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Title: 4-15-18 VA Bird
Post by: Vaturkeyhntr on April 15, 2018, 03:02:00 PM
Me and my dad headed out to a farm we hunt.  Well as the trend continues from opening day the gobbling was about nonexistent.  After waiting for a while for a silent bird we headed back to the truck, once back at the farm house sure enough there were 2 strutters and a few hens out in a green field a couple hundred yards from the parked truck.  Knowing the direction the birds usually travel I headed behind the birds and made a big circle to cut them off.  After setting up and giving some soft calls, I could see the 2 longbeards strutting my in a field to my left.  They hung around in the same spot for about 30 minutes just strutting in circles.  After a while they finally broke for the treeline I was on and crossed into the field in front of me, as they crossed the field they walked right in front of me and I shot the lead bird.  First 2 days have been a little tough with not much gobbling but I'll take a silent strutter just as long as I can keep an eye on him.

19.5 pounds, 10 inch beard, 1 1/8 spurs

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Title: Re: 4-15-18 VA Bird
Post by: buckmark13 on April 15, 2018, 03:08:38 PM
Congrats!  I'll be down in the Appomattox area towards the end of the week and next weekend. Hope to at least hear some. What part of the state are you in?

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Title: Re: 4-15-18 VA Bird
Post by: tomstopper on April 15, 2018, 03:09:04 PM
Congrats on a nice bird.
Title: Re: 4-15-18 VA Bird
Post by: Vaturkeyhntr on April 15, 2018, 03:14:49 PM
Quote from: buckmark13 on April 15, 2018, 03:08:38 PM
Congrats!  I'll be down in the Appomattox area towards the end of the week and next weekend. Hope to at least hear some. What part of the state are you in?

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I got this one in Prince William County
Title: Re: 4-15-18 VA Bird
Post by: kyturkeyhunter4 on April 15, 2018, 05:00:09 PM
Congrats!
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Post by: daddyduke on April 15, 2018, 05:44:29 PM
Congrats!
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Post by: TJK68 on April 15, 2018, 07:25:44 PM
Congrats!!!!
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Post by: mtns2hunt on April 15, 2018, 07:39:44 PM
Congrats, Awesome picture
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Post by: SteelerFan on April 15, 2018, 07:42:10 PM
Well played. Congrats!
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Post by: surehuntsalot on April 15, 2018, 11:00:39 PM
congrats
Title: Re: 4-15-18 VA Bird
Post by: renegade19 on April 15, 2018, 11:17:05 PM
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