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Title: Bird down
Post by: eorlando on March 03, 2018, 08:55:39 AM

And it begins... First public land Osceola of the season down. He couldn't get enough of the old rifle shell wingbone cocobola Buice. 4 birds came in and he seemed to be the dominant bird. He strutted the entire time while the others did not. He had the start of beard rot with only an 8" beard with orange tips. 1.25" spurs. I really wanted to kill a bird with this call and I accomplished that today!!!!! They must have gobbled 100 times this morning. The first gobble was at 5:06. Crazy. Hoping to get my father on one of the others this week. He has never been turkey hunting before. I'm loving the new 20 gauge as well. First bird with it. I don't foresee going back to a 12-gauge anytime soon. (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180303/bfabeee8460c25074930cbf40cc405fe.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180303/ccc6e8f3c083b74dec8c064cd2251243.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180303/b5e5cadabb5345441fd8f3f2a03e5698.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180303/8c41dfac1666136abbba604b30038a83.jpg)

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Post by: MISSISSIPPI Double beard on March 03, 2018, 08:57:56 AM

Congrats!

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Post by: BrowningGuy88 on March 03, 2018, 08:58:21 AM

Very nice!

I really have to get me a trumpet...

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Post by: Gobspur on March 03, 2018, 08:59:04 AM

Congrats on a fine bird man! Way to start it off and good luck for your dad!

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Post by: M,Yingling on March 03, 2018, 09:09:54 AM

Nice ,,,Congrats

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Post by: chatterbox on March 03, 2018, 09:12:14 AM

NICE!!!!

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Post by: Happy on March 03, 2018, 09:12:21 AM

Congrats sir.

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Post by: mahifishn on March 03, 2018, 09:17:25 AM

Congrats on a beautiful bird. I really enjoy your pictures!

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Post by: Rapscallion Vermilion on March 03, 2018, 09:24:58 AM

Well done. Great pics.

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Post by: GobbleNut on March 03, 2018, 09:27:26 AM

Very cool! Good to see someone get the season started with a "bang"!

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Post by: Hooksfan on March 03, 2018, 09:30:08 AM

Great bird. Congrats

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Post by: Chad Snyder on March 03, 2018, 09:33:47 AM

Congrats

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Post by: 1iagobblergetter on March 03, 2018, 09:37:33 AM

Way 2 go Eric!!!! Nice pics...and definitely a nice set of Hooks... :icon_thumright:

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Post by: DawgsFan1 on March 03, 2018, 09:38:56 AM

Congrats on a nice bird!

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Post by: land cruiser on March 03, 2018, 09:40:05 AM

Awesome work! Congrats!

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Post by: Wrangler95 on March 03, 2018, 09:41:00 AM

Very nice,congrats!! :z-guntootsmiley:

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Post by: Jroddc on March 03, 2018, 09:45:47 AM

Congrats!

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Post by: Smooth_Operator on March 03, 2018, 09:51:42 AM

Very nice! Way to go bud!

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Post by: Sixes on March 03, 2018, 09:53:48 AM

Great job!

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Post by: Dtrkyman on March 03, 2018, 09:58:57 AM

You suck, just kidding and a lil jelous, nice job on the public land bird!

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Post by: Double B on March 03, 2018, 10:01:30 AM

Way to go!

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Post by: harleytom on March 03, 2018, 10:14:38 AM

He's a hoss. Congrats

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Post by: hobbes on March 03, 2018, 10:32:48 AM

Congrats! Shoveling snow here this morning,

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Post by: yelpy on March 03, 2018, 10:33:10 AM

Congrats on your first 20 kill! Got to love the 20.

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Post by: Yoder409 on March 03, 2018, 10:33:24 AM

CONGRATS on a heck of a bird !!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Post by: MK M GOBL on March 03, 2018, 10:34:06 AM

CONGRATS!

Great bird has some hooks!!

Can't wait to chase them here in WI

MK M GOBL

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Post by: zelmo1 on March 03, 2018, 10:36:44 AM

:z-winnersmiley: Nice bird bro, great hooks ????????????????

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Post by: jed clampett on March 03, 2018, 10:37:43 AM

Congrats Eric...nice bird!!!

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Post by: HookedonHooks on March 03, 2018, 10:41:45 AM

Congrats Eric!!!!

Way to get every ones blood flowing even harder.

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Post by: Meadow Valley Man on March 03, 2018, 10:49:47 AM

Nice job! Congrats on a great hunt!

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Post by: jmart241 on March 03, 2018, 11:23:45 AM

Congrats im jealous in the 20s here in pa

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Post by: crenshawco on March 03, 2018, 11:42:34 AM

I knew this post was coming after all your photos the past couple of weeks. Congrats!

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Post by: owlhoot on March 03, 2018, 11:46:44 AM

Congrats, nice hooks on that one. :icon_thumright:

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Post by: crow on March 03, 2018, 12:07:18 PM

congrats on a nice gobbler and a sharp looking trumpet

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Post by: merriamsman on March 03, 2018, 12:19:04 PM

I've got my first Billy Buice trumpet coming soon!

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Post by: ddturkeyhunter on March 03, 2018, 12:22:15 PM

Supper way to go, broke in the call and gun right..

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Post by: richard black on March 03, 2018, 12:32:06 PM

Beautiful bird. Does'nt get any better than with a trumpet. Great job.

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Post by: SteelerFan on March 03, 2018, 12:32:44 PM

Well done... CONGRATS!

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Post by: renegade19 on March 03, 2018, 12:38:21 PM

:icon_thumright:

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Post by: eggshell on March 03, 2018, 12:40:26 PM

wow, all i can say is come on Mid April.......congrats paint me envious

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Post by: merriamsman on March 03, 2018, 01:08:18 PM

In my excitement over the Buice call, I forgot to say congrats on the successful hunt!

