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Post by hoosierwilk on Apr 20, 2008 7:07:03 GMT -5
Hunted down there last week. Was hunting in the DBNF. Managed to kill one bird Thursday and probably should have killed another the Tuesday before. Waited to long for a better shot and it never happened. Hunting got tougher throughout the week which is usually the case because of the pressure the birds get. This was the first year though that I never heard a gobble after 10:00. The birds were really henned up bad. Made hunting a heck of a lot tougher. Still had a great time though. The bird I killed weighed 23 lbs, 10" beard and 1' spurs. The beard was pretty cool looking, it hairs twisted on the way down. Never seen one like this before. Kinda like it had been braided. Maybe thats why he had so many hens with him, they liked his braided beard lol.  |
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Post by hoosierwilk on Apr 20, 2008 7:09:57 GMT -5
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Post by Woody Williams on Apr 20, 2008 7:11:21 GMT -5
It has been tough for me too. Although my hunting partner (Woodmaster) has done real well.
I've heard a good number of early gobbles, but they shut up by 9 or so.
I've only seen one long beard and he was 250 yards away and going away from me. He paid no mind to my calls or the decoys.
Going tomorrow and then start concentrating on Indiana. IF I tag out early in Indiana I'll go back down to KY.
Congratulations on you "braided" beard gobbler. Nice bird..
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Post by turk2di on Apr 20, 2008 8:50:52 GMT -5
Congrats on the twisted bearded gobbler!
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Post by woodmaster on Apr 20, 2008 9:56:21 GMT -5
Congrats on your bird!
The 3 gobblers Dad and I have seen have been alone.
My buddy called this morning and said he saw 11 gobblers with about 20 hens.
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Post by swat1018 on Apr 21, 2008 0:05:55 GMT -5
Was definitely tough opening weekend. Second weekend was a different story where I hunted. 2 mornings, 2 longbeards.
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Post by fftce67 on Apr 21, 2008 10:03:58 GMT -5
congrats on thr unique long beard
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Post by timdog on Apr 22, 2008 8:57:19 GMT -5
Sweet bird!
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Post by jim1966 on Apr 25, 2008 23:40:26 GMT -5
Nice
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