Long story short, my wife and I just closed on our new house yesterday, and after a few times of unsucessful hunting trips I happened to just walk in the woods behind the house and about 100 from the back door I saw some turkey sign, and a few minutes later I heard a gobble I though this is too good to be true I then heard him 3-4 more times, I called the bossman at work and said lets switch so I could come in at 9:00 I was set up in the woods at 6:05 double bull my brand new tall tines that I picked up from michigan and my full body mount strutting decoy my friend sells. the bird probably gobbled 30-40 times and thena hen came right by me clucking away and the gobbling stopped I though my hunt was over until the tom sw my turkey decoy I moved the turkey with the pulley system and he was on a B-line heading straight for me he left the hen to square off with the jake. I filmed with my phone as long as I could then dropped it and shot the VPA blew through hime he ran 40 yards or so and was done. This was my first turkey kill ever. The bird weighed 19 pounds had a 11" beard and 1 1/4" spurs
Bow 60" 52# Tall tines with 565 grain easton axis tipped VPA 1 1/8" cut.
I have picks and a video on my phone if anyone would be kind enough to post them I would appreciate it I cant get them to load from the I-Phone.
Congratulations on your first Harvest of a turkey! email me your pics and video and I will post them for you. My email is in my signature. What a great way to get your first bird. :clapper: :clapper: :clapper:
Congrats! That's awesome you have birds that close to your house! Congrats on a great hunt, shot, and recovery. :notworthy:
Here is Brian's bird. Amazing story and gobbler brother, congrats.
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Wow! A lot happened in a short amount of time! Congratulations on a great bird, and a new house! :clapper:
Bernie Bjorklund
NC Iowa/SW Wisconsin
Congrats on your first and hope there's many more!!
Congrats!! You make it sound easy.
Congrats!! You make it sound easy.
Congrats!! :thumbsup:
Well done!!!
Congrats on a fine first bird. The dirtybirds is tAken a beaten from the traditional community this year.:-)
Awesome job and great pic. Nice choice on the house/location. HAHA now if that will work the same for the deer your in.
Congrats! I hope it happens that easy for you every time. :thumbsup:
Congrats, that was a great hunt!!!
Nice job!!
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Way to go man,that's great!
Awesome hunt and bird :notworthy:
Beautiful turkey! Way to go!
Great job! :clapper: :clapper: :clapper:
Congrats on your new house and turkey!
Thanks Guys I am officially hooked on turkey hunting, the coolest day in the woods for me so far.
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Way to go Brian.Looks like your string is being pulled now.you're hooked for sure.I guess when he saw the decoy move you got more excited than the old tom did.what a way to break in new hunting ground on such a huge tom.congrats.
NICE!!!
Very good! Congrats!
OK Brain...you get the house near me?
I better watch out!!
Congrats on the turkey. I haven't gotten to go yet :(
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Congrats Brian You sent the pic to my daughters phone. Did she text you my number?Lee
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:thumbsup: Way to go!
Congrats!!
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Wow! A lot happened in a short amount of time! Congratulations on a great bird, and a new house! :clapper:
Bernie Bjorklund
NC Iowa/SW Wisconsin
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Plain cool. Nice job.
Congratulations on the bird and the closing on the house!
Glenn
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Great story and great bird!
Congrats :thumbsup:
that is excellent.
Congrats! :clapper:
Congrats to you. I have killed rios with stick and string, but haven't managed an eastern yet. Have missed a couple. Awesome!!!
congrats man. That is a great looking bird. anything taken with a bow is the BOMB!!!!!!
Good job.RC