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Title: You can teach an old dog new tricks!
Post by: Big Treble on April 05, 2015, 01:17:45 PM

Several of you may know before last summer I new nothing about turkeys. After climbing out of a tree stand last fall year, frustrated with, lack of access to good land, shoulder impingement, other idiot hunters & state deer management I stared thinking "Turkey".

As luck would have it, we have a abundant turkey population, few hunters to compete with and farmers that would generally be more than happy to let you hunt birds on their property.

I also got hooked up with a local NWTF chapter that sponsors a "learn to hunt" program. While the classroom content was understandably geared towards youth and very basic. The mentor hunt was awesome and extremely informative. I'm thinking I shaved off about 5 years of self taught trial and error experience.

End result..... My first bird. Earlier in the day, we had several gobblers hammering in response to my mentors calling, we couldn't get those Toms to show. But the cool thing was my heart was pounding with excitement, something that hasn't happened in years while hunting deer. About 5 pm we had 3 toms spot the jake and hen and decided to come investigate. They came in silent and from behind. It was over within 60 seconds.

Not a monster, but 19.5 lbs with a 9" beard and spurs that were 13/16 & 7/8. Thanks to the NWTF the local chapter Southwest Wisconsin Longbeards.

Title: You can teach an old dog new tricks!
Post by: alloutdoors on April 05, 2015, 01:52:57 PM

Congrats! Now you're hooked for life.

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Post by: Turkeyman11 on April 05, 2015, 02:25:53 PM

Congratulations! Welcome to the addiction!

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Post by: Gooserbat on April 05, 2015, 03:38:51 PM

Congrats on you tom and your new "bad" habit. :z-guntootsmiley:

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Post by: Phire Phite on April 05, 2015, 04:02:51 PM

Nice, now you can obsess about chokes and load combo's. Welcome to the club.

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Post by: outdoors on April 05, 2015, 04:18:35 PM

YA. YA. AY. WELCOME TO A GOOD BAD HABIT
IVE SEEN MORE MARRIAGES SEPARATE FROM DEAR HUNTING
THAN TURKEY HUNTING. :z-winnersmiley:

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Post by: Big Treble on April 05, 2015, 04:24:39 PM

Thanks guys, not too sure I'm going to worry a about the choke and load combo much right now. I'm getting low 130's at 40 now. Didn't try any thing else but 3" longbeards and hit it right away with a kicks choke.

Still trying to "perfect" my somewhat marginal calling. Got to wait two and a half weeks until my season starts. (Wisconsin had a preseason mentor hunt this weekend)

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Post by: Dr Juice on April 05, 2015, 04:26:07 PM

Nice bird. Congrats.

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Post by: captin_hook on April 05, 2015, 04:35:23 PM

:icon_thumright:

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Post by: Snoodsniper on April 05, 2015, 05:15:04 PM

Oh yeah its all down hill from here....as far as I know there's no rehab for this addiction.

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Post by: mgm1955 on April 05, 2015, 05:33:08 PM

Quote from: Turkeyman11 on April 05, 2015, 02:25:53 PM
Congratulations! Welcome to the addiction!

:icon_thumright: :icon_thumright:

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Post by: strutnva on April 05, 2015, 06:23:18 PM

congrats

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Post by: ridgerunner on April 05, 2015, 06:38:55 PM

Congrats! You're hooked for life now!..Lots of good memories, that's what it's all about.

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Post by: owlhoot on April 05, 2015, 07:34:48 PM

Congrats , now ya did it!

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Post by: Gold Spur on April 05, 2015, 08:09:18 PM

Congrats! :icon_thumright:

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Post by: KY LONGBEARD on April 05, 2015, 09:04:20 PM

Congrats. :icon_thumright:

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Post by: mudhen on April 05, 2015, 09:06:17 PM

Outstanding!

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Post by: strum on April 05, 2015, 09:17:19 PM

congrats!!! all you need now is a bunch of calls calls, decoys and sick days youre in..

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Post by: tomstopper on April 05, 2015, 09:29:14 PM

Congrats.....

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Post by: Big Treble on April 05, 2015, 09:29:31 PM

Thanks fellas

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Post by: 101st501 on April 05, 2015, 10:38:13 PM

You are a new man now.

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Post by: Tennessee Lead on April 05, 2015, 11:07:52 PM

Congrats to you!

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Post by: darn2ten on April 06, 2015, 12:24:59 AM

Congrats, and good for you!

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Post by: spur collector on April 06, 2015, 01:53:29 AM

:icon_thumright:

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Post by: zelmo1 on April 06, 2015, 05:59:11 AM

Congrats, you will probably regret it, but you won't have more fun than turkey hunting. See you in the woods :gobble: :smiley-patriotic-flagwaver-an :gobble:

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Post by: 870supermagnum on April 06, 2015, 10:24:47 AM

:z-winnersmiley: Congrats and welcome to the obsession. :fud: :OGani:

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Post by: stinkpickle on April 06, 2015, 10:30:56 AM

NOICE!!! Now you'll spend your deer hunting days thinking about turkeys. ;)

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Post by: surehuntsalot on April 06, 2015, 10:50:43 PM

congrats and welcome to the brotherhood

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Post by: Phire Phite on April 07, 2015, 11:09:39 AM

Quote from: stinkpickle on April 06, 2015, 10:30:56 AM
NOICE!!! Now you'll spend your deer hunting days thinking about turkeys. ;)

If it wasn't true.... :TooFunny:

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