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Mountain Merriam's
Started by birddogdoc, May 07, 2016, 09:43:45 AM
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birddogdoc
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Mountain Merriam's
May 07, 2016, 09:43:45 AM
Weird spring here in the Colorado high country. Got this old bird at 8,500 feet in a foot of snow this week. Passed on him twice last year...nice Merriam's with a 9.5 inch beard and 3/4 inch spurs. Taken with my 1937 Ithaca NID 16 bore full choked barrel at 25 yrds uphill...got lucky!
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May 07, 2016, 09:48:21 AM
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May 07, 2016, 11:35:46 AM
Very nice
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May 07, 2016, 11:37:39 AM
Very beautiful!
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May 07, 2016, 11:40:30 AM
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May 07, 2016, 11:49:23 AM
Congrats! Gotta love the mountain birds.
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May 07, 2016, 12:02:51 PM
Very nice, love Colorado any time of year...
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But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep."
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May 08, 2016, 11:11:41 PM
Very nice bird. Lived in Colorado for 5 years and miss every bit of it. What part of the state did you shoot that bird. I always hunted south west of Colorado Springs.
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May 09, 2016, 10:07:30 AM
Thanks for the replies everyone! JD...I was in the Sangre de Cristos
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May 09, 2016, 10:23:56 AM
Congrats again! I hunted the Sangres when I lived in CO 06 to 11. I lived in Leadville most of that time.
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May 09, 2016, 01:58:48 PM
Hobbes...thanks!
I love that area and there are now more turkeys around the Arkansas River valley then one can imagine. I love to fish the ark and chasing Merriam's is a total thrill! Last year by the middle of May I was at 9,500 to 10,000 ft chasing one big tom in particular.
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May 09, 2016, 03:22:52 PM
Congrats!!
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May 09, 2016, 03:36:35 PM
Lots of frustration in Colorado this year it seems - way to keep after them.
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May 09, 2016, 04:33:43 PM
Beautiful bird in beautiful country! Congrats. Just out of curiosity, how did you know it was the same bird you passed on twice last year?
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May 09, 2016, 04:46:28 PM
Noice work! I'd love to try that, but I can't carry a gobbler lounger and an oxygen tank at the same time.
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