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143 years later, this Parker is still filling the pot!
Unread 04-03-2018, 12:52 PM   #1
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Default 143 years later, this Parker is still filling the pot!

Spent the last couple of days at a friends South Texas Ranch, Turkey hunting with fellow member David Boyles and his grandson Courtland, here on Spring Break from South Carolina. Managed to kill a gobblers both yesterday morning and yesterday evening! Yesterday morning I was using my recently acquired early $125 Grade Lifter Short 10, 28". A 1 1/4 oz load of 5's did the trick at 24 yards. The bird went down like he was pole axed! Followed up yesterday evening with a fine gobbler using my Richards, English 10 bore hammergun, 32" Damascus, weighing in at a svelte 10.8 lbs.!

David's Grandson killed his first Turkey Sunday evening, shooting a VH 16. And followed up this morning with another! David took a bird this morning with his beautiful Top Action hammer 10.

I had to leave early this morning, so I don't yet have pics of David and Courtlands birds and guns. I will follow up as they get the pics to me.

Great time, great company! But have to say.....the other hunters got a little tired of mine and David's gunshow...gun talk....and over all gun mania!!

Will post more pics as they come!
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Very nice. Great pictures.
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Great pics! Thanks for sharing
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Here is David and Courtland from this morning! Not to be outdone, David hammered two birds with his top-action 10 this morning, and Courtland harvested his second bird in three days with the VH 16. Great Trip!!!
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mighty nicely done and all with parker doubles...charlie
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Mmm... rattler loins. I can hear them sizzlin' in the skillet now.





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A bleary eyed pic at “dark thirty” this morning of Parker and it’s victims before I had to bolt for the office!
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Another showing more of the amazing South Texas “Indian Blanket” wild flowers...this pic is about 5 feet from where the gobbler was taken!
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