i finally did it!! i connected on a big tom!!
the story- i was coming in from work and have been seeing turkeys out in the pasture on some neighboring land for about a month now...well they never would come over on our side but yesterday i noticed them crossing and going into some pines on our place. so i got home grabbed my leafy suit along with my gear and headed out. when i almost got out the door my 8 months pregnant wife yelled" you better not miss your sons game!". so of course i answered " i'll be there sweetie:) ". then i raced to the gate, lugging all my gear. got to within 200 yards of where i saw them last...and...nothing. so i went into the pines and dropped down in a steep terrace( great blind). i called one time and then i heard him! called again and he responded and showed himself. i eased my bow up and he saw me!! he turned to run and i release. the arrow entered perfect and he only made it 10yards! the magnus II and hoyt dorado did its job great and the Lord blessed me with a wonderful trophy!
btw- i made it to the game on the dot:)
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the spurs
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the beard
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this head is LUCKY!! its gone thru a hog and now a tom....i always have it at the front of my dawgware:)
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Congrads! Beautiful bird and great story!
sorry i dont have any woods pics...i had to run to the game....a pregnant woman can still hurt you :) but i wouldnt miss my lil man playing for nothing!
Congrats!
Good Job! The bird will taste really good . Congrats on the shot.
Nice Gobbler! Good shooting. Congratulations.
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Oh boy. A huge old Eastern with a bow. And without a blind!!! I feel like I have been really out done. I just killed a rio, but haven't connected on an Eastern yet, and birds in Alabama, have to have pressure like the MS birds. You have reached the turkey hunting pinnacle!! Congrats. I stand humbled. :notworthy: :clapper:
Gorgeous critter and cool story! And the best part......no blind!
Heck ya!! Great bird and hunt!! Congrats!
thanks guys! i'm lucky that i drew quick enough to get a shot b/c 2 more seconds and he would have been gone!
Congrats! Great bird and pics!
Great Bird Congrats !!!!!
Good shooting. Congrats on a fine Dirty bird. :thumbsup:
thats a good-un!!!!way to go
That's a great looking turkey! Congratulations and thanks for sharing your story and pictures!
Bernie Bjorklund
NC Iowa/SW Wisconsin
Beautiful Tom, congrats.
Way to go. Quite an accomplishment. That's a bird to be proud of.
Nice bird, always neat to kill animals with the same head IMO.
yeah but i think im gonna stick this head on the plaque with the fan, beard, etc. just to cool to lose it now.
Good job.....stabow
congrats on a fine bird :clapper:
Great story! Love the threads loaded with pics! Congrats!
Cool,nice turkey
Fantastic bird congrats.
Congrats that looks delicious.
You deserve to be overly overjoyed. Congrats!
I'm so pumped about our season opener tomorrow that while I was grocery shopping the other day and passed the frozen turkeys, I started having tremors.
Kroger's won't allow me to bring calls into the store anymore.
Very nice job and great bird.
thanks again guys!! someone tell me a good way to grill this guy up? i quartered the breast meat and have the legs seperate also.
Ya got me all fired up! 18 more days till I can hit the woods! Congrats
WOW nice bird congrats :0)
Very nice bird! Congrats
Congrats. Great story.
Regarding cooking, I am big fine of brining (go to allrecipes.com) and pick out one you like. Then cook it indirectly on a charcoal grill till done. The way you cut it up, about one and half hours would be my guess. Enjoy. And let us know how it came out.
thanks for the tip!
Awesome. That head has done you good!
Not sure when you got the hog but will Easter have both ham and turkey? The Message, family and good food are true blessings.
carbonkiller you are the man. ive been want to do that for years but my callings not good enough. they hear me call and they run the other way. lol good job.
definitely turkey on the menu for Easter!
Congrats! :thumbsup:
Ya thats a nice bird! You should be very proud of that one. Thanks for sharing!
Fantastic! :thumbsup: :archer2: :archer2:
YEAH!!! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Awesome Bird
very NICE!...congratsss. :thumbsup:
Great job on all THREE counts...the bird, being on time for the game, and the pregnant wife!!! :D
Well done,Congrats
Congrats!! great bird and shot :bigsmyl:
Tracy
:thumbsup: Congrats on a really nice bird! Good shooting!
Outstanding job! One day i'll get out there and try Turkey hunting, everyone say it's addictive.
Great story, great pics, and a great bird. I'm hoping this will be my year too.
Congrats!
Way to go sir! Great pictures & story! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Great Bird! I've always wanted to take a bird with my bow but the chance hasn't presented itself yet.
Nice gobbler! :thumbsup:
Way to go! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
That's awesome! Nice bird and excellent story! Glad you made it to the game on time too. That's a good day right there.. Getting it done! :)
Great bird! Great story but you left one thing out. How did the game go?
Awesome hunt! Everything clicked for you. Congratulations on a fine eastern gobbler!! :thumbsup:
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Very cool! Congrats! :clapper:
Outstanding!!!RC
Great shooting and awesome bird!!!
Congratulations Brandon...very hard to do in Alabama. Great Job!
That's quite an accomplishment!
thanks for the compliments everyone!! we grilled him up this weekend and i'm still eating on him:) nothing like it!
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Thats just too cool , well done :notworthy:
ATTA BOY!
i'll post some pics when i get done with the fan, beard..etc.
im making my broadhead the center piece of the plaque. looking good!
way to go brandon