10 days, 3200 miles, 1 public land Osceola (long and pic heavy)

[kjnengr]

Great story man and great pictures. Those crazy things that happen along the way are what make the hunts memorable.   

[njdevilsb]

Congrats.  I enjoyed reading every bit of that and your pictures are great.  Sounds like an awesome trip all around.

[birdman561]

Public land in Florida is tough for any game i always scout people first then my game second, sometimes the best looking spot on the map is the most popular, Great work!!

[g8rvet]

Awesome hunt and great story. 

And we call that a two rut road, or a sand road depending on your part of Florida.  Remember in Florida, an Oak ridge is about a 10 foot elevation!   Just helping you with the lingo for the future.  Glad the locals were on good behavior.  Not always the case.   Looks like spots I grew up hunting.  Never fooled with turkeys then, I was a deer hunter.  Those days were so much easier!   

[alloutdoors]

Awesome hunt and great story. 

And we call that a two rut road, or a sand road depending on your part of Florida.  Remember in Florida, an Oak ridge is about a 10 foot elevation!   Just helping you with the lingo for the future.  Glad the locals were on good behavior.  Not always the case.   Looks like spots I grew up hunting.  Never fooled with turkeys then, I was a deer hunter.  Those days were so much easier!

Ha! Thanks, I appreciate the lesson in the local lingo.    That's one of the fun things about traveling to new areas, each place has their own terms for things that are all a bit different.

[backwater]

Great story.  Congrats on a fine accomplishment.

[albrubacker]

Great read! Congratulations on your bird!

[Gold Spur]

Congrats, beautiful bird.. 

[larry9988]

I enjoyed the pictures and the read. I very much admire the effort you put in and I am really glad you were successful. You will never forget that hunt. Congratulations.

[birdhunterdave]

 Good job, I really liked the story and pics.

[renegade19]

I did enjoy the read.  Congrats and thanks!

[hobbes]

Nothing wrong with congrats going around for a second run, but just an FYI.......this is a 2015 thread.   I read all the way through before I noticed. 

[tha bugman]

Love the pics!  Congrats on the getting the long legged devil! 

[alloutdoors]

 :welcomeOG:Guv

Nothing wrong with congrats going around for a second run, but just an FYI.......this is a 2015 thread.   I read all the way through before I noticed. 

This. I killed this bird over two years ago. Glad people are still enjoying the story though.    And if you are reading this you might as well check out the finished mount that I posted in the taxidermy forum after I got it back last spring, lol! http://oldgobbler.com/Forum/index.php/topic,61599.0.html

[Wrangler95]

Great gobbler,congrats!!