Author Topic: Smoke Pole Tom (Read 12351 times)

PA BEN · « **on:** April 17, 2016, 07:55:09 PM »

Took the old smoke pole for a walk today. I was walking this ridge line stopping to call here and there, at the end of the ridge line a Tom gobbled, the time was around 2pm, so I started calling to him. He was real hot gobbled every time I called. This went on for about 20 min.s and he shut up. There was a large draw between him and me so I figured he didn't want to cross it. So I moved to the point of the draw and sat down. I didn't even have to call, he popped up right when I sat down. He was coming in quite strutting right to me, I dropped the hammer on him at around 20yds and the cap didn't go off. He stopped at the sound of the hammer and looked around, he broke into strut again. I cocked the hammer again and it went off this time.

wadu1 · « **Reply #1 on:** April 17, 2016, 08:44:05 PM »

Hate it when that happens, snap and no boom. Good job nice looking Tom.

kirkl · « **Reply #2 on:** April 17, 2016, 08:54:23 PM »

That's a pretty bird. Seems like he has more white on him.

JJB11B · « **Reply #3 on:** April 17, 2016, 08:56:15 PM »

That is cool!

Mark251 · « **Reply #4 on:** April 17, 2016, 09:20:37 PM »

Nice

PA BEN · « **Reply #5 on:** April 18, 2016, 05:07:32 AM »

Quote from: wadu1 on April 17, 2016, 08:44:05 PM

Hate it when that happens, snap and no boom. Good job nice looking Tom.

good thing I didn't need to recap it.

jasnt · « **Reply #6 on:** April 18, 2016, 05:40:54 AM »

Beautiful tom Ben! I love those supper white tips

Henrydog · « **Reply #7 on:** April 18, 2016, 06:59:00 AM »

Not trying to take anything away from that Tom, but that is a pretty piece of wood used on that stock. Sharp looking M/L!

turkeydancer · « **Reply #8 on:** April 18, 2016, 07:17:39 AM »

Congrats Ben ... there's no place like home, there's no place like home ......

Gobble Doc · « **Reply #9 on:** April 18, 2016, 07:18:50 AM »

Timberstalker · « **Reply #10 on:** April 18, 2016, 07:22:37 AM »

What an awesome hunt. Great bird and with a muzzleloader to boot!

bowhunterwa87 · « **Reply #11 on:** April 18, 2016, 07:41:32 AM »

Now thats cool!

kevinlisa06 · « **Reply #12 on:** April 18, 2016, 11:10:20 AM »

Right on congratulations on a beautiful Tom that's a beautiful smoke pole!

Duckslayer89 · « **Reply #13 on:** April 18, 2016, 11:13:00 AM »

Nice bird! What kind of caps were you using?

The Gobble-stopper · « **Reply #14 on:** April 18, 2016, 01:07:26 PM »

Quote from: Henrydog on April 18, 2016, 06:59:00 AM

Not trying to take anything away from that Tom, but that is a pretty piece of wood used on that stock. Sharp looking M/L!

Not to mention the beautiful meadow, I want to build my house there. Nice job! I took all three WA birds a few years ago, with the muzzleloader. And something went wrong every time. But never had so much fun in my life.. Including bad caps...

elkboy · « **Reply #15 on:** April 18, 2016, 02:29:02 PM »

Awesome!!!!

C-Money · « **Reply #16 on:** April 18, 2016, 03:40:57 PM »

Sounds like a fun hunt! Congrats!

sakoshooter · « **Reply #17 on:** April 18, 2016, 09:10:54 PM »

Congrats

bowhunterforever · « **Reply #18 on:** April 18, 2016, 09:23:10 PM »

SCRUBS · « **Reply #19 on:** April 18, 2016, 09:54:35 PM »

Very cool PA

Natures Way · « **Reply #20 on:** April 19, 2016, 12:39:57 AM »

great looking bird! congrats

CaNINE · « **Reply #21 on:** April 19, 2016, 06:15:15 AM »

Congrats on a great bird Ben. Hunting turkeys with black powder really appeals to me. I may have to give it a try next year. Ron

BOWHUNTER45 · « **Reply #22 on:** April 19, 2016, 07:11:21 AM »

NICE ... Man I thought things were weird over there this year .. I seen single hens everywhere ..and lots of hens in little groups with no Tom in sight ...One area toward the end of Addy Gifford I never even seen a hen ...that was the weirdest !!!! I best get to work !! hahaha that's going to really S ---- !!!

rosscrazyelk · « **Reply #23 on:** April 19, 2016, 05:41:23 PM »

That's awesome congrats

PA BEN · « **Reply #24 on:** April 20, 2016, 05:52:57 PM »

Quote from: turkeydancer on April 18, 2016, 07:17:39 AM

Congrats Ben ... there's no place like home, there's no place like home ......

O YEAH

PA BEN · « **Reply #25 on:** April 20, 2016, 05:57:12 PM »

Quote from: Duckslayer89 on April 18, 2016, 11:13:00 AM

Nice bird! What kind of caps were you using?

They are German Dynamit Nobel No. 1075 plus. They are a hot cap #11 I cleaned out the hammer mechanism, it was dirty. I don't think it hit the cap hard enough.

Holg3107 · « **Reply #26 on:** April 20, 2016, 05:59:34 PM »

Ben, that's the best looking bird I've seen this year. Those white tips are beautiful, and with a smokepole! Well done!

Kit Carson · « **Reply #27 on:** April 20, 2016, 07:52:00 PM »

Nice man!

Spurdaddy · « **Reply #28 on:** April 21, 2016, 02:29:06 PM »

Great looking Bird......Love taking them with the Muzzy! Congrats!!

RadSav · « **Reply #29 on:** April 21, 2016, 02:36:03 PM »

I'm not much into front stuffers. But some day I would like to bag a turkey with a hillbilly smoothbore and some black powder.

Congratulations on a beautiful bird

RadSav · « **Reply #30 on:** April 21, 2016, 03:49:22 PM »

I had to come back and look at that bird again. He's darn near perfect. I've never mounted a bird before. That one would have me thinking about it.

tgomez · « **Reply #31 on:** April 27, 2016, 07:43:58 PM »

Nice!!!!!!

Thanks for sharing your adventure, and great pictures.

Machias · « **Reply #32 on:** April 29, 2016, 10:29:33 AM »

Awesome, beautiful photo, beautiful bird and what handsome gun. This is on my bucket list!!! Congrats!!

Jester052 · « **Reply #33 on:** May 01, 2016, 09:14:25 AM »

Great job. Is there a Turkey shot for muzzys? Or do you just throw a slug of lead at them?

tlbradford · « **Reply #34 on:** May 08, 2016, 05:59:35 PM »

Great story Ben. Congratulations.

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