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Other Hunting => Turkey Hunting => Topic started by: Tree Killer on April 22, 2016, 08:22:07 PM

Title: Mighty short hunt!
Post by: Tree Killer 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:

(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fv117%2Ftreekiller%2Ftrophy%2520photos%2F2016%2520gobbler1-9023_zpso9lxfi4d.jpg&hash=624d8a21c7cacfb1c71e76aefc53717013b5d528) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/treekiller/media/trophy%20photos/2016%20gobbler1-9023_zpso9lxfi4d.jpg.html)
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Post by: bowhunterforever on April 22, 2016, 10:07:20 PM: Nice bird :tup:
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Post by: kevinlisa06 on April 22, 2016, 10:30:57 PM: Great bird! :tup:
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Post by: HUNTINCOUPLE on April 23, 2016, 07:38:13 AM: That's great! :tup:
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Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on April 23, 2016, 08:07:25 AM: Nice bird Treekiller !!
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Post by: rosscrazyelk on April 23, 2016, 10:17:09 AM: :tup: nice looking bird
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Post by: Machias on April 23, 2016, 10:48:33 AM: Nice bird! Congrats!!
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Post by: Big game archer on April 23, 2016, 03:20:49 PM: :tup: :tup:
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Post by: tgomez on April 23, 2016, 03:28:35 PM: Whack em and stack em. Great tom! :tup:
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Post by: Tree Killer 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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Post by: Birdguy 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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Post by: Kit Carson on April 23, 2016, 09:12:06 PM: Nice :tup:
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Post by: packmule on April 24, 2016, 06:25:19 AM: Nice bird Ron, great photo as usual!
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Post by: Fishoutdoors2016 on April 24, 2016, 06:32:10 AM: Congrats
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Post by: Spurdaddy on April 24, 2016, 02:24:27 PM: Smacked Him real good....congrats!