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Title: Smith Co. Tennessee bird #2
Post by: peytoncreekhunter on April 17, 2011, 05:59:47 PM

I had a Longbeard come in on me this morning about 8. He was gobbling and strutting. I couldn't shoot because he was to my right just a little and my gun was pointed straight in front of me. He turned and started walking left which was ging to put him right out in front of me at about 20 yds. I had a fallen tree that he was going to walk behind and I thought when he clears it I'll take the shot. Well, that ole redhead cleared the fallen tree and I took the shot.

What I didn't know was that a Jake had come up behind the fallen tree and he is the one that walked out first. I saw the Longbeard fly straight up at the shot (he was still behind the fallen tree) and fly away.

Jake had a 3 1/2 inch beard, nubs and weighed 14 lbs. Look at the birds tail, it is full on one side and just short on the other. Being a Jake I thought it would be short on both sides.

I got to use the Turkey Tote that I made yesterday with the antler of a buck that I shot off the farm. It worked good, I had to shorten the cord a little to keep the bird from bouncing off my legs.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v483/peytoncreekhunter/Jake4-17-11.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v483/peytoncreekhunter/TurkeyTote.jpg)

Title: Re: Smith Co. Tennessee bird #2
Post by: nctrkyhntr on April 17, 2011, 07:34:19 PM

:z-guntootsmiley:

Title: Re: Smith Co. Tennessee bird #2
Post by: BigHooks on April 17, 2011, 07:42:52 PM

Good looking bird, that's the same co. I hunt plasentshad do u know were it is..

Title: Re: Smith Co. Tennessee bird #2
Post by: cannonball on April 17, 2011, 07:51:53 PM

Nice bird. :icon_thumright:

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Post by: Wrangler95 on April 17, 2011, 07:56:23 PM

:anim_65:

Very nice,congrats!!

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Post by: gatrapper on April 17, 2011, 08:12:27 PM

Nice :you_rock:

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Post by: Ol'Mossy on April 17, 2011, 08:14:26 PM

Nice bird, congrats

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Post by: harvester on April 17, 2011, 10:02:23 PM

congrats

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Post by: JVA54 on April 17, 2011, 10:13:29 PM

:icon_thumright: Congrats!!

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Post by: socalturkeyman on April 18, 2011, 12:15:09 AM

:you_rock: :z-guntootsmiley:

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Post by: WyoHunter on April 18, 2011, 12:31:14 AM

Congrats!

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Post by: bowhunter84 on April 18, 2011, 07:57:55 AM

congrats :icon_thumright:

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Post by: Hognutz on April 18, 2011, 01:20:04 PM

Congrats..

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Post by: Basser69 on April 18, 2011, 01:24:22 PM

congrats! :z-guntootsmiley:

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