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Title: 2011 turkey pictures
Post by: longrangekiller on April 18, 2011, 07:32:38 PM: post em boys and girls lets see the pictures

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Post by: HunterJim on April 18, 2011, 07:51:00 PM: 25# on the left and 26# on the right... Both with about 8 1/2" beards
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Post by: benhuntin on April 18, 2011, 08:10:33 PM: Sounds like some well fed birds
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Post by: Wenatcheejay on April 18, 2011, 08:18:02 PM: http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x243/jaydore/2011-04-02_12-02-30_640.jpg (http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x243/jaydore/2011-04-02_12-02-30_640.jpg)

Here is the boy's 2011 Turkey. (Youth hunt)
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Post by: 1Shot2Kills on April 18, 2011, 08:38:17 PM: Great pics! :)
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Post by: carpsniperg2 on April 18, 2011, 08:41:13 PM: From today.
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Post by: mulehunter on April 18, 2011, 09:12:43 PM: Wow great stuff.... my very good I grew up with. He text me about his scary moment of his life. True story. He went up lake Rosev, he listen and found area to settle and call him in 30 min later he heard very quiet funny sound behind Tree and he turn left crawl 2 ft saw a 100 lbs cougar lean down snarling at him with in 20 ft, he all sudden pull shotgun grab trigger pull off right side quickly and he adjust another load and cougar quickly back off ran out far appox 60 to 80 and disappeared and he told me that never never in his whole life saw this face that close... :yike: he said he feel his heart came out after he grab shotgun last sec pull trigger.
It was very lucky of him my friend.

Hope it wont happen to anyone this year. Keep ear wide open. Maybe set a fishing string 40 ft tie tree to tree or something hold fishing string and tie middle with a bell sit on string above 2 ft and 30 yds behind tree. so it will alarm u better. Or something better spot. Keep in ur mind. Just a safe idea.

Enjoy turkey hunting.

Mulehunter.
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Post by: Andrew on April 18, 2011, 10:15:43 PM: Quote from: mulehunter on April 18, 2011, 09:12:43 PM
Wow great stuff.... my very good I grew up with. He text me about his scary moment of his life. True story. He went up lake Rosev, he listen and found area to settle and call him in 30 min later he heard very quiet funny sound behind Tree and he turn left crawl 2 ft saw a 100 lbs cougar lean down snarling at him with in 20 ft, he all sudden pull shotgun grab trigger pull off right side quickly and he adjust another load and cougar quickly back off ran out far appox 60 to 80 and disappeared and he told me that never never in his whole life saw this face that close... :yike: he said he feel his heart came out after he grab shotgun last sec pull trigger.
It was very lucky of him my friend.

Hope it wont happen to anyone this year. Keep ear wide open. Maybe set a fishing string 40 ft tie tree to tree or something hold fishing string and tie middle with a bell sit on string above 2 ft and 30 yds behind tree. so it will alarm u better. Or something better spot. Keep in ur mind. Just a safe idea.

Enjoy turkey hunting.

Mulehunter.

Yeah...I had a similar thought run through my mind as I sat by myself in the dark...thinking if "I'm attracted to this damn bird's racket...I bet anything furry with sharp teeth is too!...what the hell was that?!"

I had a cat visit me in the ONF who wanted my choc lab for dinner...having rip stop nylon (tent wall) and a snow axe for protection didn't give me much confidence!
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Post by: longrangekiller on April 19, 2011, 09:35:01 AM: Last year coyote hunting me and my brother were about 500 yards apart he was calling and i was just sitting there watching wait for a coyote to come in up through this draw were we usually see them. For some reason i look up at my brother in the binos and the rock cliff he was leaning against had a couger sitting right on top of it looking down at him i grabed my rife and clicked the scope to 500 yards i knew i would only have one shot to dump that cat so i held right on its head held a breath and slowly pulled the trigger BAM!!!! couger drops my brother starts yelling at me he didnt even know i just dumped a cat 15 feet above him hahaha im glad i made that damn shot though :)
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Post by: AKBowman on April 19, 2011, 11:52:38 AM: Quote from: mulehunter on April 18, 2011, 09:12:43 PM
Wow great stuff.... my very good I grew up with. He text me about his scary moment of his life. True story. He went up lake Rosev, he listen and found area to settle and call him in 30 min later he heard very quiet funny sound behind Tree and he turn left crawl 2 ft saw a 100 lbs cougar lean down snarling at him with in 20 ft, he all sudden pull shotgun grab trigger pull off right side quickly and he adjust another load and cougar quickly back off ran out far appox 60 to 80 and disappeared and he told me that never never in his whole life saw this face that close... :yike: he said he feel his heart came out after he grab shotgun last sec pull trigger.
It was very lucky of him my friend.

