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Started by reflexl, December 28, 2020, 09:31:16 PM
Quote from: Tom007 on December 29, 2020, 06:38:34 AMBest of luck, hope you roll him. I will tell you though, I had a similar experience years ago, and once I got him, there was a weird sadness that the pursuit was over....be safe....
Quote from: reflexl on December 29, 2020, 09:02:20 AMQuote from: Tom007 on December 29, 2020, 06:38:34 AMBest of luck, hope you roll him. I will tell you though, I had a similar experience years ago, and once I got him, there was a weird sadness that the pursuit was over....be safe....I have had a few birds that I hunted for more than one season. I know that sadness. I killed one we called crooked beard that was nearly like an old friend after I finally got him. He was easy to identify but nearly impossible to kill. He would move roost sites during the night. I would think I was set up on him then he would fly down 200 yards away. I finally got in between him and where he wanted to go and set up dekes about 25-30 yards past me. I got aggressive one morning and he came in and froze up right in front of me. He instantly picked me off but it was too late. As soon as he hit the ground I felt some kind of weird remorse. Crooked beard
Quote from: Sir-diealot on December 29, 2020, 02:29:02 PMI wish you the best of luck, I have yet to go after a single bird like that, hope to one day.
Quote from: reflexl on December 29, 2020, 05:32:57 PMQuote from: Sir-diealot on December 29, 2020, 02:29:02 PMI wish you the best of luck, I have yet to go after a single bird like that, hope to one day.Done it several times. It sure adds a new dimension. I have had two birds like that I never killed that I am sure died of old age. Gobblezilla was a giant bodied bird. Probably 26-28 pounds. A legit 12" beard and 1.5" spurs. I know he lived 6 years. He was spotted in a field off the property by a "pro" turkey hunter. They watched him with binoculars and realized how big the bird was. He came to me at work and asked about the bird because he knew I hunted there. A few days later I was in Walmart and there was a turkey hunter that if I mentioned his name everyone on this forum would recognize. I know him and saw he was buying a TN license. He told me he was going after a giant bird. The more he talked the more I realized that they were going to try to make a TV star out of Gobblezilla. It didn't work. They brought in another hired gun. Same result. Gobblezilla was smart. He just knew how to get away. I got close several times but couldn't close the deal. I guess he earned the right to die a natural death. One lesson I learned. I actually passed on some good birds trying to kill the hard birds. I read a story about a turkey hunter that changed my point of view. If a mature bird starts working why pass him. A bird in the field beats 2 in the other end of the field every time. If a good bird comes in shoot him.
Quote from: Sir-diealot on December 30, 2020, 12:45:24 AMQuote from: reflexl on December 29, 2020, 05:32:57 PMQuote from: Sir-diealot on December 29, 2020, 02:29:02 PMI wish you the best of luck, I have yet to go after a single bird like that, hope to one day.Done it several times. It sure adds a new dimension. I have had two birds like that I never killed that I am sure died of old age. Gobblezilla was a giant bodied bird. Probably 26-28 pounds. A legit 12" beard and 1.5" spurs. I know he lived 6 years. He was spotted in a field off the property by a "pro" turkey hunter. They watched him with binoculars and realized how big the bird was. He came to me at work and asked about the bird because he knew I hunted there. A few days later I was in Walmart and there was a turkey hunter that if I mentioned his name everyone on this forum would recognize. I know him and saw he was buying a TN license. He told me he was going after a giant bird. The more he talked the more I realized that they were going to try to make a TV star out of Gobblezilla. It didn't work. They brought in another hired gun. Same result. Gobblezilla was smart. He just knew how to get away. I got close several times but couldn't close the deal. I guess he earned the right to die a natural death. One lesson I learned. I actually passed on some good birds trying to kill the hard birds. I read a story about a turkey hunter that changed my point of view. If a mature bird starts working why pass him. A bird in the field beats 2 in the other end of the field every time. If a good bird comes in shoot him.I am sure had my accident not happened and I had been able to hunt those 17 years that I lost I would have had that for at least one season anyway. I am trying a few things to try to get out of the blind this year, I have one seat already and intend to try two more as well as Glenda's new inner tube seat, I really do miss being outside when I hunt, the old saying that a blind blinds you is no joke, you miss so much, I miss having chipmunks running down my head, chest and legs and stopping on my boots trying to figure out what is different here and looking to the side and seeing a spiderweb with the morning dew glistening in the morning sunlight. You just don't get that in a blind.
