aggressively but the tom kept gobbling as he walked out of our lives. When the tom neared the top of the hill I decided I had no choice but to try to sneak up the hill and make something happen on the other side. Wyatt called aggressively to keep him gobbling and cover my rapid stalk up the hill after him. The big tom answered him almost every time, but then fell silent as I approached the top of the hill. Wyatt followed me far behind calling more aggressively to make it sound like the hen was following him.

As I approached the top of the hill, I started sneaking and carefully looking into the clump of pine trees where I last saw him when suddenly he gobbled in my left ear! He had circled back and surprised me because of Wyatt’s aggressive yelps from the bottom of the hill. I swung Ol’ Elsie to the left, put the bead at the base of his head and squeezed the front trigger. The shotgun roared with a belch of gray smoke and the turkey fell where it stood.

The old heirloom did its job just as it did countless times on small game in my great-grandfather Frank's hands. I am lucky I didn't have time to think about the shot or I would have surely missed. The bird was 21 pounds, had an 11-inch beard and 1 1/8-inch spurs.

Jim Heffelfinger writes for the Journal of the Texas Trophy Hunters and works at his day job as a wildlife biologist for the Arizona Game & Fish Department. You can find Jim on Instagram: @Jim.Deere, and at deernut.com.

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Federal Court Sentences Derek Chauvin to 245 months (20.4 years) for Depriving George Floyd (and John Pope) of Their Federal Civil Rights

Federal Court Sentences Derek Chauvin to 245 months (20.4 years) for Depriving George Floyd (and John Pope) of Their Federal Civil Rights

On July 7, 2022, in the U.S. District Court in St. Paul, Minnesota, Judge Paul A. Magnuson sentenced Derek Chauvin to 245 months (20.4 years) in federal prison for (a) his depriving George Floyd of his federal civil rights by pinning his knee against Floyd’s neck and by failing to provide medical care for Floyd on May 25, 2020, ultimately causing his death and (b) Chauvin’s holding down with his…

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George Floyd, one year later: Former U.S. attorney Heffelfinger on police reforms

George Floyd, one year later: Former U.S. attorney Heffelfinger on police reforms

One year after George Floyd’s murder, the question of what happens next on police reforms in Minneapolis remains largely unresolved. Tom Heffelfinger, a former U.S. attorney for Minnesota who served from 1991-93 and again from 2001-06, has followed the legal maneuverings arising from Floyd’s murder on May 25, 2020. Floyd’s death under the knee of former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin…

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Family Written & Directed by Duncan Winecoff Starring Paul Hamy Music by Tomas Barfod featuring Jonas Smith for “Family” Choreographed by Holly Blakey Photographed by Stuart Winecoff Production Design by Merlin Ortner Edited by Ben Suenaga Cast (in order of appearance): Mila Hannemann (Dora's double), Marko Braic, Benjamin Werth, Franka Marlene Foth, Malik Adnan, Crisjan Zollner, Kelle Huntscha, Hasso Beckersjürgen, Sascha Tschorn, Lena Reinhold & Dora Zygouri. Production Company: CZAR Co-Produced by Anomalie Films In association with Epoch Films & All:Expanded Executive Producers: Thorne Mutert, Jan Finke Leeor Brown, Megan Winecoff Jean Ozannat, Mindy Goldberg, Keenan Flynn Emi Stewart & Duncan Winecoff Produced by Michael Gugger Junior Producer: Anna Deckers Production Assistant: Selena Hamilton Presented by Apple Music First Assistant Director: Alex Schimpke Production Manager: Frank Pirsich Production Supervisor: Paul Dehn Driver / Set Medic: Gregor Nehring First Camera Assistant / Focus Puller: Nelson Smith Second Camera Assistant / Film Loader: Florian Bellack Steadicam Operator: Nestor Salazar Camera PA: Haroun Al-Shaater
 Video Assist Operator: Stefan Rücker
 Gaffer: Björn Susen Electrician: Axel Renner Electrician: Andre Schmidt Lighting Equipment Generously Provided by Electric Sun
 Sound Recordist: Christian Bornkessel
 Wardrobe Stylists: Laura Büchel & Katharina Heim
 Production Designer Assistant: Franziska Hoffmann Set Dresser: Mark Romaine 
Set Dresser: Jonathan Mármol Casting Associate: Stephanie Manrique
 Film Services: Cinelab London Head of Production: Aarti Mahtani Film Processing: Andy Hudson, Tony Puzas, John Gurney, Luke Slatter Film Scanning: Rob Wickings Special Thanks: Adrian Bull & John Mahtani 
 Post-Production Company: Friendshop Post-Producer: Adam Roe
 Colorist: Sophie Borup Color Producer: Alexandra Lubrano & Tom Gerhing Company 3
 Sound Designer & Mixer: Jeremy Siegel Sound Producer: Sasha Awn Heard City
 Location Scout: Tatijana Liebenow & Location Networx Catering: Gerwin Catering A very special thank you to Sheila Marquez, Lucius Winecoff, June Winecoff, Elizabeth Heffelfinger, Anthony Winecoff, Nina Toumanoff, Megan Winecoff, Michael Tyson , Stuart Winecoff, Leeor Brown, Aarti Mahtani at CineLab, Jakob Preischl & Philip Ramhofer, Anna Bauer, Franka Marlene Foth, Esteban, Lisa Densem & Wassili Zygouris, Jenny Krug, Ben Totty of Box Artist Management, Oriane David of Time Art, Theaterhaus Berlin, Kodak, Friendshop, Company 3, Heard City, Vantage, Electric Sun & All:Expanded.

