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Offline tgomez

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Whacked a nice Tom.
« on: May 11, 2019, 05:23:14 AM »
40 yards with my Hoyt Powermax.
23 lbs, ten inch beard, one inch spurs
My sixteenth Tom and 3rd with a bow.
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Re: Whacked a nice Tom.
« Reply #1 on: May 11, 2019, 05:54:18 AM »
Hot dog, 23 lbs. That's a nice chunky bird. I'm planning to try crossbow this fall and eventually try with a bow. Great shot and great bird!
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Re: Whacked a nice Tom.
« Reply #2 on: May 11, 2019, 06:51:35 AM »
Very nice Tom !


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Re: Whacked a nice Tom.
« Reply #3 on: May 11, 2019, 07:56:56 AM »
Thats a giant bird.  Did you use decoys?  I had a jar full of feathers trying to connect on one with out decoys.  Then dave smith devoys came out and changed all of that.  40 yds is a poke to congrats on that shot too.
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Re: Whacked a nice Tom.
« Reply #4 on: May 11, 2019, 08:30:43 AM »
Quote from: 3dvapor on May 11, 2019, 07:56:56 AM
Thats a giant bird.  Did you use decoys?  I had a jar full of feathers trying to connect on one with out decoys.  Then dave smith devoys came out and changed all of that.  40 yds is a poke to congrats on that shot too.

No blind and no decoys. I knew his strutting line in the afternoon. I got on the edge of one side and gave a few yelps and purrs every ten min or so. He came in with another big tom. The one I shot looked to be the bigger and presented a better shot opportunity.
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Re: Whacked a nice Tom.
« Reply #5 on: May 11, 2019, 08:55:20 AM »
Very nice.


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Re: Whacked a nice Tom.
« Reply #6 on: May 11, 2019, 09:40:00 AM »
Nice work!
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Re: Whacked a nice Tom.
« Reply #7 on: May 11, 2019, 09:43:17 AM »
Good job!  Did they see you draw the bow?  Im curious if they give a few seconds to draw and shoot.   My next toms will probably be with the bow.
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Re: Whacked a nice Tom.
« Reply #8 on: May 11, 2019, 04:56:01 PM »
Yes the first bird saw me draw and started to walk away. The second(the one I shot) did see me, but was unsure of what I was. When you archery hunt without a blind it definitely adds a extra challenge to it. I like to draw when they are at full strut looking away, or their head is behind a tree or cover. When you bow hunt without a blind, there is more failure than success. I have always enjoyed those types of challenges.
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Re: Whacked a nice Tom.
« Reply #9 on: May 11, 2019, 06:36:17 PM »
That's close to state record isnt it?
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Re: Whacked a nice Tom.
« Reply #10 on: May 11, 2019, 07:32:32 PM »

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Re: Whacked a nice Tom.
« Reply #11 on: May 11, 2019, 07:44:29 PM »
Nice job!!!!  Congrats on a beautiful bird and with a bow, much respect!!
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Re: Whacked a nice Tom.
« Reply #12 on: May 13, 2019, 08:16:07 AM »
Quote from: davef on May 11, 2019, 06:36:17 PM
That's close to state record isnt it?

It would be a state record for a bow but well short of overall record of 31 lbs. I have a feeling most people don't enter their kills into the NWTF that keep tracks of all the records. I honestly didn't know about it till yesterday haha.

Awesome bird and congrats on the trophy!
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Re: Whacked a nice Tom.
« Reply #13 on: May 13, 2019, 11:41:35 AM »
Nice!  What head are you using and where do you aim?
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Re: Whacked a nice Tom.
« Reply #14 on: May 13, 2019, 12:44:43 PM »
Nice work :tup:
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