I don't post many kill pictures, but figured I'd make an exception on this one. I killed this bird this morning about 9 oclock. I heard him early but didn't get to the killing spot until about 8:40. I never call to a bird until I'm where I think I can kill him. I let him gobble three or four times at leaf scratching, then hit him with my MSharpe Skeeter call. He went crazy but would not show himself over the little hill I was looking at. At one point he had to be 20 yards but he would not stick his head up over the hump. I could hear him walking and drumming. A couple minutes later he was a hundred yards to my right, then further to my right. I had to spin on the tree twice, then hit him with Skeeter again. He had almost completely circled me now, but now I could see him and he had committed. Shot him at about 15 yards. To my surprise he had two beards and four tail feathers. When I cleaned him he had been shot before. I don't know if someone had a hold of him and he got away, or if a predator almost got him after he was shot. That explains his reluctance to come to the call.
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Well Done.
Some of the best birds are those beat up ol' warriors that don't look the best but they sure feel good hanging over the shoulder.
Very cool!!! Great story!!
You kill some jacked up turkeys lol
Congrats on your 2 x 4 gobbler!! :icon_thumright:
Congrats nice bird and story.
Nice gobbler, congrats! I saw one last year in WV with four tail feathers. Crazy.
Congrats, Ronnie!! Great story and a unique bird..Well done.
Great Story
congrats! I've killed them missing tail feathers, but not that many!
Ol snageltooth. Congrats,
Joe
Congrats!!
congrats
Cool.
Congrats Ronnie!!
i had to click to see what the he!! a 2x4 gobber was :toothy12:
congrats :icon_thumright: :icon_thumright:
Nice beards!!
Congrats Ronnie.
Nice job.
Reminds me of a canvasback I shot this year. After inspection his left foot was swollen to about twice the size of normal. He had a hole through his leg. It had healed and when I squeezed it, pus exploded out.
Are you going with the full strut mount??
Very Nice!
Cool story and bird. Congrats.
nice bird...too bad he'd been shot before hope the meat is OK...
They are all trophies to me!
Nice Congrats.
Looks like you killed Ol' Pretty Boy! :funnyturkey: congrats!
Super trophy, congratulations!
Great story and a real cool bird. Your bird kinda reminds me of my favorite waitress at the local Waffle Hut... 2 beards, missing most of her utensils, and takes the better part of the morning to get to ya!
Cool story & bird...Congrats!
Congrats!!
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Congrats!! :icon_thumright:
congrats, he was a unique old warrior
Great job Ronnie!!!! :icon_thumright:
Nice. Congrats...