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Post by Woody Williams on Apr 13, 2013 3:22:21 GMT -5
It is 3:20 CST on Saturday April 13th and the turkey season in KY is today.. Woodmaster and I will be leaving here at 3:45 to hit the opener.
All hunting KY please be careful and bag a big one.
Good luck to all!!
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Post by 3ptbuck on Apr 13, 2013 4:38:23 GMT -5
Hope you guys dressed warm. 35 degrees right now here in Salem,Ky.
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Post by bsutravis on Apr 13, 2013 5:40:32 GMT -5
Good luck to you and Woodmaster! Have a safe and enjoyable hunt!
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Post by Woody Williams on Apr 13, 2013 6:28:33 GMT -5
Hope you guys dressed warm. 35 degrees right now here in Salem,Ky. It was 38 here at day break. Killed a gobbler at 6:17am . 7/8" spurs and 10" beard. Heard 4 real close. Woodmaster is about 300 yards from me and I heard one fairly close to him. Good luck to you... . |
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Post by Woody Williams on Apr 13, 2013 7:24:15 GMT -5
I'm waiting on Woodmaster to kill one now, so I typed up the details.
Woodmaster and I hunt down close to Fordsville KY.
It was 38 degrees at day break so I dressed warm. It was about a 15 minute walk from the parking spot to where we hunt. I got to my spot at 5:20cst and no sooner than i put out my decoys (half strut jake and feeding hen) and sat down and I heard a gobbler fairly close. Then another one cut loose a little further back the same little ridge. I said my morning prayer thanking God for this opportunity/blessing and asking for safety for all out hunting.
For the next half hour I counted four different birds all within less than a quarter of a mile. One very close to me. The sky started turning a bright orange in the east and I again marveled at God's creation.
A little after 6 I saw a hen picking her way towards me. She came from the direction I had heard the close in gobbler. I saw movement behind her and here came another hen. They both came up close to me with one walking past the decoys about 20 yards on the other side. The other hen came right up them and looked them over at 10 yards. I caught movement where they came from and here comes a full strut gobbler. He would walk a ways and then stop and strut. By tha time both hens were 30 yards straight out from the decoys. He kept approaching our direction only he wasn't following the hens any longer. He had his hairy eyeball on my jake decoy. He was in full strut all the way now and I didn't want to shoot him like that. He finally broke strut at 15 yards and I dropped the hammer. He dropped and did very little flopping. I was amazed that the hens never took off.
They finally left and I got up to get him. Nice bird with 7/8" spurs and a 10" beard.
Kentucky is a spring two bird limit so I have time for another one before Indiana comes in. Good luck to all that are hunting "south of the border" this weekend.
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Post by whitetail1 on Apr 13, 2013 7:39:17 GMT -5
Congrats Woody!
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Post by Decatur on Apr 13, 2013 7:41:44 GMT -5
Very cool! Grats Woody!
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Post by daneowner on Apr 13, 2013 7:53:47 GMT -5
Congrats Woody!
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Post by greghopper on Apr 13, 2013 8:00:26 GMT -5
Good Job....congrads
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Post by fullrut on Apr 13, 2013 8:08:52 GMT -5
CONGRATS WOODY!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 13, 2013 8:12:40 GMT -5
Congrats! That didn't take long!
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Post by sakorifle on Apr 13, 2013 8:15:01 GMT -5
well done crongrats, and the first report in.
Are you using those new shells you were going to try this season woody?
regards
Billy
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Post by HighCotton on Apr 13, 2013 8:54:51 GMT -5
Fantastic! Way to go Woody!
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Post by Woody Williams on Apr 13, 2013 10:57:54 GMT -5
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Post by schall53 on Apr 13, 2013 11:19:57 GMT -5
Nice bird!! congrats
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Post by Woody Williams on Apr 13, 2013 12:55:03 GMT -5
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Post by featherduster on Apr 13, 2013 15:33:48 GMT -5
Where's that "EASY" button.  |
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Post by 3ptbuck on Apr 13, 2013 19:54:51 GMT -5
Congrats Woody.
My uncle killed his bird this morning and I shot mine out of the same food plot this afternoon. Pretty good day
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Post by bsutravis on Apr 14, 2013 2:42:50 GMT -5
Great story Woody! Congrats! Looks like you were sitting on the X for sure!
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Post by Woody Williams on Apr 14, 2013 3:19:46 GMT -5
Getting ready to head down there today.. Taking the TenPoint crossbow this time...
Good luck to all.....and be safe..
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