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Title: 3 dead Rios in Kansas
Post by: merocustomcalls on April 16, 2012, 06:38:15 PM

I came home a day early from Kansas after hearing tornado warnings on the radio.  I killed one big gobbler and called in 2 more for my buddy Mike.  These were the first Rio Grande birds for both of us and we are now 3/4 of the way to our grand slams.  Mine ended up being the biggest and thankfully since I missed one the day before.  On the day I killed it we started off in a blind because the weather forecast was all day rain.  At about 6 am a coyote started barking not 80 yards from us and that fired up all the gobblers in the area.  Luckily we were set up right in the middle of all the roosted birds.  After flydown they all ended up in front of the blind with our decoys.  I shot the closest gobbler, 21 lbs 4 oz, 11 inch beard, 1 1/8 spurs.  The snakewood trumpet was deadly the entire week, making several Toms do a 180 and leave their hens on many occasions.  Now I'm back home in Wisconsin and will be hunting more later this week.  

Title: Re: 3 dead Rios in Kansas
Post by: drenalinld on April 16, 2012, 07:03:02 PM

Very nice, Brian. Way to bust sum heads. Planning to break in my snakewood Mero in the morning!

Title: Re: 3 dead Rios in Kansas
Post by: callmakerman on April 16, 2012, 07:04:44 PM

Congrats Brian.

Title: Re: 3 dead Rios in Kansas
Post by: CDCorder on April 16, 2012, 07:51:45 PM

Awesome Brian! Congrats. I hope to get my first Rio in a couple of weeks.

Clint

Title: Re: 3 dead Rios in Kansas
Post by: Silverspur on April 17, 2012, 06:18:48 AM

Congrats! *up*

Title: Re: 3 dead Rios in Kansas
Post by: B-Ready on April 17, 2012, 07:27:28 AM

Congrats Brian on some fine Rio hunting and good bird !!

Title: Re: 3 dead Rios in Kansas
Post by: Shadetree Callers on April 17, 2012, 08:21:44 AM

Brian , congrats on a great Kansas hunt ! Good luck with the gobblers back at home !!

Title: Re: 3 dead Rios in Kansas
Post by: AlabamaDave on April 18, 2012, 08:19:59 AM

Congrats!

Title: Re: 3 dead Rios in Kansas
Post by: jmck on April 18, 2012, 11:05:17 AM

a SUPER CONGRATS bRIAN---GREAT HUNT AND GOOD LUCK WITH THE REST OF YOUR SEASON FRIEND

Title: Re: 3 dead Rios in Kansas
Post by: firedup on April 18, 2012, 07:27:28 PM

Great Deal!  Sure does feel good when turkeys act like we want em too...not like turkeys normally do!  CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU AND YOUR BUDS! *up*