I was a beautiful morning down here is west central Florida. Birds were very vocal this morning but they were a good ways south from where I was sitting. I back away from aggressive calling that I had been using in the earlier part of the season. I went back to my tried and true laid-back traditional calling got some strong gobbles to my south. Every time I yelped and purred on the box call I got an immediate gobble. Every time I yelp they gobbled closer, they were coming fast and hard. To my left or south is a dim woods road that meanders thru some long leaf southern pines. With rays of sunshine dotting the sand road I saw a whole troop of bobbing redheads coming my way. Twenty yards out they veered their right making their way to direction that would be behind me. I had to twist around to my left and had the side of the shotgun touching the bark of the pine tree that I had my back against earlier and the birds came thru the barbwire and I shot what I thought was one of the larger birds and he hit the ground hard. It was a great morning to be in the turkey woods. I am done in Florida for the season, two Osceola's down. Next stop Tennessee.
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Nice pics, Congrats.
Nice photos, congrats!
Congratulations. Nice bird. Like the camo FSU cap also :icon_thumright:
Congrats on the bird and thanks for sharing the great pics!
Great pics! Congrats!!
WTG Stoner. Did you have your yellow lab with you? Nice double beard. Congrats,
TRKYHTR
nice bird
Couple nice photos...
Quote from: TRKYHTR on April 01, 2013, 05:37:39 PM
WTG Stoner. Did you have your yellow lab with you? Nice double beard. Congrats,
TRKYHTR
No, if he did I would not have seen the first gobbler. He is all Lab.
Congrats! Nice bird. :icon_thumright:
Yahoo Great job Stoner.
congrats and nice pics :icon_thumright:
Congrats on a great bird.
Congrats! :icon_thumright: love the pics
Congrats!!
very nice
Congrats on a awesome bird! :icon_thumright:
:icon_thumright: Well Done !!!
Nice work and love the pics.
Good Morning Huh ? Congrats !!!!
Great bird and great pics!!! Congrats!!
Congrats!
nothing like seeing a Noles fan getting it done. I was there a couple weeks ago it turned cold and stormy didn't have much luck but had a fun time trying. my favorite of all the birds to hunt. thanks for sharing great pics.
Great story- And your pictures have done it well. I like to see the calls and special parts of the hunt included. Your assistant and yellow lab are good touches.
That is some great pic's Mr. Stoner I wish u would take me hunting and kill one of them Osceola so I can finish my slam, Fl. is a pretty place in Pic's CONGRADULATIONS...............Mark