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Other Hunting => Turkey Hunting => Topic started by: buglebuster on April 16, 2012, 12:57:15 PM

Title: First yakima turkey
Post by: buglebuster on April 16, 2012, 12:57:15 PM: Well ive been wanting to kill a gobbler in yakima county for a few years now, but this year i made it a goal. Had to work yesterday on the opener but had today and tomorrow off. Headed up the road from the house a little late this morning and it was pretty much light when i arrived at where i wanted to try.

Headed down the hill letting out locaters every hundred yards or so with no replies. I got into the area where i expected the turkeys to be and didnt couldnt get anything to answer, seems like the same problem i always have with these yakima county birds. Well i was in there for about 45 min with no replies when i started to get into scratch marks and scat, perfect i thought. kept on walking but still no replies, i was almost ready to give in and i let out a gobble with the shaker tube and bam, turkey gobbled back at me probably 200 yards off. I sat down by a little stump and let out some clucks and purrs, nothing. Hit the gobble shaker again and bam answer! Did a few more soft hen sounds with no answers and let it rest for about 10 min. I yelped after that and instant gobble and he was alot closer. i continued to do soft sounds and he never gobbled again but i knew he was coming. Pretty soon i saw movement in the brush and here he came on a string, a few soft soft sounds had him in my lap and i let him have it at about 15 yards.
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Normally wouldnt have shot a jake, but my goal was to kill a bird in yakima county and i couldnt pass it up. I was solo this trip and still have another tag and a trip planned to colville next weekend with a buddy.
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On the way up i was thinking, man there should be some horns in here and i looked up and found this.
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after i toook the pic i turned around and found the chewed off point laying on the ground about 10 feet away.
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Post by: wazzu99 on April 16, 2012, 01:48:36 PM: Nice work!
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Post by: HornHoarder on April 16, 2012, 02:17:25 PM: Great job! Turkey and sheds... sounds like heaven :)
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Post by: C-Money on April 16, 2012, 03:43:12 PM: Sounds like a great day! Congrats on the gobbler!
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Post by: BullMagnet76 on April 16, 2012, 03:44:18 PM: Congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :tup:
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Post by: kirkl on April 16, 2012, 04:02:53 PM: Nice one.
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Post by: Instinct on April 16, 2012, 04:37:55 PM: Good job!
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Post by: carpsniperg2 on April 16, 2012, 04:41:06 PM: Grats!!!
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Post by: sneakyjake on April 16, 2012, 08:47:17 PM: Nice bird, nice territory. Looks like a cool place to hunt birds.
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Post by: Gobble Doc on April 16, 2012, 09:12:39 PM: Way to get it done!
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Post by: Phantom Gobbler on April 16, 2012, 09:44:25 PM: Congrats on a fine Yakima Jake! Good luck in the NE! Gotta like the two tag system! :yeah: One of my hunting partners bagged a Tom in the NE this morning and called from town as he was buying another tag!
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Post by: sirfunkeybut on April 16, 2012, 09:46:28 PM: nice bird for sure! that place looks awfully familiar :chuckle:
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Post by: PAW66 on April 16, 2012, 09:52:15 PM: Congratulations on your Yakima bird
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Post by: Elkstuffer on April 17, 2012, 01:56:35 PM: Congrats! I know how difficult the Yakima area birds are. I also took a jake about 6 yrs ago after being frustrated for 4 or 5 years and coming close and going home empty :bash:. Good job and good luck next week.
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Post by: Machias on April 17, 2012, 03:44:26 PM: Nice job, great photos!!
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Post by: buglebuster on April 17, 2012, 07:49:55 PM: Quote from: Naches Sportsman on April 17, 2012, 07:40:27 PM
Good Job :tup:. I passed up a lot of birds around here so far but will shoot one next week. Still too much snow where I shot my bird last year.
right on! i really wanted to make him a big mature gobbler but im pretty happy for my first one locally. im still learning where the birds are here and need to do alot more scouting but i think i found a good spot.
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Post by: teanawayslayer on April 17, 2012, 07:55:46 PM: nice bird. Way to stick with it.
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Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on April 18, 2012, 06:55:52 AM: good job bud ...its going to only get better N.E Do not be in a big hurry to get there!! :tup: :tup:
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Post by: kevinlisa06 on April 18, 2012, 09:08:09 PM: Great job those are tuff birds to kill CONGRATS!
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Post by: 101521 on April 19, 2012, 07:13:03 AM: Sweet
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Post by: yelp on April 20, 2012, 09:56:38 AM: Great Job.
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Post by: turkeydancer on April 22, 2012, 07:36:59 AM: Sweet ... goal met ... congrats !