Killed this gobbler 7:00am this morning. Shawnee National Forest. I built this gun especially to hunt spring gobblers and today is the first time I've got a shot with it. Worked good. Called him in using a Woodhaven Copperhead mouth call. I had to go a long ways through some real thick stuff to get to him. Bout killed me getting back out and to the house with it. Very steep up and down country and I'm not even close to being in shape. Only the second hunt I've been able to make this yr. due to health and weather.
Had a hard time getting him to come down off one ridge and up on the one I was on..but finally talked him into it. I was just getting ready to move on him and try to get on the same ridge when I saw his white head coming to me at about 35yds. 20ga. Gobbler Special (6lbs). 20lbs., 10" beard, not much for spurs...bout 1"
I was looking at him with my foot on his neck thinking he would make a pretty pic. when he went into the death flop and pulled out from under my foot into a wet drainage and flopped down the ridge getting soaked.
90GRS 3F
2LUBED OXYOKE WADS
140GRS (2OZ) # 6'S
2 THIN OVERSHOT CARDS
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v71/Iflytrout/shawgob1-1.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v71/Iflytrout/shawgob4.jpg)
Very nice,,well done, now that's hunting the old way...
Very Cool
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Now thats sweet! Congrats on killing him old school style
thats right... awesome killl....
WTG!!!!! :z-guntootsmiley: :z-guntootsmiley: :z-guntootsmiley: :z-guntootsmiley:
congrats :icon_thumright:
Congrats! It sounds like it was a great hunt. What part of Shawnee did you kill him in? The weather we experienced in IL last week would have made hunting with a flintlock a real challenge.
I really like that gun. I may have asked this once before, so I appologize if you responded and I didn't see it. What is a ballpark figure for building a gun like that?
Yowsa!! Well done, Hoyt. That's gettin' 'er done the old fashioned way..Mike :you_rock:
Nice bird and a beautiful muzzleloader! Congrats on both!
:happy0064: good bird and a very nice gun. congrats on the kill.
man, that is cool! congrats
Nice!!
cool gun, good deal
Congrats on a great hunt! :z-guntootsmiley:
Hobbes...every one I ever built I always seem to end up around $1000.00 for parts, but I use top of line locks and barrels and good grained maple since I'm building them for myself to hunt with.
You can get by a lot less though...around $500 and still end up with good gun.
I was hunting in Pope Co. area of Shawnee and yesterday was the first decent day weather wise since the season opened first part of March.
I was in south Pope last week. Tough weather. We killed Shawnee birds on the two nice mornings we had in the third.
Maybe one day I'll build a gun like that. Seems I found some photos of a guy building a similar gun a while back on a traditional forum. I believe they were using the same barrel you have that is specially made for turkey hunting.
Quote from: Hognutz on April 29, 2011, 05:33:29 PM
Yowsa!! Well done, Hoyt. That's gettin' 'er done the old fashioned way..Mike :you_rock:
Agreed!
Way to go!
Very special to kill one with the smokepole,congrats!!
Great Job, congrats. Beautiful sidelock. You definitely peaked my interest into traditional turkey hunting.
Awesome!
Gongrats Hoyt ! Great Gobbler ! Beautiful gun also ! :newmascot:
Thanks for all the nice comments on the gun and bird. I cut my teeth on Easterns back in Ga. and S.C. but that's the first Eastern I've killed in bout 30yrs. since I moved from Ga. to Fl. Been harassing the Osceola's till I moved up to S. Illinois.
Thats cool man. It looks like it was wet also. Bonus. :icon_thumright:
What kind of pattern will that thing throw?
Quote from: anthonyjhallen on May 01, 2011, 02:05:48 PM
Thats cool man. It looks like it was wet also. Bonus. :icon_thumright:
What kind of pattern will that thing throw?
I put a Colrain Turkey Choke Barrel on it and it patterns pretty good. This one is from about 15 or 20yds. My rear sight fell off squirrel hunting and was adjusting a new one. I think I may have posted it was a 35yd pattern, but it's not. (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v71/Iflytrout/GOBBLERS/th_sp.jpg) (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v71/Iflytrout/GOBBLERS/sp.jpg)
This one is a little over 35yds. (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v71/Iflytrout/th_pattern12.jpg) (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v71/Iflytrout/pattern12.jpg) Click on thumbnails for bigger picture.
Congrats again Hoyt. (muzzleloadingforum site as well.) ;)