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Title: Florida - It's a wrap
Post by: joey46 on April 05, 2019, 05:07:18 AM

Even though our scouting was showing a big decrease in activity my buddy and I went out Wednesday (3rd) and yesterday (4th). To our surprise a not very vocal bird strutted in for my buddy on the 3rd. Yesterday, after having two jakes and two hens playing silently in our decoys a vocal gobbler approached to within 22 yards. He finished my Florida season. Can't get one if you don't go.

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Post by: renegade19 on April 05, 2019, 05:25:01 AM

:icon_thumright:

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Post by: bbcoach on April 05, 2019, 07:09:34 AM

Congrats! As you said, when it's Slow keep hunting. You can't kill them in bed or setting on the couch.

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Post by: Muzzy61 on April 05, 2019, 08:31:44 AM

Good job, Congrats

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Post by: tomstopper on April 05, 2019, 09:50:01 AM

Very nice. Congrats

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Post by: Wrangler95 on April 05, 2019, 11:01:44 AM

Very nice gobbler,congrats!! :z-guntootsmiley:

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Post by: Southerngobbler on April 05, 2019, 12:44:11 PM

I see a funky chicken in the background. It would be interested to know how that worked out. It seem to ruffle a few feathers for some of the user on this site as well.

Title: Re: Florida - It's a wrap
Post by: joey46 on April 08, 2019, 08:51:14 PM

Funky was involved in both my buddies kill on the 3rd and mine on the 4th. My buddies gobbler was strutting in, spotted Funky, dropped strut and ran past a Primos hen and Avian X breeding hen to try and to get to Funky. My buddy stopped him a few feet short. I had a game camera on the area and will add a picture of him when he broke strut.
On my hunt the next day we had two jakes slip in to our three decoys. Two hens joined them. A boss gobbler saw the now gang of seven (3 decoys+4 live). Guess which of the seven he was keying in on when I shot him? We don't use Funky every hunt but when he works he really works.
Pic 1 - gobbler running to Funky on 4/3/19. This camera takes good high speed pics. This guy was moving. He wanted Funky bad.
Pic 2 - gobbler wishing he hadn't (this is actually from the same area in 2018 but within 25 feet of my buddies 2019 4/3/19 kill - it is a fly down and strutting area we have taken birds in over the years).
Pic 3 - just found this pic - actual from 4-3. This is how the "Streaker" in pic #1 ended up. May have to do a post season Funky thread. LOL.

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Post by: zelmo1 on April 08, 2019, 08:55:14 PM

Nice job :funnyturkey:

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Post by: steveo on April 08, 2019, 09:24:52 PM

Congrats
The funky chicken claims another...... LOL

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Post by: tomstopper on April 08, 2019, 09:30:38 PM

Congrats

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Post by: ManfromGreenSwamp on April 09, 2019, 11:06:08 AM

Way to go! Congratulations on your Florida birds :)

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Post by: surehuntsalot on April 10, 2019, 09:26:49 AM

congrats

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Post by: Gobble! on April 10, 2019, 09:40:41 AM

That's one ugly decoy but most folks that use them seem to talk highly of them. Congrats.

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Post by: dwcim on April 10, 2019, 09:50:50 AM

Congratulations

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Post by: joey46 on April 12, 2019, 02:35:22 PM

Going to the same area tomorrow early. Won't be turkey hunting but we owe this guy one. Saw him once flying across an open pasture at 500 yards. Coyotes have always been a target of opportunity for us. We're going to try for this guy before the fawns drop. First look thought he had a rabbit, then noticed the hoofs.

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