Hope it wont happen to anyone this year. Keep ear wide open. Maybe set a fishing string 40 ft tie tree to tree or something hold fishing string and tie middle with a bell sit on string above 2 ft and 30 yds behind tree. so it will alarm u better. Or something better spot. Keep in ur mind. Just a safe idea.

Enjoy turkey hunting.

Mulehunter.

In 2004 in Grass Valley, CA I had a cougar come in to my decoys before it got light. I had my decoys about 12 yards out in front and to the right of me. I yelled at the thing twice before it finally slinked off into the brush. Heard it scream about 150 yds down the creek bottom a few minutes later. It was not fun, as soon as it was light enough to see I packed up and left.
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Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on April 19, 2011, 12:01:08 PM: Great stories and birds .. I have called in bobcat and many coyotes when turkey hunting but never a cougar that I got to see... there is alot of predators that come to calling and you never knew they were there....
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Post by: Wacenturion on April 19, 2011, 05:47:53 PM: Have called in several coyotes among other things......and yes a cougar and two half grown kittens one time hunting Easterns in western Washington. Spooky, as I had been crawling around for 7-8 weeks without a gun scouting the same area. They are creepy quiet for sure. Had to make a hand motion to spook the kittens as they came within 6-7 feet away from my location while momma was staking the two decoys in front of me.

Good thing was I shot an Eastern about 2 hours later maybe 250 yards away from the encounter.
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Post by: Andrew on April 19, 2011, 09:27:25 PM: Quote from: longrangekiller on April 19, 2011, 09:35:01 AM
Last year coyote hunting me and my brother were about 500 yards apart he was calling and i was just sitting there watching wait for a coyote to come in up through this draw were we usually see them. For some reason i look up at my brother in the binos and the rock cliff he was leaning against had a couger sitting right on top of it looking down at him i grabed my rife and clicked the scope to 500 yards i knew i would only have one shot to dump that cat so i held right on its head held a breath and slowly pulled the trigger BAM!!!! couger drops my brother starts yelling at me he didnt even know i just dumped a cat 15 feet above him hahaha im glad i made that damn shot though :)

Longrangekiller that is freeky...was the cat getting ready to pounce on your bro?

Last turkey season I had just shot my bird and gutted it (tops 15 minutes) when my buddy and I hear these heavy foot blows coming towards us...we thought 'horses?' naw to 'big' then 60 yards or so we see legs moving in the firs, but don't see bodies cause the branches 5-6' up were concealing it. Finally this creature steps out in a clearing and we find ourselves staring down a moose. The more foot blows and find ourselves now in the company of two cows and a calf! Other than mamma griz and cub the cow and calf moose combo is also 'very' dangerous. One of the cows escorted the calf away, however, the other turned and faced us. Then all of a sudden the woods erupted in snorts and what sounded like a freight train running through the woods knocking small trees over and whatever the hell else got in its way...there was a bull behind the three which winded us and just took off! Second craziest moment in the woods. My buddy thought it would be cool to take pictures and opted for his camera over his 357...I gladly offered to hold it. We just couldn't believe after the commotion of shooting a bird and busting up a 9 bird flock that a herd of moose would walk in on us.
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Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on April 19, 2011, 09:42:44 PM: CRAZY....GOOD STORY ....
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Post by: mulehunter on April 19, 2011, 09:47:03 PM: Quote from: BOWHUNTER45 on April 19, 2011, 09:42:44 PM
CRAZY....GOOD STORY ....

:yeah: it would be crazy for me since I am deaf. :yike: Have a safe hunting. Be safe... bring handgun no matter what.

