Osage Roost

All Hunting => The Ol' Skinnin' Shack => Topic started by: RW Mackey on March 24, 2015, 09:11:07 PM

Title: First Osceola
Post by: RW Mackey on March 24, 2015, 09:11:07 PM

  Finally made it down to Florida to try my hand with the Osceolas. Pretty country, very different from what I'm used to. Birds were Gobbling, but not going crazy, he gobbled about a dozen times on the roost and maybe eight to ten more times on the ground. Came in steady but slow, took him 20 min,To cover about a quarter mile. As soon as he saw the DSD decoys
He committed. Came in on a steady walk, took him at 30 yards.
  Been planning this a year, over in 40 min. After daylight first day. No complaints here, great bird, best I've taken in a number of years. Went 21#, 12" beard and 1 1/8" Spurs.
  Best of luck to the rest of you guys.

RW

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Title: Re: First Osceola
Post by: Silverspur on March 24, 2015, 09:44:25 PM

Congrats on a awesome gobbler! *gobble* *up*

Title: Re: First Osceola
Post by: Mmcdonald on March 24, 2015, 10:00:39 PM

Congrats on a great longbeard Roy!!!

Title: Re: First Osceola
Post by: longbeard48 on March 24, 2015, 10:47:16 PM

Beautiful bird.  Love that Florida sunrise!

Title: Re: First Osceola
Post by: Turkeybuster on March 25, 2015, 07:52:27 AM

Congrats. that's a fine bird nice hooks too.

Jon

Title: Re: First Osceola
Post by: AlabamaDave on March 25, 2015, 08:06:14 AM

Thats a goodern!...Congrats!

Title: Re: First Osceola
Post by: Shadetree Callers on March 25, 2015, 09:16:49 AM

Congrats on a great hunt Roy

Title: Re: First Osceola
Post by: ncturkey on March 25, 2015, 06:46:53 PM

Congrats

Title: Re: First Osceola
Post by: jmck on March 26, 2015, 10:38:21 AM

congrats RW....way to get it done

Title: Re: First Osceola
Post by: B-Ready on March 26, 2015, 10:44:45 AM

Congrats RW ..... That's a fine one!!

Title: Re: First Osceola
Post by: doublespurs21 on March 27, 2015, 08:35:42 PM

  *up* *up*   congrats roy,, where did i see that call case before???  you did not use your recurve bow, either,,, chris

Title: Re: First Osceola
Post by: RW Mackey on March 27, 2015, 08:52:04 PM

  Chris, no curve this time, had a very short time to hunt and had never taken an Osceola.
Now, if I go back its with the stick only.
  Still have a chance this year with the Curve, Rios in Texas and Eastern/Rios in Nebraska.
Season has just begun.

Roy