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Title: Tennessee bird
Post by: jmck on April 15, 2013, 02:00:11 PM
It had been 2 days sense I have even heard a gobble. So Aubie and I went to Shelbyville yesterday and chased a few but was on brand new land and didnt know how it laid. Got back in my woods this morning after rain last night. Slipped in next to a green plot on the side if a ridge and waited. The morning greeted me with 3 longbeards and some jakes roosted together with the hens up the ridge higher from them. Began playing with them and they never really got fired up. They moved down the ridge gobbeling so so, away from the hen talk and stood their ground for a little while on a knob below me. I tried a little of everything at times --a box, a Jenkins glass, a Joe Slayton mouth call, and finally tossed in the Buice ironwood trumpet, and they hit. Threw it at em again real fast and it was on. They begain their move to me.....I had set out a strutter and hen, they got to the point they could see it, and it was a race to me. It ended fast when I saw them, but they sure got fired up at Billy's trumpet today.
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Title: Re: Tennessee bird
Post by: GR8CALLS on April 15, 2013, 02:04:43 PM
You dog!  *cry* *cry* Another one bites the dust......... *dance* *dance*

Congrtas, Jeff!   *up* *up* *up* *up*

Bill
Title: Re: Tennessee bird
Post by: West Augusta on April 15, 2013, 02:10:26 PM
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Congrats my friend.  Looks like a great hunting spot. 
Title: Re: Tennessee bird
Post by: Silverspur on April 15, 2013, 02:42:25 PM
Ok, OK, I will say it again, Congrats Jeff!! you are a turkey thug for sure. U have taken enough gobblers to give each team one to get them on the board...Lol

The Nitro's roared again today  *gobble* *gobble*  BOOM!

Steve, That is either 8 or 9 for the year so far!
Title: Re: Tennessee bird
Post by: callmakerman on April 15, 2013, 03:01:15 PM
Man your killin me. All I get to do is scout for birds and your out there killing every bird in the south. Congrats and I'm sure there's still a few to come.
Title: Re: Tennessee bird
Post by: PA Boxcall on April 15, 2013, 03:08:13 PM
Man your killin me. All I get to do is scout for birds and your out there killing every bird in the south. Congrats and I'm sure there's still a few to come.

Jeff -- there are no birds in Pennsylvania, you can go home now.

 ROTFLMBO ROTFLMBO ROTFLMBO

Way to go!  Good story getting them fired up!

Congrats!  John
Title: Re: Tennessee bird
Post by: augiedog55 on April 15, 2013, 03:13:49 PM
congradulation Jeff.. RkLu RkLu
Title: Re: Tennessee bird
Post by: Joe Dirt on April 15, 2013, 03:39:55 PM
u da man!!!   keep em rollin fella
Title: Re: Tennessee bird
Post by: Turkeybuster on April 15, 2013, 04:00:56 PM
Congrats. Jeff good bird keep the snake boots high and tight. Good Luck!
Title: Re: Tennessee bird
Post by: 3CB on April 15, 2013, 04:30:55 PM
I love my Buice trumpet!!!! Sweet job on the bird....
Title: Re: Tennessee bird
Post by: West Augusta on April 15, 2013, 07:19:59 PM
Ok, OK, I will say it again, Congrats Jeff!! you are a turkey thug for sure. U have taken enough gobblers to give each team one to get them on the board...Lol

The Nitro's roared again today  *gobble* *gobble*  BOOM!

Steve, That is either 8 or 9 for the year so far!
He kills them faster than I can keep track of.  *lol*
I give up.   *lol*
Title: Re: Tennessee bird
Post by: ncturkey on April 15, 2013, 08:20:59 PM
WTG Jeff.
Title: Re: Tennessee bird
Post by: AlabamaDave on April 15, 2013, 09:41:09 PM
Good job brother!...Looks like he took A swim in that creek behind ya!...You look dry though!
Title: Re: Tennessee bird
Post by: triune on April 15, 2013, 10:47:20 PM
Congrats, again.
Title: Re: Tennessee bird
Post by: Ghost Maker Calls on April 15, 2013, 11:26:37 PM
Congrats my friend!  These birds up on the mountain aint playin nice.... *fall*
Title: Re: Tennessee bird
Post by: Ryan T on April 16, 2013, 04:54:59 PM
Congrats!  8)
Title: Re: Tennessee bird
Post by: Blackfalcon on April 16, 2013, 05:32:30 PM
WTG Jeff..Congrats on a great season!  *up*
Title: Re: Tennessee bird
Post by: Shadetree Callers on April 16, 2013, 06:31:15 PM
Congrats on another great hunt bud. But wheres Aubie's bird ,lol.
Title: Re: Tennessee bird
Post by: B-Ready on April 17, 2013, 06:17:28 AM
Leave some seed.... Your having a awesome season my friend. Time to get a hair cut.....  *peep*
Title: Re: Tennessee bird
Post by: KPcalls on April 17, 2013, 12:42:27 PM
 Congrats, on yet another.... ;D
Title: Re: Tennessee bird
Post by: jmck on April 17, 2013, 01:50:10 PM
yall have to hear this story...
one of my best friends Aubie---is a cattle farmer and loves to chase turkey birds. Aubie has had a HARD season so far--he's been busy trying to get his daughter a bird so he has not had time for himself. We went to Shelbyville Sunday with grand expectaions of a full day in the woods together.
We were on land we had never even seen, and the birds just wouldnt get hot. We gave it till around 3 and left for the 2 hr drive home.
We was checking cattle after he got home, when he saw a big ole gobbler strutting in a lower pasture of his. He glassed and decided to try to put the "SNEAK" on it as he calls it. He didnt have a face mase, or gloves and had to put on a camo shirt for the manuver....
He had to walk a creek around the bird to get into postion. He had a big oak picked and got to it. He saw the bird at 40 yds strutting in high hay grass. He chose to sneak in the grass to the next big oak that would put him at less than 30 yds. He belly crawled in 2" of water in the low spot to get to the tree. He made it and the tree was big enough he stood up behind it. Looked around the tree and the ole bird was strutting with his fan blocking his view. He was so proud of himself for the sneak he put on him.
He eased his gun around the tree and proped for the shot....he spoke out hello out loud to get the birds head up, and he pulled the trigger. Nothing, not even a snap. The bird went back into strut so he pulled his gun behing the tree to see what was wrong with his heart racing!!!
His gun was unloaded....he got in a hurry and didnt load or even carry any shells for the gun. ROTFLMBO *lol*
He slipped away embarressed
Title: Re: Tennessee bird
Post by: West Augusta on April 17, 2013, 02:23:48 PM
I would laugh but did pretty much the same thing my very first time in the turkey woods.  I called in three and decided to take the third as they passed by within 20 yards.  I put the bead of Dad's Model 12 on the head of number 3, eased off the safety and gently squeezed the trigger only to hear the woods echo with the loudest click that I have ever heard.  The three alarm putted off and weren't seen again that day.  I was hooked on turkey hunting from that day on.
Title: Re: Tennessee bird
Post by: AlabamaDave on April 17, 2013, 02:50:37 PM
I believe that would make me sick...I would however, be camped out there with the gun loaded the next day!...You know...he might not like you telling on him!LOL