Mulehunter. :)
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Post by: longrangekiller on April 19, 2011, 10:32:59 PM: It looked like that cat was thinking about jumping on him but i got the shot off before. i got him with a 223 rem at 503 yards missed his left eye by about a inch. i would call it my best shot by so far lol that funnyest part was my brother 6'5" and 250 lbs of muscle was about to woop me until i told him what happend he didnt even know i was shooting a cougar right above him until i walked all the way over there and told him about it. got the cat mounted with the bullet hole still showing ill see if i can find pictures of it but if not ill take a new one for u guys. thanks to the night force scope i can make shots accurately that far hahahaha
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Post by: scottcrb on April 20, 2011, 08:17:11 PM: 2 toms for three guys for 5 days not too bad.
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Post by: PA BEN on April 22, 2011, 03:24:43 PM: A double opening morning and my second bird Monday.
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Post by: Phantom Gobbler on April 23, 2011, 10:22:48 PM: Great looking birds everyone! It's been quite the challenging year so far. Cold, wet, rainy, foggy, icy, snowy, windy, hailing, a few sun breaks ..... but still some good birds left to be harvested.

Was able to finally bag this cardiac strutter after trying several times and being badly snubbed each time. After being busted for the second time, we set up on the strut zone and was able to later get him fired up again. Suddenly he came running towards us down a fence line and at 60 yards found yet another hen to strut his stuff to! :bash:

Then the wind and rain kicked up and blew our Jake Decoy part way off the stake with the head sticking high in the air! :yike:

After waiting and occasionally calling, we were able to call the hen away from him and she came in to our decoys and then up to five feet ...................... and then ........ putt, putt, putt...... game over??

She left and moved behind us and pulled ole Tom in our direction but at the last second he spotted the precocious looking Jake Decoy and started moving away from us and .......... I was able to seal the deal. Whew were we amped up from the drama.

Hope to make it out again next weekend. Good luck to everyone for the rest of the season.
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Post by: turkeydancer on April 24, 2011, 07:37:10 AM: PG - Athough I had the same weather and ended up hunting public this year, I still managed to call up several groups. I had a huge tom and hen come from long distance only to skirt around and above on what we call the cliff ... then the hen came to the edge popping out the searching clucks which I imitated back to her .. after a minute she left and then the huge tom suddenly came to the edge ... he was bobbing left and right, up and down while trying to find me ... when I shot, he bobbed again and I only succeeded in knocking off half a dozen feathers. Watched as he flew off and then ran off with his entourage of a dozen hens. I've named him "Ali" for his rope-a-dope tactics (he had the long rope, so I guess I'm the dope) ... next year. I did get to shoot a few others with my camera. And it did beat staying at work and home ...
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Post by: Turkeyman on April 24, 2011, 08:41:34 AM: Eastern turkey on the west side.
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Post by: yelp on April 24, 2011, 11:43:00 AM: Quote from: Turkeyman on April 24, 2011, 08:41:34 AM
Eastern turkey on the west side.

Nice Job Man!
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Post by: Turkeyman on April 24, 2011, 11:55:15 AM: It was a great hunt Yelp. This was my step son's first turkey. This bird gobbled 31 times in the roost, i gave him a couple soft tree yelps and some clucks, he flew down about 120 yrds away when he hit the ground i purrd a couple times and 10 minutes later he came strutting in to our decoy set up. I had a struutting tom with a real eastern tail fan over top a hen decoy that was laying on the ground with a jake decoy 10 yrds off to the right side. This bird never came out of strut and he shot him at 25 yrds. 6:20 am first dead eastern. :)
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Post by: yelp on April 24, 2011, 12:09:57 PM: Quote from: Turkeyman on April 24, 2011, 11:55:15 AM
It was a great hunt Yelp. This was my step son's first turkey. This bird gobbled 31 times in the roost, i gave him a couple soft tree yelps and some clucks, he flew down about 120 yrds away when he hit the ground i purrd a couple times and 10 minutes later he came strutting in to our decoy set up. I had a struutting tom with a real eastern tail fan over top a hen decoy that was laying on the ground with a jake decoy 10 yrds off to the right side. This bird never came out of strut and he shot him at 25 yrds. 6:20 am first dead eastern. :)

