Eggshells 2018 Hunt thread Update and end of hunting report/w crazy story

[eggshell]

Well I spent the last four days of foul weather in the Great State of Kentucky. We had one decent day of hunting and three of rain, snow and cold. The birds were somewhat vocal, but the woods got silent by 9:00AM. We did not even hunt evenings because of the weather. I manged to kill one gobbler and I should have filled my second tag, but something happened I have never experienced in the spring woods. MY SAFETY FROZE!!!! No kidding it rained, turned to snow and dropped to 29 degrees and in all that I was lucky enough to call in a long beard and when I went to shoot.....my safety was frozen on. I could not move it at all, I sat and watched the bird walk away. I thought I had experienced everything, but that was a new one. I have an old over and under Pederson that I always wanted to kill a gobbler with so I took it. It is only 2 3/4 chamber and Mod by full chokes, but patterns well. It was the top mounted safety that froze. I killed the one bird at 10-15 yards and the old gun done very well. The other bird was ~30 yards.

I did not have a scale nor did I measure the beard or spurs....it was a nice gobbler and worked well, that is all that mattered to me, next he'll eat well too.

Our season in Ohio opens Monday. So I'll scout the next couple days. I'd like to get another day in Ky to. I'm only a couple hours from my hunting spot there.

[zelmo1]

Nice bird, congrats

[marshboy]

Congrats on the gobbler!!
I once had my safety freeze while pheasant hunting, while it was icing.  That was painful, but no where near as painful as having it happen in the turkey woods!!
Greg

[Happy]

Don't feel bad. Two years ago I tried to shoot one with the safety still on. It didn't turn out well...

[Cut N Run]

Congratulations on a successful hunt, Dana.  Good luck in Ohio!  I hope you won't have to deal with a frozen safety any more this season.

Jim

[Sir-diealot]

Congratulations. I fear that (Something freezing) happening this year in NY it was snowing today even.

[TJK68]

Congrats Sir, nice bird!!!

[daddyduke]

Congrats

[shoer2]

Congratulations good bird

[SteelerFan]

Nice one... and that is quite the predicament!

[tomstopper]

Looks like a nice one. Congrats and good luck in Ohio

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[surehuntsalot]

congrats

[dublelung]

That's got to suck BAD about the safety. Congrats on the one you did get.

[eggshell]

Thanks for all the compliments

[Wrangler95]

Very nice bird,congrats!!