2nd Oceola Down In Florida, Done In Florida

[Stoned]

I was a beautiful morning down here is west central Florida. Birds were very vocal this morning but they were a good ways south from where I was sitting. I back away from aggressive calling that I had been using in the earlier part of the season. I went back to my tried and true laid-back traditional calling got some strong gobbles to my south. Every time I yelped and purred on the box call I got an immediate gobble. Every time I yelp they gobbled closer, they were coming fast and hard. To my left or south is a dim woods road that meanders thru some long leaf southern pines. With rays of sunshine dotting the sand road I saw a whole troop of bobbing redheads coming my way. Twenty yards out they veered their right making their way to direction that would be behind me. I had to twist around to my left and had the side of the shotgun touching the bark of the pine tree that I had my back against earlier and the birds came thru the barbwire and I shot what I thought was one of the larger birds and he hit the ground hard. It was a great morning to be in the turkey woods. I am done in Florida for the season, two Osceola’s down. Next stop Tennessee.

[letinmfly]

Congrats Stu!!  That is awesome!! 

[jmck]

Congrats on the Great run in Fla
looks like that one had a bonus also with the extra beard
way to go and good luck in Tennessee

[West Augusta]

Congrats on the double beard.  Sure is a pretty place to hunt.

[Turkeybuster]

Congrats. looks like a great morning.

Jon

[M,Yingling]

Congrats 

[Silverspur]

Congrats on your double bearded gobbler and you had some fine calls to help seal the deal!

 

[AlabamaDave]

Congrats!...Great pictures!

[Blackfalcon]

Congrats Stu!!

[ncturkey]

Neat. Have you post the video?

[turkey stew]

Congrats!

[nx95240]

very nice.. hope one i can get one of these birds..

[Ferguson]