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Other Hunting => Turkey Hunting => Topic started by: Machias on April 23, 2016, 10:33:17 AM

Title: Virginia Gobbler
Post by: Machias on April 23, 2016, 10:33:17 AM: Went hunting this morning. Got a couple different birds to answer, but one was with a hen and the other was standing about 400+ yards away in an open field and was not going to budge. I played hard to get with him, he would gobble every time I clucked or yelped. I finally stopped talking and then it began to sprinkle. He gobbled about 5 more times and you could see he was waiting for a response. Finally he sloooowly started to head in my direction. 50 minutes later he peeked up over a small hill about 35 yards away. I hadn't been able to see him for about 35 minutes. He put his head down and I raised the gun. When he looked back over I could see about 8 inches of his head and neck and boom! 22.4 pounds, 10 inch beard and 1 inch spurs.

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Title: Re: Virginia Gobbler
Post by: pianoman9701 on April 23, 2016, 10:35:43 AM: Nice going, Fred. Now finish your slam with a hog tonight and you can have a pigurkey for dinner tomorrow!
Title: Re: Virginia Gobbler
Post by: Machias on April 23, 2016, 10:36:47 AM: Hoping for the double. Going to be in my stand by 7:30 tonight.
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Post by: pianoman9701 on April 23, 2016, 10:37:57 AM: I'd like to be right there with you. That's one of my bucket list. Good luck. :tup:
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Post by: Machias on April 23, 2016, 10:41:58 AM: :tup:
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Post by: grundy53 on April 23, 2016, 11:23:27 AM: Nice work!

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Post by: bearpaw on April 23, 2016, 12:01:06 PM: Awesome bird Fred.... :tup:
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Post by: Mark251 on April 23, 2016, 12:58:55 PM: Nice! Congratulations :tup:
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Post by: bowhunterforever on April 23, 2016, 04:00:22 PM: Nice bird :tup:
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Post by: Wacenturion on April 23, 2016, 06:11:00 PM: Nice bird. Don't you just love when curiosity gets the better of them. :tup:
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Post by: carpsniperg2 on April 23, 2016, 06:56:41 PM: Congrats. Now I need to see some tusks!!! Lay em down :IBCOOL:
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Post by: Machias on April 23, 2016, 09:34:52 PM: Quote from: Wacenturion on April 23, 2016, 06:11:00 PM
Nice bird. Don't you just love when curiosity gets the better of them. :tup:

Patience is a virtue!!! :)
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Post by: quadrafire on April 23, 2016, 10:12:29 PM: Gettin 'er done. Love it
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Post by: lokidog on April 23, 2016, 10:17:22 PM: Looking good Fred! :tup:
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Post by: Fishoutdoors2016 on April 24, 2016, 06:30:19 AM: Congrats on a fine turkey
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Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on April 24, 2016, 08:30:40 AM: Hell ya Fred ! I be in PA in about in a couple weeks ..I am seriously pumped to get back home and chase gobblers !! Dandy bird !
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Post by: pianoman9701 on April 24, 2016, 09:17:56 AM: Where's the pork?
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Post by: Machias on April 24, 2016, 04:07:20 PM: http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,192031.50.html
Title: Re: Virginia Gobbler
Post by: Wacenturion on April 24, 2016, 05:56:44 PM: Quote from: Machias on April 23, 2016, 09:34:52 PM
Quote from: Wacenturion on April 23, 2016, 06:11:00 PM
Nice bird. Don't you just love when curiosity gets the better of them. :tup:

Patience is a virtue!!! :)

So true. Wonder how many times I heard that expression growing up. :chuckle:
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Post by: Gobble Doc on April 24, 2016, 10:53:23 PM: :D Nice job Fred.
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Post by: kevinlisa06 on April 25, 2016, 12:26:32 PM: Nice job congratulations!
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Post by: daddysprad on April 25, 2016, 01:05:51 PM: Fred, I cant believe you shot that little one :chuckle: Barely weaned.
Title: Re: Virginia Gobbler
Post by: Machias on April 25, 2016, 01:59:48 PM: Quote from: daddysprad on April 25, 2016, 01:05:51 PM
Fred, I cant believe you shot that little one :chuckle: Barely weaned.

I knocked the egg yoke off his face. :)