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Offline PA BEN

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Smoke Pole Tom
« 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.   
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Re: Smoke Pole Tom
« Reply #1 on: April 17, 2016, 08:44:05 PM »
Hate it when that happens, snap and no boom. Good job nice looking Tom.
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Re: Smoke Pole Tom
« Reply #2 on: April 17, 2016, 08:54:23 PM »
That's a pretty bird. Seems like he has more white on him.
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Re: Smoke Pole Tom
« Reply #3 on: April 17, 2016, 08:56:15 PM »
That is cool!
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Re: Smoke Pole Tom
« Reply #4 on: April 17, 2016, 09:20:37 PM »
Nice  :tup:
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Re: Smoke Pole Tom
« 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.
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Re: Smoke Pole Tom
« Reply #6 on: April 18, 2016, 05:40:54 AM »
Beautiful tom Ben! I love those supper white tips
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Re: Smoke Pole Tom
« 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! 
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Re: Smoke Pole Tom
« Reply #8 on: April 18, 2016, 07:17:39 AM »
 :tup:  Congrats Ben ... there's no place like home, there's no place like home ......  :hello:
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Re: Smoke Pole Tom
« Reply #9 on: April 18, 2016, 07:18:50 AM »
 :tup:
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Re: Smoke Pole Tom
« Reply #10 on: April 18, 2016, 07:22:37 AM »
What an awesome hunt.  Great bird and with a muzzleloader to boot! :tup:
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Re: Smoke Pole Tom
« Reply #11 on: April 18, 2016, 07:41:32 AM »
Now thats cool!
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Re: Smoke Pole Tom
« Reply #12 on: April 18, 2016, 11:10:20 AM »
Right on congratulations on a beautiful Tom that's a beautiful smoke pole!
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Re: Smoke Pole Tom
« Reply #13 on: April 18, 2016, 11:13:00 AM »
Nice bird! What kind of caps were you using?
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Re: Smoke Pole Tom
« 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!
   :yeah:  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...
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