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Tomas Barford - "Family" from Stuart Winecoff on Vimeo.

Family

Written & Directed by Duncan Winecoff

Starring Paul Hamy

Music by Tomas Barfod featuring Jonas Smith for “Family”

Choreographed by Holly Blakey Photographed by Stuart Winecoff Production Design by Merlin Ortner Edited by Ben Suenaga

Cast (in order of appearance): Mila Hannemann (Dora's double), Marko Braic, Benjamin Werth, Franka Marlene Foth, Malik Adnan, Crisjan Zollner, Kelle Huntscha, Hasso Beckersjürgen, Sascha Tschorn, Lena Reinhold & Dora Zygouri.

Production Company: CZAR Co-Produced by Anomalie Films In association with Epoch Films & All:Expanded

Executive Producers: Thorne Mutert, Jan Finke Leeor Brown, Megan Winecoff Jean Ozannat, Mindy Goldberg, Keenan Flynn Emi Stewart & Duncan Winecoff

Produced by Michael Gugger Junior Producer: Anna Deckers Production Assistant: Selena Hamilton

Presented by Apple Music

First Assistant Director: Alex Schimpke Production Manager: Frank Pirsich Production Supervisor: Paul Dehn Driver / Set Medic: Gregor Nehring First Camera Assistant / Focus Puller: Nelson Smith Second Camera Assistant / Film Loader: Florian Bellack Steadicam Operator: Nestor Salazar Camera PA: Haroun Al-Shaater
 Video Assist Operator: Stefan Rücker


Gaffer: Björn Susen Electrician: Axel Renner Electrician: Andre Schmidt Lighting Equipment Generously Provided by Electric Sun


Sound Recordist: Christian Bornkessel


Wardrobe Stylists: Laura Büchel & Katharina Heim


Production Designer Assistant: Franziska Hoffmann Set Dresser: Mark Romaine 
Set Dresser: Jonathan Mármol

Casting Associate: Stephanie Manrique


Film Services: Cinelab London Head of Production: Aarti Mahtani Film Processing: Andy Hudson, Tony Puzas, John Gurney, Luke Slatter Film Scanning: Rob Wickings Special Thanks: Adrian Bull & John Mahtani 
 Post-Production Company: Friendshop Post-Producer: Adam Roe


