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All Hunting => The Ol' Skinnin' Shack => Topic started by: Porter on October 02, 2010, 09:36:46 PM
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Well I've been hunting for many years, but today marked a first for me. I scored on my first ever bearded hen *up* We all know about the Porterisms on the board, so I might as well spill the beans and tell the whole story. Where to start.... well I guess I should start at opening day. It started out with a slam... a slam as in me closing the passenger door on my right hand. Needless to say, it's infected and looks pretty gross right now. It definitely hurts!!!
Today was a rather cold day. It started out in the mid 40's with wind gusts in the 30mph range. Made me think it was Kansas.
I started out hunting today utilizing some tips ole Morgan told me to try. I've always done things my way and I hunt different than most people in the fall. I never try to bust up the flock. Never had any luck and when successful, why change. Well while fighting the wind today, I was calling and thought I heard some clucks. I thought... wow they sound a long ways off. So I go to move in closer and see what I can do with them. I had the field to my back and decided to come out of the timber and check the fields. I slowly moved up to the pond and that's when it hit me. My bladder was about to explode. Well there I am getting ready to relieve the bladder when I look through the briar patch and realize two mature hens are staring right at me. I dropped immediately. I was thinking, great way to mess up. I crawled up a bit on the briars thinking what was I going to do the rest of the day. I'd already put a lot of ground behind me. I peaked through the briars and to my astonishment, there were still birds in the field. The first thing that came to my mind was CALL. I grabbed my KP trumpet and clucked back and then cut extremely hard. I had Chaos in my hand (the name of my Morgan box) and sent out some yelps and cutts on it. All of a sudden, the birds started kee keeing. That's when I switched to the long box. I'd do a kee kee and kee kee run and slowly here came 8 birds toward me. The triple bearded hen was there too. I kept my eyes glued on her. I really wanted her.
As the poults get about 20 yards in front of me, I lose track which bearded hen is the triple bearded one. This one stuck her head up and I knew she was in range. I clicked off the safety and let her have it. One shot and down she was. Shot was at 39 yards. Kind of funny I passed up the closer shot, but I was after a bearded hen. My first one ever.
This hunt accomplished a lot for me. I'd promised Charlie I'd harvest a bird with his long box. This farm has always produced birds and I just knew I'd get one with my bow. That didn't materialize :( This was the first fall bird I've ever used a turpin on too. They responded quite well to it. This fall I've been using a trumpet more and more. I'm really starting to gain trust in them and like the way the birds are responding.
All in all it was a great morning. I'm beat and really banged up, but that's what hunting is all about. It's going to be 38 in the morning and the boy is wanting to go. I hope I can muster up the energy to wake up!
Here's the bird. Beard measured at 7" and the darn thing was wearing some ugly yellow socks again !
(http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff126/badpap1/IMG_4896.jpg)
(http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff126/badpap1/IMG_4901.jpg)
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Congarst Mike!! *cheers*
Wait till these pics make their rounds through the WWW. ::) *lol*
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Great hunt Mike ! *up*
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Good job Mike!
Mike
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*up* *up*
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Congrats Mike!! Knowing the week you had it was a well earned and deserved bird, sometimes you just have to push through and get it done and you did so with flying colors!! *up*
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Nice bird Porter!
Good job on photoshopping that gun black too ROTFLMBO ROTFLMBO ROTFLMBO ROTFLMBO ROTFLMBO
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Way to go Mike. Your bird had a good beard for a hen. There seems to be a bunch of bearded hens in Missouri. I have always wanted to kill one but the guy I hunt with in Missouri will not let me shoot one. *cry* *cry*
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Congrats man! Sure hope you you were done relieving yourself before you crawled up to the briars!! ;D
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Not bad for an Osage idiot
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Nice bearded hen,Porter...congratulations....I know you are truthful to a fault..but I don't think I woulda told about stopping to pee in a briar patch *lol*
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Is she getting mounted? I killed one with a 8 inch beard a few years back, they make a cool mount! You may never get another like that! Congrats! *up*
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Way to go Mike *bannana* *bannana* *bannana*
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Congrats. Mike that is a fine bearded hen sounds like you earned it.