Awesome..I hope you keep a journal or playbook! I want a copy..well done man. Congrats to the hunter and he will never forget it!
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Post by: Phantom Gobbler on April 26, 2011, 09:17:35 PM: Quote from: turkeydancer on April 24, 2011, 07:37:10 AM
PG - Athough I had the same weather and ended up hunting public this year, I still managed to call up several groups. I had a huge tom and hen come from long distance only to skirt around and above on what we call the cliff ... then the hen came to the edge popping out the searching clucks which I imitated back to her .. after a minute she left and then the huge tom suddenly came to the edge ... he was bobbing left and right, up and down while trying to find me ... when I shot, he bobbed again and I only succeeded in knocking off half a dozen feathers. Watched as he flew off and then ran off with his entourage of a dozen hens. I've named him "Ali" for his rope-a-dope tactics (he had the long rope, so I guess I'm the dope) ... next year. I did get to shoot a few others with my camera. And it did beat staying at work and home ...

TD - Sounds like you had a great experience. If I see "Ali" this coming weekend I will give em your regards and a load of 6 Hevishot! I hear he is now tripping over his rope ....... all this rain you know! :chuckle:
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Post by: WCTaxidermy on April 26, 2011, 10:36:48 PM: Great job everyone. Turkeyman great looking Eastern. John.
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Post by: Turkeyman on April 26, 2011, 10:40:19 PM: Thanks love hunting those dark easterns.
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Post by: turkeydancer on April 27, 2011, 06:36:50 AM: PG - Ali was a seriously big turkey ... good luck this weekend.
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Post by: huntfor1 on April 27, 2011, 07:03:49 AM: 4 for 4. More importantly I was able to get all 3 of my boys out for the opener. Something that is getting more and more challenging these days. Man, we had a good time!
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Post by: 270Shooter on April 27, 2011, 09:02:05 PM: 8 3/4" beard, not too long of spurs but they run around on a lot of rocks and stuff where I shot him. 3 year old bird for sure. Called him in to 30 yards before I gave him a neck of federal copper plated 5's out of the benelli. :IBCOOL:(http://C:\Users\snagle\Pictures\Hunting\4.23.11 turkey.jpg)
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Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on April 27, 2011, 09:21:40 PM: NICE BIRD BUD ...
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Post by: ridgefire on April 27, 2011, 09:46:10 PM: nice birds guys. i recognize that area phantom gobbler, does that happen to be a little south and west of deer park :dunno:
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Post by: Phantom Gobbler on April 27, 2011, 10:47:02 PM: Quote from: ridgefire on April 27, 2011, 09:46:10 PM
nice birds guys. i recognize that area phantom gobbler, does that happen to be a little south and west of deer park :dunno:

Hey Ridgefire, Yeah sorta southerly and sorta westerly of Deer Park! :chuckle: Heading back over to the NE tomorrow for round 2. When are you planning to giver er a try?
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Post by: ridgefire on April 27, 2011, 10:55:18 PM: heading to maui on may 7-14th so wont be able to make it back over there till the 20th or so. bought the boy that new shotgun and he is itching to make it back out. hes not complaing to much cause he knows hes going to be on a sunny beach for a week :chuckle:
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Post by: dawei on April 28, 2011, 06:26:05 AM: Apr 19, GMU 388 Grayback; Courtesy of the Jerbear Turkey Hunting Guide Service, Bed, Bath, Bordello, Hair Care Salon, Tire Shop, and Adult Video & Book Store.....
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Post by: yelp on April 28, 2011, 06:35:16 AM: Jerbear guides service rocks...Not many guides off that many amenities! :chuckle: Nice Tom Dawei!
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Post by: JKEEN33 on April 28, 2011, 05:55:39 PM: Opening weekend. Heading back tomorrow to get my nephew and brother in law a few birds.
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Just a beat up Jake, but he's my first gobbler! Called him in from a couple hundred yards. I learned a lot the last few days. Got busted a few times, learning that they will come in silently. Most fun I've had with my pants on in some time! :IBCOOL: We went two for four in wind, rain, and snow. Can't wait til next time.
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Post by: gonehuntin68 on April 29, 2011, 10:33:03 PM: blues turkey
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Post by: Phantom Gobbler on May 01, 2011, 10:59:22 PM: It's still going good out there so if you have been waiting for it to warm up ...... the time is now. Just got back from a couple of days in the NE and we had some good hunts and picked up two toms.....................
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Post by: turkeydancer on May 02, 2011, 09:29:33 AM: Congrats again PG ...... :drool:
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Post by: Phantom Gobbler on May 02, 2011, 12:45:12 PM: Quote from: turkeydancer on May 02, 2011, 09:29:33 AM
Congrats again PG ...... :drool:

