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The Roaring 20's 2024 - The Reckoning / Re: Late season pushLast post by zelmo1 - Today at 05:16:40 AM29 pounder is sick bro. What was the rest like? Z
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General Forum / The wingbone conundrumLast post by samsonwilliams - Today at 12:31:39 AMHow do y'all carry your wingbone in the field? I thought about making a lanyard for it, to double in displaying it with the turkey it came from, but though having a white thing dangling from my chest wouldn't be smart. Should I keep it in my pocket when hunting?
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The Roaring 20's 2024 - The Reckoning / Re: Late season pushLast post by Roost 1 - Today at 12:14:49 AMWe killed 2 in WI today, def not an upgrade for me but my buddies bird weighed 29lbs... we had 2 great hunts this afternoon. We still have 3 tags each to try to fill. If we can kill one more each I think we'll head back to KY early.
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2024 Killer B's / Re: 2024 Killer B's Story Thre...Last post by a_jabbo - Today at 12:11:12 AMWet Birds = Destroyed tail feathers
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2024 Killer B's / Re: 2024 Killer B's Story Thre...Last post by a_jabbo - Today at 12:10:13 AMNothing like a great trip with good company. Glad you were able to share that time with your dad and friend.
I tried writing this story after the hunt, and when I went to post it, ERROR! And it got deleted. Then life happens, so I'm late for the story. SOO, a little over a week ago on the 7th, zsully and I made the choice that there was one spot we needed to hit early. After having a bird killed about 60 yards from us on Monday, we were trying to go to a spot that we knew no one would be at. A super early wakeup call, a loooong walk in and maybe a 10-20% chance that the birds will work, kind of makes this a love/hate type of spot. But, I would say it's kind of a honey hole, because there's always birds there. Last year, we HATED this spot. It's up on a high hill of timber with a gas line that runs through it. The birds roost in a specific spot, but when they fly down, there's a high probability they are going to pitch off the roost and fly down to a horse pasture to strut the morning away. We get there early, and walk the mile back, which about 1/2 or more of the walk is uphill. We're setup and we wait for the first gobble. We wait....and wait......and wait. Hmmm no gobbles at first light. Commence tree yelps to see if anything answers. Nothing. Greeeaaat. Typical turkey fashion, a gobble finally rings out, problem is that it's about 250 yards straight down hill in the horse pasture. Welp, the morning is shot for bringing that bird up here. We won't be defeated and have the morning ruined before work, so we might as well enjoy the morning and rip on some calls. So we give it our all. I'm throwing what ever I can at this bird, and Z is sparing no expense with the pot and pegs. He is answering everything, but still all the way at the bottom of the hill. And not a small hill either, and possibly on the other side of the creek in the pasture. So the back and forth goes on for a little while, until we shut up. He continues to gobble. Sometimes sounding closer, and others not so much. Assuming that he's just spinning down there. After some silence, I break the quiet. BOOM! Gobble much closer to the right and coming up the hill. Then a second bird gobble, which sounded like a jake. Adjustments were made to be in position. Yelp yelp....Gobble. Closer and moving out in front of us. Now, about 15 yards from us, the terrain starts to go down hill, and the gas line is high grass, so we can't see very far. I yelp again, immediate gobble, and very close directly in front of us. Eyes are scanning the grass for any movement, and I see a white head. He comes a few feet closer and I can see a whole body, and then his beard pops out. THEN I see a second bird go into 1/2 strut. DOUBLE TIME. Waited for both birds to fully appear. I got the left. 1. 2. 3. BOOM!!!!!! Two birds down at about 10 yards. Cheers and celebration erupts. A congratulatory hug, and then we bask in the moment.    pic host site #9
The Roaring 20's 2024 - The Reckoning / Re: Late season pushLast post by FullChoke - May 16, 2024, 11:59:35 PMQuote from: callaway71 on May 16, 2024, 11:36:53 PMI still have a tag remaining. I've got my sights on a few. One will definitely be an upgrade. I have until the 26th.Yeah buddy, I love definite upgrades! Good hunting. Cheers  FC #10
The Roaring 20's 2024 - The Reckoning / Re: Late season pushLast post by callaway71 - May 16, 2024, 11:36:53 PMI still have a tag remaining. I've got my sights on a few. One will definitely be an upgrade. I have until the 26th.
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