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Post by HillBillyJeff on May 2, 2015 16:08:00 GMT -5
Been fighting bronchitis all week. Get home from work Wednesday to give it a go. Get back to the edge of the field and see a hen. Flatten out and watch her go to my left and out of sight. I back up one more tree from the field edge. Across the field I see a tom coming to the hen. She slowly walks past my location, knowing something is off, but not knowing what. Once she is out of sight, I get up into a shooting position and pick my spot to shoot when the time is right. The tom comes walking by and stops to have a look at me. Boom. Less than ten yards. 26 1/2 pound my heaviest bird. 1.25 inch spurs and a 10 inch beard. I couldn't get my hand around its neck. Big bird.  |
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Post by dbd870 on May 2, 2015 17:03:13 GMT -5
That's one heavy bird; sweet!!
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Post by HillBillyJeff on May 2, 2015 18:25:26 GMT -5
Went for a walk out back since it was such a nice day. Right by my deer stand was two more toms and a hen. They weren't too worried about me. They just wandered off.
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Post by Genesis 27:3 on May 2, 2015 22:22:55 GMT -5
Awesome bird! Congrats!
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Post by ridgerunner on May 3, 2015 3:16:31 GMT -5
That's a good size bird..Congrats
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Post by lawrencecountyhunter on May 3, 2015 6:16:00 GMT -5
Very nice! Sounds like you've got a nice spot there.
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Post by jimstc on May 3, 2015 14:08:52 GMT -5
BIG bird! Congrats
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Post by bowhunterjohn on May 3, 2015 16:22:23 GMT -5
awesome ! hope you get feeling better
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Post by antiwheeze on May 4, 2015 14:19:54 GMT -5
Congrats on a great bird!
Easy is good!
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Post by Jamie Brooks 1John5:13 on May 4, 2015 15:38:41 GMT -5
Wooooohooooooo! Very nice bird. Congratulations.
Looks like you've lost weight, so it was probably hard for them to see you. Unless you gain it back, you will probably never experience hours sitting in the woods again. Short routine hunts is all you have to look forward to now ...might as well just stay on the porch.
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Post by HillBillyJeff on May 4, 2015 17:04:45 GMT -5
I don't think I've lost weight. Going into the holidays I was down to 215 after giving up bread and milk. Last Monday at doctors office I weighed in at 238.
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Post by Jamie Brooks 1John5:13 on May 4, 2015 17:41:13 GMT -5
I don't think I've lost weight. Going into the holidays I was down to 215 after giving up bread and milk. Last Monday at doctors office I weighed in at 238. Yeah, but you're 7' tall.  Excellent bird!!! |
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Post by HillBillyJeff on May 5, 2015 19:39:52 GMT -5
Actually only 6 3
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Post by maddog on May 6, 2015 6:19:55 GMT -5
HBJ, Nice bird. Congrats!
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Post by Jamie Brooks 1John5:13 on May 6, 2015 19:42:18 GMT -5
Jeff, I think your bird qualifies as a bipedal monster.
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