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All Hunting => Spring Turkey Hunting => Topic started by: davisd9 on March 23, 2014, 02:07:32 PM

Title: Sweet Home Alabama
Post by: davisd9 on March 23, 2014, 02:07:32 PM: Buddy and I made it to Bama and had a great trip. We fought some henned up birds and cold mornings. He had more interactions than I and killed two good birds.

I had some interactions but things were slow. Did not hear a gobble this morning and went to camp early. Sat around and decide to go back at 11:00, central time. Was just going to do light calling on the side of a plot in the pines.

Sat for about 30 minutes when I swore I heard drumming in the field. Looked but did not see anything. About 10 minutes later I look behind me and see a longbeard feeding on grasshoppers. I watched him as he worked across the plot and into the pines to my right.

I yelped and I heard spitting and drumming. He worked around in the pines and popped out in a hole. Was too far to shoot. Shut up let him walk away and then waited 10 minutes. Got up and ran to tree that he stopped at. Set up and yelped. I hear him walking and drumming. He gets closer. I yelp and then scratch leaves. He struts and drums. I go silent except scratching leaves. He comes in searching so I lay the hammer. Never heard a gobble today but the spitting and drumming was just fine.

21 lbs, 1" spurs, and 11.25" beard
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Title: Re: Sweet Home Alabama
Post by: 3CB on March 23, 2014, 02:16:28 PM: Sweet Hunt!!!!!!!
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Post by: Silverspur on March 23, 2014, 03:15:16 PM: Congrats on a great hunt and gobbler!
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Post by: AlabamaDave on March 23, 2014, 03:40:14 PM: Congrats!...That's a great gobbler!...Im glad yall were successful!
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Post by: strutnrut on March 23, 2014, 04:58:46 PM: nice birds congat's *up*
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Post by: GR8CALLS on March 23, 2014, 05:02:16 PM: Is that a David Loftus crystal screamer I spy? Sounds like a great hunt...congrats!

Bill
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Post by: doublespurs21 on March 23, 2014, 05:14:51 PM: *up* *up*
Title: Re: Sweet Home Alabama
Post by: davisd9 on March 23, 2014, 05:24:39 PM: Quote from: GR8CALLS on March 23, 2014, 05:02:16 PM
Is that a David Loftus crystal screamer I spy? Sounds like a great hunt...congrats!

Bill

Only call that I could get them to respond to. Called in a hen with it the evening before. Just picked it up from a friend that got it for me on Wednesday when we were headed to Alabama. Glad we swung by and picked it up!
Title: Re: Sweet Home Alabama
Post by: Turkeybuster on March 23, 2014, 05:39:25 PM: Nice bird Congrats.

Jon
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Post by: Shadetree Callers on March 23, 2014, 06:25:44 PM: Congrats on a great silent hunt !!!
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Post by: callmakerman on March 23, 2014, 07:32:37 PM: Sounds like a fun hunt with a great ending. To this day I've never been able to hear a bird drumming.
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Post by: Roughneck on March 23, 2014, 08:57:57 PM: Nice birds congrats
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Post by: TRKYHTR on March 24, 2014, 08:31:37 AM: Thats turkey huntin right there. Congrats,

Joe
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Post by: Stoned on March 24, 2014, 09:07:48 AM: Great Alabama Bird-Roll Tide!
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Post by: jmck on March 24, 2014, 09:57:37 AM: congrats on staying with em...and playing your hand smarter than that ole wise longbeard.
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Post by: fargobox on March 24, 2014, 06:11:47 PM: Great story and bird, what a rope on that gob! Way to stay with him and ya made some good moves.
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Post by: Lonnie Sneed Jr. on March 24, 2014, 06:56:44 PM: *up* nice *up*
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Post by: Dcoleinpa on March 25, 2014, 04:46:17 PM: Awesome!
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Post by: firedup on March 25, 2014, 07:36:47 PM: Hanging in there pays off! They don't have to gobble to die! ;D
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Post by: ncturkey on April 21, 2014, 11:00:31 AM: Congrats to your buddy on a fine Bama Bird