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Title: Finally! A Rio for my TallTines
Post by: Steve O on April 12, 2014, 05:30:00 PM

I have a great spot fro Rios in Kansas. I've "guided" 7 or 8 guys including my young son to beautiful Rio Grande gobblers. I've sat and watched hundreds of turkeys go by at a time, counting once over 50 strutting toms below me in a green field. Over the past 5 or 6 years I can't begin to count the days and long miles logged from Michigan to hunt out in the land of Oz. But there have been no stickbow turkeys for me out there. Lots of frustration from too many turkeys I guess. There have been some great opportunities passed waiting for that trophy tom and there have been a couple "perfect" shots that ended up leaving me scratching my head.

This year brought a change of scenery. Job demands, PBS demands, and growing up kid demands just plain took Kansas out of the picture for me this year. I have been working a lot in Oklahoma this year and was granted permission to hunt turkey on a nice little piece of riverbottom. I arrived last night to get a little turkey hunting in before heading to the factory Monday morning.

Look what I found :D

(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b351/osminski/2014%20Post%20Pics/afc7895abc500965811bfbcd90987dce_zps64db321e.jpg)

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Post by: Ray Lyon on April 12, 2014, 05:37:00 PM

That's a great find Steve. Congratulations! !!!!

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Post by: kawika b on April 12, 2014, 05:38:00 PM

Congrats Steve... a well deserved trophy for sure... couldn't happen to a better person. :notworthy:

Title: Re: Finally! A Rio for my TallTines
Post by: Steve O on April 12, 2014, 05:46:00 PM

All I can say is he is a nice mature tom. I didn't bring a scale, a tape measure, or (much to my surprise) a tripod for my camera.

(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b351/osminski/2014%20Post%20Pics/0fd7dfa4d6a94fe4eadd27d30a390c33_zpsb02a0a95.jpg)

(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b351/osminski/2014%20Post%20Pics/7a881e1d42b0000d7023c4489d56ae45_zpsff1cce0a.jpg)

(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b351/osminski/2014%20Post%20Pics/263c53b8f879b7d71e38fcf3aca46376_zps282fcd62.jpg)

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Post by: Tony Sanders on April 12, 2014, 05:49:00 PM

Very nice Steve. Congrats on a fine bird.

Tony

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Post by: Kevin Dill on April 12, 2014, 05:49:00 PM

Beautiful bird!

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Post by: KSCATTRAPR on April 12, 2014, 06:04:00 PM

Great bird, congrats.

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Post by: drewsbow on April 12, 2014, 06:15:00 PM

very nice bird , congrats :thumbsup:

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Post by: Fletcher on April 12, 2014, 06:24:00 PM

Outstanding, Steve! Congrats! Like so many things, when it's supposed to happen, it does.

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Post by: RIng on April 12, 2014, 06:25:00 PM

Good job !!!

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Post by: jt85 on April 12, 2014, 06:26:00 PM

congrats on a nice bird.

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Post by: NBK on April 12, 2014, 06:50:00 PM

Great bird!

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Post by: Sean B on April 12, 2014, 06:57:00 PM

Beauty Steve, congrats!!

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Post by: Kevin Winkler on April 12, 2014, 07:09:00 PM

Awesome! Glad you connected.
PM me with the details of a Rio hunt, I'm a turkey addict, I'd liketo give them a try.

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Post by: Jayrod on April 12, 2014, 07:15:00 PM

Awesome bird steve O congrats to ya guess you gotta love traveling around finding HONEYHOLES!!

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Post by: Dave Worden on April 12, 2014, 07:18:00 PM

Nice turkey Steve. And shame on you for not having one of Dan's "Hero Shots" so you could use an arrow for your camera tripod!

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Post by: Manitoba Stickflinger on April 12, 2014, 07:19:00 PM

Way to go Steve! Good to see you're alive and flingin'!

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Post by: michbowhunter on April 12, 2014, 07:24:00 PM

Nice shooting Steve! Great bird!

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Post by: Alexander Traditional on April 12, 2014, 07:25:00 PM

Way to go!

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Post by: Keith Zimmerman on April 12, 2014, 07:35:00 PM

Love the pic of the turkey on your bow! Congrats! Is there a story??

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Post by: Steve O on April 12, 2014, 07:50:00 PM

Thanks guys.

Keith, not much of a story...I guess there is some valuable advice but not much of a story.

1. Listen to the landowner. He said; "the turkeys usually holler up in the trees over there, and I see them later in the mornings over here. So I set up in a pinch point between the two landmarks.