Jon *up*
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Congrats buddy.
Hope you got everything zipped up before you crawled thru those briars..... *up*
*lol* *lol*
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TMI...Porter..... ROTFLMBO......
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Ya getting it mounted?
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*cheers*
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Congrats, Porter.... :)
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Congrats on that bird Mike!
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Great story and bird!! Congrats!! Roc *up* *up*
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Congrats buddy.
Hope you got everything zipped up before you crawled thru those briars..... *up*
*lol* *lol*
*lol* *lol* That's what I was thinking Daryl..........Congrats Porter on the bearded hen......I killed one bearded hen with a 7" beard.........Long time ago.....I'll try and post up the pic later.....Congrats again pal !!! *up*
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Congrats!
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Congrats Porter---way to go on getting you a bearded one fo sho !!!
Im with Scotty on this one---good job photo shop'ing the gun black !!!
All you guys are worried about him stopping in the briars to relieve himself....around here---the briars dont get that tall---he was in no danger of hurting himself ROTFLMBO ROTFLMBO ROTFLMBO.
Congrats Porter
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ROTFLMBO ROTFLMBO ROTFLMBO ROTFLMBO
My guess he was flashin them hens....we might have to change his name....Pervert Polish Porter.... :-\.....
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ROTFLMBO ROTFLMBO ROTFLMBO ROTFLMBO
My guess he was flashin them hens....we might have to change his name....Pervert Polish Porter.... :-\.....
That's how she died.....
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Mike............where is the bowling ball?
All kidding aside, way to go! Are you getting that one mounted? *up* *up* *up* *up*
Bill
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Congrats. *up* *up*
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I thought about getting her mounted, but I didn't. I have the pictures and the memories to remember her by... now if I blast the triple bearded hen... Wife is going to be ticked cuz we is going to have a stuffed bird in the house :)
Pervert Polish Mike... Morgan you said you show them the worm... I guess I took that wrong *peep*
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*up* *up*
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Congrats Porter!
Thats an Awesome Turkey!
Sometimes I think the Peeing in the bushes stratagy is'nt taken seriously enough, It really works!
Several years ago I killed an 8 point buck while watering the bush's 100 yds. from my blind.
And last Sat.
I took my 14 yr. old nephew, Kenny squirrel hunting.
I told him that there were black squirrels on this hill and that if we were lucky we might get one.
We hunted most of the morning and Kenny shot some nice greys and a Red but we saw no blacks.
We had just found a nice log to sit on and Kenny said I gotta pee, as soon as he walked a few yds. away, here comes a really nice black squirrel,
I call the kid back and he grabs his gun and shoots his first Black Squirrel!
Our archery season here in NY starts next Sat. and before I hit the woods, I think I'll drink a quart of water!
COOL story Porter!
Kevin
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Congrats Porter!
Thats an Awesome Turkey!
Sometimes I think the Peeing in the bushes stratagy is'nt taken seriously enough, It really works!
Several years ago I killed an 8 point buck while watering the bush's 100 yds. from my blind.
And last Sat.
I took my 14 yr. old nephew, Kenny squirrel hunting.
I told him that there were black squirrels on this hill and that if we were lucky we might get one.
We hunted most of the morning and Kenny shot some nice greys and a Red but we saw no blacks.
We had just found a nice log to sit on and Kenny said I gotta pee, as soon as he walked a few yds. away, here comes a really nice black squirrel,
I call the kid back and he grabs his gun and shoots his first Black Squirrel!
Our archery season here in NY starts next Sat. and before I hit the woods, I think I'll drink a quart of water!
COOL story Porter!
Kevin
Now that's cool... someone that thinks alike :) Been seeing animals while taking a leak for many years... *lol*