Photo of your first bird?

[GobbleNut]

What kind of hairdo is that?
Looks like a ghost cut.

Looks like he was a captain way back then, and Tennille put Nair on his forehead when he was sleeping

Looks to me like this captain needs to make a few select individuals walk the plank.  This is beginning to look like a mutiny!...   

[crow]

That ship has sailed

[guesswho]

That ship has sailed

I thought it sank. 

[crow]

That ship has sailed

I thought it sank.

It did, that was that episode he pulled last year when he was trying to pick up those spring break chicks on Lake Tahoe. It was a real scene man.

[reflexl]

I don't even remember what year it was but I was young and skinny so a long time ago. I know it was years before digital cameras. I never will forget it. I was evening hunting. I was trying to get in between the roosting area and fields. I had no idea how to call. Apparently the bird didn't know I didn't know how to call.  He answered and stopped about 100 yards in front of me. There was about 20 minutes of light left. I realized he wasn't going to come any closer so I started towards him. He saw me and ran. I didn't see him exit the thicket so I figured he was hiding. I began to ease down the road and he poked his head up. Shot him with a youth model 20 gauge. I had to drive close to an hour to get home with him. I still get a little excited thinking about it.

[Tom007]

Nice photos....

[MK M GOBL]

Pretty sure I was 25 in this picture, called a bird in for my buddy first year out, 2nd year was my dad and 3rd year was mine!

MK M GOBL

[joey46]

Been busy thanks to Hurricane Ian but finally got around to digging this one up.  That's me on the left.  Late in the Ohio season at Tar Hollow State Park.  Have lost contact with my "guide" but I'm sure he's still chasing them.  We are both in our 70s now.  Wow.
Resizing for this forum certainly made the picture a little weird.  It is what it is.

[Tom007]

Keep them coming....

[eggshell]

Here's a fixed photo Joey:

[guesswho]

Here's a fixed photo Joey:

The old Koplin Gun Skinz, I think that's what they were called.   I remember those, still have one on an old Mag 10 and an 1148 16 gauge. 

[crow]

good job eggshell

that first pic looked like the prototype for the funky chicken decoy

[joey46]

Thanks for the picture fix.

[Tom007]

You look the same Joey......

[Yoder409]

A little emotional on this one................

Roosted these birds the night before.  Took Dad with me.  First time he'd ever gone spring turkey hunting.  First time he'd ever seen it done.  I called two birds with several hens in tow.  We were sitting shoulder-to-shoulder against an ancient cherry.  We talked this one the whole way through to a simultaneous trigger pull.  Birds fell feet apart.   Dad's first, last and only spring bird.