"Miss Faith" Gobbler....not a "normal" bird....

[Robhood23]

Awesome bud! You do hunt in NY and that state is full of Wierd Critters!!!
Congrats again!

[RC]

That is a funky Bird.lol.Those kind come with lots of memories though.I kinda figured the glob to be yellow and almost fluid maybe.RC

[fnshtr]

That was one tough bird!!

congrats and thanks for the story and pics.

[Guru]

Originally posted by RC:
That is a funky Bird.lol.Those kind come with lots of memories though.I kinda figured the glob to be yellow and almost fluid maybe.RC

Those were exactly my thoughts Robert. I had it in my head it was some kind of old puss sack, and expected it to be yellow/brownish.

Which it very well could be, but with it being almost black, I just figure it's an old blood sack.

Some of my friends are busting my chops about it being "a mercy killing"..."that's why he kept letting you shoot"..."it just took more shots than it should have"  

What are friends for...  

[Mike Yancey]

Good story!!

[snakebit40]

Crazy...

I wasn't expecting a big black ball! Good story and thanks for sharing it with us!

[59Alaskan]

Congrats on a great hunt with Miss Faith!

What a beautiful bow!

Some might call that a mercy killing but I would argue that the bird was guided to you for other reasons.

It was no longer useful as sustenance per se, but it has been used to bring attention (and hopefully support) to the wonderful work at St. Judes!  

Thank you for sharing!  I just checked out Miss Faith on the St Judes site.  That bow looks like a smoker!

[Stone Knife]

Originally posted by Mike Gerardi:
My first thought is a youth hunt. Kids always seem to want to take body shots.

[Doc Nock]

Regardless of the teasing you got, the fact you put this animal down is a very good thing.

I'm impressed that you chose to not accept another tag when you'd have had to give up all the goodies.

Intriguing story of how nature allows it's bounty to take a lickin and keep on tickin.

I'm also impressed with how easily you seem to disect that sucker, but then being a taxidermist, I guess you learn or quit being one huh? Neat!

[Guru]

My buds are just busting my chops about the "mercy killin'"...although seemingly unhealthy on the inside and undersized....this guy didn't act a bit like their was a thing "wrong" with him.

He gobbled, strutted, and acted like he wanted a piece of my jake deke....well.... until the arrows started flying    

[Stone Knife]

No shame in that kill Curt, we all know how tough it is to get a bird with trad gear. Congratulations  

[Junglecat]

Great story and pics as well.Congratulations.

[Don Batten]

I would expect no less from My buds LOL. Good story.

Make sure you get a chance on the st judes hunt . Don

[swp]

Congrats!!

[huntmaster80]

wow that was unexpected!!!!!! great story!!!

[Guru]

Thanks guys         What exactly is this supposed to mean Jim?

[Stone Knife]

Originally posted by Guru:
Thanks guys      

[Dsturgisjr]

 Thanks for sharing Curt!

[Steve O]

Very interesting buddy.  Thanks for the lesson and nice job    

[FerretWYO]

Curt I admire the connection you take with your game. I have always been that way myself. Thanks for taking the time to show us. It is amazing how much a wild animal can take and have it hardly affect them in any way.