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Offline West Augusta

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Opening day Hevi metal
« on: April 27, 2015, 02:32:08 PM »
It was a pretty chilly opening morning here in West Virginia.  My windshield on the truck was iced up this morning and I looked like I was going deer hunting not turkey hunting.  Well this morning found me at the "Witches Grave" which is one of my favorite turkey spots.  The boss gobbler there usually roosts over the creek in a very steep hollow.  Not today.  He was roosted above the first flat on the right hand side of the creek.  I was set up above the first flat on the left side.  I was ready to chalk this one up to him but stuck with it.  He gobbled fairly well on the roost but took off toward the head of the hollow off the roost.  I grabbed a cup of coffee and a couple of candy bars and settled in for a bit.  After an hour or so I started to hear him coming back out of the hollow.  He stopped about where he had roosted and gobbled his head off at a Frank Kruer copper pot call with my Macassar Ebony striker and my Titanium pot with my Dymondwood striker.  Slowly he came out his side of the hill until he was directly across from me.  I decided to stop calling all together and worry him in.  Just a little leaf scratching.  That was too much for him to stand.  Down a very steep hill, across a small creek and up my side of the hill where he found a load of Hevi 13 MagBlends at 27 yards.  I guess he didn't read the gobbler handbook that says they don't go down hill or cross creeks.  *lol*



21 pounds 4 ounces
10 7/16" beard
1 5/16" spurs.

My best bird ever.
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Offline Silverspur

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Re: Opening day Hevi metal
« Reply #1 on: April 27, 2015, 02:52:42 PM »
Congrats Steve, That is a super nice gobbler! *gobble* *up*
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Offline Turkeybuster

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Re: Opening day Hevi metal
« Reply #2 on: April 27, 2015, 02:58:41 PM »
Congrats. Steve that's a fine bird and a good story to go with it.

Jon
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Re: Opening day Hevi metal
« Reply #3 on: April 27, 2015, 03:06:35 PM »
Well done, Steve! Way to have patients and wait him out!  *up* *up* *up* *up*

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Re: Opening day Hevi metal
« Reply #4 on: April 27, 2015, 04:01:18 PM »
Steve it sounds like you had a great hunt.
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Offline Mmcdonald

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Re: Opening day Hevi metal
« Reply #5 on: April 27, 2015, 04:17:16 PM »
Congrats Steve! One fine bird!
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Re: Opening day Hevi metal
« Reply #6 on: April 27, 2015, 05:48:30 PM »
Congratulations Steve!!! Put it on um!!
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Offline muzzleman

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Re: Opening day Hevi metal
« Reply #7 on: April 27, 2015, 06:16:50 PM »
Congrats, Nice Bird,  Patience  has killed alot of birds
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Offline Bennett

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Re: Opening day Hevi metal
« Reply #8 on: April 27, 2015, 08:42:00 PM »
Congratulations Steve!  Great start to the season!
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Offline firedup

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Re: Opening day Hevi metal
« Reply #9 on: April 27, 2015, 08:50:19 PM »
Well done! Very well done Steve!!!!   *up*
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Offline Corn Doc

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Re: Opening day Hevi metal
« Reply #10 on: April 27, 2015, 11:21:48 PM »
Well done Steve!  *gobble*  *gobble*
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Offline strutnrut

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Re: Opening day Hevi metal
« Reply #11 on: April 28, 2015, 10:01:30 AM »
Way to go Steve bust them heads  *up*
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Offline AlabamaDave

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Re: Opening day Hevi metal
« Reply #12 on: April 28, 2015, 11:38:39 AM »
Way to go!...Thats a whopper!
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Offline B-Ready

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Re: Opening day Hevi metal
« Reply #13 on: April 28, 2015, 06:10:21 PM »
Nice one Steve.. Way to go !!
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Offline fargobox

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Re: Opening day Hevi metal
« Reply #14 on: April 28, 2015, 07:20:00 PM »
Yipee! Way to go Steve and good to see ya had plenty of patience on this solid gobbler!! *up*
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