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It took me 5 years and thousands of miles but I did it!!
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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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Congrats
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Way to keep at it! Never forget the first bird!
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Congrats on a fine hunt and tom!
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Congratulations!
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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.
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Congrats on your first bird!
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I have to disagree , I had to think about it to remember the first one.
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grats
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Nice one!
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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.
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Good job on your first!
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Way to stick with it! All the heartache goes out the window once you connect. Good job!
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Congrats to you. ..
Now go get another. Lol
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Way to go
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Here's a couple more pics now that I'm back home. What a day, and to think the whole thing lasted about 10 minutes. Was heading to my blind, gobbles came out of the valley below me. I let a few aggressive yelps and my bird and another tom came over the going nuts, I never made it to the blind, sat down and the madness began. I dont think ive ever been so geeked, would like to know how high my heart rate got, I was shakin.So much fun!
Thanks for all the kind words and happy hunting!
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Congrats man! Nice bird!!
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Nice tom!!!
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That's a great bird. And you earned it. Persevere!
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Congrats! Great bird. It took me 5 years to seal the deal on my first as well. I promise the next ones will be no less exciting!
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Quote from: bearpaw on April 16, 2016, 02:38:38 PM
you are so hooked, congrats
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