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Offline Buzz2401

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My Wife and I's first turkey's
« on: April 28, 2014, 07:47:01 AM »
I've been turkey hunting in Yakima county for about 4 years and have yet to have any luck so we decided to accept an offer from a friend to go up to Colville with him and hunt turkeys over the weekend.  We arrived Friday afternoon and were immediately into turkeys but couldn't get them to come in.  Saturday morning we were set up in same area with me and my wife about 60 yards apart and we had some decoys set up.  We had 9 hens come through and a coyote at about 15 yards but no gobblers.  Seen about 40 turkeys in the distance next to where my friends were set up and I could see him working a nice tom but he could never get the tom to come in.  They did end up shooting two jakes so it was a very productive morning.  Me and my wife headed out in the Afternoon behind a gate and we were just stopping to call every 500 yards or so and about a mile in I get two separate gobblers calling back.  So we get set up on a knoll and I start calling them in.  I could see them come out about 300 yards away and they were strutting and heading our way fast.  I told my wife to get set up and be ready.  They both came up over the hill in front of us at 30 yards and I told my wife to shoot.  She shot then I I followed up on the second bird and we had two nice Toms down and were totally pumped.  One had a 9 inch beard and other was 10 inches with decent size spurs.  Needless to say we are both totally pumped and can't wait to go again.  If it wasn't for shrimping and Halibut coming up I would probably go buy another tag and be out this coming weekend lol.

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Re: My Wife and I's first turkey's
« Reply #1 on: April 28, 2014, 07:53:25 AM »
NIce!! Congrats you guys!!
I felt like a one legged cat trying to bury a terd on a frozen pond!

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Re: My Wife and I's first turkey's
« Reply #2 on: April 28, 2014, 07:56:55 AM »
Nice gobblers, and great to see a husband and wife team! Congrats to the both of you!  :tup:


I was wondering how many turkeys are in that Yakima area myself. Beings how I am about 5.5 hours closer to Yakima than Colville. I have friends who have seen them while Elk hunting in the Bethel Ridge area. I have never seen one in that area and I too decided to make the trip to the Great Northeast Corner of Turkey Nirvana.

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Re: My Wife and I's first turkey's
« Reply #3 on: April 28, 2014, 08:00:06 AM »
Love it when you can get hot birds coming in on a string.  :tup: Good job.

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Re: My Wife and I's first turkey's
« Reply #4 on: April 28, 2014, 07:25:01 PM »
Nice double! Can't wait to get a double with my wife!


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Re: My Wife and I's first turkey's
« Reply #5 on: April 28, 2014, 07:37:31 PM »
Nice double! Can't wait to get a double with my wife!


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Re: My Wife and I's first turkey's
« Reply #6 on: April 28, 2014, 07:57:06 PM »
 :tup:

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Re: My Wife and I's first turkey's
« Reply #7 on: April 28, 2014, 07:57:51 PM »
sweeeeeeeeeet  :tup:

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Re: My Wife and I's first turkey's
« Reply #8 on: April 28, 2014, 08:00:19 PM »
Nice job :tup: :tup:
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Re: My Wife and I's first turkey's
« Reply #9 on: April 28, 2014, 08:03:52 PM »
 :EAT: looks like whats for dinner to me   very nice  and congrats to the wife 

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Re: My Wife and I's first turkey's
« Reply #10 on: April 28, 2014, 08:08:07 PM »
I have only hunted in the rimrock unit for turkeys before this weekend.  There are turkeys there i just havent figuired out where they are in the spring.  They never seem to be where I see them in the fall.

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Re: My Wife and I's first turkey's
« Reply #11 on: April 29, 2014, 03:25:42 PM »
Great job :tup:
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