TD ..... Your times a coming ........ this Fall if not sooner!!
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Post by: turkeydancer on May 02, 2011, 07:09:14 PM: Work is 6 days a week & 10 hrs a day minimum until I'm off for 3 weeks in June for my wife's knee replacement ... it will be this fall unfortunately ... but it does give me great pleasure watching my fellow turkey hunters having the kind of success I've enjoyed for several years ...still need to cook up 3 birds from last year and clear more room in the freezer. I'ld like another shot at "Ali", but he'll be there next year and I'll be a lot smarter hopefully! Really happy for you guys in the meantime ....
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Post by: bowsandhose on May 02, 2011, 07:25:39 PM: nice birds :drool: wish i had time to get back out :'(
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Post by: Camp David on May 04, 2011, 11:03:32 AM: Taken Dec 2010...does it still count? :dunno:
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Post by: 42 Willys on May 04, 2011, 12:42:32 PM: Got my turkey Saturday near Spokane....25#, 9" beard, 1" spurs.........
Also had a cougar sneak up behind me while turkey hunting and then chase deer out of the bushes and across the road. I was on foot in the Teanaway, one and a half miles behind a locked gate, alone, and when I walked out to the jeep a half hour later, there he was next to the road with a deer in his mouth. Glad he ran into them first. Now I always make sure I have a tree at my back while calling.
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Post by: Camp David on May 04, 2011, 01:12:08 PM: Nice bird and great story...welcome to Hunting washington Forum!
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Post by: elkonastick on May 07, 2011, 10:48:03 AM: got in across from this guy in the dark halfway down the hillside in a deep canyon, an owl was hooting and got 10 gobbles from him. set a decoy below and to the side of me and yelped once in the dark, he responded with 15 gobbles. at 5:20 i beat my chest like tarzan to let him know i was coming and yelped once more and watched him soar across with his big red head pointed right at me. he landed 40 yards directly above the decoy and side hilled across towards me. i swung on him when he walked behind a big fur and shot him when he stepped out less than 5 seconds after he touched the ground, he rolled right to my feet :IBCOOL: last year i missed this bird less than 200 yard from where i killed him, so i'm all smiles for the next week or so 9" beard 1" spurs and almost 9 pounds of good trimmed meat
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Post by: Phantom Gobbler on May 22, 2011, 09:02:09 PM: Any more pictures of late season birds??? Seems like the season started slow with the cold, wet weather .... but things definitely picked up this month.
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Post by: turkey slayer on May 22, 2011, 09:04:02 PM: I'll post pics when I get home on friday
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Post by: kevinlisa06 on May 23, 2011, 08:34:46 PM: Not sure how to post a pic but whacked a bird the first weekend of May 9.5inch beard 5/8 spurs.
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Post by: kevinlisa06 on May 23, 2011, 09:40:17 PM: Tom in Ellensburg WA
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Post by: kevinlisa06 on May 23, 2011, 09:43:21 PM: tom 2011
Title: big birds down ..late season gobblers 2011
Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on May 24, 2011, 03:16:20 PM: Late season gobblers 2011
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Post by: Tom Tamer on May 26, 2011, 06:44:37 AM: Rio Tom last weekend...finishes a Multi-season Slam.
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Post by: LITTLEBUCK on May 26, 2011, 07:15:17 AM: Congrats Travis, your smile says it all
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Post by: Heartsblood on May 26, 2011, 07:38:42 AM: That is awesome! Congrats. :tup:
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Post by: turkeydancer on May 26, 2011, 08:18:12 AM: Way to go big Trav ... dig Megan call that one in for you :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle: .

