First Virginia mountain gobbler

[tha bugman]

   Congrats brother!!!!  Hope I get to come up there and hunt with you before ya'll leave.

[jcraft1]

Thank y'all! Little back story on this bird. It was killed in Jefferson national forest. About two weeks before I killed this bird a friend and I had heard a group of gobblers mid morning that were on the top of the ridge. They would gobble like crazy to a call but wouldn't budge. We were on a logging road below them. Second day we hunted they didn't start gobbling until even later in the morning and My buddy and I didn't have time to climb up to them due to having to be at work early. So we came  back the next day and got there really early to climb to the top of the ridge and wait on them. We didn't hear or see anything that morning. It was so strange. I went back the next day and didn't hear anything. I decided to give it a rest and hunt some other places. After not having any luck I decided to try this place one more time which it had been about  10 days since I had hunted this location. We get there at a decent time and make a few owl calls and they respond on top of the ridge. We decided to climb up to them. Once we get up to them. I sit down and make a few soft yelps. They responded instantly. I sat there maybe 5 minutes before I heard some foot steps. Once I finally saw them they were at about 25 yards. Once I got a clear shot I shot him at about 20 yards. It was a group of four gobblers. I couldn't have drawn it up any more perfect! The obsession continues to get worse!!

[RutnNStrutn]

Congrats!! Welcome to the addiction!!

[1iagobblergetter]

Congrats!! Great Birthday present...

[KeyDett]

Congratulations

[Sir-diealot]

Congratulations and happy birthday.

[Jroddc]

Congrats!

[Kylongspur88]

Great bird!

[Tunaguy]

Congrats! He'll of a birthday present.

[DTGobble]

Congratulations!!

[yelpy]

Couldn't of worked out any better. Congrats on your first and he looks to be a dandy!!

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[trkehunr93]

Congrats!  Killed my first spring gobbler in the Jefferson National forest many moons ago, called him past two other hunters.  Can still remember every detail of that hunt.  Heck of a birthday present for you!


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[Hatchet Jack]

Very nice bird. Way to stick with it. A little extra effort sometimes goes a long ways.

[falltoms]

Congratulations on your mountain bird. I love them Virginia mountains