These are my Ohio birds from this year. The first one I was invited to a co workers property for a hunt. Didn't take long to call this long beard in, Heard him gobbling on the roost on top of the ridge, there was a little clearing in the bottom. As I was walking down in the bottom I heard some hen's fire up so I busted them out of the tree and set up right there. The gobbler flew down and strutted in the decoy's for about 10 mins before I pulled off the shot. 18lbs, 12'' beard and 1'' spurs.
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My second bird I got off work early Last Monday afternoon and decided to hunt a property I hadn't hunted since the first week. Shortly before 7pm I had 3 long beards and a hen come into the field, two of them got to within 55yrds. but I just didn't feel comfortable taking the shot with two birds standing side by side so I let them walk off and watched them fly up to roost. Tuesday I was back in the same field, while they didn't come back in the field they were gobbling their heads off on the neighbors property. Wed. evening rolled around and I was back again. I pulled in to see the land owner's dog standing outside. I quickly grabbed my gear and walked past the barn and I could hear Turkey's clucking down in the bottom. I made it to the field and set my decoy out and sat down. I no sooner put my face mask on and I looked towards the bottom of the field to see 3 turkey's come running out of the woods and heading towards the neighbor's woods. I looked through my bino's and it was 2 long beards and a jake. I called to them and all three stopped and one went into strut, But they kept on going. I thought the dog must have run them out of the bottom so I wasn't expecting alot the rest of the evening. about 5 mins later I called again and the three came running out the the neighbor's woods and heading straight to my decoy. To make a long story short I let them get to about 35 yrds and picked out the strutter and brought this guy home. 23lbs. 9.5'' beard and 1 1/8 spurs. Great way to end my season. Still have two friends that need to fill tags and I've got two more long beards picked out for them for the last weekend.
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Sounds good what a great way to end the season! :you_rock:
Nice birds and pics! Congrats!
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Nice birds congrats!
Nice birds..Great pictures. Congrats on the good season..Mike :you_rock:
:icon_thumright: Congrats!!
Congrats!
congrats!!
Thanks for sharing your pics and stories. Man, I wish MI would go to a 2 bird limit! One positive is that it forces me to hunt out of state.
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Nicely done Andy! Those are two nice birds!
Great birds. What a beard on the first one!
way to go! congrats on 2 great birds :z-guntootsmiley: