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Title: Pa. 2013 - fall gobbler
Post by: lonnielou688 on January 02, 2014, 08:16:20 PM

 Fall 2013 harvest- 19 lbs - 8 1/2 " beard

(http://i1067.photobucket.com/albums/u439/turkburd11/2013%20fall%20gobbler/DSCF0505768x1024_zps79e7a192.jpg)

Title: Re: Pa. 2013 - fall gobbler
Post by: Turkeybuster on January 02, 2014, 08:46:52 PM

Congrats. thats a nice bird.

Jon

Title: Re: Pa. 2013 - fall gobbler
Post by: lonnielou688 on January 02, 2014, 10:20:21 PM

Thanks Jon, I should mention the calls were made by Austin Hornberger, of Ringtown PA.

Title: Re: Pa. 2013 - fall gobbler
Post by: West Augusta on January 03, 2014, 06:50:45 AM

Austin makes some fine calls. 

Title: Re: Pa. 2013 - fall gobbler
Post by: B-Ready on January 03, 2014, 07:06:54 AM

Congrats !!  *bannana*

Title: Re: Pa. 2013 - fall gobbler
Post by: The Woodsman on January 04, 2014, 05:23:09 PM

I just saw this...

Congrats!

Denny

Title: Re: Pa. 2013 - fall gobbler
Post by: ahornberger22 on January 05, 2014, 08:22:52 AM

Congrats again Lonnie  *up*

Title: Re: Pa. 2013 - fall gobbler
Post by: Jacobson on January 05, 2014, 09:25:58 AM

Congats on that fine bird.

Title: Re: Pa. 2013 - fall gobbler
Post by: Shadetree Callers on January 05, 2014, 09:35:26 AM

Congrats on a successful hunt Lonnie.

Title: Re: Pa. 2013 - fall gobbler
Post by: Pitty on January 05, 2014, 11:58:28 AM

Nice fall turkey from another PA hunter.

Title: Re: Pa. 2013 - fall gobbler
Post by: lonnielou688 on January 05, 2014, 05:44:11 PM

Thanks to all that responded, I was quite proud of this bird, where I live we only have a 3 day fall season, a Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday yet at that. I had a short day at work on Wednesday and hunted the afternoon and bagged this fella about 3:30 pm. It will always be a great memory for sure. Thanks again for the looks , Lonnie

Title: Re: Pa. 2013 - fall gobbler
Post by: WillowRidgeCalls on January 08, 2014, 09:55:49 PM

Congrats on your fall bird  *cheers*.
WoW didn't know that PA fall season was that short. Here in WI ours runs from mid Sept to Dec. 31.

Title: Re: Pa. 2013 - fall gobbler
Post by: lonnielou688 on January 08, 2014, 10:28:50 PM

Scott, Thanks for the look, I should have explained that short season deal. We have different wildlife management sectors here, and depending on where you live(or hunt), the season is different. Sort of a micro-management idea. The area I live in in south central PA only carries a three day season. The land here is agriculture and orchards that run up into state mountain lands. This area is supposed to have fewer birds around, but I see flocks of 40 and 50 all the time. When I first started hunting turkeys here in 1978, there were very few turkeys around. so I guess something is working in that regard. To put the management areas in perspective, I can drive 30 miles west and have a 3 week season to hunt turkeys, male or female. Regardless where or what season you hunt in, your only allowed one bird, M/F , in the fall season.We can harvest bearded birds in the spring, a limit of 2, that is generally a 5 week season in MAY . The mountains around my home offer a quick hunt, especially if its during the work week and daylight is dwindling, and it paid off this time. Thanks for your interest in my harvest     , Lonnie       

Title: Re: Pa. 2013 - fall gobbler
Post by: Silverspur on April 11, 2014, 11:26:09 AM

Lonnie, I have no idea how I ever missed this post but I did, that is a great gobbler taken with two fine callers from Austin!! RkLu

Title: Re: Pa. 2013 - fall gobbler
Post by: muzzleman on April 11, 2014, 06:02:06 PM

Nice bird Lonnie, always a thrill when you get a fall gobbler.

Title: Re: Pa. 2013 - fall gobbler
Post by: lonnielou688 on April 15, 2014, 12:21:50 PM

Thanks again guys, I just noticed that you all just noticed about the fall harvest. I made a trip up the same knob where this fellow came from, on Sunday morning, and seen three of his kin-folk struttin' all about. One, and I'm not foolin' ya' , has at least a 12 inch beard as big around as my fore arm. Last spring season , a landowner who owns land up to the state forest land that I frequent, killed a 25 lb bird, with a 13 inch beard. One of the reasons I hunted there in the fall. Man, I can hardly wait for MAY 3rd to arrive.