Finally got a break in the weather,some time to hunt & some birds that wanted to play...couldn't ask for more than that.

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Nice bird!

Nice, congrats!

Nice bird

   

Congratulations!Someday I will be that guy in the picture.

Nice!

Great job Mark. You are the Man!!!RC

Way to go buddy      

Sure'd like to hear how it went down....

Congrats again    

Excellent! I'm with Curt, story please.

Congratulation Mark!

Awesome Mark, I wish I could get out.

Nice bird congrats.What kind of bow were you using.

   

Thans fellars,I appreciate it....I type real slow but here's a rundown of the morning....I was shooting a BigJim Buffalo bow 62" 50@ 28 with a 35/55 goldtip 100 grain brass insert & a 125gr Magnus Bullhead....


I roosted a bird Tueday night when I got off work,he gobbled at every owl hoot I made.Set-up  Weds morning were I thought he would go when he flew down but things didn't work out like I planned.I couldn't check him last night to see were he was roosted so went this morning hoping he would be close to the same spot.I left quite abit earlier than normal so I could give myself plenty of time to get to were I needed to be well before gobbling time.


At 6:30 I heard my first gobble & it was him right were he was the morning before.I could hear some weaker gobbles with him that sounded like a jake.He gobbled off & on  & I could hear some hens that sounded like they were on the opposite ridge probably 150 yards  away.I give them a couple of calls to let them know I was there..I listened to them  for several more minutes before I couldn't hear them as good & I knew they were on the ground.Several minutes later I hear  gobble & it's out the ridge from me 75 yards or so.Wasn't long before I could see a couple of bobbing heads & then a strutting bird..It was a gobbler with 4 jakes & he was showing them who was "BOSS"...They were crossing out in front of me heading away,they couldn't see my decoys.I call to get their attention & the jakes raise their heads up & see the decoys.Those froze just starring in my direction.The gobbler finally gets to were he can see my decoys & in a half strut walks all the way in.My decoys are 6 steps from my blind & when he was right around 8 yards or so is when he caught the Bullhead to the left side of the neck.After seeing Bill Dunns "super jake"I figured I'd better not take any chances & went out to make sure he wasn't going anywere.season ends here in a couple of days & this was gonna be my last chance to hunt this Spring.

My decoy is a B-mobile that I trimmed a couple of inches off the bottom of the body trying to make him look smaller & put a real jake fan on him.Put a different stake on him as well so I can get him down on the ground...

The bird weighs 19# 9 1/2" beard & razor sharp 1" spurs(2 year old)

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YOU DA Man Murph! Way to go.

Congrats on the fine set up and good shooting.

That's just plain awesome there Mark! You're purty good on them gobblers, that's for sure.

Hope to see you at the Iron Man shoot?

Congrats!!! Well Done.