Well today is my 55 birthday and i always try and hunt my parents land on this day. The land was my grand fathers and has been our family for close tp 100 years. I had only hunted here one other time this year and had a bird gobbling good but he would not leave the hen, i get there this morning and bird is in the same spot but not gobbling good after he gets on the ground he only gobbles once and i call to him with a pot call and nothing but i see two walk by, After sitting there for over a hour i get out my Fulkerson hen box and yelp a few times nothing wait about 10 minutes and yelp again and still nothing i am getting ready to leave and i decide to get as loud as i could with some cutting, nothing i laid the box down and was thinking of where to try next when my phone had a text and my buddy said hang with them, when i laid my phone down and looked up here come six hens running towards me and they cut out of the plot and into woods at 40 yards and then i see one running in from my left beard swinging and stop in a perfect spot at 30 yards and i dust rolled him, it is only the second time in a long time of hunting that i have taken one on my birthday and both came off the family land not to far apart. my 89 year old dad took the pic and i think he did well, and thanks Matt for a great hen box!
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Cool deal. Congrats! And your Dad did good.
Nice bird, awesome memory. Congrats brother
That's cool, congrats
Congratulations
Makes me smile brother. Heck of a story.
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Great hunt and your father took a great picture! Congrats to ya on a fine hunt.
Congrats
Congrats, what an awesome day!
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Nice bird and on the Ol Family Place, can't beat that! Way to go And your Dad did good too.
Happy birthday and congrats. Nice bird.
Well done, congrats
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Nice bird and it means a lot for several reasons!
Congrats on a great hunting and pic!
Nice, all the way around! Congrats!!
Congrats! Very special hunt.
You go, Bailey, I won't even ask how's it going.
Great story. Happy birthday and congrats on a nice bird!
Very special bird! Congrads!
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Nice bird great job and happy b day.
What a great way to celebrate your birthday. Congrats!
Happy Birthday to you and congrats on the gobbler!
Thanks guys, just to let you guys know I am a ole hard azz but I got emotional today, it meant a lot to me today, parents are in late eighties and to share it with them meant a lot and while I love this time of year it is also a bad time of the year for me and my wife, we lost your 16 year old son ten years ago in a car accident,10 years as I type this it seems like it was yesterday!
Congrats on a great day indeed 3b3! Happy birthday as well as congrats on your bird! Given those circumstances, I totally understand why you'd be emotional.
Sorry for your family's loss.
Happy birthday to you and congratulations on the bird. Your dad did a fine job with the picture. My father was electrocuted to death in a construction job on August 29 1986 when I was 16 and it also still feels like yesterday. I am so very sorry for your families loss.
Congrats! Awesome memory
Congrats
Way to go 3bailey3, I appreciate hearing about the details on a very special hunt. Congrats on the bird and the memories!
Congrats Baily and be thankful for your dad's participation. I hear some pretty great people are born this time of year :happy0064: (my B-day is March 27th, 1955 ). I am sorry for the loss of your son and all the dreams lost with him. I think back to my turkey hunting and my relationship with my father. I hunted a lot with my dad and he was amazed, when I first started hunting turkeys, that he had lived to see turkeys on our land again. He only turkey hunted with me one time before he died unexpectedly. He never got to see my first bird or the many since, but I know it would have thrilled him. I wish I could say you will some day move past your loss, but love leaves an unrecoverable mark on our hearts and souls, so we do our best to remember and honor those we can no longer hug. With all God's Love I wish you many years of great experiences and fond memories.
Very cool!!
congrats on your birthday bird
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Awesome Congrats!
congrats many more just like it!