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Title: Foggy Bottom Boy goes down - VA
Post by: econo on April 09, 2011, 11:50:03 AM
Went out this morning on my land. I was greeted with dense fog and drizzle. Waited at my listening spot till about 7:30. Then I eased out the ridge and setup and give a call. I heard a gobbler way off. After about 45 min. of calling to this bird, he finally was in sight. The fog was so thick he had come to about 25 yards before I could see him. He stood in 1 spot and gobbled about 10 times. I had the scope on him and was about to pull the trigger when he went into strutt. It was at this time I noticed he was a jake. After about another 20 minutes of him gobbling, he finally walked off. I get up and head back to where I started early this morning. As I was nearing the clearing where I was at daybreak, a gobbler sounded off no more than 75 yards below the clearing. I sit down at the only tree I had near by. I was in the wide open with just one little tree at my back. I give a series of yelps and he gobbled 4 times. Within 5 minutes I hear strutting and drumming. Then I see that white head coming up the logging road right at me. Again it was super foggy and he was within 30 yards before I could make him out. He strutted another 5 steps and I sounded off the old 870. 2 year old little over 1/2"spur on 1 side, the other 3/4" beard was 9 1/2". Had no scales to weigh??

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Title: Re: Foggy Bottom Boy goes down - VA
Post by: hookedspur on April 09, 2011, 11:57:22 AM
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Title: Re: Foggy Bottom Boy goes down - VA
Post by: Gold Spur on April 09, 2011, 12:10:31 PM
Congrats on an exciting hunt..... :icon_thumright:
Title: Re: Foggy Bottom Boy goes down - VA
Post by: JVA54 on April 09, 2011, 01:39:09 PM

    :icon_thumright:   Congrats!!
Title: Re: Foggy Bottom Boy goes down - VA
Post by: tnturkeyman28 on April 09, 2011, 01:48:36 PM
congrats
Title: Re: Foggy Bottom Boy goes down - VA
Post by: Wrangler95 on April 09, 2011, 01:54:27 PM
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Very nice,congrats!!!
Title: Re: Foggy Bottom Boy goes down - VA
Post by: socalturkeyman on April 09, 2011, 03:12:59 PM
Quote from: JVA54 on April 09, 2011, 01:39:09 PM

    :icon_thumright:   Congrats!!
Title: Re: Foggy Bottom Boy goes down - VA
Post by: turkey slayer on April 09, 2011, 03:23:09 PM
Great bird!
Title: Re: Foggy Bottom Boy goes down - VA
Post by: kansas hooks on April 09, 2011, 03:29:51 PM
Congrats...great hunt!
Title: Re: Foggy Bottom Boy goes down - VA
Post by: cannonball on April 09, 2011, 05:14:06 PM
Nice bird!
Title: Re: Foggy Bottom Boy goes down - VA
Post by: BOFF on April 09, 2011, 06:56:31 PM
I lover the foggy mornings, though the birds don't at times!!

Congrats!!

God Bless,
David B.
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Post by: Trip on April 09, 2011, 07:31:03 PM
Awesome!!!  :z-guntootsmiley:
Title: Re: Foggy Bottom Boy goes down - VA
Post by: Ol'Mossy on April 09, 2011, 07:34:41 PM
Congrats on a nice gobbler, nice story too  :icon_thumright:
Title: Re: Foggy Bottom Boy goes down - VA
Post by: Hognutz on April 09, 2011, 11:45:40 PM
Nice gobbler. Great story..Well done..Mike :you_rock:
Title: Re: Foggy Bottom Boy goes down - VA
Post by: chatterbox on April 10, 2011, 04:31:08 AM
Quote from: BOFF on April 09, 2011, 06:56:31 PM
I lover the foggy mornings, though the birds don't at times!!

Congrats!!

God Bless,
David B.
Me too Dave! I don't think even Excedrin can help them with the headaches of a foggy morning!
Great bird by the way! :icon_thumright:
Title: Re: Foggy Bottom Boy goes down - VA
Post by: trkycaller on April 10, 2011, 08:56:00 AM
Congrats!!
Title: Re: Foggy Bottom Boy goes down - VA
Post by: harvester on April 10, 2011, 09:01:52 AM
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Title: Re: Foggy Bottom Boy goes down - VA
Post by: bowhunter84 on April 11, 2011, 08:21:53 AM
congrats :icon_thumright:
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