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Title: NW Nebraska Merrian
Post by: RW Mackey on April 14, 2016, 07:43:42 PM

  Just got back from my first Merrians hunt in North West Nebraska. The Pine Ridge area
Is really a special place, beautiful country, good people and a few birds.
  Most of the grown birds were hened up all day, plenty of willing jakes. Hens finally left a couple gobblers early evening and I was able to bring them in. I was Bowhunting out of a blind
Using decoys, they just attacked the Jake, made a good shot on one, he didn't go anywhere.
  Couple of pics.
RW

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Nebraska Pine Ridge area

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Coldest day I have ever hunted turkey

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Gotta love those three blade heads

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Bad Medicine

Title: Re: NW Nebraska Merrian
Post by: Turkeybuster on April 14, 2016, 08:14:02 PM

Congrats. on a nice bird and a job well done.

Jon

Title: Re: NW Nebraska Merrian
Post by: Mmcdonald on April 14, 2016, 10:17:23 PM

Awesome job! Nice bird!

Title: Re: NW Nebraska Merrian
Post by: Silverspur on April 15, 2016, 05:39:54 AM

Congrats that is awesome and with a traditional bow too! *up* *up*

Title: Re: NW Nebraska Merrian
Post by: AlabamaDave on April 15, 2016, 07:17:44 AM

Very cool! Beautiful place, and a fine gobbler! Congrats!

Title: Re: NW Nebraska Merrian
Post by: B-Ready on April 15, 2016, 08:28:23 AM

Beautiful country and bird !! Congrats!!

Title: Re: NW Nebraska Merrian
Post by: doublespurs21 on April 16, 2016, 08:10:17 PM

  roy,, very nice bird and bow,,,, is that one, did you make it???   chris

Title: Re: NW Nebraska Merrian
Post by: RW Mackey on April 18, 2016, 07:39:09 PM

 
  Chris, thanks for the nice comments. The bow is one of my old Bob Morrison Recurves. It's
Short so I use it when hunting out of a blind.

Roy

Title: Re: NW Nebraska Merrian
Post by: nitro on April 19, 2016, 03:33:16 PM

Great photos!!! Congrats on a super hunt!!

Title: Re: NW Nebraska Merrian
Post by: jmck on April 20, 2016, 10:59:29 AM

congrats Roy  *up* *up*

Title: Re: NW Nebraska Merrian
Post by: Turkeyman on April 20, 2016, 12:18:09 PM

Looks like a VPA head ?

Title: Re: NW Nebraska Merrian
Post by: longbeard48 on April 20, 2016, 09:21:10 PM

I think I recognize those hills!  Hunted out there in 2014 and 2015!  Beautiful country and beautiful birds!

Title: Re: NW Nebraska Merrian
Post by: RW Mackey on April 21, 2016, 06:31:03 PM

  Turkeyman, your right. VPA 250 gr., serious medicine. The country is really different than anywhere I have ever hunted, it has a rugged beauty all its own. I'm hoping to get to go back this year, I found a real honey hole on the last morning, lots of birds talking in this secluded canyon.
  Must have been a great hatch last year, I have never seen so many Jakes. Gonna be a bunch of two year olds next year.

Roy

Title: Re: NW Nebraska Merrian
Post by: Blackfalcon on April 22, 2016, 06:21:43 PM

 What a beautiful gobbler!! I would love to even just photograph them! Quite an achievement with traditional archery gear..well done!! *up* *up*