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Author Topic: First Season Turkey Hunting Success  (Read 3181 times)

Offline puck60

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First Season Turkey Hunting Success
« on: April 07, 2019, 07:27:15 PM »
 :turkey2: :turkey2:On Saturday, April 6, 2019 I arrived at my hunting club at 6:00 am. Took the ATV to the hunting site and set up my doghouse blind and as I was setting up around 6:30 am, I heard a tom gobbling in the distance. Once I was set up i used a pot call and starting yelping. I did this every 10 or so minutes. At  9:30 am I heard a louder gobble coming up from behind me. I did a couple of clucks on the pot call. About 10 minutes later, looking to the left out of the little window in the blind, the tom appeared. He was looking straight at the blind and then moved forward. I got the shotgun up and waited for him to come around in front for the shot. As I was waiting, it seemed like it took a very long time for him to show. Once he did, he was behind a couple of small trees head raised and looking at the two decoys I had out. He lowered his head, moved forward behind two more trees. After that he moved forward and raised his head and I fired.  I ran out to the bird and stood on his neck for a couple of minutes as I thanked my Lord God for the harvest. First turkey hunt, first tom. I am hooked.

I harvested the breast meat and am having the bird mounted.  Beard is 10 inches long.
« Last Edit: April 08, 2019, 02:21:35 PM by puck60 »

Offline tomstopper

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Re: First Season Turkey Hunting
« Reply #1 on: April 07, 2019, 11:49:23 PM »
Congrats on your first

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Offline puck60

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Re: First Season Turkey Hunting
« Reply #2 on: April 08, 2019, 08:15:21 AM »
Thank you!

Offline G squared 23

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Re: First Season Turkey Hunting Success
« Reply #3 on: April 14, 2019, 11:58:30 AM »
Congratulations, here’s to many more

Offline Sir-diealot

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Re: First Season Turkey Hunting Success
« Reply #4 on: April 14, 2019, 08:22:39 PM »
Congratulations, here’s to many more
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Offline DawgsFan1

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Re: First Season Turkey Hunting Success
« Reply #5 on: April 14, 2019, 10:13:41 PM »
Congratulations!
Trust in the Lord with all your heart,
and do not lean on your own understanding.
In all your ways acknowledge him,
and he will make straight your paths.

Proverbs 3:5-6

Offline Bullet1

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Re: First Season Turkey Hunting Success
« Reply #6 on: April 16, 2019, 12:15:26 PM »
Congrats!

Offline Squirrels

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Re: First Season Turkey Hunting Success
« Reply #7 on: April 16, 2019, 12:25:30 PM »
Nothing like that first one