Here are a few pics from our GA turkey hunt. We started in GA on their opening day in a lightning and thunderstorm hunting with Dave and Drew Owens. After almost getting hit by lightning Joey killed a turkey right after flydown. When I say almost getting hit by lightning I mean it hit so close to use that it blinded us for a few seconds and we became disoriented. We all hit the dirt and took our shotguns off our shoulders. The thunder was instantaneous and deafening. I wish I was as elequent of speech like CATDADDY so I could explain it better but lets just say we are lucky to be alive. The next day we hunted with Drew after he called us to tell us he had 2 strutters in a field that we should be able to get on. He was within killing distance for 2 hours until we got there. Then Dave and I took over the calling and tactical maneuvers. Dave was videoing with his new camera and it was GOOD. My gobbler had 3 beards; 9.5", 6.75", and 7" with 1 1/8" spurs and 18.5 lbs. Joey killed a turkey about an hour later after shooting it out from under Dave and the Camera man. Lol Being the back up means "waiting until the shooter gets done". It was a beast of a turkey. 23.1lbs, 10 5/8" beard, and 1 5/16" spurs. Thanks to Dave and Drew for inviting us down there and helping us get it done. Them boys can get it done in the woods.
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Good job, congrats on the triple beard!
Looks like you guys hit the jackpot. Great photos...nice birds...
Congrats. Looks like your putting a hurting on the birds that come your way........
Now that a nice bird! Congrats :icon_thumright: :newmascot:
congrats way to go
Congrats!!!
Awesome. Triple beard, that's great! Nice pics Joe.
Great job!!!
Congrats ! :icon_thumright: :icon_thumright:
Congrats!!
Nice!
Wow, I'm glad that lightning missed you guys, that's scary stuff. Congrats on the birds! :icon_thumright:
Looks like you had an awesome trip!! Congrats Joe!! :icon_thumright:
Congrats!!! Looks like a very productive trip to the South.
Congrats !! :icon_thumright:
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WOOOOEEEE!!
A triple beard!!!!
What a great bird and some great hunts Joe, other than the lightening.
Man that would probably ended my hunt for a while.
Praise the Lord for your safety.
Congrats to you and Joey!!
Love this pic here.
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God Bless,
David B.
Great stories, and great pics, Joe!
Awsome job you guys! :icon_thumright:
Congrats!
Congrats! Those are some nice birds! Looks like you had a good time here in Georgia!
Nice I like the old barn pics.
In what region of GA did you hunt?
I was in northwest GA and stayed inside for a long time out of concern about lightning on both Sat. and Sun. mornings.
I got wet this past weekend in southeast GA but no lightning.
We hunted Sheffeld WMA and then some private ground northwest of there.
TRKYHTR