Boy its been a tuff season for me ,I hunted in Ohio the first week and heard a total of 5 birds
and maybe 15 gobbles all week. Couldn't buy a gobble after fly down. Went to Tenn. for a week and only heard 3 birds for a total of 5 gobbles, again, nothing after they hit the ground. Well I came home and could only hunt the weekend and off to Kansas and things started to get better, I got there at about noon and was to start hunting the next morning.
I thought I might do some scouting and put my camos on and got my little M2 20ga and went for a walk along the river,
more like a creek here but a river out there. Long story short I was tagged out before I got back to camp, Yahoo.
Since I Tagged early I decided to go back to Tenn. and try again and BANG, 1 tagged Fri eve. and another Sat. Morning.
Came back home to Ohio and was able to hunt the last day only ,,,,
and by 6:50 Sun. morning I had the biggest Tom of 50 years of chasing these birds on the ground.
He Taped out at
26 Lbs 13 oz.
10 1/4" beard
one spur 1 1/2" the other 1 3/4"
Total NWTF score 79.810
Ohio
(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s271/hookedspur/DD7F0D2E-4DA1-470B-B4B4-F23982B4690B.jpg)
(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s271/hookedspur/FA437FBC-2A00-4815-BDAE-E13A0A03F612.jpg)
Tenn.
#1
(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s271/hookedspur/5CEE87DC-CF7E-4046-9B36-A415C7D8A0D5.jpg)
#2
(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s271/hookedspur/F7F4AE35-DE3D-42A1-A9BB-D03C57C3D5BD.jpg)
Kansas
(http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s271/hookedspur/C0E11610-4A4E-405B-BDA0-AB301184A0E6.jpg)
Noice!!! :icon_thumright: That's the way it goes, sometimes.
Wish my season was that tough.
Nice job, good season after all..
Congrats on an awesome season.
holy freaking moly.....79 :drool:!!!!! Nice job.
Congrats!
Nice season, congratulations on some fine birds.
Congratulations! Was this all done on the road? That's some serious highway mileage!
Nice job, that last bird is a monster. Just goes to show you its not over until its over.
Well played Sir... congrats!! :icon_thumright: :icon_thumright:
I'd say you made the best of it. Congrats.
Great job
Awesome job, and congratulations on some great birds and one heck of a season!
Dang awesome job !
Lotta stud birds in that op...79...wow !
2015 Old Gobbler contest Champions
Congrats on a great season and some beautiful birds. Congrats again brother
Congrats team-mate!!!!
:drool: :icon_thumright:
Once you got going there was no stopping you. Your last bird is a stud. Congrats!
Amazing bird. I am proud for you!
Of all the traits that make a good turkey hunter, the one that impresses me the most, and personally I believe is the absolute most importance, is perseverance. Forget confidence. Being there is the largest battle. Well done sir. You earned those birds!
Congrats. You have had a fine year.
Congrats on some fine ones! Especially that last one!!
Awesome!!
Quote from: g8rvet on May 18, 2016, 07:00:35 PM
Amazing bird. I am proud for you!
Of all the traits that make a good turkey hunter, the one that impresses me the most, and personally I believe is the absolute most importance, is perseverance. Forget confidence. Being there is the largest battle. Well done sir. You earned those birds!
:agreed: Congrats to you!
Thank-you for your many kind words.
Congrats!!!
It's always worth the time and effort at the end.
You sure put a hurtin' on that bird in the fourth pics! Congrats on a fine season
Congrats on some beautiful birds and a great season.
Congrats! That is an amazing season