A Couple Merriam's... and a Rio (added)

[CAPTJJ]

Hunting public land in western NE with my recurve, starting my next grand slam, this time without a blind. Weather was up and down, woke up to snow several mornings and the temp to start each morning I got a tom was 22F. 

3/30, 8:15am, 7 toms came in gobbling from above and most skirted just behind my jake decoy... except the last one which gave me a 7yd shot. 18lbs, 8 1/4" beard, 3/4" spurs








4/5, 7am, the large flock of about 30 started going by above, made a couple calls, heard purrs and one tom came running down the hill, went into strut and turned so I could raise the bow. As he thumped my jake and knocked it over another tom had come down and was strutting up to the downed jake, giving me an 8yd uphill shot. 22lbs, 8" beard, 3/4" spurs.

[jmart241]

Great job congrats

[hobbes]

Awesome! Congrats on two nice birds with the recurve. 

[Sixes]

Beauties!  I'm gonna have to make a trip for those one year

[Sir-diealot]

Congratulations. Very pretty turkey. What bow did you use? I have an old Ben Pearson Cougar that I am going to start shooting as soon as my shoulders allow and want to end up with a Bear Grizzly for my first time out hunting anything. Fred was there when I took my first archery deer with a Whitetail II and I want him there when I take my first traditional deer or turkey. Love his books.

[CAPTJJ]

Thanks all. The bow is a 45# Howatt Mamba made by Martin, that is the tenth bird with it; use a 460 grain arrow total, with a 150 Snuffer up front. Have a few Bear recurves from the 60s, may hunt with one at some point.

[Sir-diealot]

Thanks all. The bow is a 45# Howatt Mamba made by Martin, that is the tenth bird with it; use a 460 grain arrow total, with a 150 Snuffer up front. Have a few Bear recurves from the 60s, may hunt with one at some point.

Thanks. You should hunt with them for sure.

[suburbhunter]

  CONGRATULATIONS!!!

[Yoder409]

OUTSTANDING !!!!!!!!!   Mucho congrats !!!!!!!!!

[arrow1]

Recurve makes it extra special. Well done!! Congratulations.

[joey46]

Great story and pics.  Congrats!

[Spurs Up]

   That's quite an accomplishment. And, here I am, obsessed with numbers of pellets in a circle. I think there's a lesson in perspective somewhere here. Congrats!

[High plains drifter]

Well done!I'm going to try for a hardwoods Mariu.m in montana with my pse.I had a shot last year, but missed at 30 yards.

[Rio Fan]

Nice job and congrats!

[Tnwoodsman]

  That's quite an accomplishment. And, here I am, obsessed with numbers of pellets in a circle. I think there's a lesson in perspective somewhere here. Congrats!

Agreed