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Title: Rainy day jake!
Post by: chatterbox on May 04, 2011, 03:53:58 PM
I'm gonna start this thread off stating I don't have any pics! :toothy12:
Got into the blind at 4 this morning expecting it to be a pretty rainy morning. We were not dissapointed, as the fog and rain moved in pretty steady by daybreak.
We heard one gobble down by the swamp and didn't hear anything else for the longest time. Then my buddy saw 3 birds come through the opening about 200 yards above us. The first two were hens, and the last bird was bigger but we couldn't tell exactly what it was, so I started calling and it slowly started making its way across the field to us.
Well, this bird made his way down to within 75 yards of our decoy and just sat there and stared. By then we could tell it was a jake. Then, it bolted into the woods and popped out on the stone wall right behind the decoy at about 30 yards.
Well my buddy Wes who has never killed a bird decided to roll him, and the 20 ga Encore Pro Hunter did its job, and he ended up with a 15 lb jake with a 5" beard! Not bad for a first bird!
Title: Re: Rainy day jake!
Post by: Hognutz on May 04, 2011, 04:19:24 PM
Nothing wrong with that.. Good for him...Mike  :fud: :newmascot:
Title: Re: Rainy day jake!
Post by: Basser69 on May 04, 2011, 05:32:32 PM
Congrats to your buddy on a nice first bird!  :you_rock: still need pics  :TooFunny:
Title: Re: Rainy day jake!
Post by: chatterbox on May 04, 2011, 05:43:35 PM
Quote from: Basser69 on May 04, 2011, 05:32:32 PM
Congrats to your buddy on a nice first bird!  :you_rock: still need pics  :TooFunny:
Working on it! ;D
Title: Re: Rainy day jake!
Post by: Sherrell on May 04, 2011, 07:12:14 PM
Good job and glad you all had a rewarding hunt.
Title: Re: Rainy day jake!
Post by: Flydown on May 04, 2011, 07:47:21 PM
Great Job Mr.Clark! Nothing wrong with breaking in a newb with a Jake! Congrats to both of you guys! :icon_thumright:
Title: Re: Rainy day jake!
Post by: turkey slayer on May 05, 2011, 08:35:41 PM
Congrats to your friend!!!
Title: Re: Rainy day jake!
Post by: surehuntsalot on May 05, 2011, 10:27:28 PM
nothing wrong with that at all
congrats to your friend
Title: Re: Rainy day jake!
Post by: bowhunter84 on May 06, 2011, 11:12:36 AM
congrats!
Title: Re: Rainy day jake!
Post by: boggszilla on May 06, 2011, 10:32:56 PM
Quote from: surehuntsalot on May 05, 2011, 10:27:28 PM
nothing wrong with that at all
congrats to your friend