11 1/2 Hours in the pop up blind!

woodmaster
Major Contributor

GO IRISH!

Posts: 939

11 1/2 Hours in the pop up blind! Apr 24, 2013 19:02:27 GMT -5

Quote

Post by woodmaster on Apr 24, 2013 19:02:27 GMT -5

I got in my pop up blind at 5 am. I wanted to get in there before it started to rain hard. Finally around 11 it quit raining and at noon I switched from my rubber decoy to my "stuffer".

At 2pm my buddy texted me and said he had killed one and he would give me the details later. Around 4:30 he texted me again and said his bird weighed 24 lbs, an 11" beard and 1 5/8" spurs!

I was texting him back to say "congrats"when a gobbler popped out next to me, he was running towards my stuffer. By the the time I got my gun on him he was already flogging my decoy. I shot him at 12 yards. He weighed 24lbs, had an 11" beard and 1 1/4" spurs. It was a long day and needless to say I was a happy hunter.

"I don't like REPEAT offenders, I like dead offenders" - Ted Nugent

"We must reject the idea that everytime a law is broken that society is guilty rather than the law breaker" - Pres. Reagan

"To say that guns kill people is like saying that the fork made Rosie O'Donnell fat!" - Woodmaster

3ptbuck Major Contributor Posts: 1,579	11 1/2 Hours in the pop up blind! Apr 24, 2013 19:24:27 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by 3ptbuck on Apr 24, 2013 19:24:27 GMT -5 Nice bird Mark

featherduster Major Contributor Posts: 10,177	11 1/2 Hours in the pop up blind! Apr 24, 2013 19:39:14 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by featherduster on Apr 24, 2013 19:39:14 GMT -5 Those pop-up blinds are great but after 11+ hours those walls were probably pretty tight.

GS1 Major Contributor archery september Posts: 1,654	11 1/2 Hours in the pop up blind! Apr 24, 2013 21:02:21 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by GS1 on Apr 24, 2013 21:02:21 GMT -5 Congrats Mark!! 1 1/4" is pretty good, but 1 5/8" . Did your buddy call you from Osceola country?

daworz Major Contributor Posts: 1,637	11 1/2 Hours in the pop up blind! Apr 24, 2013 22:26:21 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by daworz on Apr 24, 2013 22:26:21 GMT -5 Congrats Woodmaster, But yes 11.5 hrs in a Blind I would be saying lets paint the Walls Blue. Agains Nice Bird.
	Life is simpler when you plow around the stumps.

dbd870 Global Moderator I'm So Confused Posts: 12,118	11 1/2 Hours in the pop up blind! Apr 25, 2013 4:20:05 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by dbd870 on Apr 25, 2013 4:20:05 GMT -5 2 good birds there

goosepondmonster Major Contributor Easy Livin' Posts: 1,461	11 1/2 Hours in the pop up blind! Apr 25, 2013 8:46:00 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by goosepondmonster on Apr 25, 2013 8:46:00 GMT -5 Congrats on a fine bird.
	Willowpine Outdoors Pro Staff

Sasquatch Major Contributor Posts: 9,038	11 1/2 Hours in the pop up blind! Apr 25, 2013 14:29:57 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Sasquatch on Apr 25, 2013 14:29:57 GMT -5 Thats pretty impressive! Eleven hours of sitting anywhere and the paramedics would be carrying me off still in a sitting position.

Deleted Deleted Member Posts: 0	11 1/2 Hours in the pop up blind! Apr 25, 2013 14:47:29 GMT -5 via the ProBoards App Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Deleted on Apr 25, 2013 14:47:29 GMT -5 Congrats! That's called patience!

Decatur Major Contributor High Fence is NOT "Hunting", it's killing. There's a difference! Posts: 17,346	11 1/2 Hours in the pop up blind! Apr 25, 2013 15:16:47 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Decatur on Apr 25, 2013 15:16:47 GMT -5 Cool!
	"Government exists to protect us from each other. Where government has gone beyond its limits is in deciding to protect us from ourselves." ~ Ronald Reagan

firelt72 Major Contributor Posts: 637	11 1/2 Hours in the pop up blind! Apr 26, 2013 6:03:50 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by firelt72 on Apr 26, 2013 6:03:50 GMT -5 I have a hard enough time sitting for 11.5 sec. anywhere....They are coming to take me away haha they are coming to take me away hoho to the funny farm where life is wonderful every day!
	Eric Local 4416 FNI Outdoors Custom Game Calls Pro Staff Upwind Field Staff HIPS Archery Targets Pro Staff Ltl Acorn Pro Staff

Woody Williams Administrator Posts: 57,939	11 1/2 Hours in the pop up blind! Apr 26, 2013 7:37:53 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Woody Williams on Apr 26, 2013 7:37:53 GMT -5 Congratulations! You certainly earned that bird. Now - When are you going down to Kentucky for the final bird to complete the Tri-State (Illinois, Indiana and Kentucky) Trifecta? .
	We are not Human beings going through a temporary Spiritual experience, but Spiritual beings going through a temporary Human experience.

11 1/2 Hours in the pop up blind!

Post by woodmaster on Apr 24, 2013 19:02:27 GMT -5

Post by 3ptbuck on Apr 24, 2013 19:24:27 GMT -5

Post by featherduster on Apr 24, 2013 19:39:14 GMT -5

Post by GS1 on Apr 24, 2013 21:02:21 GMT -5

Post by daworz on Apr 24, 2013 22:26:21 GMT -5

Post by dbd870 on Apr 25, 2013 4:20:05 GMT -5

Post by goosepondmonster on Apr 25, 2013 8:46:00 GMT -5

Post by Sasquatch on Apr 25, 2013 14:29:57 GMT -5

Post by Deleted on Apr 25, 2013 14:47:29 GMT -5

Post by Decatur on Apr 25, 2013 15:16:47 GMT -5

Post by firelt72 on Apr 26, 2013 6:03:50 GMT -5

Post by Woody Williams on Apr 26, 2013 7:37:53 GMT -5