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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.
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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!
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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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Re: It took me 5 years and thousands of miles but I did it!!
« Reply #15 on: April 15, 2016, 05:50:03 PM »
Way to go!  Congratulations  :tup:
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Re: It took me 5 years and thousands of miles but I did it!!
« Reply #16 on: April 15, 2016, 06:32:20 PM »
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Re: It took me 5 years and thousands of miles but I did it!!
« Reply #17 on: April 15, 2016, 10:03:43 PM »
Way to go
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Re: It took me 5 years and thousands of miles but I did it!!
« Reply #18 on: April 15, 2016, 10:33:22 PM »
Right on!  :tup:
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Re: It took me 5 years and thousands of miles but I did it!!
« Reply #19 on: April 16, 2016, 12:44:25 PM »


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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Re: It took me 5 years and thousands of miles but I did it!!
« Reply #20 on: April 16, 2016, 01:59:31 PM »
Congratulations! 
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Re: It took me 5 years and thousands of miles but I did it!!
« Reply #21 on: April 16, 2016, 02:38:38 PM »
you are so hooked, congrats  :tup:
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Re: It took me 5 years and thousands of miles but I did it!!
« Reply #22 on: April 16, 2016, 03:29:09 PM »
Congrats man! Nice bird!!
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Re: It took me 5 years and thousands of miles but I did it!!
« Reply #23 on: April 16, 2016, 07:46:17 PM »
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Re: It took me 5 years and thousands of miles but I did it!!
« Reply #24 on: April 16, 2016, 07:47:57 PM »
Nice tom!!!
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Re: It took me 5 years and thousands of miles but I did it!!
« Reply #25 on: April 16, 2016, 08:02:40 PM »
That's a great bird. And you earned it. Persevere! :tup:
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Re: It took me 5 years and thousands of miles but I did it!!
« Reply #26 on: April 16, 2016, 08:34:51 PM »
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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Re: It took me 5 years and thousands of miles but I did it!!
« Reply #27 on: April 16, 2016, 09:35:50 PM »
Congrats.
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Re: It took me 5 years and thousands of miles but I did it!!
« Reply #28 on: April 16, 2016, 09:41:02 PM »
Quote from: bearpaw on April 16, 2016, 02:38:38 PM
you are so hooked, congrats  :tup:
:yeah:, many more to come!
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Re: It took me 5 years and thousands of miles but I did it!!
« Reply #29 on: April 16, 2016, 10:00:40 PM »
Congrats :tup:
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Re: It took me 5 years and thousands of miles but I did it!!
« Reply #30 on: April 17, 2016, 08:00:22 PM »
Congrats

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« Reply #31 on: April 17, 2016, 08:04:36 PM »
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