WaCoyote Posted April 28, 2008 Report Share Posted April 28, 2008 Finally the drought is over! Caught this bad boy in the roost saturday morning and quick threw out the decoy and got ready. We did a little soft calling and when it hit the ground it lit up! It started strutting but then there were hens all around him and he wouldn't come. After about 15-20 minutes he couldn't take the jake decoy and made his way towards it. This bird was very wary it hung up at what I thought was 40 yards so I crumpled him. It turned out to be exactly 45 but he went down like a truck hit him. Gotta love that Indian Creek choke! Didn't weigh him but he has a 9" beard and one 1"spur and one 7/8" spur. I'm a happy boy! Time to break out the deep frier! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GobblerBuster618 Posted April 28, 2008 Report Share Posted April 28, 2008 saweeet!!! congrats to you on ending the drought nice bird Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardwood_HD Posted April 28, 2008 Report Share Posted April 28, 2008 congrats on the rio! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccwhitey Posted April 28, 2008 Report Share Posted April 28, 2008 Nice lookin Rio, congrats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuntnMa Posted April 28, 2008 Report Share Posted April 28, 2008 very nice, congrats!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHISKEYSWAMP Posted April 28, 2008 Report Share Posted April 28, 2008 nice bird... congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted April 28, 2008 Report Share Posted April 28, 2008 Congrats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddyboman Posted April 28, 2008 Report Share Posted April 28, 2008 great looking bird!! Man do I love that lighter coloring on the tips of their feathers!! Congrats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbeck Posted April 28, 2008 Report Share Posted April 28, 2008 Atta- Boy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leo Posted April 28, 2008 Report Share Posted April 28, 2008 Congrats to you! What shell you pushing through that Indian Creek? I just got back from south of San Antonio Saturday night. Only got to hunt turkeys one afternoon and a morning. Called three jakes within bow range but was waiting for at least a two year old. They were definitely winding down where I was hunting. Pretty close beaked but still workable. Needed a couple more days. I want to try that again. Rio's are fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mo_hunter Posted April 28, 2008 Report Share Posted April 28, 2008 congrats. that's one good looking bird! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WaCoyote Posted April 28, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2008 Congrats to you! What shell you pushing through that Indian Creek? I just got back from south of San Antonio Saturday night. Only got to hunt turkeys one afternoon and a morning. Called three jakes within bow range but was waiting for at least a two year old. They were definitely winding down where I was hunting. Pretty close beaked but still workable. Needed a couple more days. I want to try that again. Rio's are fun. Hey fellow BPS lover! I settled on Federal 3 1/2" lead 2 1/4oz. #6 with the flight control wad. I patterned about 8 loads including heavi 13 and federal heavy weight. Nothing was close except the Federal 2oz. high velocity flight control. On Saturdays bird I stopped counting at 7 head hits, who knows how many more hit the head and neck. Not to shabby for 45 yards! For those who say that #6 wont break bone at 40+, a flier shattered one of his legs above the joint. Here's a pic of my 40 yard pattern from last year. Closed beaked is right! We hunted for two days and only heard them gobble on the roost. This guy gobbled once on the ground. No sounds at all during the day and nothing at night. Only when the sun was popping at 5:00 did we hear anything. Then at 5:15 nothing. Got this guy at 5:45 the first day. Luck shines sometimes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluelund79 Posted April 28, 2008 Report Share Posted April 28, 2008 Pretty bird, nice shot too....Way to end the drought! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huntinguide Posted April 28, 2008 Report Share Posted April 28, 2008 ataboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beagleboy Posted April 29, 2008 Report Share Posted April 29, 2008 Congrats on the rio. Love the colors Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USAFbowhunter Posted April 29, 2008 Report Share Posted April 29, 2008 Congrats!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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