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All Hunting => The Ol' Skinnin' Shack => Topic started by: REV. MIKE on April 13, 2013, 04:19:22 PM

Title: OPENING DAY N.C WE DOUBLED
Post by: REV. MIKE on April 13, 2013, 04:19:22 PM: MY WIFE PHOEBE HAS BEEN GOING WITH ME HUNTING FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS BUT HAS NEVER WANTING TO TAKE A BIRD BEFORE, WELL THIS YEAR SHE CHANGED HER MIND, SHE WAS READY TO HARVEST A GOBBLER, SO I GOT HER A 12 GAUGE STOEGER MODEL 2000 ,GOT HER LINE IN. I HAD BEEN WATCHING 2 LONGBEARDS FOR ABOUT 2 WEEKS NOW AND PUTTING THEM TO BED AT NIGHT. WE GOT UP THIS MORNING AND SHE WAS ALL FIRED UP AND READY TO GET HER BIRD, WE GOT THERE AROUND 5:45 GOT SET UP, WAITED FOR DAY BREAK, DID SOME SOFT TREE YELPS GOBBLE, GOBBLE ABOUT 100 YARDS OFF, DID A FLY DOWN AND THEY HAMMER OFF AGAIN, HAD MY JEFF MCKAMEY BUTTERNUT WITH A WALNUT STRIKER BOX CALL AND STARTED WORKING ON THESE BOYS, MAN THEY WAS FIRE UP, HEARD SOME HENS START UP OFF TO OUR LEFT AND ALL GOT STILL AND QUIET, PULL OUT MY IRONWOOD TRUMPET AND STARTED ON IT, STILL WAS QUIET, NOTHING AGAIN UNTILL 8:00 TRYED MY TRUMPET AGAIN, THEY SOUNDED OFF ABOUT 150 YDS TO OUR LEFT, HIT HEM AGAIN BAM BAM PICKED BACK UP THE Macmey box AND BROUGHT THEM ALL THE WAY TO ABOUT 60 YDS, AND USED A MOUTH CALL TO GET THEM 25 YDS, MY WIFE DROPPED THE FIRST BIRD 10 1/4" BEARD 1 1/8" SPURS SHARP AS NEEDLES, WEIGHTED 21 LBS, I DROPPED THE SECOND BIRD, 10 " BEARD, 1" SHARP SPURS AND WEIGHTED 20 1/2 . NEVER THOUGHT SHE WOULD HAVE THE DESIRE TO TAKE A GOBBLE AT 60 YEARS OLD, GOD HAS BLESSED ME WITH A WONDERFUL WIFE AND NOW A GREAT HUNTING PARTNER.
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Title: Re: OPENING DAY N.C WE DOUBLED
Post by: turkey stew on April 13, 2013, 04:37:45 PM: Congrats on a couple of fine gobblers! *gobble*
Title: Re: OPENING DAY N.C WE DOUBLED
Post by: callmakerman on April 13, 2013, 05:24:58 PM: That's awesome. Congrats
Title: Re: OPENING DAY N.C WE DOUBLED
Post by: Turkeybuster on April 13, 2013, 08:12:10 PM: Congrats. to both of you on two fine birds and especially your wife on her first one.

Jon
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Post by: triune on April 13, 2013, 09:29:11 PM: That is great stuff. Congrats on some nice longbeards!
Title: Re: OPENING DAY N.C WE DOUBLED
Post by: superstrutter on April 14, 2013, 03:25:03 AM: That's the way to take care of business! Congrat's to you both! *up*
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Post by: Joe Dirt on April 14, 2013, 10:02:34 PM: that's what its all about--Congrats on the double and sounds like you got a mighty fine huntin partner! *up*
Title: Re: OPENING DAY N.C WE DOUBLED
Post by: mikey715 on April 15, 2013, 12:41:50 AM: That's Great Mike!!! Congrats on your 1st,Phoebe!!!! A hunt you will never forget!!*up* *up* *up* *up* *up*
Title: Re: OPENING DAY N.C WE DOUBLED
Post by: AlabamaDave on April 15, 2013, 08:39:55 AM: Yall done great!...Congrats!
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Post by: Silverspur on April 15, 2013, 09:06:04 AM: Congrats to both of you, they are fine gobblers! *gobble*
Title: Re: OPENING DAY N.C WE DOUBLED
Post by: jmck on April 15, 2013, 11:47:25 AM: Congrats Mike---proud for ya and that the ole box played a small part of the memory for you.
I see you doing more calling now that Phoebe has had a good taste of how exciting this can be.
Congrats to you both !!!
Title: Re: OPENING DAY N.C WE DOUBLED
Post by: Blackfalcon on April 15, 2013, 01:54:39 PM: Congrats to you both! How awesome is that? *up* *up*