I'm gonna make this one short and sweet.
I paired up with good friends Freddy & Amy on our annual Wheelin' Sporstmen hunt this past Saturday and once again I was smiled upon by the Hunting Gods. We set up on the same farm where I killed my bird on last year's hunt. As it was drizzling rain we got settled in amongst a triangle of cedar trees at 5:45.
It was a quick hunt by my standards. This bird gobbled at 6:15 and I told Freddy to "Throw his hat in the ring", in other words let him know we're here. The bird came off the roost around 6:30 or so. Freddy and I double-teamed him with some sweet talk and the bird was dead at 7:00. The bird is my heaviest to date, right at 23 ½ lbs. This was just icing on the cake as we had our best Wheelin' hunt ever.
Even had time to get a biscuit before meeting back with the others.
Both of us are a little wet.
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View from the blind, we were nested in the cedar trees. Turkey was standing just to the left of the struttin' deke when I shot. Killed a bird last year on our Wheelin' hunt in almost exact same spot.
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Turkeys view of our blind.
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Beautiful bird and nice pics! Congrats!
Congrats on a great bird!
Congrats!! :icon_thumright:
WTG you biscuit eater you. Nice turkey Barry. Congrats,
TRKYHTR
Way to go, Barry. Very nice gobbler. Great pictures, as well..Mike :you_rock:
Way to Go ! Congrats! :z-guntootsmiley:
Awesome bird..Congrats. on a great day.
Quote from: WyoHunter on April 25, 2011, 05:05:27 PM
Beautiful bird and nice pics! Congrats!
:agreed: :toothy12:
Congrats on a nice gobbler! :you_rock:
Congratulations on a fine Bird!!
WOW 23 1/2 lbs!!! That's an ostrich with a beard!!!
Congrats Barry!!!
May you have many more!!!!
God Bless,
David B.
Congrats Barry! Great pictures!
awesome hunt !! yall's hiding defianely fooled me! great bird you got there!
That is a great bird congrats.
Quote from: TRKYHTR on April 25, 2011, 05:31:23 PM
WTG you biscuit eater you. Nice turkey Barry. Congrats,
TRKYHTR
Like I need another biscuit :)
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Very nice going,congrats!!!
Congrats Barry!
That's definitely a good hiding spot.
Way to go! :you_rock:
congrats on a quick but great hunt!!!!
Congrats on a fine tom!
That blind will work! It disappears under the shadows of those cedars.
Oh yeh, I have a trophy shot wearing the "One Track Mind" cap. Gotta get that downloaded and posted up soon. :smiley-char092:
A BIG CONGRATS BARRY.......looks like you hit the jackpot this time! Pappy :z-winnersmiley:
congrats :happy0064: :happy0064: :happy0064:
congrats
Great Job Barry! Congrats!
BIG TIME CONGRATS! Man that blind blends in really good. :groupwave:
Congrats!!
Way to go! Great hunt for everyone involved.
Congrats on a GREAT bird Barry!!!