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Title: whopper
Post by: The Gobble-stopper on March 22, 2014, 10:34:49 AM
After last year, 20 days before I even found my eastern. I scouted yesterday in a spot I gave up on last year. Last year no sign at all, not a feather, dropping or track. This year, I think I could have filled a dump truck up with the sign. I followed my instinct. And ran head on into one of the biggest toms I have seen on the west side. He had 9 healthy hens with him. I could hear him drumming 1/4 mile away and snuck to within shot gun range and watched him for an hour before he walked off. All the while, he and the hens were being swooped on by a couple ravens. Those darn buggers, why dont they let us open season up on them. Many a time I have seen them fly over carrying a turkey egg. Anyway things are looking up again, for completing my slam early. We will see. Contemplating trying bow this year. I have allready gotten them of course with shot gun, and also muzzleloading shotgun.
Title: Re: whopper
Post by: dr.derek on March 22, 2014, 11:09:18 AM
isn't turkey season closed?
Title: Re: whopper
Post by: jackelope on March 22, 2014, 11:31:38 AM

isn't turkey season closed?

Is he scouting or killing birds? Pretty sure I read a scouting trip story.
Title: Re: whopper
Post by: FC on March 22, 2014, 11:39:27 AM
That's what I read.
Title: Re: whopper
Post by: dr.derek on March 22, 2014, 11:43:22 AM
Ok I understand this now, for some reason I read that as you shot a a whopper tom and 20 hens haha.
Title: Re: whopper
Post by: The Gobble-stopper on April 04, 2014, 03:22:54 PM
I did shoot him, with my pretend loaded finger. I think I winged em! :IBCOOL:  :sry: for the misunderstanding....Been practicing with the bow, cant keep the peep sight where I want it, I do better sighting without peep, bullseye everytime. I guess I am just used to my recurve, without sight. Like 11 days to go. Toms just keep on struttin
Title: Re: whopper
Post by: kirkl on April 04, 2014, 04:25:52 PM
I knew what u meant, scouting!!
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