Osage Roost

All Hunting => Spring Turkey Hunting => Topic started by: drabndouble on April 25, 2010, 07:12:30 PM

Title: Finally,,
Post by: drabndouble on April 25, 2010, 07:12:30 PM

found some birds that seemed to want to play the game . Hunted 4 days without having a bird answer a call . Day 5 I found them bunched up on the edge of private and public land . Gobbling strong . At least one mature bird and his jake followers . I gave one series of tree yelps on the XT HAVOC right after they hit the ground . Moment later I yelped on a scratchbox and put it away. The boss of the very vocal bunch was making ground toward my set up . The jakes went silent . The boss cut the distance in half and began walking up and down this little ridge top . I caught movement from the left and here comes a silent bird . Coming downhill. He looks my way and starts to cut across my front . When he stepped out of the saplings I squeezed the trigger .
 15 yards
 21 lb.
  9 inch beard
  1 1/16" spurs

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Post by: letinmfly on April 25, 2010, 07:22:17 PM

Congrats.  *up*

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Post by: Bulldogmikey on April 25, 2010, 07:27:03 PM

Congratulations!! That is a nice bird!

Mike

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Post by: SS Custom Calls on April 25, 2010, 07:27:48 PM

Way to go!

Al

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Post by: Zumer on April 25, 2010, 07:39:37 PM

WTG......

     Wondering where ya been......Congrats.... RkLu

    Zips

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Post by: Porter on April 25, 2010, 09:13:38 PM

Awesome job man!!! 

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Post by: BigTomsCalls on April 26, 2010, 08:01:59 AM

Congrats!!! *up*

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Post by: Dcoleinpa on April 26, 2010, 02:05:01 PM

congrats friendo

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Post by: drabndouble on April 27, 2010, 03:00:28 PM

Thank you gentlemen.
 I do believe I have that Boss bird patterned. He's gonna be tough . The pressure on the public land is very high . Higher than I've seen it in years .
 I may just leave him for next week , when we can hunt all day ,,,,,,,ain't decided yet. He won't stand for much calling ,,,I do know that much , and he prefers a little point ridge with a flat top to do his gobbling . He started gobbling at 11:00 . At 12:05 he was going strong . All of his gobbles came from the point.

 Also found some backup plan birds ,,,,,,,but they got some hens to tend to yet . Two mature birds and a few jakes .

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Post by: Turkeybuster on April 27, 2010, 09:00:05 PM

Congrats. Mark you earned that one thats a nice bird.
Jon   *dance*

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Post by: charlieparrish on April 28, 2010, 09:19:57 AM

Congratulations...sounds like you worked for that one...post some pics of you with the ol double  barrel

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Post by: Old Geezer on April 29, 2010, 05:14:10 AM

Way to go!  Congrats.  *up*

Ralph

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Post by: drabndouble on April 30, 2010, 06:54:34 PM

Quote from: charlieparrish on April 28, 2010, 09:19:57 AM

Congratulations...sounds like you worked for that one...post some pics of you with the ol double  barrel

I'll try to get some photos ,,,but that gun is only 6 years old ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,turkeys don't like my double