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Post by dabutcher on Apr 26, 2008 21:18:14 GMT -5
Finally got my bird, no birds during youth, no gobbles period got him friday night at 6 pm in the wind, i got off work at 3 raced to the woods and was set up by 4 4:15 deeks blew over went out and shoved branches in the ground on either side of them, i had a single hen out and a hen with a jake on top of her called spareingly nothing about 5:30 across the field i see a turkey walk out, it was a hen then i see another it looked bigger grabbed the rangers/binos it was a tom i called he struted only problem was the 200plus yards, but as he struted he was coming tward me then my phone vibrates, its my doughter i had told her if i don't see anything by 6 i was coming home and she could go to her boyfriends. I hang up it's about 5:45 ish i hit the frictinight call chock chock chock the bird puffs up and another bird comes walking out beside me at 15 yards fast walking right to my jake not even looking tward me so i smoked him, 23.5 lb 18mm spurs and a thick 9.5 inch beard i hammered him to hard for a full mount but am doing a wing and fan one. (oh yea pulled the trigger at 6:00 pm.
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Post by Decatur on Apr 26, 2008 22:13:04 GMT -5
Congrats! Nice bird!
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Post by fftce67 on Apr 26, 2008 23:54:03 GMT -5
congrats nice bird there
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Post by Sleazy E on Apr 27, 2008 6:10:38 GMT -5
congrats on a great bird
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Post by Woody Williams on Apr 27, 2008 6:53:20 GMT -5
You just never know when the "turkey gods" will smile on you. Sometimws squeezing in a hunt, even in the worst of conditions, pays off.
Congratulations on you bird and thanks for sharing your story.
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Post by varmint101 on Apr 27, 2008 7:36:56 GMT -5
Awesome! Nice bird, congrats.
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Post by 10point on Apr 27, 2008 7:46:35 GMT -5
Way to go Gene.
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Post by turk2di on Apr 27, 2008 8:31:24 GMT -5
Congrats on your bird!
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Post by jim1966 on Apr 27, 2008 20:35:40 GMT -5
Congrats. Nice bird.
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Post by turkeyscout on Apr 28, 2008 17:31:16 GMT -5
.congratulations on a great hunt and turkey.... dabutcher, great story and photo too...thanks for sharing...TAKE A YOUNGSTER ON YOUR NEXT OUTDOOR EXPERIENCE...turkey scout
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