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Title: 2nd Oceola Down In Florida, Done In Florida
Post by: Stoned on April 01, 2013, 12:27:38 PM

I was a beautiful morning down here is west central Florida. Birds were very vocal this morning but they were a good ways south from where I was sitting. I back away from aggressive calling that I had been using in the earlier part of the season. I went back to my tried and true laid-back traditional calling got some strong gobbles to my south. Every time I yelped and purred on the box call I got an immediate gobble. Every time I yelp they gobbled closer, they were coming fast and hard. To my left or south is a dim woods road that meanders thru some long leaf southern pines. With rays of sunshine dotting the sand road I saw a whole troop of bobbing redheads coming my way. Twenty yards out they veered their right making their way to direction that would be behind me. I had to twist around to my left and had the side of the shotgun touching the bark of the pine tree that I had my back against earlier and the birds came thru the barbwire and I shot what I thought was one of the larger birds and he hit the ground hard. It was a great morning to be in the turkey woods. I am done in Florida for the season, two Osceola’s down. Next stop Tennessee.

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Title: Re: 2nd Oceola Down In Florida, Done In Florida
Post by: letinmfly on April 01, 2013, 12:52:29 PM

Congrats Stu!!  That is awesome!!  *cheers*

Title: Re: 2nd Oceola Down In Florida, Done In Florida
Post by: jmck on April 01, 2013, 12:58:41 PM

Congrats on the Great run in Fla
looks like that one had a bonus also with the extra beard
way to go and good luck in Tennessee

Title: Re: 2nd Oceola Down In Florida, Done In Florida
Post by: West Augusta on April 01, 2013, 02:30:19 PM

Congrats on the double beard.  Sure is a pretty place to hunt.

Title: Re: 2nd Oceola Down In Florida, Done In Florida
Post by: Turkeybuster on April 01, 2013, 05:23:23 PM

Congrats. looks like a great morning.

Jon

Title: Re: 2nd Oceola Down In Florida, Done In Florida
Post by: M,Yingling on April 01, 2013, 09:05:15 PM

Congrats  *up*

Title: Re: 2nd Oceola Down In Florida, Done In Florida
Post by: Silverspur on April 02, 2013, 03:46:57 AM

Congrats on your double bearded gobbler and you had some fine calls to help seal the deal!

 *up*

Title: Re: 2nd Oceola Down In Florida, Done In Florida
Post by: AlabamaDave on April 02, 2013, 09:00:43 AM

Congrats!...Great pictures!

Title: Re: 2nd Oceola Down In Florida, Done In Florida
Post by: Blackfalcon on April 02, 2013, 06:11:21 PM

Congrats Stu!! *up*

Title: Re: 2nd Oceola Down In Florida, Done In Florida
Post by: ncturkey on April 08, 2013, 05:07:00 PM

Neat. Have you post the video?

Title: Re: 2nd Oceola Down In Florida, Done In Florida
Post by: turkey stew on April 08, 2013, 05:24:42 PM

Congrats! *gobble*

Title: Re: 2nd Oceola Down In Florida, Done In Florida
Post by: nx95240 on April 08, 2013, 08:26:35 PM

very nice.. hope one i can get one of these birds..

Title: Re: 2nd Oceola Down In Florida, Done In Florida
Post by: Ferguson on April 09, 2013, 06:42:16 AM

 *cheers*