Nic bird ... glad you got'r dun !!!
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Post by: Tom Tamer on May 26, 2011, 08:48:02 AM: Nope.had to settle for Kurt for that. Meg was suppose to be there but got a cold and couldn't go. Stunk on that reason because she missed a couple Doozies of hunts. Thanks guys. I'm working on her to go this weekend. May is always when it really gets good.
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Post by: turkey slayer on May 27, 2011, 10:15:22 AM: Here is a early season and 2 late birds.
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Post by: Phantom Gobbler on May 27, 2011, 12:48:39 PM: Tom Tamer, Congrats on the WA Slam!!
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Post by: turkey slayer on May 27, 2011, 01:46:45 PM: Quote from: Phantom Gobbler on May 27, 2011, 12:48:39 PM
Tom Tamer, Congrats on the WA Slam!!

:yeah:
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Post by: Tom Reichner on May 29, 2011, 08:51:07 AM: Here's one of my 2011 turkey pics. I hope it's ok to post here - when I opened this thread I didn't realize it was for dead birds.
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Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on May 29, 2011, 09:09:38 AM: Quote from: Tom Reichner on May 29, 2011, 08:51:07 AM
Here's one of my 2011 turkey pics. I hope it's ok to post here - when I opened this thread I didn't realize it was for dead birds.
hahaha nice picture ...dead or alive !!
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Post by: Tom Tamer on May 30, 2011, 08:31:46 PM: Thanks all. Been wanting to get a slam since I became addicted to the Thunderchicken 15yrs ago.Better yet was Saturday when I called in a nice SuperJake(15#) for my Dad. Been a while since he's jellyheaded one. Been a cold/wet but good season. Bring on Spring 2012.com
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Post by: turkeydancer on May 31, 2011, 11:50:45 AM: Glad you got the dad one .... any luck with Megan?
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Post by: Tom Tamer on May 31, 2011, 03:33:06 PM: No she didn't make it out. This weekend I took Dad one day then planned on taking one kid out each other day. Saturday at 0300 Derek decided sleep was better.Sunday Callie went out and we had them going but the day beforea jeep had come down the trail the birds like to strut on, it was enough of a deterent that the following day they would not cross it or use it. So they stayed just out of range. Close but no cigar. Oh well I told Callie that the good Lord didn't want me to shoot it but to know where to go next year once Callie is packing a gun. So youth season 2012 we'll be right there. Good spot, Dad's bird is the third one we got off that ridge within yards of each one.
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Post by: Pathfinder101 on May 31, 2011, 05:01:19 PM: PathfinderJR finally broke his jinx this year! Baby brother had to get in on the trophy shot too...
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Post by: turkey slayer on May 31, 2011, 05:24:35 PM: Congrats JR on a nice bird
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Post by: Tom Tamer on May 31, 2011, 08:52:45 PM: Right on...nothing better than seeing youngsters kneeled down behind a fine ol' Tom.
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Post by: Birdguy on May 31, 2011, 09:36:19 PM: Way to go TT. Glad you made it all happen. Congrats on the slam, and the bird for your Dad. Next year it will be all about the youth! Good luck.
Title: Re: 2011 turkey pictures
Post by: dkecoleman on June 02, 2011, 09:23:55 PM: This is the gobbler I got on the family farm in Kentucky, 10 inch beard and inch spurs, I was pretty happy.
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Post by: turkey slayer on June 03, 2011, 08:49:58 AM: Congrats on all the birds that were taken this year
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Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on June 03, 2011, 06:07:43 PM: Quote from: dkecoleman on June 02, 2011, 09:23:55 PM
This is the gobbler I got on the family farm in Kentucky, 10 inch beard and inch spurs, I was pretty happy.
Nice eastern .. hopefully I will be in P.A again next year ......
Title: Re: 2011 turkey pictures
Post by: dkecoleman on June 03, 2011, 10:49:40 PM: Thanks, it was a really good trip, I hunted this bird all morning, he stayed just out of range. He was in full strut for about three hours. I went to the house, ate some lunch, and then went back. While I was easing up the fence line to the field he was in, I notcied him out in the field about 75 yards away, yelped a few times and he came like he was on a string.
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Post by: lewy on June 07, 2011, 02:07:41 PM: heres mine, its a bad pic, sorry. He had a 9in. beard
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Post by: Tokul on June 12, 2011, 07:43:12 PM: Idaho May 2, 2011.
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Post by: Battle Ready on July 04, 2011, 10:01:58 AM: One of my favorate pics of this year.
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Post by: Battle Ready on July 04, 2011, 10:04:40 AM: This yote came in..chasing deer through our set up.
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Post by: Battle Ready on July 04, 2011, 10:07:54 AM: Merriams/Rio cross..may 21st.
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Post by: turkey slayer on July 04, 2011, 06:13:37 PM: I love the first picture Battle Ready. Congrats on your season
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Post by: turkeydancer on July 05, 2011, 08:23:48 AM: :yeah:
Looks like the "Klick" .... congrats, very cool !
Title: Re: 2011 turkey pictures
Post by: Battle Ready on July 09, 2011, 11:05:58 PM: Quote from: turkeydancer on July 05, 2011, 08:23:48 AM
:yeah:
Looks like the "Klick" .... congrats, very cool !

