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All Hunting => The Ol' Skinnin' Shack => Topic started by: BigTomsCalls on May 04, 2010, 11:13:28 AM

Title: A GIFT!!
Post by: BigTomsCalls on May 04, 2010, 11:13:28 AM

After a long weekend of high temps and Hened up Gobblers I was more then willing to except this gift. I was in the shop tuning up a Cherry over Butternut call for a fellow forum member when I heard a distant gobble. I quickly through on a camo shirt and face mask, grabed me gun and headed for the woods. I got set up behind a hemlock and made a couple of yelps on the call I was just tuning. The bird gobbled back closer so I put the call down and waited. Fifteen minutes later he was standing 40 yards away strutting his stuff. I couldn't move because my set up was not the best so I waited 15 more minutes for him to close the distance. He didn't want to come any closer probly because I've called him up to the house twice before the season while I was in the shop tuning calls. When he started to leave I took the chance and droped him with a load of Federal #7's.
He weighed 16 Lbs  7 1/4" beard and 1" spurs.

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(http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll296/BigTomsCalls/IMG_0377.jpg)

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Title: Re: A GIFT!!
Post by: Bulldogmikey on May 04, 2010, 11:21:50 AM

Good Job TOM ! Good looking Bird. Was hoping to see Padauk!! LOL

Mike

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Post by: Dcoleinpa on May 04, 2010, 11:28:12 AM

congrats Tom! everyone deserves a gift from time to time!

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Post by: TLSelf on May 04, 2010, 11:31:15 AM

Congrat's.  Do you field test all your calls?   *up*

Todd

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Post by: AlanKrow on May 04, 2010, 12:23:38 PM

Congrats... *up*

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Post by: SS Custom Calls on May 04, 2010, 01:01:14 PM

 I had a feelin' you would get that bird!! Congrats bud!

Al

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Post by: Blackfalcon on May 04, 2010, 01:38:25 PM

Now you've got to go hire another inspector Tom, probably be hard to get one to volunteer now due to the risk involved! ROTFLMBO
Nice job! RkLu

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Post by: letinmfly on May 04, 2010, 01:47:43 PM

Way to go Tom!!  That combo is deadly on those longbeards.  *cheers*

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Post by: G8ORB8 on May 04, 2010, 02:18:49 PM

Pretty bird, Tom! Congratulations.

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Post by: J R Hunt Camp on May 04, 2010, 04:21:11 PM

... that sure is "Field Testin'" at it's finest - congrats on the fine gobbler & the killer caller ... 8) 8)

... & congrats to the forum member who's gettin' that great proven box caller from Big Tom !!!

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Post by: turkey stew on May 04, 2010, 06:30:07 PM

Congrats Tom on a fine bird and a killer caller! *gobble*

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Post by: hunter22 on May 04, 2010, 06:37:35 PM

Congrats Tom. As tough as these things are a man needs an "easy" one every now and then. Nothing like field testing your call behind the house on a live bird. 

Title: Re: A GIFT!!
Post by: superstrutter on May 04, 2010, 06:49:19 PM

That's awesome, I guess my new call will have a little blood on it! Sweet Congrats! Did the price go up now? *up* *aah* *aah*

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Post by: B-Ready on May 05, 2010, 07:01:57 AM

Gift's are good..... Congrats on a fine longbeard!

             Brent

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Post by: Shadetree Callers on May 05, 2010, 08:06:21 AM

 *up*

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Post by: wiltznucs on May 05, 2010, 08:57:56 AM

Congrats!

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Post by: Zumer on May 05, 2010, 06:50:34 PM

Atta boy, Tom.....

      Take em as you can get em & if the goings tough, better yet..... *up*

      How nice to break the ice w/ one of those hunts.. RkLu

      Congrats, Tom....... *bannana*

      Zips