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Title: Ohio Birds Tagged Out
Post by: tomstopper on April 22, 2015, 12:31:34 PM
Hello everyone. Went to Ohio and hunted the first two days with a guy and it was an awesome time. First morning, we called a bird far off of a ridge (took about two hours and a period of time where we just shut up for 30 mins and it drove him crazy and off the ridge) where he ran towards the strutter decoy and out of pitty for the decoy (it was about to take a major butt whooping), I introduced him to some #5 shot. Bird #1 stats: 19lbs 11oz,3/4in spurs, 9 1/4in beard.
Day two, we arrived onto a pipeline at around 5:30and just got out to listen. At 5:45 a gobbler was gobbling his head off more than any gobbler that I heard before. We were only about 150 yards away so we decided to go around the backside of the ridge and set up about 70 yards from him onto the upper pipeline. During this whole time, he was gobbling like crazy and after a few lite yelps and some scratching in the leaves, he was on the road and coming in. when he got into view and I could tell he was a good one, my 870 ate again. He was tagged and over my shoulder at 6:30 am. Bird #2 stats:22lbs 4oz, 1in spurs, 10.5in beard.
I was packed up and headed back to NY to prepare for this weekends youth season by 9:30am (saved $80 for lodging and two of my vacation days  :z-guntootsmiley:)
Title: Re: Ohio Birds Tagged Out
Post by: Dr Juice on April 22, 2015, 12:42:31 PM
Nice! Congrats.
Title: Ohio Birds Tagged Out
Post by: perrytrails on April 22, 2015, 01:03:27 PM
Great birds bud congrats!! I'm glad Ohio was good to ya. Sounds like a great hunt both days!!

I'll get my first day out tomorrow, hope for some luck!
Working the first 3 days of season has about killed me. LOL again congrats...
Title: Ohio Birds Tagged Out
Post by: Tennessee Lead on April 22, 2015, 01:26:58 PM
Nicely done! Congrats


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Title: Ohio Birds Tagged Out
Post by: alloutdoors on April 22, 2015, 01:39:09 PM
Congrats!
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Post by: HunterMc23 on April 22, 2015, 05:23:52 PM
Congrats! :jackson:
Title: Re: Ohio Birds Tagged Out
Post by: tomstopper on April 22, 2015, 06:23:38 PM
Quote from: perrytrails on April 22, 2015, 01:03:27 PM
Great birds bud congrats!! I'm glad Ohio was good to ya. Sounds like a great hunt both days!!

I'll get my first day out tomorrow, hope for some luck!
Working the first 3 days of season has about killed me. LOL again congrats...
Good luck brother. Hope to see some pics tomorrow of a big Ohio long beard and you standing behind it.....
Title: Re: Ohio Birds Tagged Out
Post by: Limbstrutter on April 22, 2015, 08:01:06 PM
Awesome story and congratulations on your hunts.
Title: Re: Ohio Birds Tagged Out
Post by: kyturkeyhunter4 on April 22, 2015, 08:42:09 PM
Quote from: tomstopper on April 22, 2015, 12:31:34 PM
Hello everyone. Went to Ohio and hunted the first two days with a guy and it was an awesome time. First morning, we called a bird far off of a ridge (took about two hours and a period of time where we just shut up for 30 mins and it drove him crazy and off the ridge) where he ran towards the strutter decoy and out of pitty for the decoy (it was about to take a major butt whooping), I introduced him to some #5 shot. Bird #1 stats: 19lbs 11oz,3/4in spurs, 9 1/4in beard.
Day two, we arrived onto a pipeline at around 5:30and just got out to listen. At 5:45 a gobbler was gobbling his head off more than any gobbler that I heard before. We were only about 150 yards away so we decided to go around the backside of the ridge and set up about 70 yards from him onto the upper pipeline. During this whole time, he was gobbling like crazy and after a few lite yelps and some scratching in the leaves, he was on the road and coming in. when he got into view and I could tell he was a good one, my 870 ate again. He was tagged and over my shoulder at 6:30 am. Bird #2 stats:22lbs 4oz, 1in spurs, 10.5in beard.
I was packed up and headed back to NY to prepare for this weekends youth season by 9:30am (saved $80 for lodging and two of my vacation days  :z-guntootsmiley:)
nice birds  :drool:
Title: Ohio Birds Tagged Out
Post by: jlewis4390 on April 22, 2015, 10:03:50 PM
Glad someone is having ohio luck the weather is horrible and haven't got one gobble all week hopefully with the weather change tomorrow and no high wind it will change things fingers crossed ;)
Title: Re: Ohio Birds Tagged Out
Post by: Bigspurs68 on April 22, 2015, 11:18:55 PM
 Wonderful! Glad you had a great time in Ohio! Good job and have a great safe season at home.
Title: Re: Ohio Birds Tagged Out
Post by: beagler on April 23, 2015, 08:14:47 PM
Nice!
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Post by: taylorjones20 on April 23, 2015, 10:11:13 PM
Nice! Congrats!
Title: Re: Ohio Birds Tagged Out
Post by: RutnNStrutn on April 23, 2015, 11:03:58 PM
Sounds like an awesome hunt!! :icon_thumright:
Good luck in NY!!! :fud: :gobble:
Title: Re: Ohio Birds Tagged Out
Post by: zelmo1 on April 24, 2015, 08:24:23 AM
Good bird, Congrats. Good luck on youth day
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Post by: Gooserbat on April 25, 2015, 10:43:10 PM
Well done
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Post by: Thunderbolt on April 25, 2015, 10:45:44 PM
Congrats nice bird!
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Post by: mgm1955 on April 26, 2015, 12:03:54 AM
Congrats!!
Title: Re: Ohio Birds Tagged Out
Post by: surehuntsalot on April 28, 2015, 08:04:42 PM
congrats