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Title: "ONE DOWN IN NC"
Post by: bbcoach on April 09, 2011, 04:51:03 PM

WOKE UP THIS MORNING TO LIGHT RAIN, CLOUDY, COLD AND WINDY CONDITIONS. OPENING DAY IN EASTERN NC, CAN'T STAY IN BED!!!! GOT SET UP EARLY, IN A FIELD WE HAD BEEN SEEING BIRDS IN, WELL BEFORE FIRST LIGHT. PUT OUT ONE FEEDING HEN ABOUT 25 YARDS FROM THE SET UP AND WAITED ON SOME LIGHT. WITH IT RAINING SLIGHTLY AND VERY OVERCAST, FIRST LIGHT DIDN'T COME UNTIL ABOUT 6:45. SAW ONE HEN IN THE FIELD AT AROUND 6:30 ABOUT 200 YARDS AWAY BUT NO GOBBLER WITH HER. STARTED HEARING GOBBLING AROUND 7 SEVERAL HUNDREDS YARDS AWAY. ABOUT 7:15 THE GOBBLING STARTED GETTING CLOSER SO I LET OUT A FEW YELPS (ON THE SASSY GAL II) AND GOT AN IMMEDIATE RESPONSE BACK. WAITED UNTIL 7:30 AND HE GOBBLED AGAIN EVEN CLOSER SO I GAVE HIM ONE MORE SERIES OF YELPS WITH A FEW HARD CUTTS AND WAITED. AT 7:45, I THOUGHT I HEARD SOME DRUMMING IN THE WOODS BESIDE ME AT ABOUT 50 YARDS BUT SAID NAW THE WIND IS PLAYING TRICKS ON ME. I LOOK TO MY RIGHT AND OUT HE STEPS AT 30 YARDS, IN FULL STRUT AND HEADING STRAIGHT FOR ME. WE ARE EYE TO EYE. HE TURNS AT 10 YARDS AND MAKES A BEE LINE TOWARD THE DECOY THAT IS MOVING WITH EVERY WIND GUST. AT 25 YARDS, HE APPROACHES THE DECOY, STILL DRUMMING AND DISPLAYING AND WITH A FEW SHARP CUTTS THE 17 LB, 1 1/16" SPURRED, 9 3/4" BEARDED THREE TOED GOBBLER ATE A DOSE OF 3 1/2" #7 HEVIS.

I WANT TO THANK SCOTT HOOKS FOR THE QUICK SHIPMENT OF THE CALLS I ORDERED ON WEDNESDAY, AS THE SASSY GAL II DID HER JOB.

BEST OF LUCK TO ALL, AS YOUR SEASONS START AND TO THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN HUNTING AWHILE.

4/10/11-----ADDED SOME PICS BELOW FROM PHOTOBUCKET, SINCE I'VE BEEN PROPERLY SCHOOLED.

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Title: Re: "ONE DOWN IN NC"
Post by: JVA54 on April 09, 2011, 04:58:23 PM

:icon_thumright: Congrats!!

Title: Re: "ONE DOWN IN NC"
Post by: cannonball on April 09, 2011, 05:01:27 PM

Starting the season off right! :icon_thumright:

Title: Re: "ONE DOWN IN NC"
Post by: tnturkeyman28 on April 09, 2011, 05:06:44 PM

:wav:

Title: Re: "ONE DOWN IN NC"
Post by: BOFF on April 09, 2011, 06:42:41 PM

AW COME ON NOW!!!

Unwritten rule #3: "Thou shalt not post about gobbler without pics" ;D

Congrats!!!

God Bless,
David B.

Title: Re: "ONE DOWN IN NC"
Post by: Trip on April 09, 2011, 07:20:04 PM

Congrats!!! :icon_thumright: :icon_thumright:

Title: Re: "ONE DOWN IN NC"
Post by: Ol'Mossy on April 09, 2011, 07:42:08 PM

Congrats :icon_thumright:

Title: Re: "ONE DOWN IN NC"
Post by: hookedspur on April 09, 2011, 07:43:06 PM

:icon_thumright: :newmascot:

Title: Re: "ONE DOWN IN NC"
Post by: Hognutz on April 09, 2011, 11:42:08 PM

Way to go..Mike :you_rock:

Title: Re: "ONE DOWN IN NC"
Post by: Odessa on April 10, 2011, 10:18:42 AM

Great story, congratulations!

Title: Re: "ONE DOWN IN NC"
Post by: Gold Spur on April 10, 2011, 10:37:21 AM

Great job!!! :you_rock:

Title: Re: "ONE DOWN IN NC"
Post by: turkey slayer on April 10, 2011, 12:43:07 PM

Quote from: BOFF on April 09, 2011, 06:42:41 PM
AW COME ON NOW!!!

Unwritten rule #3: "Thou shalt not post about gobbler without pics" ;D

Congrats!!!

God Bless,
David B.

:agreed:

Title: Re: "ONE DOWN IN NC"
Post by: Wrangler95 on April 10, 2011, 01:06:14 PM

:anim_65:

Very nice,congrats!!!

Title: Re: "ONE DOWN IN NC"
Post by: timbrhuntr on April 10, 2011, 07:27:03 PM

Congrats !

Title: Re: "ONE DOWN IN NC"
Post by: BOFF on April 10, 2011, 07:34:24 PM

Quote from: BOFF on April 09, 2011, 06:42:41 PM
AW COME ON NOW!!!

Unwritten rule #3: "Thou shalt not post about gobbler without pics" ;D

Congrats!!!

God Bless,
David B.

I retract the above statement due to GREAT photos, and a grin to match!!

Congrats again!!

May there be many more!!

God Bless,
David B.

Title: Re: "ONE DOWN IN NC"
Post by: OLE RASPY on April 10, 2011, 07:55:45 PM

:icon_thumright:

Title: Re: "ONE DOWN IN NC"
Post by: NCTURKEYHUNTER on April 10, 2011, 08:23:37 PM

Fantastic Job on a great bird, :z-guntootsmiley: :gobble: :gobble: This boy from NC blanked but my bud got one just down from me.
MONDAY MORNING CANT GET HERE QUICK ENOUGH,

Title: Re: "ONE DOWN IN NC"
Post by: socalturkeyman on April 10, 2011, 11:46:53 PM

Hey that beard looks like 10inches there. Congrats!

Title: Re: "ONE DOWN IN NC"
Post by: chcltlabz on April 11, 2011, 07:52:55 AM

nice hooks! Gota love those pink spurs.

Title: Re: "ONE DOWN IN NC"
Post by: bowhunter84 on April 11, 2011, 08:11:29 AM

congrats :icon_thumright:

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Post by: surehuntsalot on April 11, 2011, 08:59:06 PM

congrats

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Post by: Basser69 on April 11, 2011, 09:01:05 PM

Congrats! :z-guntootsmiley:

Title: Re: "ONE DOWN IN NC"
Post by: paturkeyhntr on April 11, 2011, 09:06:19 PM

Now I am excited. I am heading to Cofield, NC tomorrow to hunt Thurs - Saturday. Thanks a lot for sharing a good story and nice bird!!!!!

Title: Re: "ONE DOWN IN NC"
Post by: harvester on April 11, 2011, 10:08:48 PM

good bird, congrats.

Title: Re: "ONE DOWN IN NC"
Post by: RutnNStrutn on April 12, 2011, 02:06:12 AM

Congrats on your fine gobbler!!!

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