Turkey Finally! It came together. (new pics added)

[David Brent]

Hello Gangers. It's been a while since I posted last but I've been following all the stories and topics with much excitement and interest.I finally connected this morning on a nice bird. It's been quite frustrating trying go all bow cause the birds I'm hunting are getting pressured quite a bit. Prior to this morning I've called in 6 birds, jakes and gobblers, with one shot wearing the ghillie and one maple sapling to show for it. I set up a blind this time in a secluded field and decided to take the silent route. Let the dekes work and boy they did. I set up in the corner of the field and birds started to gobble behind me. After flydown all went quite. I called periodically till about 8:30 when out in front of me across the field here comes not one but five redheads. A long slow approach of about 135yds and they are at 8yrds! circling my deke. The lead bird faced my deke which put him broadside then pick a spot, burn, release, OH Cr__! He moved. THONK!. The arrow hit him in the wing butt then exited out his chest.A bad angle a little forward. All the birds walked back the way they came and at 50yrds I sent another arrow past his head. I called my brother and said bring the dog. Autumn is my lab. 1/2 goes by and he shows up. I followed and marked a blood trail for about 40yds on a trail until it went down into a bottom. We started hunting the dog in that area then off she goes. My brother looks and me as says, "should we follow her?" We took off and as we were running I hear her kick the bird up. Put, Put, Put off to the swamp it goes with her on it like a shot. She rolled it and jumped on it securing it to the ground. I got to it and picked it up by the neck and it died withing 30 seconds. Whooo! Here's some pics guys. I've got to go. Congratulations all on your turkey sucesses.

Turkey and 55# Bob Lee Signature, GoldTips and Woodsmans with Autumn the turkey finder.
 

22 lbs, 8 3/4" beard and sharp 7/8 spurrs.

What a great morning. God Bless everyone and good luck.

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[turkey522]

Congrats on a nice bird and recovery,good job Autumn.

Terry

[billy shipp]

Good story. great pic.....congrats.

Billy

[swp]

Congrats David!

[Fritz]

Congrats on the bird and a beautiful lab!

[drewsbow]

congrats  

[mcgroundstalker]

Way To Go!  

... mike ...

[Big Ed]

Way to go!!

[Plumber]

GOD BLESS back at ya! what a bird best one Ive seen all year.What a hunt to have that unfold right in front of ya. I know it just dont happen that takes real skill.way to go!

[wollelybugger]

I love a happy ending. Nice bird.  

Congrats! I wish I'd had had a dog this year during turkey season. I lost two that got off in the brush. One was shot with an 1 7/8" GK BH and there was blood along the entire arrow.

Bisch

[metsastaja]

wow sounds like you had fun and a workout. congrats

[Chris Surtees]

[bowhunterfrompast]

Congrats  

[Stone Knife]

Nice Turkey     Feels good to get one with a bow doesn't it.

[The Baron]

Congratulations on a great bird!  And that's one well deserved dog treat for Autumn.  

[Benny Nganabbarru]

[David Brent]

Thanks for the AttaBoys! everyone. Here are a few other pics of the bird and the setup. The bird looks a little beat due to my turkey finder (Good dog)but it looks just fine to me.

 

The setup. An AmeriStep blind which was a Christmas present from the inlaws (Great People),
A strutter at 8yds, a hen at 4yrds and out of the pic to the right was another standing jake about 6yds. Both of the jake heads I airbrushed to make them more real looking.

 

The arrow laying on the ground is where the turkey was standing when he met Mr. Woodsman.

God Bless

[David Brent]

On another post, Guru asked for pics and explanation of the setup. Well here's mine and I hope it may help some of you.

Dave

[joevan125]

Great job on the recovery