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All Hunting => The Ol' Skinnin' Shack => Topic started by: Mark Rainbolt on April 30, 2010, 12:58:24 PM

Title: Missouri Bird
Post by: Mark Rainbolt on April 30, 2010, 12:58:24 PM

I have been at it hard since the season opened. It has been one thing after another, set up wrong, the cows coming in, a bobcat, a coyote, you name it it has happened this season. Not alot of birds no gobbling to many hens and so on. Well I decided to sleep in this morning got up a 9:00 went outside to smoke a cigarette with my baby sadie (my dog). Was just about to walk in the house and a bird sounded off from the bottom field from the house. I listened and he was double and triple gobbling looking for a hen. I ran in the house got dressed put on 2 socks of diffrent colors, who cares there is a bird in the field!!!!! Grabbed my stuff and out the door running down the road relize(DUMMY YOU NEED A SHOTGUN TO KILL A BIRD) back to the house grab shotgun standing by the kitchen door. Back to hurrying down the road, get close to the woodline start crawling on my hands and knees to the edge of the field get setup in a small thicket bird is still gobbling hard he is just over the rise, pull out my boxcall 100 year old cherry over poplar make 2 very quiet yelps. Lay the call down lift the turkey slayer and dropped the hammer on him at 18 yds. Walked over to him to admire the creation made by our Lord and Savior, Thanked God for a Wonderful morning and said my prayer's. He was a 3 year old 25.2 pounds 10 inch beard 1 1/4 spurs. Thanks for listening to my story and looking at the picture. May the Lord Bless You All and be Safe.
                                                                                         God Bless,
                                                                                                  Mark
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Title: Re: Missouri Bird
Post by: letinmfly on April 30, 2010, 12:59:55 PM

Congrats on a fine bird Mark!!  *up*

Title: Re: Missouri Bird
Post by: BigTomsCalls on April 30, 2010, 01:48:52 PM

Congrats Mark!!! I always said when opportunity  knocks answer the door!!! *up*

Title: Re: Missouri Bird
Post by: AlanKrow on April 30, 2010, 02:36:58 PM

Quote from: letinmfly on April 30, 2010, 12:59:55 PM

Congrats on a fine bird Mark!!  *up*

Title: Re: Missouri Bird
Post by: SS Custom Calls on April 30, 2010, 02:43:41 PM

Congrats buddy!!!!!  RkLu  Glad you remembered to go back after your gun!  ROTFLMBO

 Al

Title: Re: Missouri Bird
Post by: Bulldogmikey on April 30, 2010, 03:30:58 PM

Way to go Mark! That is a HOSS of a bird! That made your BP rise a little! Great Story!

Mike

Title: Re: Missouri Bird
Post by: augiedog55 on April 30, 2010, 03:37:30 PM

Mark great north Mo gobbler.
I'm headed up to Maysville tonight for 2 days of north MO hunting
Get another one *dance*

Title: Re: Missouri Bird
Post by: Porter on April 30, 2010, 06:13:47 PM

Way to go Mark!!!  Sounds like most of the MO birds are acting the same!!!

Congrats on a hoss!!!

Title: Re: Missouri Bird
Post by: charlieparrish on April 30, 2010, 07:06:45 PM

Nice story, Mark...good thing you went out for the smoke..even better that you remembered to go back for your shotgun. Looks like you were meant to get that turkey. congratulations *up* *up*

Title: Re: Missouri Bird
Post by: turkey stew on April 30, 2010, 08:53:20 PM

Congrats Mark on a fine boss gobbler! *gobble*

Title: Re: Missouri Bird
Post by: Mark Rainbolt on May 01, 2010, 08:46:52 PM

Thanks for the kind words guy's. Augiedog that is a south central bird LOL.
                                                                                           God Bless,
                                                                                                    Mark

Title: Re: Missouri Bird
Post by: G8ORB8 on May 01, 2010, 10:06:06 PM

Nice bird, Mike! He has two of my favorite things - a jelly head and paintbrush beard. Congratulations!

Title: Re: Missouri Bird
Post by: Turkeybuster on May 02, 2010, 06:59:10 AM

Congrats. Mark that is a nice bird and a good story.
Jon   *up*

Title: Re: Missouri Bird
Post by: Ghost Maker Calls on May 02, 2010, 10:54:06 AM

Congrats on a fine bird buddy! 

Title: Re: Missouri Bird
Post by: Blackfalcon on May 02, 2010, 11:06:51 AM

Mark, Congrats, fine bird and I fine tale, Congrats and thanks for sharing the story, I think gun or no gun, you would have ended up with you hand on him,lol, some things are meant to be,a fine bird indeed!

Title: Re: Missouri Bird
Post by: J R Hunt Camp on May 04, 2010, 09:02:15 AM

... congrats on your mighty fine MO gobbler there Mark - "when a plan comes together" ... 8) 8)