RDNKHNTR77 Posted May 16, 2007 Report Share Posted May 16, 2007 Well, after 3 weeks of heartache and stress, i finally got my bird. I had been hunting this bird all season, as he was easy find, gobbling every morning and letting my know where he was. Although he would gobble his head off, as soon as this bird hit the ground you wouldnt hear another peep out of him. So after a few morning i went to another property and bumped a bird i had hunted for a few days and was starting to get awfully disappointed. So, after the weekend i decided i would try again for my original big boy, but go in with a little different strategy. on the other mornings i had hunted him, i had tried every kind of hen noise one can make, soft yelps with some purrs, hard cutts and yelps, even tried using 2 calls to make it seem like 2 hens were fighting, to no availe. So this morning i thought i would just sit and wait for him to come to me, like deer hunting. so i set up about 80 yds from his roost sight and waited for light. sure enough, he started boomin right at first light and the hens soon followed. then, i see one, two, three hens heading my way and not far behind was the big boy in full strut. the hens came right at me, one of them i probably could have hit with my gun, but the big boy would not break strut and come. finally, after the hens had walked past, he started heading right for me and just as he came from behind a big maple, i threw 2 cutts at him, he lifted that big 'ol white head of his, and i let the 3" #5 Winchester Supremes do their work. Put him down at 30 steps. Unfortunately, he had had a tough winter and had some severe beard rot. Although he was a mature,double bearded gobbler, the 2 beards added up to 4". weighed in at 18.1 pounds with 7/8 inch spurs. although he wasnt the most impressive bird, i took great pride in him because of the hard work and effort it took to get him bagged. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohiobucks Posted May 16, 2007 Report Share Posted May 16, 2007 Congrats Paul, way to go bud! Is that a Coshocton county bird? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddyboman Posted May 16, 2007 Report Share Posted May 16, 2007 congrats on the bird!! Always good to get one you have been chasing for several days or weeks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest outdoorgirl Posted May 16, 2007 Report Share Posted May 16, 2007 Congrats on you well deserved turkey...the chips off your shoulder now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slughunter Posted May 17, 2007 Report Share Posted May 17, 2007 congrats, nothing better than that feeling of success. -shane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcs3344 Posted May 17, 2007 Report Share Posted May 17, 2007 nice bird man, i know what you mean i hunted a couple of gobblers like that this season for about 3 weeks. They would gobble every morning all day long and would ever come. Finally the last day of the season with some soft yelps i pulled them in and was able to take one. Congrats on a great bird Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkeygirl Posted May 17, 2007 Report Share Posted May 17, 2007 Way to go!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnatecsteve Posted May 17, 2007 Report Share Posted May 17, 2007 Congrats man, way to help the team out!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maytom Posted May 17, 2007 Report Share Posted May 17, 2007 WTG out smarting him at his own game!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hunter336 Posted May 17, 2007 Report Share Posted May 17, 2007 Congrats on the bird!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuntnMa Posted May 17, 2007 Report Share Posted May 17, 2007 congrats !!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDNKHNTR77 Posted May 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2007 Congrats Paul, way to go bud! Is that a Coshocton county bird? nope, thats a geauga county bird tom, ill be headin down to coshocton this weekend to try and get #2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohiobucks Posted May 17, 2007 Report Share Posted May 17, 2007 nope, thats a geauga county bird tom, ill be headin down to coshocton this weekend to try and get #2 Cool, good luck! I got my Coshocton county bird this morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HoppeMan Posted May 17, 2007 Report Share Posted May 17, 2007 Great job on the bird! How long is your season??????? I wish ours was that long! We got 4 seasons split up between one month, roughly. Take care, Nathan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pointing_dogs_rule Posted May 20, 2007 Report Share Posted May 20, 2007 congrats!!!!!!!!! the dog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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