Well, it's been a crappy season for me thus far, but this one made all the effort worth while. On every hunt I've been on this year I've walked no less than 3-4 miles and this morning I probably didn't make it 1/2 mile before hearing some birds to move in on.
They gobbled a little on roost (enough to locate) way off on the other side of a field so I moved in and made some soft tree yelps which got nothing back. So I moved on a little closer and made some louder yelps and that got them fired up. But as I was moving in a little more it thundered and I heard 2 birds probably 150 yards from me! They were still in the tree so I moved up a little and then soft yelps again and they got fired up. To make a long story short, once they flew down just a few more soft yelps and a couple clucks and purrs and they were on a string right to me. I picked out the larger one and let him have it. His buddy decided to give him a few kicks while he was down and I pretty much had to shew him and a few hens away before I could get my bird. I couldn't have asked for a better hunt. Praise God
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WTG!!!!! :z-guntootsmiley: :z-guntootsmiley: :z-guntootsmiley: :z-guntootsmiley:
congrats :z-guntootsmiley:
Congrats on the bird :icon_thumright: :icon_thumright:
Good to read!!!
Congrats!!
God Bless,
David B.
Congrats on a great bird! :z-guntootsmiley:
Way to go..Very nice gobbler..Mike
Great bird!!! congrats!
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Nice job.
Quote from: Bad Grizzly on April 15, 2011, 01:04:58 PM
Quote from: zach20065 on April 15, 2011, 11:15:05 AM
Awesome story and a great bird man!! congrats
Heck he didn't even tell the stats!!!
Folks, this was a TRIPLE BEARDED turkey!!! Awesome bird for around here.
21 lbs 6 oz, spurs were 1 5/16, 1 3/16..... beards were 11", 8 1/4", and 7 1/16"
NWTF scored 99.04
WOW! Congrats on a dandy!
Nice.
Congrats!!
congrats
Nice gobbler, congrats :icon_thumright:
Very nice,congrats!!!
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Congrats! :you_rock:
:icon_thumright: :icon_thumright: Nice bird
congrats :z-guntootsmiley:
Congrats
Quote from: Bad Grizzly on April 15, 2011, 01:04:58 PM
Quote from: zach20065 on April 15, 2011, 11:15:05 AM
Awesome story and a great bird man!! congrats
Heck he didn't even tell the stats!!!
Folks, this was a TRIPLE BEARDED turkey!!! Awesome bird for around here.
21 lbs 6 oz, spurs were 1 5/16, 1 3/16..... beards were 11", 8 1/4", and 7 1/16"
NWTF scored 99.04
I'm modest like that.... ;D :goofball:
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Nice! :z-guntootsmiley: :you_rock: