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Offline Todd1700

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Second Bird Down
« on: April 26, 2011, 11:57:10 PM »
Got number two this morning. Went to the swamp this morning and this bird gobbled at an owl at 5:37. I had fooled with this same bird several days ago and he had flown down out to the left of his tree and walked off gobbling. Today I sat down next to the largest water oak in Packers Bend out in the area he had flown down to the other day. I listened to him gobble for about 15 minutes. At 6 am I purred ever so softly. So low some would not have believed he could have heard it. He didn't gobble but I saw a turkey sail down out to my left. Then I heard him drumming. I was worried he would get too far left on me but he walked right back over in front of me. Shot him at 6:02. Talk about a flash hunt. Good bird too. 18 lbs 3 oz
11 1/2 inch beard and 1 1/8 right spur, 1 1/16 left spur.






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Re: Second Bird Down
« Reply #1 on: April 27, 2011, 11:14:52 AM »
Nice job and congratulations on a good hunt. Don't you love it when a plan comes together? ;D
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Re: Second Bird Down
« Reply #2 on: April 27, 2011, 04:52:01 PM »
I like the later part of the season. It seems that they are more aggressive when the hens are blowing them off now. I like the way you just barely used your call and restrained from hammering away with it.
Deer hunting is mostly fun then you shoot one and it turns to work.

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Re: Second Bird Down
« Reply #3 on: April 27, 2011, 04:54:42 PM »
Congrats.  I filled one tag but its been raining so much here I will probably not fill the 2nd.

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Re: Second Bird Down
« Reply #4 on: April 28, 2011, 09:39:18 AM »
Those are some long spurs and beard!
Congrats on a dang nice bird!

HWD