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Offline quackaddict

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New turkey hunter!
« on: March 19, 2023, 04:43:50 PM »
This was my first youth weekend, and it was sure a good time!

 We hunted from daylight till he finally threw the towel in about 6 yesterday evening. Got close yesterday morning and got to hear some awesome gobbling. Sat a food plot yesterday afternoon and saw a couple of hens.











Threw a pop-up on a chufa patch yesterday evening before we left for the day. Got there this morning and heard zilch. About 7:45, he was already getting antsy when I told him that we need to start keeping our eyes peeled since the sun was starting to hit the plot pretty good. About 10 minutes later, I heard something that sounded awfully like a spit. Peeked out the window to see the top of a fan at 30 yards and closing. Threw his ear muffs on and got his gun on the tripod. Bird strutted right to the decoys at about 14 yards. When Gunnar first saw him he started giggling like a little girl, and I knew he was hooked. I was telling him to aim low down next his beard(his little gun shoots ridiculously high) and to settle down when he jumped the gun(pun intended) and pulled the trigger. Longbeard flew off un-harmed. Since it was still only 8:05, I decided we’d just sit the plot a little longer. He got pretty bummed for about 5 minutes, then I talked him off the ledge and he remembered how awesome it was watching that bird strut in. He started getting giddy again and I was giving him the talk about how missing happens whether it’s baseball, deer hunting or turkey hunting, but we just have to keep at it. It wasn’t but maybe 25 minutes later that I looked up during our talk to see two white heads almost in the plot. We got his muffs on again and got his gun back up. Two jakes came up and started giving the decoys the circle of death and putting on a show. They finally separated and Gunnar was calm enough to try again. He shot, and missed again. I only brought two tss with us and now they were both sacrificed to the turkey gods. As luck would have it, there was a 2 1/2” #8 left in his shell holder on his stock from dove season. The jakes were still standing there and I figured inside of 15 yards it would work. Loaded him back up, and he sent the third shell of the morning. That one resulted in a very dead turkey and a very happy father and son. I’ve gotten to do some really amazing things in my life, but this one will forever rank near the top. God bless generous friends, jakes, and chufa patches!










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Re: New turkey hunter!
« Reply #1 on: March 19, 2023, 04:47:08 PM »
Congrats to both of you. Good job. You made him happy and fond memories for the both of you. Thank you for sharing.

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Re: New turkey hunter!
« Reply #2 on: March 19, 2023, 04:50:25 PM »
Those memories and pictures are solid gold and will never grow old! Thanks for taking us right in the blind with y'all and the play by play. Can't wait for my Grandbabies to be able to experience the same passion!

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Re: New turkey hunter!
« Reply #3 on: March 19, 2023, 04:51:40 PM »
Congratulations young man!!! Be proud dad - rightly so!!!!

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Re: New turkey hunter!
« Reply #4 on: March 19, 2023, 05:00:16 PM »
Congrats! Know that’ll be hard to top this year!


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Re: New turkey hunter!
« Reply #5 on: March 19, 2023, 05:03:16 PM »
Congratulations to both of you!
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Re: New turkey hunter!
« Reply #6 on: March 19, 2023, 05:10:17 PM »
Awesome, Congrats..

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Re: New turkey hunter!
« Reply #7 on: March 19, 2023, 05:11:54 PM »
Awesome
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Re: New turkey hunter!
« Reply #8 on: March 19, 2023, 05:24:41 PM »
Wow, congrats. The smiles said it all……
“Solo hunter”

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Re: New turkey hunter!
« Reply #9 on: March 19, 2023, 05:31:48 PM »
Great job Dad and young hunter!  Love the pics. A day you will both always remember.

Offline roosterstraw

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Re: New turkey hunter!
« Reply #10 on: March 19, 2023, 05:32:25 PM »
Look at that smile! Congratulations on a great bird!

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Re: New turkey hunter!
« Reply #11 on: March 19, 2023, 05:37:45 PM »
I dose my hart good to see dads taking their kid in the woods hunting keep them in the woods you want be worried where there at when they are older my boys and granddaughters love going with me got shooting in archery in school they absolutely love it congratulations keep up the good work memories you’ll have to the rest of your live I all time set and think of the first time had them out just make me all warm in side

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Re: New turkey hunter!
« Reply #12 on: March 19, 2023, 05:51:49 PM »
Oh yeah, I see a lot of dead turkeys in this young mans future.   Congrats, and well done by all.   Kids hunt for the right reasons, because it’s fun and exciting. 
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Re: New turkey hunter!
« Reply #13 on: March 19, 2023, 06:04:24 PM »
That's great. I'm getting  my 9 year old out this spring.


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Re: New turkey hunter!
« Reply #14 on: March 19, 2023, 06:08:03 PM »
This is awesome and what it's all about... making memories .... congratulations