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04-17-2023, 12:17 AM | #43 | ||||||
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Limb Hangers!!!
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04-17-2023, 12:27 PM | #44 | ||||||
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sharp as a briar...nice big tom....charlie
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04-17-2023, 03:16 PM | #45 | ||||||
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Ten minutes after sunrise this one came within range. It was very cold and windy this morning, and he had no hens with him. I don't know how much he weighs, but he gained 10 pounds on the trip back to the truck.
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04-18-2023, 11:00 AM | #46 | ||||||
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Almost didn't go, spitting sleet and 34 degrees this morning, didn't figure I'd see or hear much. No gobbling but at 730 saw 2 birds 400 yds away that had red heads.I hit the box call, and they came sprinting towards me, and I saw they were Jake's with 4-5 in beards. They never stopped, and at 15 yds I pulled the trigger, buthad forgotten to take the safety off, darn bird was almost in my lap when I shot. The gun is a Wingmaster 870 that I bought with money throwing hay bales when I was a junior in high school. I can still take another gobbler in WV, and Ohio season starts Saturday.
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04-18-2023, 11:45 AM | #47 | |||||||
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04-18-2023, 11:52 AM | #48 | ||||||
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nice birdfor getting to take the safety off got me in trouble with a big tom one time...charlie
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04-18-2023, 01:24 PM | #49 | ||||||
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Keep'em coming
I'll be in withdrawals next week as our season ends here Sunday. |
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04-19-2023, 12:29 PM | #50 | ||||||
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Finally got out yesterday, all the gobble I heard sounded like they were at least two farms over from my place...... Gonna try again in a week or so. Bird pops are way down around my place from 10 years ago. Back then, it was not unusual to have 5-10 birds gobbling within 500 yds of me in the morning, those days seem to be long gone..... :-(
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