Post by copper1 on Apr 30, 2007 21:18:08 GMT -5
Myself and my son both tagged our longbeards. I shot mine on Thursday and he shot his on Saturday.
His was a 22.5 lber with a 10 inch beard and 20mm spurs and mine was a 21lb with a 10 inch beard and 19mm spurs.
Both were killed in Newton County on private ground.
I called mine in at 7 am from about 300 yards away across an open field but could not get a shot due to the thick brush that he was in and he eventually left the area and walked back the same way he came in. I left and went home to get some breakfast and went back at about 9 am and walked in from the opposite direction. I started calling and he answered immediately. I shot him at 9:15 am at 15 yards.
The boy( 12 years old) killed his second Longbeard( bigger than dads again) on Saturday at about 7:15 am. We setup on a bird that was gobbling and worked him for about 45 minutes without getting him to come closer than about 80 yards. After he walked away we circled around the other side of him and setup again. He continued to gobble as another longbeard snuck in on us without ever gobbling and my boy shot it at about 12 yards. It was alot of fun but a very short season for us both.
Pics to come soon.
His was a 22.5 lber with a 10 inch beard and 20mm spurs and mine was a 21lb with a 10 inch beard and 19mm spurs.
Both were killed in Newton County on private ground.
I called mine in at 7 am from about 300 yards away across an open field but could not get a shot due to the thick brush that he was in and he eventually left the area and walked back the same way he came in. I left and went home to get some breakfast and went back at about 9 am and walked in from the opposite direction. I started calling and he answered immediately. I shot him at 9:15 am at 15 yards.
The boy( 12 years old) killed his second Longbeard( bigger than dads again) on Saturday at about 7:15 am. We setup on a bird that was gobbling and worked him for about 45 minutes without getting him to come closer than about 80 yards. After he walked away we circled around the other side of him and setup again. He continued to gobble as another longbeard snuck in on us without ever gobbling and my boy shot it at about 12 yards. It was alot of fun but a very short season for us both.
Pics to come soon.
Big CONGRATS to both Ya'll, I really enjoyed the story, thanks for sharin 