Colorist: Sophie Borup Color Producer: Alexandra Lubrano & Tom Gerhing Company 3


Sound Designer & Mixer: Jeremy Siegel Sound Producer: Sasha Awn Heard City


Location Scout: Tatijana Liebenow & Location Networx

Catering: Gerwin Catering

A very special thank you to Sheila Marquez, Lucius Winecoff, June Winecoff, Elizabeth Heffelfinger, Anthony Winecoff, Nina Toumanoff, Megan Winecoff, Michael Tyson , Stuart Winecoff, Leeor Brown, Aarti Mahtani at CineLab, Jakob Preischl & Philip Ramhofer, Anna Bauer, Franka Marlene Foth, Esteban, Lisa Densem & Wassili Zygouris, Jenny Krug, Ben Totty of Box Artist Management, Oriane David of Time Art, Theaterhaus Berlin, Kodak, Friendshop, Company 3, Heard City, Vantage, Electric Sun & All:Expanded.

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＊ Family Written & Directed by Duncan Winecoff Starring Paul Hamy Music by Tomas Barfod featuring Jonas Smith for “Family” Choreographed by Holly Blakey Photographed by Stuart Winecoff Production Design by Merlin Ortner Edited by Ben Suenaga Cast (in order of appearance): Mila Hannemann (Dora's double), Marko Braic, Benjamin Werth, Franka Marlene Foth, Malik Adnan, Crisjan Zollner, Kelle Huntscha, Hasso Beckersjürgen, Sascha Tschorn, Lena Reinhold & Dora Zygouri. Production Company: CZAR Co-Produced by Anomalie Films In association with Epoch Films & All:Expanded Executive Producers: Thorne Mutert, Jan Finke Leeor Brown, Megan Winecoff Jean Ozannat, Mindy Goldberg, Keenan Flynn Emi Stewart & Duncan Winecoff Produced by Michael Gugger Junior Producer: Anna Deckers Production Assistant: Selena Hamilton Presented by Apple Music First Assistant Director: Alex Schimpke Production Manager: Frank Pirsich Production Supervisor: Paul Dehn Driver / Set Medic: Gregor Nehring First Camera Assistant / Focus Puller: Nelson Smith Second Camera Assistant / Film Loader: Florian Bellack Steadicam Operator: Nestor Salazar Camera PA: Haroun Al-Shaater
 Video Assist Operator: Stefan Rücker
 Gaffer: Björn Susen Electrician: Axel Renner Electrician: Andre Schmidt Lighting Equipment Generously Provided by Electric Sun
 Sound Recordist: Christian Bornkessel
 Wardrobe Stylists: Laura Büchel & Katharina Heim
 Production Designer Assistant: Franziska Hoffmann Set Dresser: Mark Romaine 
Set Dresser: Jonathan Mármol Casting Associate: Stephanie Manrique
 Film Services: Cinelab London Head of Production: Aarti Mahtani Film Processing: Andy Hudson, Tony Puzas, John Gurney, Luke Slatter Film Scanning: Rob Wickings Special Thanks: Adrian Bull & John Mahtani 
 Post-Production Company: Friendshop Post-Producer: Adam Roe
 Colorist: Sophie Borup Color Producer: Alexandra Lubrano & Tom Gerhing Company 3
 Sound Designer & Mixer: Jeremy Siegel Sound Producer: Sasha Awn Heard City
 Location Scout: Tatijana Liebenow & Location Networx Catering: Gerwin Catering A very special thank you to Sheila Marquez, Lucius Winecoff, June Winecoff, Elizabeth Heffelfinger, Anthony Winecoff, Nina Toumanoff, Megan Winecoff, Michael Tyson , Stuart Winecoff, Leeor Brown, Aarti Mahtani at CineLab, Jakob Preischl & Philip Ramhofer, Anna Bauer, Franka Marlene Foth, Esteban, Lisa Densem & Wassili Zygouris, Jenny Krug, Ben Totty of Box Artist Management, Oriane David of Time Art, Theaterhaus Berlin, Kodak, Friendshop, Company 3, Heard City, Vantage, Electric Sun & All:Expanded. ＊ Ｓｔａｒｒｅｄ　ｖｉｄｅｏ　ａｕｔｏ　ａｄｄｅｄ．　Ｔｏ　ｍａｙｂｅ　ｗａｔｃｈ　ｓｏｍｅｄａｙ．