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Offline Turkeyslammer

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Opening Day Blue Mountain Birds
« on: April 30, 2010, 07:50:06 AM »
It was hard to get the wife up at 0300 on opening day, it turned out to be worth it. We heard some gobbling a about 0530 so I started calling , they answered back. It wasn't long before we saw em. There were five jakes and a big tom. I called again with a couple of loud clucks and they came running. They all ran right up to the B-mobil decoy @15 yds. I told the wife to shoot the tom and I wopuld take one of the jakes. 0630 two birds down!!
The tom had a 9" beard and 3/4" spurs, it ended up being a great hunt.

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Re: Opening Day Blue Mountain Birds
« Reply #1 on: April 30, 2010, 07:55:28 AM »
Congrats and welcome to the site.
That country looks familiar
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Re: Opening Day Blue Mountain Birds
« Reply #2 on: April 30, 2010, 08:07:33 AM »
Congrats to you and your wife turkeyslammer.  Looks like you had a great time with her.  Good job and welcome to the site.  John

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Re: Opening Day Blue Mountain Birds
« Reply #3 on: April 30, 2010, 10:23:09 AM »
You are the man! Poor birds...
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Re: Opening Day Blue Mountain Birds
« Reply #4 on: April 30, 2010, 10:25:16 AM »
Sounds like a great mornin and some good lookin birds. :tup:
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Re: Opening Day Blue Mountain Birds
« Reply #5 on: April 30, 2010, 11:48:26 AM »
Nice job!
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Re: Opening Day Blue Mountain Birds
« Reply #6 on: April 30, 2010, 11:49:28 AM »
too cool!
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Re: Opening Day Blue Mountain Birds
« Reply #7 on: April 30, 2010, 12:07:03 PM »
Awesome memories ....
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Re: Opening Day Blue Mountain Birds
« Reply #8 on: April 30, 2010, 12:14:14 PM »
Nice Work!  Doesn't look like many roost trees in that country!

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Re: Opening Day Blue Mountain Birds
« Reply #9 on: April 30, 2010, 04:54:56 PM »
Thanks! There are a few roosting trees up the draws, it's a nice place to hunt with little pressure.

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Re: Opening Day Blue Mountain Birds
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