Maybe it is....maybe it isnt..lol
Title: Re: 2011 turkey pictures
Post by: longrangekiller on October 11, 2011, 09:57:24 PM: Quote from: Battle Ready on July 04, 2011, 10:07:54 AM
Merriams/Rio cross..may 21st.

please tell me thats a decoy in the background? hahaha
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Post by: whack em on October 14, 2011, 04:35:49 PM: Just saw this thread and thought I'd add my Connecticut bird and its finished fan.
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Post by: bagmNtagm on October 20, 2011, 03:28:15 AM: My very first turkey taken at 5:32 am April 15th 2011

(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi56.tinypic.com%2F34opn5s.jpg&hash=e70305e0252a2130cf07b66c1e1f0d9953c7d3c0)
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi55.tinypic.com%2Fazdurs.jpg&hash=c47df8e2d2b9eb2a376bacdea1e0bd367be72f90)

Bet it was the first legal turkey of the year :tup:
Title: Re: 2011 turkey pictures
Post by: Heartsblood on October 20, 2011, 08:08:39 AM: Quote from: bagmNtagm on October 20, 2011, 03:28:15 AM
My very first turkey taken at 5:32 am April 15th 2011
Bet it was the first legal turkey of the year :tup:

No kiddin! Congrats. Ummm....was his last request a cigarette or didja shove your tag down his throat? :chuckle:
Title: Re: 2011 turkey pictures
Post by: bagmNtagm on October 21, 2011, 07:35:43 AM: Haha well its kinda a tradition with my family to stick the tag in the mouth and when your all done take the bloody tag and put it in a little glass display jar next to your fan mount.
Title: Re: 2011 turkey pictures
Post by: turkeydancer on October 21, 2011, 10:48:35 AM: Congrats !!! :whoo:

Well now that you are no longer a turkey virgin, you will be hooked for life. :yike:
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Post by: shooter581 on December 04, 2011, 04:04:33 PM: My first turkey this spring.
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Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on December 04, 2011, 04:09:00 PM: Quote from: shooter581 on December 04, 2011, 04:04:33 PM
My first turkey this spring.
:tup:
Title: Re: 2011 turkey pictures
Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on December 04, 2011, 04:11:12 PM: Quote from: bagmNtagm on October 20, 2011, 03:28:15 AM
My very first turkey taken at 5:32 am April 15th 2011

(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi56.tinypic.com%2F34opn5s.jpg&hash=e70305e0252a2130cf07b66c1e1f0d9953c7d3c0)
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi55.tinypic.com%2Fazdurs.jpg&hash=c47df8e2d2b9eb2a376bacdea1e0bd367be72f90)

