KYLimbHanger Posted April 16, 2006 Report Share Posted April 16, 2006 Take me back to Poosey, Poosey Ridge that is: a mountain ridge that runs directly into the Kentucky river. Last year I was able to kill my biggest gobbler at 25lbs. in the evening at Poosey. This year, the day before season opener, I watched two gobblers chase a hen right past the tree that held my back just 12 months ago. I made a mental note, and constructed a plan to harvest another gobbler from that area. This morning my unlce and I sat up on a known roosted gobbler only to find out that his hens was way more important that the ever seducing calling from my unlce. So, after two hours of frustration, we decided to goto the spot where we saw the other two gobblers. Sure enough, as soon as we arived, we heard them gobble. So, we grabbed their attention with some yelps and set out three decoys just over the ridge in a nice grassy area. Through the trees, we could see two gobblers work their way down the hill towards the bottom gobbling every time my uncle hit his call. With 45 minutes, two gobblers peeked their heads out from the timber to pin point that ole hen they had been hearing. A few more steps and my 870 was sending #4 shot down the hill towards the larger of the two. My unlce shot as soon as he heard me shoot, but he missed. Mine feel at 30 yards and the other gobbler set sail back to the ridge where he came from. I wish we could have had our double, but then again, at least one of us was able to get one of the longbeards. Kudos to unlces superb seductive calling, he made it possible for me to take a nice longbeard on KY opening day. This bird was killed very close to where I killed my biggest gobbler last year. It almost had the exact beard. So, we decided to take the photo on the rock where I took my photo last year. We coined it, "Longbeard Rock". Hopefully many more gobblers will graciously lay their beard over the rock as we snap another photo of time not wasted at Poosey. 22 lbs. 3/4 inch spurs 10 3/4 inch beard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gus Posted April 16, 2006 Report Share Posted April 16, 2006 Re: KY Gobbler harvest (pic) Nice bird, congrats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Colorado Bob Posted April 16, 2006 Report Share Posted April 16, 2006 Re: KY Gobbler harvest (pic) Nice bird----Great photo---CB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M00N Posted April 16, 2006 Report Share Posted April 16, 2006 Re: KY Gobbler harvest (pic) Congratulations! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest IADEERDUDE Posted April 16, 2006 Report Share Posted April 16, 2006 Re: KY Gobbler harvest (pic) congrats on the great bird!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huntinguide Posted April 16, 2006 Report Share Posted April 16, 2006 Re: KY Gobbler harvest (pic) great bird Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dartonman Posted April 16, 2006 Report Share Posted April 16, 2006 Re: KY Gobbler harvest (pic) Awesome story, awesome pics buddy.....congrads on a fine bird, and great pics............al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snapper Posted April 16, 2006 Report Share Posted April 16, 2006 Re: KY Gobbler harvest (pic) Congrats on a fine bird...great pic as well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbeck Posted April 16, 2006 Report Share Posted April 16, 2006 Re: KY Gobbler harvest (pic) good bird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billkay Posted April 16, 2006 Report Share Posted April 16, 2006 Re: KY Gobbler harvest (pic) Congrats on a great bird and photo. I'l be there in KY next week, trying to break "The Curse". I've made 4 trips for turkey and 1 for deer in the last 2 years and have yet to take anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuntnMa Posted April 17, 2006 Report Share Posted April 17, 2006 Re: KY Gobbler harvest (pic) thats a real nice one , congrats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huntn4bucks Posted April 17, 2006 Report Share Posted April 17, 2006 Re: KY Gobbler harvest (pic) Verrrrrrry nice! Congrats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Born2Hunt Posted April 17, 2006 Report Share Posted April 17, 2006 Re: KY Gobbler harvest (pic) Nice bird Bud! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silentgate Posted April 17, 2006 Report Share Posted April 17, 2006 Re: KY Gobbler harvest (pic) Congrats! Nice bird! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddhunter Posted April 17, 2006 Report Share Posted April 17, 2006 Re: KY Gobbler harvest (pic) That's an awesome fat KY bird man!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Covehnter Posted April 17, 2006 Report Share Posted April 17, 2006 Re: KY Gobbler harvest (pic) Congrats on the bird, and i do like the 'on the rocks' picture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted April 17, 2006 Report Share Posted April 17, 2006 Re: KY Gobbler harvest (pic) Congrats on your 2nd annual Longbeard Rock bird. Cool picture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest eastky Posted April 17, 2006 Report Share Posted April 17, 2006 Re: KY Gobbler harvest (pic) Nice bird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mo_hunter Posted April 17, 2006 Report Share Posted April 17, 2006 Re: KY Gobbler harvest (pic) congrats nice turkey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boomer Posted April 18, 2006 Report Share Posted April 18, 2006 Re: KY Gobbler harvest (pic) Congrats on a great bird! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vagobbln Posted April 18, 2006 Report Share Posted April 18, 2006 Re: KY Gobbler harvest (pic) Congratulations! That looks like one of those "three-finger" beards. Nice one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nature_Boy Posted April 18, 2006 Report Share Posted April 18, 2006 Re: KY Gobbler harvest (pic) Nice story and nice job on the pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodsman2230 Posted April 18, 2006 Report Share Posted April 18, 2006 Re: KY Gobbler harvest (pic) Congrats.....thats a real nice bird! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hobie Posted April 19, 2006 Report Share Posted April 19, 2006 Re: KY Gobbler harvest (pic) Congrats on a nice bird Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beagleboy Posted April 19, 2006 Report Share Posted April 19, 2006 Re: KY Gobbler harvest (pic) congrats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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