One Island Bird Down....

[BullMagnet76]

NICE   

[ghosthunter]

Excellent

[carpsniperg2]

Nice job man! I whacked my biggest tom today with a bow as well. Nice to see a few thunder chickens getting whacked with a bow

Congrats

[kevinlisa06]

Great west side bird congrats!

[lokidog]

Nice job man! I whacked my biggest tom today with a bow as well. Nice to see a few thunder chickens getting whacked with a bow

Awesome!

Congrats

[Gobble Doc]

great work.

[STIKNSTRINGBOW]

 
Thats cool !!

[lokidog]

Thanks all, forgot to mention that when I went to recover the bird, I noticed a pile of beard feathers where I missed the first shot.  Guess I shaved off 1/3 or so of his beard.  The missing ones were about 6 1/2 inches long.

[Special T]

Cool story thanks for sharing! 

[ICEMAN]

Great story and pic Lokidog, thanks for posting. I am continually amazed at the fun you come up with on the island! Good for you!

[Machias]

Fantastic story and congrats!!

[BOWHUNTER45]

GOOD JOB LOKIDOG !!!!

[turkeydancer]

Great job, but wondering if Merriams were planted on Lopez Island or if this was a "private" release?

[lokidog]

Great job, but wondering if Merriams were planted on Lopez Island or if this was a "private" release?

They're all white meat on the inside....   

Don't know, don't care.  Some have said they were planted with the NWTF.  More likely locals.  Still a challenge and fun to hunt. 

[LITTLEBUCK]

Great job, you need to shoot about 20 more of those birds. Yes they are Merriam's, and were planted by private. I was asked by the land owner a couple years ago if any youth or disabled would be interested in hunting his birds with a small donation if possible and I was blasted from all directions from a certain few on this board.
Back to the hunt, I don't care if they are Merriam's or Easterners, it sounds like a lot of fun. I kick myself for not going up and doing the same hunt when I had the chance a few years ago. Again good job.