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Unread 06-05-2025, 06:11 AM   #1
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Twas an absolutely remarkable Grand Spring Hunt for the Tenth Legion Guides!!
Truly a Target-rich environment in the northeast!!
Son Tim and I started in Rhode Island on April 24, followed by Maine April 28 & 30th. Then a quick side trip to Vermont where I started my turkey hunting obsession 44 years ago! My Rhode Island tom completed a New England slam and my 22 pound Vermont gobbler completed a mature gobbler with a Parker New England slam. PGCA member and dear friend Niles Oesterle hunted Vermont with me and passed on 13 jakes opening day! Niles return marked a 25 year absence from hunting his home state and ended my 40 year absence! What an incredible return with great friends Alex Brooks and Bill Cronin as our hosts!
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Dear friends Lisa and Terry Smith from Nova Scotia joined us in Maine for an epic hunt! Lisa brought along Gracie Lou, a turkey dog in training!!
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Hunting got harder as the weather turned rainy, windy and cold. Our attention turned to other pursuits but we managed to drop the hammers a couple more times! We're hoping for another great hatch of our beloved wild turkey as the Dirty Barrel Bunch will resume maneuvers over turkey dogs in the fall!
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Great pictures, Thanks for sharing your hunt with us.
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Wonderful photos. So glad you have access to birds and good friends to chase them with. Thanks for bringing us along.
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Great pictures and great memories with friends. What could be better?
Could you let me know when you got those slings for the lifters?
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There is nothing better than calling in a turkey with a box call and taking the bird with a Parker hammer gun. Congratulations!
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Great pictures and great memories with friends. What could be better?
Could you let me know when you got those slings for the lifters?
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On Amazon. "no drill shotgun sling" Variety, from $10 to $55.
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The original slings we used came from Levi's Leathers. Then we couldn't find them on their site so we went to a leather shop in Newfoundland and they used one of Levi's as a template. We carry our Parkers barrel down as the sling is apt to slip off the end when carried barrels up (don't ask how I know this as it still smarts to recall)
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