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General Discussion => General Forum => Topic started by: Lumpy on April 02, 2011, 11:50:07 PM

Title: And another Cali. bird bites the dust!
Post by: Lumpy on April 02, 2011, 11:50:07 PM
Took a first time turkey hunter out this morning and he hammered a good one!!
We get to the ridge I wanted to hunt around 9am and my first series of calls gets an instant responce from about 150 yards away. We set up just off the break of the ridge and continue to call and he gobbles at pretty everthing I throw at him, but doesn't budge, he just walks back and fourth, back and fourth for about 30 min. I decide to move back about 30 yards from our set up and continue to call, but that dosen't work, he just walks back and fourth. I let things calm down and not call for about 20 min. We sneak up about 60 yards closer and I let out a call and he gobbles right back from the same dang stop!!
Now I am fed up with him and tell Dave that we are going to crawl up to him and shoot him. We crawl up to this big rock and sure enough he is down the hill about 60 yards away strutting for a hen. I tell him to slowly raise up and shot him with my gun. He was a little hesitant, but I reassure him that my gun will kill him at that range. Dave slowly raises up and drops the gobbler dead in his tracks, he doesn't even flop!!!
Now before anyone busts my chops about having a 1st time turkey hunter take such a long shot I explained to him the importance of patterning your gun with different choke/load combos from different ranges and knowing your max. range, and that you usually want the bird at about 30 yards.
The bird weighed 20lbs. had a 9" beard and 1 1/8" spurs, a solid 3 year old!!!
It was a great day in God's great creation.
God Bless


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Post by: TRKYHTR on April 02, 2011, 11:57:36 PM
WTG Shawn your awesome.

TRKYHTR
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Post by: hookedspur on April 03, 2011, 12:11:58 AM
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Post by: TrkyHntr on April 03, 2011, 12:17:51 AM
congrats!




Shane
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Post by: JVA54 on April 03, 2011, 09:19:40 AM

    Congrats!!       :icon_thumright:
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Post by: bowhunter84 on April 03, 2011, 09:23:32 AM
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Post by: turkey slayer on April 03, 2011, 09:49:09 AM
Congrats!!!!
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Post by: RutnNStrutn on April 03, 2011, 10:50:12 AM
Congrats!! I'll bet your friend is thrilled!!
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Post by: Hognutz on April 03, 2011, 10:52:45 AM
Congrats. No chop bustin' here. I would have done the same thing.. Way to go, Lumpy and Dave..Mike :icon_thumright:
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Post by: timbrhuntr on April 03, 2011, 11:21:07 AM
Congrats!
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Post by: Gold Spur on April 03, 2011, 11:30:11 AM
Congrats on a nice bird.... :icon_thumright:
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Post by: catdaddy on April 04, 2011, 06:14:31 PM
Awesome!!!!
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Post by: alloutdoors on April 04, 2011, 06:34:15 PM
Nice bird, congrats!  :icon_thumright:
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Post by: hobbes on April 04, 2011, 06:43:04 PM
Congrats!
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Post by: M,Yingling on April 04, 2011, 07:15:04 PM
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Post by: briancady on April 04, 2011, 08:41:11 PM
congrats
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Post by: BOFF on April 04, 2011, 08:50:27 PM
Hey Hey!!

Way to go Shawn!!!!  :icon_thumright:

Congrats to your buddy and you!!

God Bless,
David B.
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Post by: BigHooks on April 04, 2011, 08:51:13 PM
Congtats glad to see you help a brother...
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Post by: Flydown on April 04, 2011, 09:19:29 PM
Congrats. :you_rock: :you_rock:
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Post by: socalturkeyman on April 04, 2011, 10:46:37 PM
Ya us cali boys are taking care of bussiness ! :z-guntootsmiley:
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Post by: kj on April 04, 2011, 11:32:12 PM
Congrats, well down Shawn!
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Post by: kansas hooks on April 04, 2011, 11:45:44 PM
Congrats!!!!
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Post by: flintlock on April 05, 2011, 12:05:06 PM
Nice work Shawn!   :you_rock:
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Post by: Basser69 on April 05, 2011, 12:28:42 PM
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Post by: surehuntsalot on April 06, 2011, 09:58:16 PM
congrats
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