Author Topic: Ocellated Country... 6 year old kills Pavo, 2"+ spurs, Mayan ruins, and more..  (Read 706 times)

wiltznucs

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Heres a few other interesting pics from the hunt in Campeche, Mexico..

First up is Drake from Kentucky.  The son of a world champion turkey taxidermist, he smoked this Ocellated midweek.  I believe he's only a Gould's away from the World Slam and he's only 6 years old.



Heres the group together with four Ocellated toms...



The best spurs of the hunt, a bird with 2-3/8" hooks.  On the left side of the photo..



Here are a few pics of the camp and the area we hunted.  Some tools of the trade as well...





The Mayan ruins of Hochob were only a few miles from the hunting grounds.

The ruins are sat atop a hillside looking over a valley and date back to 800 a.d..  The tour guide indicated that these were later ruins and that a high priest lived here.  A game similar to soccer was played in the plaza and the loser of the game was sacrificed to the God's.  The third pic shows whats left of the alter on which the defeated contestant was laid before having their heart ripped from their chest.








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"The best spurs of the hunt, a bird with 2-3/8" hooks.  On the left side of the photo.."

hollee s___! those suckers would definetly hurt, really pertty bird, must have been one heck of a hunting vacation/trip,

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Great pictures and wow what some SPURS, McKamey sees this and he is off to Mexico!

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Those ruins are sweet.

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Sounds like a cool trip.

1 bird from a world slam, I hope the young one understands and can remember every minute about all the trips.

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1 bird from a world slam, I hope the young one understands and can remember every minute about all the trips.

I'm thinking the same thing, I personally would have waited until the child was a bit older.  Nevertheless, Drake really seemed to enjoy himself and is quite a little turkey aficionado..

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Chad,  Great pics.  Congrats on a trip of a life time.

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Chad,  Great pics.  Congrats on a trip of a life time.

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Chad those are some beautiful pictures.  That bird had some hooks!!!

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Those are beautiful birds!! Gotta add one of those hunts to my wish list!! Congrats to the little fellow and good luck in getting his world slam!!  Great pictures!!!    *up*              *up*          *up*            USA
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Chad, Thanks for sharing those pictures!  The bird with those long spurs are AWESOME.  The ruin photo's are cool!  Congrats again on completing your slam and good luck the rest of your season!


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wHAT ABOUT THAT 6 YR OLD ONE BIRD AWAY FROM HIS WORLD SLAM !!!!
Chad---- *bowing* *bowing* *bowing*--man---what spurs. I will not be able to sleep after seeing those !!!! Real hooks and deadly at that.
I would  *poo* if I looked down and saw that on a bird I shot !!!
Great trip ole boy---and some hooks none of us will ever see ground checking the birds we do !!!!
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