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Title: Nebraska Success
Post by: WyoHunter on April 21, 2011, 10:56:17 PM

Just got back from my western Nebraska public land hunt. I made the 3 3/4 hour drive from my home anticipating decent weather for a day or two. The day turned out beautiful although the temp in the morning was 20 degrees. Not much action for the first three hours in the morning but worked a bird about 10:30 but he hung up at 60 yards or so and decided he didn't like something and left. About 1:30 I got an answer from my old reliable Lynch Long Beard box. It was a ways off and across a deep canyon but I knew the area well and worked my way to him. I hit the call when I thought I was fairly close and he answered. This happened a couple of more times but it didn't sound like he was coming in. My inpatience got to me and I started to move when I saw two beautiful fans coming down the ridge to me. I was caught in an awkward position but wasn't going to chance moving. Just then I saw a couple of hens coming right to me with the gobblers in tow. The gobblers went to the the right but my 20 ga. Beretta was not pointing in that direction. I made a quick decision to swing slowly before it was too late. The Circle-X reticle was slightly lower than I like when the 20 went off from my awkward position but I can't complain. At 27 yards the Hevi-13 7's reduced his beard from a brush to a thin rope! The other gobblers and hens took off running while my bird flopped a little. The 2 1/2 hr hike back to the truck wasn't easy in the country I hunt. I just hope my 67 year old legs can continue to do it for years to come. It was a great hunt and a great time in the Cornhusker state.
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Title: Re: Nebraska Success
Post by: Basser69 on April 22, 2011, 12:17:29 AM

Congrats on a great bird!!! :z-guntootsmiley:

Title: Re: Nebraska Success
Post by: harvester on April 22, 2011, 07:52:31 AM

Congrats, purdy bird. :happy0064:

Title: Re: Nebraska Success
Post by: Gobble! on April 22, 2011, 08:14:24 AM

congrats
I hope i will still be walking the woods when im 67

Title: Re: Nebraska Success
Post by: bowhunter84 on April 22, 2011, 08:28:12 AM

congrats :icon_thumright:

Title: Re: Nebraska Success
Post by: Turkeyfan on April 22, 2011, 08:38:03 AM

Job well done, just keep getting after it.

Title: Re: Nebraska Success
Post by: pittboss on April 22, 2011, 08:41:20 AM

congrats, great looking bird :icon_thumright: :icon_thumright:

pittboss

Title: Re: Nebraska Success
Post by: JVA54 on April 22, 2011, 08:45:01 AM

:icon_thumright: Congrats!!

Title: Re: Nebraska Success
Post by: a-j calls on April 22, 2011, 08:49:35 AM

Well done!!, Nice turkey,,,,,67 is just a number..

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Post by: trkycaller on April 22, 2011, 09:12:30 AM

Congrats!!

Title: Re: Nebraska Success
Post by: Hognutz on April 22, 2011, 09:19:59 AM

Congrats on the beautiful gobbler. They sure are pretty..Too bad about the beard. Well done, Wyo..Mike :you_rock:

Title: Re: Nebraska Success
Post by: njdevilsb on April 22, 2011, 10:17:26 AM

Beautiful bird. Congrats.

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Post by: Ruger M77 on April 22, 2011, 10:24:56 AM

Nice Bird!

Title: Re: Nebraska Success
Post by: Wrangler95 on April 22, 2011, 10:43:29 AM

:z-guntootsmiley:

Very nice going,congrats!!!

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