2. I am a great turkey caller when I am between where the bird is and where he wants to go ;)

One last pic:

(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b351/osminski/2014%20Post%20Pics/ad0027a3464cacf235dbf5102319075f_zps80fb0456.jpg) (http://s23.photobucket.com/user/osminski/media/2014%20Post%20Pics/ad0027a3464cacf235dbf5102319075f_zps80fb0456.jpg.html)

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Post by: Ontario Longbow on April 12, 2014, 07:52:00 PM

So nice, well done ,, Frank

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Post by: SheltonCreeker on April 12, 2014, 07:54:00 PM

Good for you Steve O. Congrats and thanks for sharing.

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Post by: T Folts on April 12, 2014, 08:29:00 PM

That's cool Steve congrats, nice bird.

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Post by: Homey88 on April 12, 2014, 08:44:00 PM

Congrats on a nice bird!

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Post by: wapiti792 on April 12, 2014, 09:07:00 PM

Way to go man!!! All that hard work rewarded!

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Post by: Warden609 on April 12, 2014, 09:10:00 PM

:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

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Post by: Mike Vines on April 12, 2014, 09:15:00 PM

Congratulations Steve. That was a welcomed text this morning.

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Post by: KentuckyTJ on April 12, 2014, 09:16:00 PM

Great job Steve, congrats Brother!

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Post by: Caughtandhobble on April 12, 2014, 09:46:00 PM

Way to go Steve O. :clapper:

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Post by: Cyclic-Rivers on April 12, 2014, 09:54:00 PM

Congrats Steve. Did you use a fletch cover?

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Post by: Bill Kissner on April 12, 2014, 10:18:00 PM

Congratulations Steve! One tough trophy!

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Post by: Gator1 on April 12, 2014, 10:20:00 PM

Way to go....

:clapper: :clapper:

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Post by: KSdan on April 12, 2014, 11:35:00 PM

WOWza! Awesome Steve.

Title: Re: Finally! A Rio for my TallTines
Post by: Steve O on April 12, 2014, 11:43:00 PM

QuoteOriginally posted by Cyclic-Rivers:
Congrats Steve. Did you use a fletch cover?

Charlie, I have not reached the level of the natural blind/ghille suit boys. My Double Bull was checked baggage.

Title: Re: Finally! A Rio for my TallTines
Post by: doubleo on April 13, 2014, 12:41:00 AM

Congrats on a beautiful gobbler! :thumbsup:

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Post by: T-Bowhunter on April 13, 2014, 06:24:00 AM

Congrats!

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Post by: Whip on April 13, 2014, 07:49:00 AM

Nice limb hanger Steve! Congrats!

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Post by: DarkTimber on April 13, 2014, 07:52:00 AM

Congrats Steve. Way to turn a business trip into an awesome hunting opportunity. Real nice bird and great pics. Love the one of the bird hanging with the TT propped against the tree!

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Post by: zipper bowss on April 13, 2014, 08:12:00 AM

Congratulations, Steve!

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Post by: happy1 on April 13, 2014, 08:15:00 AM

Congrats! :thumbsup:

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Post by: longbow fanatic 1 on April 13, 2014, 08:31:00 AM

Congrats!

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Post by: Mr.Vic on April 13, 2014, 10:02:00 AM

Congradulations, nice shot.

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Post by: just_a_hunter on April 13, 2014, 10:03:00 AM

Thanks for sharing this awesome hunt with us.

Todd

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Post by: trad_bowhunter1965 on April 13, 2014, 10:59:00 AM

Awesome Steve!!!!

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Post by: BMN on April 13, 2014, 11:58:00 AM

Congrats on a great bird! :thumbsup:

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Post by: Guru on April 13, 2014, 12:57:00 PM

Congrats buddy, beautiful bird!!

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Post by: cmh on April 13, 2014, 01:25:00 PM

Congrats on your rio :clapper:

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Post by: Gun on April 13, 2014, 01:55:00 PM

Nice job with the pix regardless of not having a tripod. That's a beautifully colored bird. Congrtas!

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Post by: hockey7 on April 13, 2014, 02:04:00 PM

Way to go Steve !

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Post by: Shinken on April 13, 2014, 04:56:00 PM

Very nice Steve!

Thank you for sharing the pics!

Enjoy the feast!

Shoot straight, Shinken

:archer2:

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Post by: Spurs on April 14, 2014, 09:23:00 AM

Fine Spurs on that one!! Great shot too. Love those Tall Tines. Congrats :clapper:

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Post by: FerretWYO on April 14, 2014, 10:01:00 AM

Congrats Steve O

Nice Bird

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Post by: LITTLEBIGMAN on April 14, 2014, 01:40:00 PM

great bird Steve!! Turkey hunting is such a blast!

