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Title: OHIO OPENER - BIG TOM DOWN
Post by: Limbstrutter on April 19, 2011, 01:11:10 PM
Well yesterday morning  started off quite different . I was hunting a new farm and have been watching the Turkey's for about a week and I thought I knew everything about them. I knew their roost and the strut zone until yesterday morn when I walked in before day light. Went to my set up after days off patterning these birds put out my dekes and waited. Day light broke nothing!! I was starting to worry ,then a gobble right where I walked through in the dark. So I hurried back and set up about 100 yards form his roost and he was hotter then fire ,so I just let him keep on gobbling till he slowed and then I let out a few soft yelps and he hammered it so I set quietly while he gobbled and boy he had ants in his pants he just couldn't wait . He pitched out of the old oak tree and ran straight to my set up and at 22 steps that's where he fell. Here's a few pic's.   
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11 1/4 " BEARD 1 1/4 SPURS 23 LBS.   The whole hunt lasted about an hour. Raining today I have a double bearded bird on the hit list next, big bird. Wish me luck.
Title: Re: OHIO OPENER - BIG TOM DOWN
Post by: LX_Trkyhntr on April 19, 2011, 01:15:21 PM
Congrats!!
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Post by: bowhunter84 on April 19, 2011, 01:16:26 PM
congrats on a great bird and  :anim_25: on the double beard
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Post by: JVA54 on April 19, 2011, 01:16:30 PM

     :icon_thumright:  Congrats!!    and :anim_25:
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Post by: Basser69 on April 19, 2011, 01:20:11 PM
Congrats on getting a good one and good luck with the double beard!
Title: Re: OHIO OPENER - BIG TOM DOWN
Post by: Limbstrutter on April 19, 2011, 02:08:01 PM
Just drove by my other farm and seen my big boy out there. It's killing me can't hunt him till Saturday.
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Post by: Hognutz on April 19, 2011, 02:11:55 PM
Congrats on that big bruiser.  Mike  :icon_thumright:
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Post by: a-j calls on April 19, 2011, 02:12:15 PM
Well done, he's a dandy.
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Post by: Spring_Woods on April 19, 2011, 04:15:28 PM
Nice one! What county?
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Post by: Roostem33 on April 19, 2011, 04:41:31 PM
Congrats on the fine bird!!!
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Post by: gatrapper on April 19, 2011, 05:17:03 PM
WTG :smiley-char092:
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Post by: harvester on April 19, 2011, 05:21:11 PM
congrats, good bird
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Post by: flintlock on April 19, 2011, 05:47:18 PM
Great bird, way to go!!!   :you_rock: :z-guntootsmiley:
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Post by: Crappiepro on April 19, 2011, 05:50:57 PM
Quote from: flintlock on April 19, 2011, 05:47:18 PM
Great bird, way to go!!!   :you_rock: :z-guntootsmiley:
X2
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Post by: trkycaller on April 19, 2011, 05:54:09 PM
Congrats!!
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Post by: socalturkeyman on April 19, 2011, 06:00:14 PM
Congrats! And get that double beard, I want to see pictures of him!  :you_rock: :z-guntootsmiley:Good luck!
Title: Re: OHIO OPENER - BIG TOM DOWN
Post by: hookedspur on April 19, 2011, 06:10:16 PM
Quote from: Limbstrutter on April 19, 2011, 02:08:01 PM
Just drove by my other farm and seen my big boy out there. It's killing me can't hunt him till Saturday.
:anim_25: :anim_25:
Title: Re: OHIO OPENER - BIG TOM DOWN
Post by: kamski1151 on April 19, 2011, 07:09:30 PM
real good bird   :anim_25: with the other.
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Post by: Wrangler95 on April 19, 2011, 07:12:32 PM
 :anim_65:


Very nice going,congrats!!!
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Post by: cannonball on April 19, 2011, 07:40:31 PM
Great bird, congrats! :you_rock:
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Post by: lmbhngr on April 19, 2011, 08:17:58 PM
 :icon_thumright: :icon_thumright:
Title: Re: OHIO OPENER - BIG TOM DOWN
Post by: Limbstrutter on April 19, 2011, 08:20:57 PM
Quote from: Spring_Woods on April 19, 2011, 04:15:28 PM
Nice one! What county?
Butler County .
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Post by: M,Yingling on April 19, 2011, 08:22:27 PM
Nice bird  :icon_thumright:
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Post by: Beretta686 on April 19, 2011, 08:47:12 PM
What a toad
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Post by: njdevilsb on April 19, 2011, 09:08:18 PM
Nice bird.  Good luck with the double beard.
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Post by: Trip on April 19, 2011, 09:51:38 PM
Congrats! And good luck on the double beard!!
Title: Re: OHIO OPENER - BIG TOM DOWN
Post by: Limbstrutter on April 21, 2011, 07:56:21 AM
Thanks fella's hope you all's season is going as well as mine.   Knock em dead...
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