Shot my Tom this morning.The turkeys around here haven't been vocal yet this year so I've been holding off on hunting much,only went out once until this morning.We got an inch of rain last night so I thought I'd try my luck again this morning.Got one talking about 7:45 and he was across the creek from me so I didn't think I'd have much luck getting him to cross it.After an hour and a half and using three different calls(box,slate and diaphram) I finally got him in my decoys.I got 5 hens to come in before him,then when he stepped out of the timber he had 6 more hens with him.Didn't think with that many with him he'd keep coming,but he did.Shot him at 10 yards between my two hen decoys.He weighed 26 pounds with a double 8 inch beard.Unfortunatly he made it to a drainage behind me and expired in the water.He was so wet I couldn't get his fan up in the field.Palmer 57#@30" 2215 aluminum arrows w/Ziwicky eskimos. (http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd251/bens5218/IMG_0098.jpg) (http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd251/bens5218/IMG_0102.jpg) (http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd251/bens5218/IMG_0108.jpg) (http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd251/bens5218/IMG_0113.jpg)
In case you'd like to see bulls eye. (http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd251/bens5218/IMG_0116.jpg)
Excellent job and nice bird! :thumbsup: :clapper:
Good looking bird. I am itching to get out. Got about 6 days to hunt.
Congrats Ben!! Great bird. We got quite a bit of rain here in KC last night as well. Birds were silent this morning. Tripper
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Great shot Ben. Congratulations that's a great looking bird.
This information may be too late but here is some information on making a cape mount for your bird.
http://www.wildturkeyzone.com/articles/cape.htm
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Nice job Ben. :thumbsup: I haven't been hearing or seeing many birds in the area I hunt around Beagle. Maybe things are changing for the better. Congrats!
Nice work and congrats...our season opens 4/21!
Way to go, Ben! :thumbsup:
Well done!
Nice turkey! Well done! ;) :thumbsup:
Do you have a pic of the dbl 8" beard??
Great Job sticking with it, and gaining sucess!!!
Nice shooting Ben! Way to hang in there calling when the going got tough.
good job,congrats!
Would you put a name to the broadhead that made that hole? Please! Thanks!
God bless,Mudd
Congratulations! I'm hoping this weekend will be the good luck for me around Salina.
Good job Ben!! :thumbsup: :thumbsup: Glad to see somebody still has turkeys around!! Ours are scarce!
Over&under,I'll get a picture and post it tomorrow,the second beard is about as big around as half a #2 pencil,but is still a seperate beard. Mudd,The broadhead is a Ziwicky 4 blade eskimo.I use to use Ziwicky 4 blade deltas and they leave an even bigger hole. Ben
Great shot Ben. I'd say that was about as good of a shot as you could hope for!
Nice to see some hunting stories around on trad gang for a change.
Chris
That's good stuff. Really nice bird. Shows where patience comes in handy.
Congratulations! :D
Way to drown'em!! :D
Ben OlD BUDDY a BIG Congrat's. from Me also. Wow that was a SUPER bird and a SUPER shot placement.
Wish I could have been there with You. Just got back from the Rifle range, had the H/E Shotgun Shooting Class this morning.
Have Fun at Three Trails Shoot today. See you Tuesday Morning.....Gail :D :D :D :) :) :)