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Post by huntinfool on Apr 21, 2012 14:41:08 GMT -5
My 9 year old got it done this morning. Made a 20 yard shot on his first turkey. It was flogging the tar out of the jake decoy and he put the smack down on it! His first longbeard had a 9 1/4" beard, 1" spurs and was 21 lbs. We had 7 birds pitch out at 6:05 a.m. and within 10 mins. had them on the decoy. I haven't had that much fun hunting since I was a kid. I'm so proud of him!   |
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Post by ms660 on Apr 21, 2012 14:58:30 GMT -5
Excellent!!. I bet he's hooked for life now.
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Post by Woody Williams on Apr 21, 2012 16:16:46 GMT -5
That is a great bird!Looks like a chip off the old block.  My congratulations to that young turkey hunter. May it be the first of many to come.
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Post by bowhunterjohn on Apr 21, 2012 17:54:12 GMT -5
wow, that is awesome, tell him congrats
up here in Allen county our birds didn't come off the roost till about 725 am.
Great job, love the pics !
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Post by antler on Apr 21, 2012 18:32:35 GMT -5
Great job! The smiles tell it all!
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Post by Decatur on Apr 21, 2012 19:12:27 GMT -5
Great job!
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Post by jgrimm on Apr 21, 2012 21:37:09 GMT -5
congrats, looks like he has some of that Dean Stallion luck..lol..
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Post by HillBillyJeff on Apr 22, 2012 4:58:12 GMT -5
Congrats on a super bird.
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Post by dbd870 on Apr 22, 2012 6:02:32 GMT -5
Cool, what load do you have him using?
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Post by HighCotton on Apr 22, 2012 7:44:33 GMT -5
Congrats to the young man! Just curious-Did you just have the Jake decoy out? Or some hens with it?
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Post by goosepondmonster on Apr 22, 2012 9:02:13 GMT -5
Congrats to that young man on a fine bird.
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Post by woodmaster on Apr 22, 2012 10:20:11 GMT -5
Congrats!!
I cant wait to take my Grandson
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Post by huntinfool on Apr 22, 2012 10:59:56 GMT -5
Cool, what load do you have him using? 3 inch. #6 Hevi-Shot with an HS Strut Undertaker choke. I had him practice with light 2 3/4" 7 1/2 field loads so he wouldn't get a flinch going. Yesterday morning I put the Hevi loads in and with all the adrenaline he never new the difference. |
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Post by huntinfool on Apr 22, 2012 11:02:50 GMT -5
congrats, looks like he has some of that Dean Stallion luck..lol.. We'd all love to have some of Dean's luck! ;D |
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Post by huntinfool on Apr 22, 2012 11:08:40 GMT -5
Congrats to the young man! Just curious-Did you just have the Jake decoy out? Or some hens with it? I had the Jake decoy at 20 yards and 1 hen offset to the side about 10 yards away. I think it's a pretty good setup if you find a good strut zone. Seems to really push the buttons on the gobblers. |
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Post by Greenedog on Apr 23, 2012 7:55:26 GMT -5
You should be proud. Congrats boys!!
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Post by featherduster on Apr 23, 2012 8:10:50 GMT -5
Smart move letting him practice on light field loads and then not telling him when you put in the heavy load.
I will need to do this in a few years when my grandson is ready.
Good job men!
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Post by kevinhunter on Apr 24, 2012 7:02:09 GMT -5
Great looking bird, congrats!  The smiles say it all too, way to go! I really like the light tips on the primary tail feathers, it almost looks like a merriam bird. Again congrats! |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 25, 2012 11:44:08 GMT -5
Fantastic! They hit the ground really early it sounds like. Good that he didn't have to sit too long  |
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The smiles say it all too, way to go! I really like the light tips on the primary tail feathers, it almost looks like a merriam bird. Again congrats!