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Title: Spot and crawl hen
Post by: 9 Shocks on October 16, 2022, 12:40:36 AM
Shot this hen about a week ago around 4pm.  I was actually walking to my deer stand on a particular permission farm that has big ag fields.  Saw them about 125 yards out and made the move.  Crawled along the edge of the beans.  It was a fairly windy day - 20-30mph and was able to quietly crawl all the way within 25 yards of the flock (of 16 hens).  They kept inching closer and I got to my knees and set my draw and just kind of popped up and came to full draw and 2 birds on the right broke off from the group a little at the sight of me and then stopped and looked back at the flock.  I lined up the shot and put it right through her back.  All hell broke loose as the flock erupted but the bird I shot stayed put.  Pretty cool to have a successful stalk on a flock of turkeys.  I was psyched!  Used my 58” Primaltech longbow 51@28 drawn to 27” - ten ring string - 29” black eagle x-impacts - 100gr Focos insert/outsert - 200 grain vpa 3 blade.
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Post by: MnFn on October 16, 2022, 01:35:01 AM
Congratulations! Not everybody has done that.
Gary
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Post by: TIM B on October 16, 2022, 05:46:20 AM
Ya don’t stalk turkeys very often!  You did everything right!  Congrats Man!!
Tim B
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Post by: GCook on October 16, 2022, 07:47:00 AM
Yeah that doesn't work out very often.  You did great!  Congratulations!!
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Post by: Cory Mattson on October 16, 2022, 08:00:17 AM
Very cool good job <><
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Post by: Bisch on October 16, 2022, 08:39:53 AM
Congrats!!

Bisch
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Post by: shoes on October 16, 2022, 08:44:58 AM
Congratulations, turkeys are tough!
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Post by: Roy from Pa on October 16, 2022, 08:56:08 AM
Great job, congrats.. :thumbsup:
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Post by: Tom on October 16, 2022, 09:51:49 AM
Well done-great stalk. Good eating as well.
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Post by: durp on October 16, 2022, 10:55:56 AM
 :clapper: :clapper: :clapper:
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Post by: kennym on October 16, 2022, 12:01:44 PM
That's a remarkable job right there!! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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Post by: woodchucker on October 16, 2022, 12:27:07 PM
CONGRATULATIONS, Kevin!!!!!
 :clapper: :clapper: :archer: :clapper: :clapper:
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Post by: Bruce M on October 16, 2022, 05:01:47 PM
That's really tough to stalk turkey, It is for me anyway. Congrats on executing flawlessly. :shaka:
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Post by: arrow30 on October 16, 2022, 09:37:09 PM
good job, its not easy slippin up on turkeys. :thumbsup: congratts!
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Post by: Squirrel Hunter on October 16, 2022, 10:40:42 PM
Well done.  That’s how I hunt Merriman turkeys here in NM, and I can tell you the success rate is low. Any time you pull it off should be cause for celebration.
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Post by: hawkeye n pa on October 17, 2022, 06:14:52 AM
Very impressive, congratulations.
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Post by: Phillip Fields on October 17, 2022, 07:48:44 AM
Congrats!
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Post by: rastaman on October 17, 2022, 10:58:36 AM
Awesome stalk!  Way to go sir! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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Post by: doubleo on October 18, 2022, 03:43:12 PM
Great job on that stalk! Congrats! I did almost the same thing on a flock a couple of years ago. Snuck along a fence line and shot a young bird through the neck.
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Post by: RIVERWOLF on October 19, 2022, 06:24:21 PM
Excellent !!!

Being an opportunistic hunter is a beautiful thing .... Spot & stalk is about the hardest way to make meat in "most" instances ...But man is it exciting ;)  Turkeys have the best eyes in the buisness , so not an easy task ...Congratulations on a mighty Big accomplishment !    Enjoy the gifts given & best with the rest of your season ......
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Post by: 5deer on October 19, 2022, 07:37:36 PM
  fantastic  Kevin    :clapper:
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Post by: varmint101 on October 19, 2022, 09:18:26 PM
Congrats!
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Post by: Wudstix on October 19, 2022, 10:07:03 PM
Awesome.  I had one step out into the trail at 6 yards once, as I was walking out, that doesn't happen often either!!!
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Post by: George Tsoukalas on October 20, 2022, 10:12:27 AM
Mighty fine! Congratulations! Jawge
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Post by: Kirkll on October 22, 2022, 10:02:05 AM
I’d be willing to bet that wind helped you out that day…. That’s a tough one to pull off.    Congrats….  Kirk