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Offline GrampasGuns

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It took me 5 years and thousands of miles but I did it!!
« on: April 15, 2016, 11:17:51 AM »
Shot my first tom this morning. Came in Strutting and putting on the whole show. I've hunted HARD for turkeys the last 5 seasons and always came up short, missed chances, hung up birds, anything that could possibly go wrong always did. It all paid off today tho!!

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Re: It took me 5 years and thousands of miles but I did it!!
« Reply #1 on: April 15, 2016, 11:21:27 AM »
Congrats


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Re: It took me 5 years and thousands of miles but I did it!!
« Reply #2 on: April 15, 2016, 11:21:39 AM »
Congrats!  :tup:

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Re: It took me 5 years and thousands of miles but I did it!!
« Reply #3 on: April 15, 2016, 11:22:02 AM »
Way to keep at it! Never forget the first bird!

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Re: It took me 5 years and thousands of miles but I did it!!
« Reply #4 on: April 15, 2016, 11:26:11 AM »
Congrats on a fine hunt and tom! 
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Re: It took me 5 years and thousands of miles but I did it!!
« Reply #5 on: April 15, 2016, 12:51:13 PM »
Congratulations!

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Re: It took me 5 years and thousands of miles but I did it!!
« Reply #6 on: April 15, 2016, 01:06:51 PM »
Congrats!  I hunted solo unsuccessfully for two seasons before killing my first tom in 1992.  I remember that one more vividly than many of the others.
As long as we have the habitat, we can argue forever about who gets to kill what and when.  No habitat = no game.

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Re: It took me 5 years and thousands of miles but I did it!!
« Reply #7 on: April 15, 2016, 01:12:44 PM »
Congrats on your first bird!
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Re: It took me 5 years and thousands of miles but I did it!!
« Reply #8 on: April 15, 2016, 01:57:37 PM »
I have to disagree , I had to think about it to remember the first one.

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Re: It took me 5 years and thousands of miles but I did it!!
« Reply #9 on: April 15, 2016, 02:41:36 PM »
grats :IBCOOL:
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Re: It took me 5 years and thousands of miles but I did it!!
« Reply #10 on: April 15, 2016, 02:50:59 PM »
Nice one!
Cut em!
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Re: It took me 5 years and thousands of miles but I did it!!
« Reply #11 on: April 15, 2016, 03:27:33 PM »
Last summer,  when I went to Bonners Ferry, I got 3 with the truck because they just would get the **** out of the road.
On the way home and traveled through Grand Coulée, got another Tom and a hen.
Salvaged 4 out of 5.
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Re: It took me 5 years and thousands of miles but I did it!!
« Reply #12 on: April 15, 2016, 04:25:50 PM »
Good job on your first!   :tup:
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Re: It took me 5 years and thousands of miles but I did it!!
« Reply #13 on: April 15, 2016, 05:17:53 PM »
Way to stick with it! All the heartache goes out the window once you connect. Good job! :tup:
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Re: It took me 5 years and thousands of miles but I did it!!
« Reply #14 on: April 15, 2016, 05:22:16 PM »
Congrats to you. ..
Now go get another.  Lol
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