Who's the Turkey????

indian george

indian george

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Guys, can you guess which one is the Turkey in the attachment??? HEHEHEHEHEHE!!!
Nice shooting Mitch.:cool::thumbup::D
 
Thanks, brother. Here we go,,,,,, I knew you just couldn't resist.
- Mitch
 
Hey!!!! That's a cool pic of the dead turkey, but not the other one in the pic.HEHEHEHEHEHE!!!
Yey!!! Give us the info on it, size, time you shot it and etc.
 
It was far away, but, I had three enormous Toms walk past my set up, so I decided to take him. You know how you make "deals" with yourself when you're hunting? Well, after the three big Toms wouldn't come in to me, I started calling like the world was ending with the mouth call. These big guys had started struttin' up the side of this hill around 200 yds. away...I was now fully profiled, because of the way I was sitting against the oak, and, they didn't like what they were seeing!
Anyways, I'm yelping like crazy, in an attempt to get these guys to come in on my decoys, when, all of sudden, this smaller bird comes down to me, on the other side of two dead falls...around 45 yards away.
So, getting back to making a deal with myself, I say,"If that bird sticks his beady little head over that far deadfall, I'm taking the shot."
Well, he's looking at my decoys, looking at me, which, of course, he doesn't like, and, God answered my prayers and he sticks his little head just above that deadfall. BLANG! The 3", 5-shot Federal load hits him in his beady little face, but, it wasn't a good hit, a little far, maybe, or maybe "operator error".
Well, he takes off...now I'm thinking, "sh*t, I missed!!!" But, he comes down a short distance away, and lands cock-eyed. Now, I get all excited, because now I know that I hit him, at least a little bit.
So, I get up and sprint after him. Now he's about 80 yards out, trying to get away, but, instead of running straight up the hill, he's running back and forth.
I knew he was in the frying pan at this point.:thumbup:
I close the distance, and put a couple more into him. The last shot was at around 25 yards, with him running.
Shitty kill, but I got him.
18 lbs, 8" beard. Me and the kids ate him Saturday for lunch.
Made "chicken fingers" out of his breast....egg batter into the Italian breadcrumbs, garlic powder, fried up in olive oil. (Yumm)
 
Nice shooting Mitch, Hoping for a smile or two from the turkey gods myself pretty soon.:thumbup:
Nathan
 
That's the best way to eat spring birds. Mitch.
Good job on picking up the cripple. Sometimes distances can be deceiving.
I like 'em close :-) like so ya can see 'em blink (BOG)
 
ONeill said:
Shit , I thought Turkey hunt was Bow hunt not shotguns . Bummer .
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You can hunt them with a bow, if you like. Most people would use a ground blind for that. I hunt deer with a bow, but for turkey, it's hard enough to get 'em with a shotgun....for me, at least.
 
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birdog4 said:
That's the best way to eat spring birds. Mitch.
Good job on picking up the cripple. Sometimes distances can be deceiving.
I like 'em close :-) like so ya can see 'em blink (BOG)
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Yeah, I like 'em close, too. I normally don't like to shoot 'em past 35 yards. But....it was one of those situations where it wasn't the ideal shot, but it was do-able. The way he was looking at me, it didn't seem like he was going to jump over that deadfall. It was one of those things where I just had to take the shot.
Next time, I'm going to set up as far away from any type of obstruction as possible, so they won't be so hesitant to come in closer.
 
Yup....the best kind of hunting:thumbup:. With deer hunting, you're up there in the tree, can't move for hours. But, if you're out turkey huntin' with a buddy, you can bullshit around a little, then if you get a "double" with your hunting buddy, that is awesome...really exciting!
 
Didja ever find deer up in them trees?? :-)

One thing about spring hunting, after the first week there is no one in the woods during the week. Makes for lotsa fun.
I made a trade for a half dozen custom calls last month. Can't wait to use them. I've called in all the birds in sight of the house. They know me now . hehehe
 
As a matter of fact, a buddy took a picture of me last season.....
 

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Someone's trying to steal my thunder.... :grumpy:

-J. Turkey AKA Crooked Owl-Head.

:D

I never hunted turkey but I don't see what the big deal is. Up here, they're so dumb, if you're driving down the road and see a flock, you can stop the car and walk right up to them, within 20 yards before they scatter. I'm fairly certain I could actually catch one by hand if I really tried. :D
 
indian george said:
Now, that would really be a Turkey holding a Turkey.:eek::eek::eek::D
Could you post a pic of that???? HEHEHEHEHE!!!
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Video would be funnier... running around a field on a wild turkey chase... :cool:

Somewhere there's a pic of me swigging from a bottle of Wild Turkey, does that count? :D
 
Came in about an hour ago with this bigboy.
21+# 9 1/2" beard and 1 inch spurs.
Had to shoot outta self-defense, 7 birds and they all wanted a piece of this ol man. (BOG)
 

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