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Title: KY Turkeys are ON FIRE!!
Post by: Gary Logsdon on May 08, 2011, 01:27:00 PM
FINALLY, after monsoon after monsoon, the turkeys were cooperating in my neck of the woods this morning - the LAST day of the KY spring season!  I took a 2 year old on opening day, then spent 2 weeks dodging thunderstorms and twisters.  I was out of state all of last week and only had this morning - the last day, to try one more time.  The big boys were prowling, gobbling their heads off, coming to calls, and attacking my decoys. My first arrow missed this guy but he was so worked up that he came back in for another round.  BIG MISTAKE:^)

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Post by: meathead on May 08, 2011, 01:39:00 PM
A limbhanger to finish the season.  Well done.
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Post by: varmint101 on May 08, 2011, 01:39:00 PM
Nice turkey!  Congrats!  Glad it all worked out on the last day.
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Post by: wooddamon1 on May 08, 2011, 01:51:00 PM
Good shot,man and congrats!
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Post by: Dirtybird on May 08, 2011, 02:41:00 PM
Way to go Gary, you got love chasing turkeys.  So much fun.
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Post by: koger on May 08, 2011, 02:44:00 PM
I hear you Gary, great job!! I have been on a dry streak, but ended that today, last day, with a #23, 10 & 1/2 inch beard, 1 inch spurs worn down to round nubs at 20 yards. The hunting is just getting good, gobblers have been henned up, and weather bad, saw a bunch on the way home with my bird.
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Post by: Gary Logsdon on May 08, 2011, 03:19:00 PM
Looking forward to seeing your photos on the other post.  Yep, the hunting is ripe on the LAST DAY of the season. Go figure.
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Post by: Gatekeeper on May 08, 2011, 03:24:00 PM
Congratulations he is a great looking bird!  :clapper:
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Post by: Spurs on May 08, 2011, 03:25:00 PM
Fine bird.  The kind all eastern turkey hunters hope to get a crack at.  A seasoned bird for a seasoned hunter.  Fitting I think.  Congrats!  

By the way the birds here in MS had closed lips all year until our last week.  I also saw 5 bucks with headgear chasing one doe on opening day March 15th.  The Crappie never really started biting good either.  Strange year.
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Post by: ishoot4thrills on May 08, 2011, 03:37:00 PM
WOW! That is one beautiful bird right there! Great pics too. Congrats!   :thumbsup:
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Post by: Arkansaslongbow on May 08, 2011, 04:03:00 PM
Great bird and great pictures; a big congrats;

 :campfire:
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Post by: turkey522 on May 08, 2011, 04:05:00 PM
Congrats Gary nice bird.
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Post by: rastaman on May 08, 2011, 04:07:00 PM
Awesome bird AND great pictures!  Way to go sir!
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Post by: smilinicon on May 08, 2011, 04:10:00 PM
Great picture! WTG
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Post by: tradtusker on May 08, 2011, 04:38:00 PM
Great bird Gary Congrats
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Post by: cacciatore on May 08, 2011, 04:43:00 PM
gary,I am glad of your success and the Mojo you have build on that lovely TT,so important to you!
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Post by: Interseptor on May 08, 2011, 05:13:00 PM
Gary, thats awsome!  What grain VPAs are those?  They look huge!
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Post by: pauljr on May 08, 2011, 06:21:00 PM
That one will do, very nice bird
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Post by: swp on May 08, 2011, 06:22:00 PM
Congrats Gary on a nice bird!!
You too Sam, I had my money on you all along.
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Post by: Junglecat on May 08, 2011, 08:42:00 PM
Congrats Gary! Wonderful photo as well.
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Post by: KyStickbow on May 08, 2011, 10:29:00 PM
Congrats on the beautiful bird!!
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Post by: eddings220 on May 08, 2011, 10:45:00 PM
Congrats on a very nice bird Gary! Sad to see our season end, we have had such bad weather this year.  But that is a great way to end it!
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Post by: Friend on May 08, 2011, 11:07:00 PM
Congrats! Congrats!! Congrats!!!

Hunted hard but could not manage to coax a gob w/i 15 yards. Birds won once again and I was not the only one to struggle on our blessed archery- only(including crossbows) 5300 acre WMA. So far only eight birds have been checked in. The gobs were there in numbers but a little more educated than myself. It was obvious that other hunters were worn down since the crowd had dwindled significantly this last week of season. Even two of my buds, which I consider true pro's and ultra hard core turkey hunters as I have ever known were struggling- not to find birds but to manage a shot opportunity.

**Three different educated gobs even ran from one my partners prised hen stuffer last week. My dekes stayed home after the 1st week**

Dearly wish the season opener was tomorrow. Again, it was a marvelous and fulfilling time.
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Post by: Gary Logsdon on May 08, 2011, 11:30:00 PM
Yes, in many ways it has been a frustrating season. To answer an earlier question, I used an early wider version of the 250 Terminator.
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Post by: wapiti792 on May 09, 2011, 09:24:00 AM
Great Bird Gary!!! I know from experience those Blueglass gobblers are tougher than woodpecker lips  ;)  WAY TO GO   :thumbsup:
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Post by: maineac on May 09, 2011, 12:04:00 PM
GRRRREAT bird!
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Post by: twitchstick on May 09, 2011, 12:08:00 PM
Awsome bird! I wished they were on fire here. It's been my slowest year so far and I'm snowed in agian today.
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Post by: Gary Logsdon on May 09, 2011, 01:41:00 PM
I wish we had a few more days left in our season so I could get my son on a vocal bird or two.  This season has been WET and WINDY.
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Post by: hitman on May 09, 2011, 05:04:00 PM
Great job Gary. I get to hunt the next 3 days here in WVa. Hope they are crazed here too.
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Post by: rooster77 on May 09, 2011, 05:17:00 PM
Beautiful bird Gary! It has been wild and windy down here in Tn also!    Randy.....
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Post by: Stone Knife on May 09, 2011, 05:18:00 PM
That's a real beauty Gary, congratulations.
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Post by: Kevin Winkler on May 09, 2011, 05:38:00 PM
Congrats Gary!..........Great bird, you take some of the coolest pictures.
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Post by: Guru on May 09, 2011, 09:38:00 PM
Congrats again Gary!