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Title: 1st bird of season
Post by: unclerick on April 06, 2011, 11:27:27 AM
God blessed a thug this mourning, I got this bird at 6:45am, these 2 gobblers sounded off this mourning but not alot, not like they usauly do then they came into a field with 5 hens across from me and strutted the whole time, them hens acted as if they didn't want anything to do with them for some reason, these birds were about 175yrds away and I thiught they would leave out the other end of the field but the hens turned and came toward me and then left the field to my left. I made some soft purrs and yelps and them guys got interested. I was afraid I would spooke them because there was a hen behind me that I could not see then she started to putting real fast so I soft purred again and them boys relaxed, I did not think they would ever spit up enough to get a shot off but finaily at 12 steps my time came. The Lord God gets all the glory for this, I could not of got him if not for the wonderful blessing I preyed for on the way to the woods.







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Post by: harvester on April 06, 2011, 11:57:45 AM
Congradulations Rick, Way to go.
Title: Re: 1st bird of season
Post by: mfd1027 on April 06, 2011, 01:02:29 PM
That's awesome Rick.   WTG!!!!
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Post by: CANLIMBHANGAR on April 06, 2011, 02:24:09 PM
way to go   what were the measurments
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Post by: keyser12ga on April 06, 2011, 02:57:41 PM
Awesome Rick, Nicely done!
Title: Re: 1st bird of season
Post by: unclerick on April 06, 2011, 03:12:09 PM
Thanks guys, thought I'd throw this pic in as well..
(http://i696.photobucket.com/albums/vv329/preacher06_photo/030-3.jpg)
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Post by: ElkTurkMan on April 06, 2011, 03:32:02 PM
Good Job Rick.    :happy0064:
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Post by: Longbeardfever4ever on April 06, 2011, 03:40:56 PM
Awesome! Congrats!
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Post by: Ricochet on April 06, 2011, 03:44:05 PM
Right on - it was a blessed day for us both!   :z-guntootsmiley:
Title: Re: 1st bird of season
Post by: unclerick on April 06, 2011, 09:00:37 PM
Quote from: Ricochet on April 06, 2011, 03:44:05 PM
Right on - it was a blessed day for us both!   :z-guntootsmiley:
Amen to that.

Now to get Wes on a bird or he is going to get extremely hard to live with, I called him right after and met him with Kaitlyn at the check in station, she really wanted to see uncle ricks bird,,,,Wes a big thanks for takeing them pics for me at your shop, your just awesome.
Title: Re: 1st bird of season
Post by: nctrkyhntr on April 07, 2011, 06:37:55 AM
way to go buddy. Good looking bird
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Post by: gob09 on April 07, 2011, 07:26:22 PM
good job rick if i can ever get off work we'll
Title: Re: 1st bird of season
Post by: t_eagen13 on April 07, 2011, 07:33:47 PM
Captain Rick Sir, congrats on a great bird!!  :icon_thumright:
Title: Re: 1st bird of season
Post by: unclerick on April 07, 2011, 07:52:38 PM
Thanks guys, I dont know if I said it or not, but there was a small doe in this field that went ballistic when these birds flew down, she ran, bucked, snorted and carried on for 15min, she even got so close to me I could of spit on her, just knew she was going to spook them birds. I've seen deer and turkeys together before but never with a deer acting like this.