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All Hunting => Spring Turkey Hunting => Topic started by: callmakerman on May 02, 2013, 05:30:32 PM

Title: Gotta
Post by: callmakerman on May 02, 2013, 05:30:32 PM

Good one today and got the monkey off my back after eating my tags last year. The spot I hunted was the same area I hunted yesterday and never heard a gobble but for some reason something told me to go back in there today so I did. The birds were gobbling real good before I ever got back in by the river. I was setting up in the same spot as yesterday when a hen yelped out in front of me on the river so I hit her with my cedar slate and she hit me right back. This went on for a bit then came fly down and it went quiet for a few before the loud mouth hen fired back up and I hit her hard with my chestnut and blackwood turpin. The birds had flown down into a field on the other side of a drainage ditch from me so I was sure they would fly back over when I heard another hen soft taking looking for me.I called to her once and put the calls down waiting to see what would happen. Well the rest of the crew decided they needed to be in this field and after a few fights I had some of the hens and the gobbler heading my way. I took this guy at 20 yards after another fight broke out which gave me a chance to get my gun up as he was in front of me at 15 feet facing dead on at one point and i couldn't move. I will say this. during one of the fights I heard a hen make a call that I have never heard in the woods or any where else before. It was awesome listening to these birds today with the killing of the gobbler to top it off.  Stats 21lbs 8oz 9 3/4 beard with 1" and 1 1/8" spurs (http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a336/callmakerman/2013bird001_zpsa37d91a0.jpg) (http://s14.photobucket.com/user/callmakerman/media/2013bird001_zpsa37d91a0.jpg.html) (http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a336/callmakerman/2013bird007_zps844936dc.jpg) (http://s14.photobucket.com/user/callmakerman/media/2013bird007_zps844936dc.jpg.html)

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Post by: letinmfly on May 02, 2013, 06:07:38 PM

Congrats Bill!!  *cheers*

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Post by: AlanKrow on May 02, 2013, 06:19:16 PM

Congrats. *cheers*

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Post by: Turkeybuster on May 02, 2013, 07:07:54 PM

Congrats. Bill its exciting to listen to the turkey vocabulary when you have the chance.

Jon

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Post by: Blackfalcon on May 02, 2013, 08:02:57 PM

 Congrats Bill!! Fine gobbler!! I wonder if that was the same call that you heard that hen make that I was hearing yesterday morning ..well played! *cheers*

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Post by: Shadetree Callers on May 02, 2013, 11:14:18 PM

Congrats Bill . Thats a nice one bud.

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Post by: ghost5 on May 03, 2013, 04:03:20 AM

Congrats that is the way to break a dry spell.

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Post by: TRKYHTR on May 03, 2013, 08:55:19 AM

Congrats Bill. Thats a pretty turkey.

TRKYHTR

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Post by: West Augusta on May 03, 2013, 03:34:13 PM

You got a Nice one.

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Post by: Yankee on May 03, 2013, 03:45:17 PM

Congrats! That mid turp is a killer!

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Post by: The Woodsman on May 05, 2013, 05:43:44 AM

Nice one!

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Post by: BluMtnGobbler on May 05, 2013, 08:41:03 AM

Bill, Congrats on a great bird and hunt!    *up*

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Post by: Zumer on May 05, 2013, 10:54:00 AM

Congrats, Bill

     Great way to get started..... *up*

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Post by: Silverspur on May 06, 2013, 12:16:59 AM

Bill, congrats on a dandy gobbler!

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Post by: M Sharpe on May 06, 2013, 08:59:22 AM

Congrats Bill!!

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Post by: jmck on May 08, 2013, 10:39:09 AM

Congrats Bill  *up*

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Post by: Ferguson on May 11, 2013, 05:21:01 PM

 *cool*