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Title: Chewelah Birds 2011, Pictures added page 7
Post by: PA BEN on April 15, 2011, 11:40:00 AM: Put them to bed last night. Called them off the roost this morning. 4 came in got a double. Boy they sure liked my tom strutter decoy. :IBCOOL: I have to post pictures when I get home next week. My mom's computer won't let me post these pictures. :bash:
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Post by: MtnMuley on April 15, 2011, 11:50:02 AM: Congrats!
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Post by: boneaddict on April 15, 2011, 11:53:44 AM: So much for stretching out the season. :chuckle:
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Post by: wannabhntr on April 15, 2011, 12:01:45 PM: Nicely done.
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Post by: Dustin07 on April 15, 2011, 12:36:51 PM: Quote from: boneaddict on April 15, 2011, 11:53:44 AM
So much for stretching out the season. :chuckle:

Bird in the hand!

or in this case.. two in the hand... :IBCOOL:
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Post by: ORCA_SIX on April 15, 2011, 01:06:46 PM: Awesome. :IBCOOL:
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Post by: Machias on April 15, 2011, 01:16:15 PM: Congrats!
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Post by: washingtonmuley on April 15, 2011, 01:51:22 PM: Nice job!!!!!!!!!
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Post by: carpsniperg2 on April 15, 2011, 03:24:46 PM: Good deal. Jakes or toms?
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Post by: PA BEN on April 15, 2011, 04:15:57 PM: Sorry my buddy got one and I got one. Going to try my bow next.
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Post by: tlbradford on April 15, 2011, 05:13:18 PM: What the hell. You got sun? I looked out the window at 4:00 and it was raining and looked like dark clouds on the horizon, so I skipped the opener. :bash: I am definitely a fair weather turkey hunter.

