4-15-18 VA Bird

[Vaturkeyhntr]

Me and my dad headed out to a farm we hunt.  Well as the trend continues from opening day the gobbling was about nonexistent.  After waiting for a while for a silent bird we headed back to the truck, once back at the farm house sure enough there were 2 strutters and a few hens out in a green field a couple hundred yards from the parked truck.  Knowing the direction the birds usually travel I headed behind the birds and made a big circle to cut them off.  After setting up and giving some soft calls, I could see the 2 longbeards strutting my in a field to my left.  They hung around in the same spot for about 30 minutes just strutting in circles.  After a while they finally broke for the treeline I was on and crossed into the field in front of me, as they crossed the field they walked right in front of me and I shot the lead bird.  First 2 days have been a little tough with not much gobbling but I'll take a silent strutter just as long as I can keep an eye on him.

19.5 pounds, 10 inch beard, 1 1/8 spurs




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[buckmark13]

Congrats!  I'll be down in the Appomattox area towards the end of the week and next weekend. Hope to at least hear some. What part of the state are you in?

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[tomstopper]

Congrats on a nice bird.

[Vaturkeyhntr]

Congrats!  I'll be down in the Appomattox area towards the end of the week and next weekend. Hope to at least hear some. What part of the state are you in?

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I got this one in Prince William County

[kyturkeyhunter4]

Congrats!

[daddyduke]

Congrats!

[TJK68]

Congrats!!!!

[mtns2hunt]

Congrats, Awesome picture

[SteelerFan]

Well played. Congrats!

[surehuntsalot]

congrats

[renegade19]