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very beautiful bird...sounds like ya ll worked for this one....i hate those long waits but it is nice for a good ending....i aint done any good yet myself....charlie
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The way it’s supposed to work!
Dad and I went to our usual spot. Sunrise at 6:30, walking out at 7:20 carrying this 22 pound monster! Dad got the shot, 30 yards clean kill. Doesn’t get any better! I can’t remember a time turkey hunting when it worked out the way I always read about. Pictured with Mr. Tom is my Model 21 Heavy Duck gun. Seems to work on turkeys too...ha.
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I had one last Saturday 10 feet behind my tree spitting down my neck but wouldn't commit. Went back out on Wed and Thursday and no activity probably because it was snowing both days like crazy! Maybe tomorrow... |
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A few weeks ago, granddaughter snapped a shot (video) of a 35 bird flock about three hundred yards below the house. In 1 1/2 years here, I had never seen a turkey near here. This week, a big hen ran past my living room window at about 25
feet. My emergency gun was on the other side of the room, not that I would have used it on her. In researching the MD game laws, I find that I could have taken, not her, but a bearded turkey, in the proper season because the shotgun distance for legal shooting in the area where I live is 100 yards from a dwelling, and no license required if hunting on your own property. I happen to live in the agricultural reserve of the liberal empire of Montgomery County, Maryland, where shotgun use is legal. |
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Nice gobbler(!)...nice gun!! When things work out like you describe, you remember it forever...especially when you are with your father. Glad you got to experience such a fine hunt.
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05-04-2019, 09:47 PM | #68 | ||||||
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Parker Brothers Damascus Hammergun Maine Turkey Hunt 2019–hosted by Tenth Legion Guides. We all had hammers back multiple times and no shots fired! Truly a target rich environment with so many close calls. Four great weeks left to our Grand Spring Hunt!
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05-04-2019, 11:05 PM | #69 | ||||||
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Where in Maine are you all hunting?
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Western Maine foothills, perfect mix of field and forest, agriculture and working woodlands. Grouse drumming and woodcock singing mixed in amongst the gobblin. Whitetails making strong showing in greening fields, some moose sign spotted, no bear sign yet I’m sure they’re up and about. Still snow in the woods in places, ice out was recent event. Good luck on your spring adventures, Dean.
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