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Title: Florida swamp hunt
Post by: Old Gobbler on April 19, 2012, 09:54:08 PM
Had a good time this season , although tied up with family and work I managed to have a great season


- I started to cruz the area doing bump and go calling - I pulled in quite a few hens untill I cut into the cypress and sneaked in and set up
(http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh220/OldGobbler1/pushpin3026.jpg)

(http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh220/OldGobbler1/pushpin3016.jpg)

(http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh220/OldGobbler1/pushpin3024.jpg)
(http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh220/OldGobbler1/pushpin3023.jpg)
(http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh220/OldGobbler1/pushpin3015.jpg)

(http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh220/OldGobbler1/pushpin3017.jpg)

Snuck in and gave two sharp cuts off one of my self made push pins - and he sounded off - sat down quickly and and gave out some tramp yelps and pulled the gobbler and a hen into a 25 yard shot - the log he is laying on he was standing behind and I cut to make him stick his head up for a classic over the log head shot , down he went - he was sporting a long set of hooks and I was all to glad to call him up




(http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh220/OldGobbler1/pushpin3018.jpg)
 The call is Gabon Ebony {sap wood}push pin I make with a Ivory "lucky" poker dice as a lanyard stop - this call has really performed for me well this season - I plan on making more like this in the future  = this call in unique in the fact it has a jet black with blond sap wood , most people want all black ebony , but saved this piece to make a unique call for myself
(http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh220/OldGobbler1/pushpin3021.jpg)
Title: Re: Florida swamp hunt
Post by: bgbuck153 on April 19, 2012, 10:03:24 PM
Congrats !  :happy0064:
Title: Re: Florida swamp hunt
Post by: Hognutz on April 19, 2012, 10:06:52 PM
Congrats on the nice bird, Shannon. The pics are nice, as well. We don't get to see landscape  like that up here..Well done..
Title: Re: Florida swamp hunt
Post by: cannonball on April 19, 2012, 10:23:35 PM
Congrats Shannon! :icon_thumright:
Title: Re: Re: Florida swamp hunt
Post by: boomer on April 19, 2012, 10:31:18 PM
Congrats!! Nice looking call.

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Title: Re: Florida swamp hunt
Post by: Wingbone on April 19, 2012, 10:37:47 PM
Congrats! Nice to see another Florida bird.
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Post by: hookedspur on April 19, 2012, 11:11:51 PM
 :icon_thumright: Congrats Shannon
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Post by: Roostem33 on April 19, 2012, 11:15:27 PM
Beautiful hunting spot Shannon, great job on the bird, congrats!!!
Title: Re: Florida swamp hunt
Post by: RutnNStrutn on April 19, 2012, 11:22:02 PM
Good job OG!!! :icon_thumright: Love those pics!! They have Osceola gobbler written all over them. Most people don't get to hunt and kill gobblers in that kind of terrain. Sounds like you closed out the season in style!! :you_rock:
Title: Re: Florida swamp hunt
Post by: IORIO52 on April 20, 2012, 12:04:35 AM
great pics, thanks for sharing, congrats
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Post by: wvnut3 on April 20, 2012, 06:30:17 AM
very nice , congrats . Lee :icon_thumright:
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Post by: catdaddy on April 20, 2012, 06:38:31 AM
Nice----Love the call and the pics!!
Title: Re: Florida swamp hunt
Post by: joey46 on April 20, 2012, 06:51:57 AM
Nice one.  Congrats!
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Post by: shootemintheface on April 20, 2012, 07:21:08 AM
Congrats
Title: Re: Florida swamp hunt
Post by: archery1 on April 20, 2012, 07:29:12 AM
 :icon_thumright: :icon_thumright:
congrats on the hunt
its hard sometimes to get away
i am glad you made the most of it
Title: Re: Florida swamp hunt
Post by: ILIKEHEVI-13 on April 20, 2012, 01:09:46 PM
Nice pictures Shannon.

Congrats on your bird. 
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Post by: Dan Mallia on April 20, 2012, 01:54:57 PM
Congrats!  Nice bird and call!
Title: Re: Florida swamp hunt
Post by: Flydown on April 20, 2012, 02:23:11 PM
Awesome dude! Congrats! You must have been hunting north west FL! ;D
Title: Re: Florida swamp hunt
Post by: guesswho on April 20, 2012, 02:45:57 PM
Congrats on the turkey bird.  Man those pictures bring back some memories.  I could almost hear the palm fronds blowing in the breeze.  If you find an old P.S. Olt scratch call laying beneath an old live oak send it my way.  I lost it down there about 45 years ago, in North West Florida of course.
Title: Re: Florida swamp hunt
Post by: gotcha on April 20, 2012, 03:45:29 PM
Thats what Florida turkey hunting is all about, not in a improved pasture 101 yards from a feeder.Great pictorial!
Title: Re: Florida swamp hunt
Post by: Basin_hunter on April 20, 2012, 04:21:51 PM
Great pics !! Looks very similar to the terrain we hunt down here with the cypress and palmettos, but no palm trees. Congrats on the Swamp bird !!   :z-guntootsmiley:
Title: Re: Florida swamp hunt
Post by: Saylfish on April 20, 2012, 05:48:52 PM
Nice job rasta...... :z-guntootsmiley:
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Post by: goblr77 on April 20, 2012, 10:40:11 PM
Congrats Shannon.
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Post by: ctwny1 on April 21, 2012, 10:40:16 AM
WTG Shannon...Congrats!
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Post by: Gold Spur on April 21, 2012, 12:46:00 PM
Congrats on a beautiful bird! Love the call too.. :icon_thumright:
Title: Re: Florida swamp hunt
Post by: TURKEYWHACKER on April 21, 2012, 02:53:30 PM
Nice bird and a dang pretty lookin' spot too.