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nice !!!
Great job Curt! Now lets hear a story.... :campfire:
Awesome, Lets hear the story.
Guys, I've been having all kinds of pic posting problems...this is the first I've been able to post in over a month! I have some catching up to do....
I still can only add one at a time....
The turkeys have been tough for me this fall. Several close calls, but no birds on the ground till this morning!
On a tip from a good friend, I went to scout a new spot. I got right up on some birds that were hitting some oak trees. So I knew right where I needed to be.
I set up my DB Darkhorse in the cover of darkness and waited for daylight in the coolness of 38 degrees.
As it got light, I started to hear birds within earshot on the roost. Then I heard some cackle as they hit the ground.
Check out how effective the Ground Swat camo is in the fall. Besides the black window, it all but disappears....
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I could hear birds over the hill on and off for about 20 minutes, but nothing showed up, so I decided to cluck and yelp a few times on my slate call. I didn't even have the call out of my hands and I could see birds literally running right at me!
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Way to go Curt!! Looking forward to the rest of the story......
David
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Way to go Curt!!
You are the Master of the Turkeys! :notworthy: :notworthy:
you sure know how to put those birds on the ground
congrats bud :thumbsup:
No master, believe me it's just pure determination and deer season hasn't started yet ;)
These birds came like they hadn't heard another turkey in weeks! I think there was about 7 of them, but to be honest I don't know 'cause I was concentrating on the first bird that pulled up at about 15yds and kept walking in slow till it was at about 10yds.
My plan was to let them all come in, to see what else showed up, because I knew there were some gobblers around.
But a turkey at 10yds. was more that I could take and arrow and string were in the air. With a loud "crack", it dropped,flopped...then stopped.
Then a couple more came right in, and I debated shooting another, but two things kept me from ending my season right there.
One, I didn't have my tracker attached to another arrow yet, and two, I really wanted to get a gobbler with my second tag.
Eventually, my bird started flopping around and tumbled down the hill to my left. That was enough to send all the other birds back where they'd come from. When I got out of the blind, this is what I saw over the hill......
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I went and recovered the bird, but it took another shot to finish. Somehow the arrows had just broke the near wing and cut across the top of it's back, and never made it into the body cavity. Ya just never know what's gonna happen when you release an arrow at a turkey.......
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My "sticshooter" knife that will be used and probably abused all season.....
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A satisfying walk .....
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Awesome!! :clapper:
Guru,
Great pics and story bud ! Congrats on Thankgiving dinner !
nocams :campfire:
Man, that is some pretty country. Nice Curt.
Great job Curt! These NY turkeys been giving me a heck of a time. Found the sign they just havent came through while ive been there. Happy to see it worked out for someone. Again congrats.
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Larry
Nicely done Curt. I have been out a few times looking for em, no fresh sign. Havent seen em in a few weeks...maybe later.
Now that rather large seven pointer, and that big black bear....they are all around my stands.
I shot a hen back in my pre-trad days. Arrow took of the near wing and deflected up and away through the tree tops. I go her after a 30 yard race. Amazing how feathers can deter a BH...
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AH...Yes..........As another string Tracker un-ravels ..... :notworthy: :notworthy:
Well done my Snuffer Brother (http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d171/IronBull_/Smileys/yesssmileyf.gif)
Nice Curt Congrads!
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Bill
Congratulations, Curt! I think you about have the turkey hunting thing figured out!
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Sweet! :thumbsup:
Guru,
Nice going and as always very cool pics and story tellin.
Nice job! :clapper:
Great pics as always Curt!
:clapper: Congrats
Good job Guru. You got some mighty purty country to hunt.RC
curt...you look like you're 'putting it to bed' in that first pic. :)
I finally picked up a string tracker (for 5 bucks!) a couple weeks ago...hope to put it to use this fall sometime :)
Real nice job there, Curt...
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Awesome brother :goldtooth: I knew it wouldn't take you long. Mighty fine looking place your hunting there and it looks like there's a few deer for the thinning.
Congrats!
Tracy
Beautiful Country Curt and great story, as always....Congratulations.
Congrats Curt!! Good luck in Westchester this weekend, I use to spend a lot of time there in Yorktown and Cortland Manor. Joe
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Up ;) Just to see the picks again, Great job my friend.
Tracy
Thankx fellas :notworthy:
After talking to Tracy today, I figured I would straighten some thing out....."CY" is the name I use for my black Kwyk Styk..
The rest of my equip was CX Termintator Hunters, and a big 160 Snuffer on a steel adapter....
Calling for rain to wash out our opening day this Saturday...but I'm not too worried about it because if it does rain hard, I'm gonna go right back to this spot and try to fill my second tag!
Way to go Curt....Good Luck Saturday