Couple good Easterns...

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Couple good Easterns... May 7, 2011 11:02:10 GMT -5

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Post by gobblerstopper on May 7, 2011 11:02:10 GMT -5

A friend of mine has been coming to Indiana to hunt here and in Nebraska with me for three seasons now. He has never been able to put a load of Nitro's on an eastern until the other day. We've had busted set-ups, missed shots, the caller (me) spooking birds and about everything you can think of in the last three seasons. Wednesday it all came together and he is taking home one fine bird.

22.5 lbs
11 1/8" beard
A pair of 1 3/8" spurs...

I actually got the chance to wrap a tag around a pretty good bird Friday morning too. We watched this bird from the time he entered the field to join the hens that had flown down in front of us until 9:30. He had it made with 7 hens until two jakes showed up with 4 more hens and ran him away. It was funny to watch the two little birds chase the gobbler away from a whole flock of hens. To add insult to injury, after they ran him off one of them started strutting for their new hens. Friday evening after this gobbler was out of the picture, we saw the 11 hens with two happy jakes strutting behind them.

21 lbs.
10 3/4" beard
1 1/4" spurs...

My favorite...

tomthreetoes Major Contributor Posts: 507	Couple good Easterns... May 7, 2011 11:14:51 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by tomthreetoes on May 7, 2011 11:14:51 GMT -5 Good job Andy. I'm glad somebody's havin' some good luck! It won't be long and your little buddy will be going with you.

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Couple good Easterns... May 7, 2011 23:26:55 GMT -5

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Post by gobblerstopper on May 7, 2011 23:26:55 GMT -5

tomthreetoes, I think I used all my bad luck up the last few years and was left with nothing but good luck for this spring.

I told Kim the other night that in about 3 years he is going to kill his first single season Grand Slam. I have areas for all the subspecies lined up all ready. ;D

If you are hunting Thursday and the weather is decent, I'd tag along with you if you don't have anyone else. I'm hunting Wednesday, but I think Thursday is free.

tomthreetoes Major Contributor Posts: 507	Couple good Easterns... May 8, 2011 12:14:19 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by tomthreetoes on May 8, 2011 12:14:19 GMT -5 Right now that sounds like a plan, that is if you don't mind putting up with a half crippled ol' cuss. Give me a call sometime and we'll work out the details.

HighCotton Major Contributor Posts: 5,788	Couple good Easterns... May 8, 2011 16:22:15 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by HighCotton on May 8, 2011 16:22:15 GMT -5 Congrats! Those are some awesome birds. No wonder you roll with "Gobblerstopper"! The name fits ya well.
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Woody Williams Administrator Posts: 57,979	Couple good Easterns... May 8, 2011 16:40:41 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Woody Williams on May 8, 2011 16:40:41 GMT -5 Very nice..glad that he could finally fill his eastern tag. Congratulatiosn on your bird.. That young 'un of yours sure is growing..he is a cutie pie..
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bowhunterjohn Major Contributor "Uncle Bucky" Posts: 1,185	Couple good Easterns... May 8, 2011 17:34:05 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by bowhunterjohn on May 8, 2011 17:34:05 GMT -5 Awesome, my nephew Mick and I got a double saturday morning and on video Congrats to you both and I also like the last picture
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tickman1961 Major Contributor Posts: 2,263	Couple good Easterns... May 9, 2011 10:05:46 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by tickman1961 on May 9, 2011 10:05:46 GMT -5 Nice looking birds....congratulations
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vectrix Major Contributor Posts: 972	Couple good Easterns... May 12, 2011 21:08:43 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by vectrix on May 12, 2011 21:08:43 GMT -5 My son wants to know if you used your bow?
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Couple good Easterns... May 13, 2011 5:34:23 GMT -5

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Post by gobblerstopper on May 13, 2011 5:34:23 GMT -5

I wanted to use my bow, but after reading all winter on here how it is nearly impossible to sit 20 ft up in a tree and draw a bow to kill an animal with a kill zone 4X larger than a turkey, I figured there way no was it would be possible for me on a turkey.

I started the morning in a blind but decided to get out and go after him. I shot him right after I let the two jakes in front of him walk by.

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Post by HighCotton on May 8, 2011 16:22:15 GMT -5

Post by Woody Williams on May 8, 2011 16:40:41 GMT -5

Post by bowhunterjohn on May 8, 2011 17:34:05 GMT -5

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Post by gobblerstopper on May 13, 2011 5:34:23 GMT -5