Bet it was the first legal turkey of the year :tup:
At 5:32 am where would this bird be ? :dunno: :chuckle:
Title: Re: 2011 turkey pictures
Post by: bagmNtagm on December 15, 2011, 02:15:18 AM: niice bird :tup:
Title: Re: 2011 turkey pictures
Post by: Phantom Gobbler on January 03, 2012, 10:26:28 PM: Getting the grandkids and their cousins fired up on wild turkeys. Good luck in 2012!
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Post by: Camp David on January 04, 2012, 01:00:52 PM: Hope live ones are OK....never killed one in 2011. :dunno:
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Post by: PA BEN on January 07, 2012, 04:57:10 PM: From my game camera this deer season in121.
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi154.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fs276%2FPABEN07%2FSUNP0193.jpg&hash=5f3f5ac2bc6ee451bd2c4cb6584a4ed3b3ed7ec2)
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(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi154.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fs276%2FPABEN07%2FSUNP0196.jpg&hash=54d065bc7e161782c8bfbaeaccccd8d867f9d504)
Title: Re: 2011 turkey pictures
Post by: dfresh96 on January 08, 2012, 10:29:57 AM: Shot my first Tom 8 1/2" beard opening night, I was actually walking out and he was feeding on trail, soon as head popped up i shot, finished year filling my late season turkey tag on another jake......
Title: Re: 2011 turkey pictures
Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on January 08, 2012, 10:40:52 AM: tiz the season to be jolly :dunno: I am already in a frenzy :yeah:
Title: Re: 2011 turkey pictures
Post by: muleyslayer#1 on January 16, 2012, 06:49:24 AM: Quote from: PA BEN on January 07, 2012, 04:57:10 PM
From my game camera this deer season in121.
(https://hunting-washington.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi154.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fs276%2FPABEN07%2FSUNP0193.jpg&hash=5f3f5ac2bc6ee451bd2c4cb6584a4ed3b3ed7ec2)
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the funny thing is that i know where that is :tup: Good spot
Title: Re: 2011 turkey pictures
Post by: Heartsblood on January 16, 2012, 12:43:08 PM: Quote from: Camp David on January 04, 2012, 01:00:52 PM
Hope live ones are OK....never killed one in 2011. :dunno:

I remember these pics. Awesome! Hope to make it over there someday when your stateside.
Title: Re: 2011 turkey pictures
Post by: Camp David on January 16, 2012, 12:52:32 PM: I'm planning to be back for the opener for the first two weekends. I'm anticipating on having a good group of hunters at the cabin...should be a whole lot of fun (hopefully not to much :chuckle: :chuckle:)...I'll send you a PM when I know for sure.
Title: Re: 2011 turkey pictures
Post by: Heartsblood on January 16, 2012, 05:52:00 PM: That would be so great! Archery only? Or will you be open to shotgunning as well?
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Post by: Gobble Doc on January 16, 2012, 08:43:06 PM: I took my father in law hunting this past May he got his first bird. I set up the decoy and called. He passed away 2 months later in August so it was also the last time I got to hunt with him.
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Post by: Gobble Doc on January 16, 2012, 08:50:49 PM: My youngest son got his first 2 turkeys this fall.
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Post by: Gobble Doc on January 16, 2012, 08:56:18 PM: My older son's only fall turkey.
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Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on January 16, 2012, 09:17:20 PM: Sorry to hear about your father in law .... and congrats to your son !
Title: Re: 2011 turkey pictures
Post by: Camp David on January 17, 2012, 06:56:14 AM: Quote from: Heartsblood on January 16, 2012, 05:52:00 PM
That would be so great! Archery only? Or will you be open to shotgunning as well?

We use whatever is legal ...... only the diehards with several weeks to hunt use bows..... :chuckle:
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Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on January 17, 2012, 07:00:33 AM: I have a very nice pellet gun :chuckle:
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Post by: Camp David on January 17, 2012, 07:08:20 AM: Quote from: BOWHUNTER45 on January 17, 2012, 07:00:33 AM
I have a very nice pellet gun :chuckle:

Excellent...you will get a lot of shooting :chuckle: :chuckle:
Title: Re: 2011 turkey pictures
Post by: turkey slayer on January 17, 2012, 09:35:58 AM: Quote from: Gobble Doc on January 16, 2012, 08:43:06 PM
I took my father in law hunting this past May he got his first bird. I set up the decoy and called. He passed away 2 months later in August so it was also the last time I got to hunt with him.

Sorry to here about your father in law, glad you could spend time with him on his last hunt
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Post by: Karl Blanchard on January 21, 2012, 10:12:40 AM: first bird I set up on 3 different times. I was just never quite in the right spot for him, (until the 3rd set up of course :chuckle:)
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Post by: Karl Blanchard on January 21, 2012, 01:57:57 PM: Turkey 2 was one of those mornings when you can do nothing wrong. Biked in about 4 miles to a spot of mine and had 5 different birds blasting me from the roost and had 3 of them fly down and come running to me! 8 yard shot.
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Post by: 1morebuck on January 24, 2012, 02:45:02 PM: Love those days! Nice bird! :tup: