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Offline Tree Killer

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Mighty short hunt!
« on: April 22, 2016, 08:22:07 PM »
I decided to wait till after opening weekend before going out and trying to find a bird an hour from home.
Tuesday morning I left the truck at 5am and 20 minutes later was hiking passed a patch of timber when a tom erupted off to my right about 50-60 yards. I turned my headlamp off...BUSTED!  :bash:  Then made a big loop and got around and above where the turkey had gobbled. It began getting light so I gave a couple of sleepy clucks and yelps...the bird blasted a gobble back at me. A raven flew over and the turkey gobbled at the raven's sqwalk. Gave him one more series of yelps and set my call down.
10 minutes later I was thinking he had hopped down and skedaddled out the back door...when I caught movement out front and slightly to the left. He came walking up to 30 yards angled out in front of me. Gave him a couple of YELP YELP's with my mouth and he stopped and stretched his noggin for a better look. 6:15 and the hunt was over!  8.5" beard but NO spurs!

Figured I needed to contribute to my primary feather supply as well as begging you boys & girls for feathers.   :IBCOOL:


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Re: Mighty short hunt!
« Reply #1 on: April 22, 2016, 10:07:20 PM »
Nice bird :tup:
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Re: Mighty short hunt!
« Reply #2 on: April 22, 2016, 10:30:57 PM »
Great bird! :tup:
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Re: Mighty short hunt!
« Reply #3 on: April 23, 2016, 07:38:13 AM »
That's great! :tup:
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Re: Mighty short hunt!
« Reply #4 on: April 23, 2016, 08:07:25 AM »
Nice bird Treekiller !!
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Re: Mighty short hunt!
« Reply #5 on: April 23, 2016, 10:17:09 AM »
 :tup: nice looking bird
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Re: Mighty short hunt!
« Reply #6 on: April 23, 2016, 10:48:33 AM »
Nice bird! Congrats!!
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Re: Mighty short hunt!
« Reply #7 on: April 23, 2016, 03:20:49 PM »
 :tup: :tup:
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Re: Mighty short hunt!
« Reply #8 on: April 23, 2016, 03:28:35 PM »
Whack em and stack em. Great tom! :tup:
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Re: Mighty short hunt!
« Reply #9 on: April 23, 2016, 08:14:02 PM »
Thanks guys!  I have another tag, but will save it for a couple weeks to when I go over to the Blue Mountains for a week long camping, turkey hunting, shed hunting trip. 
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Re: Mighty short hunt!
« Reply #10 on: April 23, 2016, 08:42:58 PM »
It is always fun but the surprise short hunts make some great memories. Congrats on a great bird!
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Re: Mighty short hunt!
« Reply #11 on: April 23, 2016, 09:12:06 PM »
Nice  :tup:
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Re: Mighty short hunt!
« Reply #12 on: April 24, 2016, 06:25:19 AM »
Nice bird Ron, great photo as usual!
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Re: Mighty short hunt!
« Reply #13 on: April 24, 2016, 06:32:10 AM »
Congrats
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Re: Mighty short hunt!
« Reply #14 on: April 24, 2016, 02:24:27 PM »
Smacked Him real good....congrats!
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