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Post by: Builder on April 14, 2014, 01:52:00 PM

Congrats Steve, nice job.
I'm envious, those Turkeys have eluded me also.

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Post by: leftyfred on April 14, 2014, 01:58:00 PM

Steve,
Come on up the road, we got a bunch that need the same treatment. Mike

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Post by: cacciatore on April 14, 2014, 02:52:00 PM

Congrats Steve nice bird.

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Post by: wooddamon1 on April 14, 2014, 03:44:00 PM

:thumbsup: :thumbsup:

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Post by: R. W. Mackey on April 14, 2014, 04:43:00 PM

Nice job, Oklahoma has some good Turkey hunting. Hunted there many times myself. Great mature gobbler.

RW

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Post by: Herdbull on April 14, 2014, 05:33:00 PM

Very. Glad it all came together for you Steve!

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Post by: maxwell on April 14, 2014, 05:36:00 PM

Very nice, congrats.

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Post by: Yellow Dog on April 14, 2014, 07:15:00 PM

Well done Steve! What's the specs on that Tall Tines?

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Post by: mparks on April 14, 2014, 07:48:00 PM

Nice work!

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Post by: Ragin Bull on April 14, 2014, 07:55:00 PM

Congrats Steve, Says a lot about persistence and patients.

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Post by: mlmealey on April 14, 2014, 07:57:00 PM

Hard work paid off congrats

Title: Re: Finally! A Rio for my TallTines
Post by: Steve O on April 14, 2014, 08:45:00 PM

QuoteOriginally posted by Yellow Dog:
Well done Steve! What's the specs on that Tall Tines?

That is an old one Mike. Short riser 60" 52@29.5 Bocote/Myrtle with Kudu tips.

(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b351/osminski/Bows/TTtnew.jpg)

And you guys are right about persistence. President Calvin Coolidge had a great quote about persistence and it is really true.

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Post by: JJB on April 14, 2014, 09:35:00 PM

Congratulations on a great bid with that beautiful bow!
-Jay

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Post by: ishoot4thrills on April 14, 2014, 09:44:00 PM

Awesome bird! Great pics too.

Congrats, sir!

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Post by: bisket on April 14, 2014, 10:57:00 PM

Nice bird and beautiful bocote. Congrat's
-Mark

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Post by: Gene Wensel on April 14, 2014, 11:05:00 PM

Good job buddt! I'm proud of you!
Gene

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Post by: Duckbutt on April 15, 2014, 07:13:00 AM

Sweet Thunder Chicken Steve O!!!!!!!

:clapper:

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Post by: on April 15, 2014, 09:44:00 AM

Way to go, Steve O!

Congrats!

Bisch

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Post by: paleFace on April 15, 2014, 11:51:00 AM

When you least expect it, seems to be the way it happens more often than not. Great job Steve O.... Congrats!

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Post by: Izzy on April 15, 2014, 12:11:00 PM

Very nice bird!

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Post by: Shane C on April 15, 2014, 03:03:00 PM

Sure is a dandy bird! Congrats again!

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Post by: james hoffman on April 15, 2014, 03:15:00 PM

Good looking bird, congrats

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Post by: Limbhanger on April 15, 2014, 03:35:00 PM

Beautiful Bird!! Congratulations!!

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Post by: Fattony77 on April 15, 2014, 03:57:00 PM

Great Job! What part of Okie-land did ya get him?

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Post by: Steve O on April 15, 2014, 05:44:00 PM

QuoteOriginally posted by Fattony77:
Great Job! What part of Okie-land did ya get him?

South of Shawnee.

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Post by: Thumper Dunker on April 15, 2014, 05:48:00 PM

Way to go. :thumbsup:

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Post by: turkey522 on April 15, 2014, 07:45:00 PM

Great bird and pics congrats.

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Post by: talltines on April 15, 2014, 10:09:00 PM

Nice job Steve!

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Post by: snag on April 15, 2014, 10:14:00 PM

I'm lusting over the primary feathers! ;)

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Post by: Friend on April 16, 2014, 03:16:00 PM

Excellent!!!

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Post by: William Lyon on April 16, 2014, 09:36:00 PM

Congrats!! That is Awesome!! nice pictures too. Ready to get one with my TT here in AL!

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Post by: Greg Szalewski on April 17, 2014, 01:16:00 PM

Good for you Steve!!

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Post by: Gooserbat on April 18, 2014, 02:54:00 PM

Good Bird for sure.

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Post by: twitchstick on April 19, 2014, 09:33:00 AM

Well done!

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