Great work. :tup:
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Post by: larrylrjr on April 15, 2011, 06:12:53 PM: awesome
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Post by: klickriverchromer on April 15, 2011, 08:00:18 PM: Nice birds Congrats guys!!! Wish I would of saw that shiny thing in the sky today
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Post by: hirshey on April 15, 2011, 08:11:17 PM: Great birds! :) Congrats on what looks like a fabulous day!
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Post by: PA BEN on April 15, 2011, 08:40:37 PM: Put four tons w/15 hen to bed tonight, hope to double again in the morning. :IBCOOL: Didn't get my bow set up today so it's the old 12 gage for the morning.
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Post by: klickriverchromer on April 15, 2011, 08:43:31 PM: Four TONS? :chuckle: JK Good luck man.
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Post by: PA BEN on April 15, 2011, 08:50:18 PM: O Yeah, wrong key. At least we know who are the spell check cops are :chuckle:
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Post by: Annette on April 15, 2011, 08:52:45 PM: Congratulations....didn't go out cause of knee surgery... :'( ...
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Post by: PA BEN on April 15, 2011, 08:55:09 PM: Sorry to hear that and thanks. :hello:
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Post by: WCTaxidermy on April 15, 2011, 09:52:13 PM: Congrat's on a great start. Good luck tomorrow. John
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Post by: PA BEN on April 16, 2011, 03:59:04 AM: 3:55am now got up at 3:30. :o Was a little harder this morning. 41 degrees and wet, I can see fog but it's not raining
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Post by: PA BEN on April 16, 2011, 04:25:10 AM: 4:25am Coffee and Copenhagen. Life seems better now, I even fell like cleaning a bird today. :hello: BTW, there isn't the number of birds w/I hunt this year. The normal fields you see them in ain't there, but there are lots of coyotes :bash:
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Post by: Skyvalhunter on April 16, 2011, 05:32:07 AM: Ohh my I am not sure that combo would go over well with me, got and chocolate milk?
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Post by: PA BEN on April 16, 2011, 08:56:53 PM: hard hunt today. Birds came out of the tree and went the other way :bash: Hunted all day, no gobbles. Doesn't seem to be a lot of birds this year where I hunt. The toms weren't even strutting for the hens, just feeding along w/them. Must have been the rain.
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Post by: PA BEN on April 17, 2011, 11:53:58 AM: Heard a few more gobbles this morning around the valley, the birds I set up on went the other way :bash: All gobbling stopped once out of the tree. Taking a break today to help Dad around the farm. BTW, the KEY-KEY lost hen call has been working I used it opening morning, called in several hens yesterday and 3 hens this morning. To bad they didn't have a tom with them.
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Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on April 17, 2011, 11:56:30 AM: hahaha Helping Dad huh.. how when your on line ... lmao how many birds did you guys get and was there alot of hunters ?
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Post by: PA BEN on April 17, 2011, 11:58:52 AM: Just got up from a nap, took a shower and I'm waiting for my coffee, then it's off to work. :chuckle:
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Post by: turkey slayer on April 17, 2011, 06:34:28 PM: Good job PA
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Post by: PA BEN on April 17, 2011, 08:26:41 PM: No gobbles tonight :dunno: Might head to a buddy's place in the morning. I can set up on his place but the turkeys are on another property. Maybe w/the decoys I can make it work.
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Post by: rosscrazyelk on April 17, 2011, 08:36:41 PM: Very nice..
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Post by: NWTFhunter on April 18, 2011, 09:19:20 PM: Wish I would have thought to contact you PA, I might make it over there again in a week or two.
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Post by: PA BEN on April 18, 2011, 09:47:43 PM: Will it did pay off.The toms few out in the field, but the hens took them other way :bash: 27 degrees I froze my a$$ off. Sat until 9:30. Went and visited a friend and was back at 3PM. Put the decoys out and fell asleep woke up to a gobble at 4:45 and two nice toms came into the field w/one hen. I called and they gobbled there heads off. The hen came into my decoys but the tom stayed out in the field. When she yelped they came in. She stayed at the fence line at 20 yds, the toms crossed at 50 yds. I took him at 50 yds. Nice 18 lb bird w/a 10" beard. I will post pictures soon. BTW, pattern your gun, I knew my gun was dead on at that yardage. ;)
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Post by: PA BEN on April 19, 2011, 12:47:11 PM: Here's some cell phone pictures of my second bird. I will post more when I get home.
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Post by: Birdguy on April 19, 2011, 09:45:00 PM: Man that is some great white coloring on that bird! I want to shoot one of those real white ones one day. For now I will just be happy to get whatever I can get in range. So far a pretty tough year, I hope it gets better for folks who get out a little later. Nice work Ben.
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Post by: PA BEN on April 22, 2011, 03:18:09 PM: Got home this morning at 3:45am. Had dinner w/my daughter and sister in law in Spokane. I dropped my daughter off at Cheney and hit the road about 8:45 last night. Took HWY 18 and the I-5 ramp was closed and the HWY 16 ramp was closed. What a mess, one thing nice it was 1:45 am and no traffic. Here some pictures. BTW, I need to buy a good camera. :bash:
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These are toms
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The 5 birds on the right are toms
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Bird #1 right side, 8" beard
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Bird #2 10" beard
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Post by: MtnMuley on April 22, 2011, 04:00:34 PM: Very nice PA BEN. Congrats!
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Post by: bearpaw on April 22, 2011, 04:28:19 PM: congrats, great looking birds.... :tup:
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Post by: X-Force on April 22, 2011, 04:40:39 PM: :yeah: :IBCOOL:
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Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on April 22, 2011, 04:51:54 PM: Looks good ... like when I see gobblers all alone ...next week should be sweet !!!
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Post by: Lincoln4 on April 22, 2011, 06:43:49 PM: Heehee... Can't wait for Monday!
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Post by: Birdguy on April 22, 2011, 10:05:35 PM: Good work Ben, sorry we did not hook up while over that way. Had the hunting been a bit better it may have worked out. Seems just about everyone had to work for them this year. Still a great hunt.
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Post by: turkey slayer on April 22, 2011, 10:41:06 PM: Great looking birds
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Post by: turkey choke on April 23, 2011, 03:44:55 AM: Awesome birds, man I want a bird so bad! :drool:
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Post by: PA BEN on April 23, 2011, 07:16:45 AM: Thanks everyone had a great time.
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Post by: Turkeyman on April 23, 2011, 01:19:54 PM: Nice birds PA BEN