Title: You CAN call a bird across a river!
Post by: g8rvet on March 21, 2020, 01:05:36 PM
Post by: g8rvet on March 21, 2020, 01:05:36 PM
Son (30-not a kid) and I heard no early gobbles, so we were prospecting. Slowly working along a river. Heard a distant gobble. Closed the distance. He gobbled again and we thought he may be across the river. 100+\- yards wide at this spot. We are easing up to learn his position for the next day and hear a crazy racket. Half gobbles, clucks, wingbeats. Crazy long and loud. We ease up to the bank and can't see them but my son is taking video for the audio. I told him it was worth the effort just to hear the battle. They are not answering my call but when the fight breaks I make some kee kee runs and that fires them up again. No sooner had I said "the loser may fly across" and we see a bird. My son is behind a tree a can't see him to video. We watch him and he turns downhill to the river and flies straight towards. We let him land and he realizes something ain't right. Both guns bark and down he goes. My sons first public bird. We realize at the shot the other bird had followed but had veered off. (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200321/df5fd04b7309a83794103ab8f69245e8.jpg)
This is where he landed. We both shot when he came up the bank to our right. (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200321/e7a57056b138f06b818f145ad3115158.jpg)
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This is where he landed. We both shot when he came up the bank to our right. (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200321/e7a57056b138f06b818f145ad3115158.jpg)
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Title: Re: You CAN call a bird across a river!
Post by: tomstopper on March 21, 2020, 01:11:59 PM
Post by: tomstopper on March 21, 2020, 01:11:59 PM
Awesome. Congrats to you both
Title: Re: You CAN call a bird across a river!
Post by: RutnNStrutn on March 21, 2020, 01:46:10 PM
Post by: RutnNStrutn on March 21, 2020, 01:46:10 PM
Good deal G8rvet!!! :icon_thumright: Nothing like beating a public land gobbler!! Flying across the river is just a bonus!! I hope to be in the woods myself soon!!
Title: Re: You CAN call a bird across a river!
Post by: USMC0331 on March 21, 2020, 01:52:03 PM
Post by: USMC0331 on March 21, 2020, 01:52:03 PM
Awsome
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Title: Re: You CAN call a bird across a river!
Post by: Brian Fahs on March 21, 2020, 02:07:56 PM
Post by: Brian Fahs on March 21, 2020, 02:07:56 PM
Congrats
Title: Re: You CAN call a bird across a river!
Post by: UGAturkey on March 21, 2020, 02:13:18 PM
Post by: UGAturkey on March 21, 2020, 02:13:18 PM
Congrats to you both!
Title: Re: You CAN call a bird across a river!
Post by: camotoe on March 21, 2020, 02:40:03 PM
Post by: camotoe on March 21, 2020, 02:40:03 PM
Nice going , like a double 
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Title: Re: You CAN call a bird across a river!
Post by: 1iagobblergetter on March 21, 2020, 02:42:49 PM
Post by: 1iagobblergetter on March 21, 2020, 02:42:49 PM
Neat hunt. Congrats..
Title: Re: You CAN call a bird across a river!
Post by: runngun on March 21, 2020, 03:59:34 PM
Post by: runngun on March 21, 2020, 03:59:34 PM
Congratulations to both ya'll on a great hunt, what an awesome feeling!!! Please enjoy and embrace each moment!!!!
Have a great one
Ray
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Have a great one
Ray
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Title: Re: You CAN call a bird across a river!
Post by: Marc on March 21, 2020, 05:16:31 PM
Post by: Marc on March 21, 2020, 05:16:31 PM
Pretty cool!
How long did the argument of "who shot him" ensue? Who won the argument?
How long did the argument of "who shot him" ensue? Who won the argument?
Title: Re: You CAN call a bird across a river!
Post by: bobk on March 21, 2020, 05:25:36 PM
Post by: bobk on March 21, 2020, 05:25:36 PM
Congratulations.
Title: Re: You CAN call a bird across a river!
Post by: g8rvet on March 21, 2020, 05:40:22 PM
Post by: g8rvet on March 21, 2020, 05:40:22 PM
Quote from: Marc on March 21, 2020, 05:16:31 PMLol. My nephew was a couple hundred yards away and thought it was one shot. He ruled it a tie.
Pretty cool!
How long did the argument of "who shot him" ensue? Who won the argument?
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Title: Re: You CAN call a bird across a river!
Post by: strum on March 21, 2020, 05:57:35 PM
Post by: strum on March 21, 2020, 05:57:35 PM
Awesome story .. wow! This is what its all about .. Father and son . I love it.
Title: Re: You CAN call a bird across a river!
Post by: Greg Massey on March 21, 2020, 06:00:29 PM
Post by: Greg Massey on March 21, 2020, 06:00:29 PM
Congratulations to you both ...nice bird..
Title: Re: You CAN call a bird across a river!
Post by: Jimspur on March 21, 2020, 06:01:35 PM
Post by: Jimspur on March 21, 2020, 06:01:35 PM
Cool hunt!
Title: Re: You CAN call a bird across a river!
Post by: BBR12 on March 21, 2020, 06:18:31 PM
Post by: BBR12 on March 21, 2020, 06:18:31 PM
Awesome story, congrats!!
Title: Re: You CAN call a bird across a river!
Post by: bbcoach on March 21, 2020, 06:46:36 PM
Post by: bbcoach on March 21, 2020, 06:46:36 PM
Excellent!! 2 Thumbs Up!!
Title: Re: You CAN call a bird across a river!
Post by: Old Timer on March 21, 2020, 06:49:10 PM
Post by: Old Timer on March 21, 2020, 06:49:10 PM
good deal! congrats!