My season opener is still 6 weeks away. Still buried in snow here.

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Post by: J_mill on March 03, 2018, 02:10:21 PM

Way to go. Looks like a solid bird for sure. Season can't come quick enough.

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Post by: chad fenton on March 03, 2018, 02:28:54 PM

Headed down at the end of the month. Gettin my blood pumpin.

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Post by: batsonbe on March 03, 2018, 02:36:06 PM

Awesome hooks

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Post by: falltoms on March 03, 2018, 02:40:08 PM

Congrats

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Post by: Rzrbac on March 03, 2018, 03:01:41 PM

Congrats, nice hooks.

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Post by: BBD on March 03, 2018, 03:57:03 PM

Awesome!!

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Post by: troutfisher13111 on March 03, 2018, 03:58:40 PM

Congrats!

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Post by: tomstopper on March 03, 2018, 04:52:05 PM

Nice one. Congrats

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Post by: KentuckyHeadhunter on March 03, 2018, 05:53:52 PM

Geez Eric your up to four pages now. These guys were hungry to see the first dead gobbler of the forum. It's a cult I tell ya. Haha..... congrats on a fine bird killed with a master's instrument.

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Post by: dirt road ninja on March 03, 2018, 06:01:10 PM

Great!

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Post by: Laloom83 on March 03, 2018, 06:23:46 PM

Awesome bird! Congrats

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Post by: austinc on March 03, 2018, 06:29:01 PM

Awesome bird! Still about 5 weeks til season here.

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Post by: Sir-diealot on March 03, 2018, 07:50:41 PM

Congratulations to you and good luck getting your father one.

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Post by: BD on March 03, 2018, 08:30:35 PM

Congrats

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Post by: WiLL B on March 03, 2018, 08:32:19 PM

Heck yeah!! Congrats!!

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Post by: g8rvet on March 03, 2018, 08:47:58 PM

Nice Eric. I heard the shot up here in N Fl and wondered if that was you! :drool: First yellow shell bird?

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Post by: mozart_hunter on March 03, 2018, 08:58:13 PM

Awesome! Ready for it to start up in Texas in 2 weeks.

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Post by: gergg on March 03, 2018, 09:05:42 PM

Congrats, I was hoping you would get one this morning.....

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Post by: Rio Fan on March 03, 2018, 09:44:27 PM

Congrats. I hope your dad drops the hammer on one as well. :icon_thumright:

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Post by: dublelung on March 03, 2018, 10:58:04 PM

That's how to come out swinging for the fence. Congrats on the gobbler!

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Post by: surehuntsalot on March 03, 2018, 11:25:00 PM

congrats on a great bird

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Post by: coyote1 on March 03, 2018, 11:25:40 PM

Congrats on a very nice bird! Good luck to your dad as well.

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Post by: Gooserbat on March 04, 2018, 12:41:49 AM

Well done

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Post by: cuppednlocked on March 04, 2018, 08:43:59 AM

Congratulations!

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Post by: FullChoke on March 04, 2018, 09:30:01 AM

Way to get this party started, Eric. Congratulations.

FullChoke

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Post by: IdahoMountainGobble on March 04, 2018, 11:23:17 AM

Oh heck yeah! Congratulations, that is a fine looking bird. Well done.

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Post by: eorlando on March 04, 2018, 12:45:58 PM

Quote from: g8rvet on March 03, 2018, 08:47:58 PM
Nice Eric. I heard the shot up here in N Fl and wondered if that was you! :drool: First yellow shell bird?

Thanks Larry. Yes my first hunt with the 20 ga and first bird with a 20 ga period. I won't be going back to a 12 anytime soon.

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Post by: eorlando on March 04, 2018, 12:47:17 PM

Quote from: FullChoke on March 04, 2018, 09:30:01 AM
Way to get this party started, Eric. Congratulations.

FullChoke

Thanks Norman. Paisley got her turkey tote in the mail yesterday afternoon. She loves it. Now time to find a bird for her. I wish I had the title before my hunt. It wo of have helped out with the mile walk back. Maybe my father can break it in Wednesday.

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Post by: eorlando on March 04, 2018, 12:49:12 PM

Thanks for all the compliments guys!!!! I appreciate them for sure!!! I was super pumped to get it done with the old buice call. No telling how many gobblers have met their demise to that call.

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Post by: Bowhunter123224 on March 05, 2018, 11:59:34 AM

Beautiful!

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Post by: davisd9 on March 05, 2018, 12:49:46 PM

Knew that trumpet would be special when I saw it. Shooting the 20 is fun!

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Post by: Muzzy61 on March 05, 2018, 12:53:13 PM

congrats, great bird.

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Post by: Haypatch on March 05, 2018, 03:06:52 PM

That's a dandy! Congrats

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Post by: Happy hooker on March 05, 2018, 03:07:41 PM

Jealous,,,were gonna get 8 inches of snow tonite :camohat:

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Post by: CtRider on March 05, 2018, 03:11:24 PM

Congrats! Still almost 2 months to go here

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Post by: blake_08 on March 05, 2018, 03:59:35 PM

Congratulations on the beautiful bird and good luck for the rest of your season.

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Post by: Marc on March 05, 2018, 04:32:10 PM

Very nice... A lot of envious hunters looking at those photos.

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Post by: Rufus on March 05, 2018, 04:34:56 PM

Nice bird... We still have to wait until the 17th here in Northwest Florida and we only have eastern turkeys

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Post by: strutnva on March 05, 2018, 04:40:50 PM

Congrats

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Post by: daddyduke on March 05, 2018, 05:00:54 PM

Nice Bird! Congrats!

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