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Offline TRKYHTR

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San Carlos AZ Hunt
« on: May 01, 2013, 09:21:50 AM »
Just got back from my San Carlos Indian Reservation turkey hunt. Had a great time with Jay Scott, Glenn Hall and Tyler Hall. We were into turkeys the whole time but they just didn't want to work like we wanted them to. 3 of us roosted turkeys on Saturday night and Jay and I got set up early. We weren't going to call to the turkey until right before flydown. There were 2 other birds off in the distance that we could hear. So right before flydown I gave him a few soft yelps and he didn't answer. I got a little worried but he sounded like he turned right at me and gobbled. Then he flew down and gobbled on the ground. When I hit him with a soft yelp he cutt me off hard and I knew the game was on. The Mother Lode Exterminator had fooled another one. Then I spotted him walking thru the small trees coming my way. He gobbled 6 more times and when he saw the DSD decoy he went into a 3/4 strut. Then gobbled again. He walked about another 10 yards and then started looking a little nervous. He was well within range so I killed him. He was a beautiful Merriam turkey with 1/2" spurs and  9 1/2" beard, weighing 16.5 lbs. When I picked him up I looked at his view of the decoy and the DSD feeder was straight away from him and it looked like it didn't have a head. I think thats why he was getting a little nervous. He gobbled good and was a movie star. That turkey ended my 2013 turkey season and I don't think it couls have ended any better. Video at the bottom. God is good, all the time.

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Offline 3CB

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Re: San Carlos AZ Hunt
« Reply #1 on: May 01, 2013, 09:51:24 AM »
Fine hunt, Joe!!!!
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Re: San Carlos AZ Hunt
« Reply #2 on: May 01, 2013, 08:43:30 PM »
Congrats on a dandy bird and awesome hunt!  *up*
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Re: San Carlos AZ Hunt
« Reply #3 on: May 01, 2013, 09:01:42 PM »
WOW!  what a beautiful bird Joe--congrats on another hunt.
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Re: San Carlos AZ Hunt
« Reply #4 on: May 02, 2013, 10:47:27 AM »
great looking bird Joe and some really great video---ya had a great season friend.
Those Exterminator calls are good uns !!!
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Re: San Carlos AZ Hunt
« Reply #5 on: May 02, 2013, 11:04:45 AM »
That is a fine looking tom. Congrats
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Offline Turkeybuster

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Re: San Carlos AZ Hunt
« Reply #6 on: May 02, 2013, 07:13:38 PM »
Nice looking bird good job Joe, that is nice looking territory you were hunting in.

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Re: San Carlos AZ Hunt
« Reply #7 on: May 02, 2013, 11:15:11 PM »
Congrats on a great season Joe !!
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Re: San Carlos AZ Hunt
« Reply #8 on: May 11, 2013, 05:23:45 PM »
 *cool*
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Re: San Carlos AZ Hunt
« Reply #9 on: May 11, 2013, 07:07:20 PM »
Congrats Joe!
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Re: San Carlos AZ Hunt
« Reply #10 on: May 14, 2013, 07:18:29 PM »
A beautiful bird and a cool way to end the season. Congrats! RkLu
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Re: San Carlos AZ Hunt
« Reply #11 on: May 15, 2013, 08:12:40 PM »
Joe, this bird is drop dead georgeous and I really enjoyed the video.  Those merriams all sound the same and very different from easterns when gobbling.  Neat sound actually.  Man, when he hit the ground I thought the ground was gonna heave, loud and crisp and very cool *up*
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Re: San Carlos AZ Hunt
« Reply #12 on: May 30, 2013, 02:12:37 PM »
Awesome.... *up*
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