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Offline quickdtoo

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« on: April 19, 2005, 03:58:30 PM »
Filled my first 2005 turkey tag today...but not with an H&R shotgun :oops: Used my Mossy 835 Ulti-mag....1 down, 2 to go!!!! :-D Fried turkey breast tonight!!!

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« Reply #1 on: April 19, 2005, 04:24:29 PM »
Congrats!!  Where were ya?  I hear the population is up--a guy I know at work ran into a flock of "10 or 15" om his way to work last Thursday.  He lives a mile or so up Hughes road from me.
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« Reply #2 on: April 19, 2005, 04:24:36 PM »
nice job !
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« Reply #3 on: April 19, 2005, 04:57:00 PM »
Congrats Quickdtoo, way to go! Marv.
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« Reply #4 on: April 19, 2005, 05:28:32 PM »
I was up in Klickitat, hunt on a farm that we got permission to hunt on about 10yrs ago...Jack and I have scouted the area east of Washougal for turkeys, have talked to lots of people who have seen them, but most don't want anyone hunting on their property, so the easterns are hard to get. Easterns are planted on the west side, Merriams in Skamania, Klickitat and a bunch up north of Spokane, Rios are around Walla Walla and a couple other smaller areas. I'd like to get a Washington Slam, but finding an Eastern can be real tough!!

Thanks everyone!

Tim
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« Reply #5 on: April 19, 2005, 11:33:31 PM »
Way to go quickd!!!
Thats a really nice bird!
Its great that you can hunt three species of turkeys in one state...all we have here is the eastern....cant complain though numbers are on a slow incline.

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« Reply #6 on: April 20, 2005, 03:35:13 AM »
turkey season opens the first of may here in NY so i still have a few days.was up on the hill yesturday and thought id hit the crow call and had about 15 gobble at me in almost every direction. I CANT WAIT!very nice bird!
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« Reply #7 on: April 20, 2005, 03:57:42 AM »
NICE bird Quick !!!  What time is supper??  :)

By the way, I just have to chastize you for not taking that bird with an H&R shotgun ... blasphamy to us true handi-holics. :-D
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« Reply #8 on: April 20, 2005, 05:48:04 AM »
Thanks everyone!!

Jerry, nothing against the H&R shotgun, I have 2, but there are too many cougars in the areas I hunt to be out there making the sounds of one of their favorite prey foods to be holding a single shot firearm whilst doing it!!! That's the primary reason I bought the 835, it certainly has no advantages other than firepower over a single, it's all the things an H&R isn't....primarily HEAVY and somewhat cumbersome!!!! I'm not a handgunner so that option is out....not sure if it's legal to carry a handgun while turkey hunting here, either, because they can only be taken with shotgun or bow.
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« Reply #9 on: April 20, 2005, 08:17:40 AM »
Wow, mu hats off to you Quick.  I've been trying for about 10 seasons now to bag a Mountian Merriams and have had no luck so far.

I think our local lions and coyotes keep the population in check :(
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« Reply #10 on: April 20, 2005, 08:24:11 AM »
Thanks LC!!! :grin:
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« Reply #11 on: April 20, 2005, 11:00:00 AM »
:-D good job quik nise bird here in ky you can kill two birds. and i got mine allready. so my seasons over. your lucky to have three spesices
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« Reply #12 on: April 20, 2005, 12:20:56 PM »
Congrats man!! Wow, 3 Turkeys, we are only allowed 1 Spring gobbler here in PA. 1 Fall any bird and we have Easterns by the millions, litterally, they are everywhere!! The bad part is the Coyote population is rising quickley, I must try that one day!! Jack.
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« Reply #13 on: April 30, 2005, 08:03:02 AM »
quickdtoo
My resident turkey hunter and photographer went out this morning despite an overcast gusty day.  She's been experimenting with making her own strikers our of cured red cedar for a slate an old veteran turkey hunting friend gave her and was trying one out when she saw this one at 13 steps as he was quietly slipping up on poor unsuspecting "Gertrude" (good a name as  any for a decoy). Hard part was getting the gun up and the safety off but the wind helped some with that. The rest  is history 12.5" beard and 1" spurs.  Here tis:

Tomorrow's the last day of the season here, but this is her first year to hunt and her first turkey.  Somebody up there must think well of her.
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« Reply #14 on: April 30, 2005, 08:31:08 AM »
Well congratulate the lady for me ands thanks for sharing a great story!! We went out again Wednesday, rode our mountain bikes in about 3 miles and hunted several hours, no turkeys, but did harvest about 4lbs or morels!!! :grin:

 Tim
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« Reply #15 on: April 30, 2005, 08:48:46 AM »
I'll pass the congrats on, quick.  We like to stalk the wild edible fungi too, but not many morels hereabouts.  Actually we've had  paucity of edible mushrooms this year, so color us green.  I know you'll enjoy them.  She lived in Oregon before we married, and tells me folks up there get down right dangerous in competing for those tasty morsels.
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« Reply #16 on: April 30, 2005, 09:02:22 AM »
Tim,
Thanks for the memory. I was raised on a dairy farm (Where I started shooting H&R Toppers) between Everett and Mt Vernon, and we had them all over the place every spring. Haven't tasted one since 1964. I guess I need to make a spring visit back to Puget Sound.
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« Reply #17 on: April 30, 2005, 04:28:14 PM »
Congrats Quick and Stuff,
I got my 23lb 8 inch beard in WI 2 weeks ago with my mossberg 835. I have one more tag for mid may.
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