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Blinds and Dave Smith Decoys should be outlawed (oh yea turkey down)

Started by Onestringer, April 21, 2009, 10:54:00 AM

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Onestringer

April 21, 2009, 10:54:00 AM
It was my turn to hunt this morning.  Right after light I had a tom working but a hen intercepted him, with that look in her eyes.  You know the one I am talking about.  The "How you doin" look.  Off they went to the wild yonder to never be seen again.

Around 8:00 I am doing some soft calling and a jake enters the end of the field.  He appears to be looking for the sick hen, not love sick, just sick.  I can't call worth a darn.

He spots my decoy, now I spent $120 on this decoy and it looks like the real thing.  I begged Mindy to let me spend $500 on the stuffed hen decoy, but I lost that battle.  The jake inspected my decoy from a distance, to make sure the funny sounds it was making was not due to a STD.  Satisfied, the jake heads my way.  Apparently my decoy has that same "How you doin" look.  He comes right in and circles my decoy twice.  

So there he is thinking this is his lucky day, he tries to mount my decoy.  As he is on top of it I say to my self, its now or never.  Slowly drawing my bow, picking what looks like I good spot.  I send a steelforce turkey head his way.  Now for you guys out there, just how would you like to get shot, just as you are beginning special act of procreation.  

My arrow strikes right where I am looking, and that poor boy flops around wondering what the heck happened.  A short run and its all over.  The turkey broadhead did its job, the arrow stayed in and he never even tried to fly.  He never had a chance.  Blinds and good decoys make all the difference in the world.  If I can do it anyone can do it.

Its has the ugliest fan I have ever seen, but I don't care.

 
Sights, SIGHTS, we don't need no stinkin sights!!!!!

If Geronimo shot a Black Widow, you would be speaking Apache.

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ishiwannabe

#1
April 21, 2009, 11:04:00 AM
Congrats!
"I lost arrows and didnt even shoot at a rabbit" Charlie after the Island of Trees.
                        -Jamie

Guru

#2
April 21, 2009, 11:04:00 AM
Congrats bud    :clapper:
Curt } >>--->   

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GMMAT

#3
April 21, 2009, 11:34:00 AM
I'll say this to you and every other hunter that's scored on a turkey with his traditional bow......

Coming from the compound world, recently, I view the taking of a spring gobbler with traditional tackle as the ultimate accomplishment (for non-exotic game that most everyone can pursue).  The NA wild turkey is an extremely worthy adversary to the bowhunter.  He's a mammoth trophy to the trad tackle hunter.

My hat's off to you.

NorthernCaliforniaHunter

#4
April 21, 2009, 11:34:00 AM
Nice work! I flung an arrow at a turkey this weekend only to have it shave a feather off of the bird's belly! It's harder than it looks!
"...there are no words that can tell the hidden spirit of the wilderness, that can reveal its mystery, it's melancholy, and its charm." Theodore Roosevelt

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saltwatertom

#6
April 21, 2009, 12:28:00 PM
:thumbsup:    :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:    :clapper:
"There is always luck about, for those willing to look for it"

Toklat1

#7
April 21, 2009, 12:38:00 PM
Awesome  :thumbsup:
Mark Griffin
USAF Retired
1981-2001


"When a Man comes to the mountains, He comes home." John Muir

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rice

#8
April 21, 2009, 12:49:00 PM
I know the feeling you got right now, Its a great feeling to have!

A big congrats to you.

Chris Rice
We do not stop playing because we are old. We grow old because we stop playing.

Steve O

#10
April 21, 2009, 01:28:00 PM
Hey, we don't want to see the bow...where are the ARROWS!  What does the arrow wrap master have decorating the killing shafts???

Nicely done   :thumbsup:

MJB

#11
April 21, 2009, 01:30:00 PM
CONGRATS     :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:
A Gobbler yelp Spring or Fall is a long conversation.

fireman_3311

#12
April 21, 2009, 01:39:00 PM
Good shootin!!!!
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4runr

#13
April 21, 2009, 01:44:00 PM
Very well done Scott!!
Kenny

Christ died to save me, this I read
and in my heart I find a need
of Him to be my Savior
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Over&Under

#14
April 21, 2009, 02:32:00 PM
The smile says it all!  Great story and shooting!!
"Elk (add hogs to the list) are not hard to hit....they're just easy to miss"          :)
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wollelybugger

#15
April 21, 2009, 03:03:00 PM
Those Jakes eat the best, nice bird.

PaPaFrank

#16
April 21, 2009, 03:49:00 PM
Hey Scott, CONGRATS BROTHER!! Thanks for sharing it with us...
Keep it Simple
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Bmac

#17
April 21, 2009, 04:53:00 PM
Congrats on a traditional bird!  

Dave's decoys are awesome!  I have a hen and will add a jake next year or the feeding hen if he gets it to production.

Shawn Leonard

#18
April 21, 2009, 05:25:00 PM
Scott that is awesome, good on you!! Shawn
Shawn

drewsbow

#19
April 21, 2009, 06:00:00 PM
congrats :0)  :clapper:
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