3seasons Posted March 21, 2013 Report Share Posted March 21, 2013 The good Lord blessed me with my biggest bird to date. Ill post the story after I get some sleep. 20lbs. 9.5" 6.5" 3.5" beards 1 3/8" hooks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zizzer59 Posted March 21, 2013 Report Share Posted March 21, 2013 God is Great Hey man save some for the rest of us!! lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin R10 man Posted March 21, 2013 Report Share Posted March 21, 2013 You are a killing machine man...cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitetailfreak55 Posted March 21, 2013 Report Share Posted March 21, 2013 Tearing it up! Congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strut10 Posted March 21, 2013 Report Share Posted March 21, 2013 YOWZER !!!!! Dandy bird !!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VermontHunter Posted March 22, 2013 Report Share Posted March 22, 2013 WOW!! Congrats on a great gobbler .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youngbuck06 Posted March 22, 2013 Report Share Posted March 22, 2013 God is Great Awesome bird! Great job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3seasons Posted March 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2013 Been working mids all week and they have been kicking my butt so I haven’t got to hunt any in the mornings like I had planned to. I finally got a little sleep yesterday and decided I’d go walk over a couple new spots that I had found on some public land. The first spot was a bust, after walking over 1\2mile in and not seeing the first lick of sign I decided to head somewhere else. I pull up at my next spot only to see 3 out of state trucks parked up the road on some private land. I’m about a mile from them so I figured Id walk into the strip of public land and look around. This was around 7:15, I walked in a good ways not making a call or sound just looking the woods over. Still no sign, I decided I would walk another couple hundred yards past a fallen down log and if things didn’t pick up I would make another move. About 50yds past that log I started seeing some scratching so I felt a little better. I make a couple soft purrs and clucks then a light yelp on my Madhatter 4-track slate and he gobbled. I slipped over to a tree and called softly with my mouth call as I was sitting down and he gobbled again. I raked the leaves and he gobbled, at this point I’m looking off into a fresh select\clear cut pine ridge and the unmistakable paint of the border and posted signs about 35yds in front of me. I figured if I could get him to the line I was in good shape( I wont cross the line been there done that had it done to me and I don’t like it so as hard as it is I’ll stay on my side of the line) After a couple minutes I see a head poke up and look around up in the bunching ground about 90yds off. I call as needed but not too much and real soft, he would cut me off every time. This went on for 30min, I finally got him to move up the ridge to about 70yds when a truck drives down the road (in the distance) he hears it and eases down into the hollow in a thicket. I called a few times and he answers me then starts easing back up the ridge. When he gets half way up I give him a couple series of soft yelps and a half cut, he drums and turns my way. It took another 15-20min for him to close the 30yds needed to cross the line. As soon as he stepped beside the painted tree/posted sign I cut at him, he double gobbled and I squeezed the trigger. I was hyperventilating and shaking like a leaf when he was closing the distance. After the shot he rolled back and started flopping towards a tree top, I pumped my gun and sat it down where I was sitting and I ran to get my bird. (didn’t want there to be any question if someone walked up) He flopped in that tree top and plucked out feathers on both sides of his neck.(took a mount out of the question) I finally worked my way through all the vines and grabbed him by the head and was amazed when the beards starting hanging down, holly cow 3 beards this is awesome I thought then he brought one foot up from between his wings and I saw those hooks, I was in awe. That’s when the back spasms and dry heaving began, lol I know its pitiful but I kinda get worked up, lol. Everyone who hunts with me be it deer or turkeys gets a kick out of watching me after the shot. He strutted and drummed and gobbled for close to 45min. He prob gobbled 75-100 times. Its been a long time since Ive been on a bird that hot. I always say every old bird has his one day that you can kill him you just hope that your in the right spot on that day. Well this was his morning. There is no telling how many people have chased after this old bird and what all he has heard. IT was an awesome hunt and I said my prayer to the Good Lord above thanking him for the experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSHoytHunter Posted March 22, 2013 Report Share Posted March 22, 2013 God is Great That's a great bird! Congrats man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted March 22, 2013 Report Share Posted March 22, 2013 Nice bird. Congratulations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huntn4bucks Posted March 22, 2013 Report Share Posted March 22, 2013 That is indeed a true blessing! Congrats on your biggest bird ever! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohiobucks Posted March 22, 2013 Report Share Posted March 22, 2013 God is great!! Very nice bird, congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted March 23, 2013 Report Share Posted March 23, 2013 Awesome show that bird put on for ya Scott. Congrats...looks like you're on another roll like last spring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3seasons Posted March 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2013 Thanks guys. Al I can't explain it but its been an awesome run. Last year I was working an outage and only had 5 days to hunt. 4 birds in 4 days (called up one for a friend) was unbelievable. This past year I had a change in my life and with that change I lost all my turkey hunting land. So all I was looking at was a season on public land hunting. As I told someone at work I was "anxiously depressed" about the upcoming season. It's been a blessing to be able to hunt public land 2 times and to take 2 birds like I've taken. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin R10 man Posted March 25, 2013 Report Share Posted March 25, 2013 Sounds like quit a sight son! Man..guess you do get worked up...lol great story, one heckofa bird too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Born4it Posted March 26, 2013 Report Share Posted March 26, 2013 Sweet man! Trophy for sure! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogdoc Posted March 26, 2013 Report Share Posted March 26, 2013 awesome bird! congrats todd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redbeard Posted March 27, 2013 Report Share Posted March 27, 2013 Awesome bud, just awesome. Many congrats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archerjg Posted March 28, 2013 Report Share Posted March 28, 2013 Congratulations on a great bird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHISKEYSWAMP Posted March 29, 2013 Report Share Posted March 29, 2013 great bird!! congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbHunterNY Posted April 1, 2013 Report Share Posted April 1, 2013 great story and great bird... getting worked up like that is what hooks you for life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boomer Posted April 2, 2013 Report Share Posted April 2, 2013 Congrats!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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