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All Hunting => Spring Turkey Hunting => Topic started by: jmck on March 19, 2014, 12:25:28 PM
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Florida 2014 is now over and it was a great trip , but oh so sad it over. The first victim fell to a Frank Kruer shortbox, Steve Lumma trumpet, Ed Jenkins glass and a Joe Slayton Mouth caller. The ole boy first gobbled a ways off and I began letting him hear the calls I had and he was hitting them well. He finally showed up at my location and stood there with his 2 buddies until a jake came in on the scene and I thought it was all over as the stutter sent him to another county with all birds after the youngster. He did come back for the jake to return and the scene to repeat itself again...I didn't feel good about his retun, but he did finally .
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The last hunt--I really had a plan. I had a spot for a video hunt in a huge filed where I had seen 3 groups of gobbler that were strutting most of the morning with hens in different groups. The weather was horrible that morning so I decided to go in a Live Oak flat and save to field hunt for the next morning. I got set up in plan B,only carried a Ed Jenkins Pot, Chad Scruggs trumpet, and a Steve Lumma trumpt , and daylight came and went.... Heard nothing. Was really feeling down thinking about where I chose not to go. Then after 8 oclock, a bird finally hit on my calling. Then 2 different birds gobbled also. Its was on... *dance*. The birds got together in my oaks and refused to get closer than 85 or so yards. They loafed there for ever. Then they began drifting to the other end, they would hit the calls, return, loaf and drift off again. This repeated two times, and I decided if they did it a 3rd time, I would make a move to their hang up spot. Well, they did, they weren't in sight for 20 minutes or so, I yelped on Chad Scruggs trumpet, they gobbled. I made my move, sat up and called and they gobbled!!! Here they came!!! There were 3 strutters, a crippled gobbler, 2 jakes, and 7 hens. They came to within 20 yds of me and the hens held up and started pruning. I strained to see spurs on the strutters and I ignored the crippled gobbler. I could not see the spurs because of the wings on the strutters for well over 15 or 20 minutes when the crippled bird stood up and walked by in sight, I saw the spurs and they were impressive. I immediatlly knew he was the target at that point. Nitros flew ....
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Congrats and Great job on those gobblers and I like the story about the "Cripple Creek" gobbler. He had dandy hooks too! *up* *up*
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Congrats buddy!...Good job!
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Congrats on two fine gobblers. Way to start the season.
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Congrats on two fine birds
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Congrats Jeff!
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Way to lay the smack down on a couple Florida Flyers.. Love those hooks!! Congrats my friend!!
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Congrats. Jeff thats a good pair of birds.
Jon
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Nice pair of birds man congrats
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Congrats!!!!
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Congrats Jeff, looks like two great birds. *up*
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Atta boy Jeff. Way to start the turkey season off with 2 good gobblers.
Joe
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*cool* *up* *up*
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Congrats Jeff *cheers* Good start to the season!!!!!
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Way to go, Jeff! I had to put that Obsession camo back in the drawer, until later this year. My dad and I had two close encounters last weekend, ending with each gobbler sneaking away without giving us a shot. We looked down at ourselves at some point and commented that we were the only green things in the woods! We looked like a couple of aliens sitting by a tree, *lol*. Looks like I'll be donning the Bottomland tomorrow . . .
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Congrats Jeff..good start for the season *up*
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Way to go knee pads!!! :)
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Great story's on your hunts. And good job on your harvest. Ernie
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Geez Jeff we almost feel bad for you that the Florida hunt ended. *peep* *aah* How many states do you have left for this year? *lol* Congrats on some fine birds a great start to the new season.
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Nice birds Jeff, You are making us northern boys jealous
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BOOYA!!!!!
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Nice birds. Sound like a great hunt. *up*
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*up* *up* *up*
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Jeff, some mighty fine turkeys. Congrats.
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Nice birds Jeff!! A great start to the 2014 season!
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Congrats on two fine gobblers.
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Congrats on a fine Florida season. Those birds are pretty. What were the stats on each bird?
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Exciting hunt! Beautiful Florida woods..what more could you ask for.
Congratulations!! *up*