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Yesterday Was Opening Day in NY....some of the story and pix pg. 2!!

Started by Guru, May 02, 2014, 09:53:00 PM

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Stone Knife

#20
May 03, 2014, 05:53:00 PM
:thumbsup:
Proverbs 12:27
The lazy do not roast any game,
but the diligent feed on the riches of the hunt.


John 14:6

homer

#21
May 04, 2014, 03:42:00 PM
Well done
Work is for people who don't know how to hunt.  People who don't know how to hunt, don't eat well.

Guru

#22
May 04, 2014, 04:09:00 PM
Thanx fellas....I'll try to get to pix and story today.   :readit:
Curt } >>--->   

"I love you Daddy".......My son Cade while stump shooting  3/19/06

Guru

#23
May 04, 2014, 06:55:00 PM
Guys, I gotta make this short....

I'm afraid there is no time for writing long tales of the hunt for now. Life has me running ragged!!

So here goes....

I've been watching this spot very closely for a month now. I knew when the time was right, and the birds roosted where we needed them too...there was no doubt it was going to be good!  Little did I know how good!!!!

Cade had tests in school, so I was on my own, I was set up in the pitch black. I had to be because I would be out in the open, so I needed to cover of darkness to get set up.

Birds started hammerin' at 5:05!!!  Sounded like there were at least three within a couple hundred yards. None sounded closer than 75yds or so, so I couldn't tell if they could see the decoys from the trees.

Before I knew it, without notice, two hens land 10yds from me! At first I'm afraid to move to turn the camera on, but seconds later a gobbler lights about 60yds out in front of me....now I have to take a chance and get the camera going!

That done, I slowly reach for "Cy" as he closes...I never even let him reach "Floyd", my strutting jake decoy....

I draw and shoot as he stuts at 8yds or so...my arrow blows right thru him and he flaps up in the air, comes down and stumbles off to about 20yds and collapses!!!

But, his head isn't going down.....and about 15seconds later he's back up stumbling, trying to walk off...next thing I know he gets some air under his wings and he flies low to the wood edge and goes down again!

Now I'm figuring he's done!  So I just sit and wait but I look out and here comes one of the big boys!  A bird I named "Notch", because I a short middle tail feather...I prepared for the show!!!

The video is phenomenal....he rubs "Floyd", bumped him, climbed on top of him. Got off, stpped on the hen, then back to Floyd...I was enjoying this all at about 8yds outside my blind! All while the camera is rolling!!

As he's "dominating" "Floyd", here comes another big boy..."Whitestripe"!

When he gets a couple yds. from Notch, Notch takes a poke at him and wipes both decoys off their stakes!!

Maybe I'll get the chance to finish up later, but for now let me post some pix in case I don't get the chance to finish....
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The awesome slate TG'er Bob Palmer made for me did it again....
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The guilty parties...
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I finally had my bird after witnessing one of natures greatest shows...
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more coming.....
Curt } >>--->   

"I love you Daddy".......My son Cade while stump shooting  3/19/06

Guru

#24
May 04, 2014, 06:58:00 PM
A nice 2yr. old bird with a typical 8 3/4" beard...
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And typical 3/4" spurs...
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What a hunt!!!
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The awesome 1 1/4" VPA 3 blade and the new call..
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I'll try to edit a short version of the hunt for you guys asap!
Curt } >>--->   

"I love you Daddy".......My son Cade while stump shooting  3/19/06

glenbo

#26
May 04, 2014, 07:41:00 PM
My two all time favorite Turkey Killers. Way to get it done my friend.

Fritz

#27
May 04, 2014, 07:44:00 PM
Nice one bro! Great pics and story!
God is good, all the time!!!

Sean B

#28
May 04, 2014, 08:17:00 PM
Nice!  congrats!!
Sean
PBS Regular Member
Comptons
NY Bowhunters Association
BW KB X
BW PCH X
BW PSR X
Robertson Tribal Styk

Cyclic-Rivers

#29
May 04, 2014, 08:49:00 PM
That's awesome Curt, Congrats   :clapper:
Relax,

You'll live longer!

Charlie Janssen

PBS Associate Member
Wisconsin Traditional Archers


>~TGMM~> <~Family~Of~The~Bow~<

Izzy

#30
May 04, 2014, 09:25:00 PM
Super nice birds. Congrats on a killer season.

rwbowman

#31
May 04, 2014, 11:15:00 PM
Way to get it done brother!
Shoot Straight..
Rory

wooddamon1

#32
May 04, 2014, 11:46:00 PM
:thumbsup:     :campfire:
"The history of the bow and arrow is the history of mankind..."-Fred Bear

zipper bowss

#33
May 05, 2014, 08:54:00 AM
:clapper:    Is that, Chris' head? Congratulations. I guess Cade left you at least a couple of    :D    bird.

IndianaBowman

#34
May 05, 2014, 09:03:00 AM
As usual! Curt and Cade, getting it done in style!

Congratulations Curt!

Keith Zimmerman

#35
May 05, 2014, 09:06:00 AM
Congrats!  Great Pics.

LITTLEBIGMAN

#36
May 05, 2014, 11:30:00 AM
great stuff Curt!! way to go !!
Make a life, not a living

Danny Rowan

#37
May 05, 2014, 12:21:00 PM
Nice shooting as usual and a great bird my friend.
"When shooting instinctivly,it matters not which eye is dominant"

Jay Kidwell and Glenn St. Charles

TGMM Family Of The Bow
NRA Life/Patron member
NAHC life member
Retired CPO US Navy 1972-1993
Retired USCBP Supervisory Officer 1999-2017

KyRidgeRunner

#38
May 05, 2014, 01:05:00 PM
Congrats,  great pics and a nice bird!

Mint

#39
May 05, 2014, 02:08:00 PM
Congrats Curt!
The Constitution shall never be construed... to prevent the people of the United States who are peaceable citizens from keeping their own arms.

Samuel Adams

NYB Life Member
NRA Life Member
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