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Title: final bird of the season
Post by: loner on April 30, 2011, 03:57:51 PM

this tom was my final bird of the year here in mississippi.he was in the pasture with a hen and the cows would not allow them to go where they wanted.i slipped into the woods and walked several hundred yards to try to get ahead of them and the hen busted me and scooted off to my left.i did not see the tom leave so i circled around to the direction i thought he went.the pasture was open with only a few sprigs of sedge grass here and there so i was afraid i had lost out.there was a small rise i was on and i saw his fan in strut so i laid down facing him and called softly with my mouth call.he started towads me but all i could see was his fan .he kept coming thinking i was his lost hen i guess.at about 35 yards i put the bead below his head and squeezed.SNAP! stood tall and i thought it was over.i had my face net and gloves on and must have blended pretty well as i eased my hand to the bolt and eased the shell out and let the other ease into the chamber.i put the bead back below his head and BOOM! i call this bird the 'low crawl' tom.his beard was about 10" but only had about 3/4" spurs. since, this keeps my consectutive streak alive,i'll be glad to take him.:yes:
(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j119/loner_album/pasturelowcrawl014.jpg)
(http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j119/loner_album/pasturelowcrawl016.jpg)

Title: Re: final bird of the season
Post by: barry on April 30, 2011, 04:02:20 PM

Congrats on a fine bird!

Title: Re: final bird of the season
Post by: JVA54 on April 30, 2011, 05:20:29 PM

:icon_thumright: Congrats!!

Title: Re: final bird of the season
Post by: Hognutz on April 30, 2011, 06:15:31 PM

Congrats on a very nice gobbler. Well done, Loner..Mike :you_rock:

Title: Re: final bird of the season
Post by: hookedspur on April 30, 2011, 07:00:09 PM

:toothy12: :z-guntootsmiley: :z-guntootsmiley:

Title: Re: final bird of the season
Post by: Wrangler95 on April 30, 2011, 07:36:19 PM

:z-guntootsmiley: :z-guntootsmiley:

Very nice gobbler,congrats!!!

Title: Re: final bird of the season
Post by: strutnva on April 30, 2011, 07:53:27 PM

good bird

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Post by: M,Yingling on April 30, 2011, 07:54:33 PM

Congrats

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Post by: cannonball on April 30, 2011, 09:27:43 PM

Congrats!

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Post by: turkey slayer on April 30, 2011, 09:32:46 PM

Nice bird congrats

Title: Re: final bird of the season
Post by: BOFF on April 30, 2011, 11:38:06 PM

Congrats!!!

What model, brand gun? Was the primer indented on the shell?

God Bless,
David B.

Title: Re: final bird of the season
Post by: loner on May 01, 2011, 07:37:08 AM

Quote from: BOFF on April 30, 2011, 11:38:06 PM
Congrats!!!

What model, brand gun? Was the primer indented on the shell?
bad shell with hard primer.good imprint from firing pin.just an old shell i was using up. it was a 3" win supreme #5 just like the one behind it that did fire.never had a misfire with the gun before.

God Bless,
David B.

Title: Re: final bird of the season
Post by: WyoHunter on May 01, 2011, 12:39:29 PM

Nice bird! Congrats!

Title: Re: final bird of the season
Post by: vaturkey on May 01, 2011, 01:11:37 PM

Congrats Loner ! Great Gobbler ! :newmascot:

Title: Re: final bird of the season
Post by: bowhunter84 on May 02, 2011, 08:01:21 AM

congrats :z-guntootsmiley:

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Post by: Basser69 on May 02, 2011, 10:21:34 AM

Congrats! :you_rock:

Title: Re: final bird of the season
Post by: surehuntsalot on May 02, 2011, 11:38:32 PM

congrats

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Post by: Ky strutt n bust n on May 03, 2011, 12:03:04 AM

congrats on a fine n dandy bird

Title: Re: final bird of the season
Post by: savduck on May 03, 2011, 12:15:28 AM

Way to go.

Title: Re: final bird of the season
Post by: moonman on May 03, 2011, 05:23:38 AM

:icon_thumright:

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