Covehnter Posted May 21, 2008 Report Share Posted May 21, 2008 Sorry for the delay on all the pics guys, been one thing after another since we got back from the trip out west. Keep your eyes open because i'm hoping to get up some stories this week and next now that i've got the internet straightened out and things have slowed down a little. We've recently wrapped up another incredible spring and i look forward to sharing what i can with you guys. For now i'm gonna give a quick recap on what we were able to tip over this spring. . . . i'll include a lil caption as well. Hope you enjoy! Starts out in South Florida as we are able to get Poncho in front of his first Osceola longbeard, sure was glad to watch this sneak take a dirt nap in the sandy path down in the swamps. It'd be to much to ask for a smile. Then it's on home to the peach state as i was able to roll my first triple beard about 2 minutes into the Ga season. This was accomplished on public land with my girlfriend in tow, her first experience with hunting. What a start. On to the Oklahoma boys making their appearance on the stage in Georgia. Morning number one ends with a shotgun blast from the banks of the Coosa River a few minutes into their first morning. Those few minutes were spent watching the brute eye to eye with Scrappy Jr before Andrew dropped the ax. A bonified stud. Morning number two found Shane (huntinguide) snuggled tight into a cedar 15 steps from a true ladies man and his women. When the smoke cleared we picked up the wad from that 3.5 inch magnum a foot away from the ole boys beak. Reapin' the boss of the field. Resuming the feather wreckage, the Oklahoma boys werent even home yet when pic messages arrived with Poncho's first Georgia bird of the year. With us tucked into the fieldedge, the flock of birds made the mistake of venturing too close and Poncho put the new over and under to work again and plucked the strutter from the bunch. Another boss. With me back in the batters box, a sho enough toad put up the best evening hunt i'd ever been on. . . . gobblin' hard and when he emerged into the powerline at 130 yards, he didnt like Scrappy Jr. After another eye to eye confrontation Scrappy won again with an 11 yard knock out blow. My second triple beard on the year, what luck. A solo hunt on public ground across the state line showed me the way to an entirely too eager 2 year old a few days later. Gotta love those hunts which are too seldom, and taking pictures by yourself hasnt gotten any easier. The next bird of the year proved to be that special bird of the year, the one that just means something more. That was none other than Limpy, Poncho's first bow bird. Story is on the board under; Limpy: The Legend in the Valley. What an honor. The next morning, Poncho and I were accompanied by my girlfriend in the blind for quite the show as I was able to get my bow bird of the year and Scrappy Jr received his first floggin'!! This hot head ran over 300 yards across open fields and wasnt happy to find Scrappy when he got close. Ill tempered one gets the shaft. On westward. . . . Our first day in Oklahoma found us dealin' with a loud mouthed but stubborn Rio under sunny skies. After giving up on the pretty video hunt, i had to get out and make sure the hammer got laid. Dark Rio taken from a hilltop rock. The next pile of feathers came from the Black Hills of South Dakota. On day three of our stay in the Hills and the day the whiteout was blowing in from the west, Poncho and I smacked a double on a pair of fine Merriam longbeards. This completed the first slam for us both. . . what a thrill!! This duo ran in from a mile away and made a dream come true. The quest for more Merriams was cut short with the arrival of 20+ inches of snow in Wyoming so we were chased all the way back to Oklahoma to avoid missing too much hunting time. But things worked out when Poncho smacked a stud midday Rio that cut the distance gobbling and puttin' on a show. A true sooner stud! The next day found us hangin' around in Oklahoma to assist Shane with his 08 Rio. After a lengthy sneak through the cold creeks, the job was sealed when one in a pair just got too curious about the bird in the bush and was properly fed #6s. This story can be found under huntinguides name: Rio introduced to #6s. Another dandy. This puts the end to a year that is burned into the memories for a lifetime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huntinguide Posted May 21, 2008 Report Share Posted May 21, 2008 wheres the oklahoma stuff now youve got me hanging, even though i was there i cant wait. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pointing_dogs_rule Posted May 21, 2008 Report Share Posted May 21, 2008 nice stories and great season. good luck to all the dog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuntnMa Posted May 22, 2008 Report Share Posted May 22, 2008 wow a season.....congrats.....great pics...i'm glad to see that you brought your GF too.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkeygirl Posted May 22, 2008 Report Share Posted May 22, 2008 Whoa, that's alotta birds! Congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huntinguide Posted May 22, 2008 Report Share Posted May 22, 2008 wheres the oklahoma stuff now youve got me hanging, even though i was there i cant wait. somehow i over looked it or you hadnt got it up there but that is one fine okie you are huntin with Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3seasons Posted May 22, 2008 Report Share Posted May 22, 2008 Thats one for the books for sure, congrats to you and your friends for an awesome year. Nice pics also Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pendog Posted May 22, 2008 Report Share Posted May 22, 2008 great job you guys, nice birds & memories. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rem308 Posted May 22, 2008 Report Share Posted May 22, 2008 Wow, that's an awesome group of hunts and pictures. Thanks for sharing those. How do you do it? You take off a few weeks of vacation in the spring and travel and hunt all these? Good grief, that's gotta be a dream come true! Congrats on the slam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddyboman Posted May 22, 2008 Report Share Posted May 22, 2008 Congrats on the slam to both of you Awesome pics and story thanks for sharing. Do you mainly hunt on public or private ground when you travel out of state? Sounds like and amazing spring. :cool: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Covehnter Posted May 22, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2008 All public with exception of Oklahoma where I meet up with huntinguide for Rios. . . . hope to hit some public there next year hopefully. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huntinguide Posted May 22, 2008 Report Share Posted May 22, 2008 All public with exception of Oklahoma where I meet up with huntinguide for Rios. . . . hope to hit some public there next year hopefully. Dont worry cove as you know we have lots LOTS of public land out west and if all goes good next year ill be out there with ya Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sportsman2500 Posted May 27, 2008 Report Share Posted May 27, 2008 I posted in your other thread but all 3 or 4 of you had an awesome year grats to all of you!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Covehnter Posted June 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2008 Thats all 14 birds i was able to watch do "the flop" . . . . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huntinguide Posted June 9, 2008 Report Share Posted June 9, 2008 Thats all 14 birds i was able to watch do "the flop" . . . . . . heck ya and some of them did a double flop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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