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Bagged, Tagged, and Digested
Posted: Sun May 05, 2013 5:35 am
by martin08
Quickest call-in I ever had.
I drove through a fresh-cut wood lot to my favorite power line. I stepped out of the car, made a call, got an instant gobble from less than 50yards away, reached into the car for the gun, loaded a shell, ducked behind the nearest shrub evergreen, spotted three toms, picked the first to move around the power-line pole, and dropped him.
All in under 30 seconds. Holy cow.
19lb, 7" beard. Tasted great in a Parmesean last evening.
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Re: Bagged, Tagged, and Digested
Posted: Sun May 05, 2013 5:54 am
by Ironnewt
Now go get another. 30 seconds, that's some type of quick.
Re: Bagged, Tagged, and Digested
Posted: Sun May 05, 2013 6:42 am
by martin08
Ironnewt wrote:Now go get another. 30 seconds, that's some type of quick.
Exactly.
My early morning hunt resulted in real frustration. I located two responding toms during pre-dawn, positioned myself between them, made several measured and appropriate clucks and calls, lured one to within 30 yards after almost an hour, fired and knocked him over! Then he got up, I knocked him over again, then he got up again and flew away. I spent over two hours looking for him in a grid pattern, to no avail.
So, when it became fruitless to search any longer, I changed locations and nailed one in nearly an instant. Go figure.
Re: Bagged, Tagged, and Digested
Posted: Sun May 05, 2013 8:24 am
by websterz
Tasty lookin' bird.

Re: Bagged, Tagged, and Digested
Posted: Sun May 05, 2013 8:41 am
by Greasemonkey
Nice
If only I could have gotten the front door open quietly, I would have had one for dinner back in January.

He took off when I pushed the door latch.
Re: Bagged, Tagged, and Digested
Posted: Sun May 05, 2013 10:31 am
by Rongo
Re: Bagged, Tagged, and Digested
Posted: Sun May 05, 2013 12:25 pm
by racerguy00
Congrats! Can't beat a wild turkey on the dinner plate as far as I'm concerned.
Re: Bagged, Tagged, and Digested
Posted: Sun May 05, 2013 12:42 pm
by WeldonHunter
Nice Matt. I haven't hunted turkey in 2 years and the season just ended here about a week ago. I have domestic turkeys so it's kind of pointless. The gobbling is cool for the first few months but they do it constantly and try my sanity at times. One of my domestic hens raised 7 wild ones from an abandon nest this past year and they still come around from time to time. My neighbor was over last weekend and one walked right through the field next to my house.
Re: Bagged, Tagged, and Digested
Posted: Mon May 06, 2013 5:10 am
by Junk Yard Dog
Re: Bagged, Tagged, and Digested
Posted: Mon May 06, 2013 7:58 am
by A_King89
Haha with the guy with the turkey in the front yard... ya should have jus lifted a window and fired from that haha.
Reminds me of when i was with family over in TX and i shot a 8point from inside the house.. jus had to barely slide open the glass door.

Re: Bagged, Tagged, and Digested
Posted: Mon May 06, 2013 8:07 am
by Junk Yard Dog
I hate to think about how many years in prison I would get if caught doing that here

Re: Bagged, Tagged, and Digested
Posted: Mon May 06, 2013 9:15 am
by Greasemonkey
Re: Bagged, Tagged, and Digested
Posted: Mon May 06, 2013 9:20 am
by Junk Yard Dog
No meat left after that one

Re: Bagged, Tagged, and Digested
Posted: Mon May 06, 2013 9:32 am
by martin08
I've fielded several questions along those lines, and won't be disclosing any hunting secrets. Uh, uh.
Re: Bagged, Tagged, and Digested
Posted: Mon May 06, 2013 10:17 am
by A_King89
Ehh where so far out here its all good. Granted it WAS during deer season haha nothing illegal there. And wait.. its illegal to kill a deer from your house?

Re: Bagged, Tagged, and Digested
Posted: Mon May 06, 2013 5:11 pm
by Junk Yard Dog
In this state you had better be 1000 feet from a body of water, roadway, or building .
Re: Bagged, Tagged, and Digested
Posted: Wed May 22, 2013 10:47 am
by Sgt. Rob
We have Turkeys living right behind the jail. All I have to do is articulate in a convincing manner that they are possibly an escape hazzard??????

It does seem that they like to hang in town far more then the wilds!
Semper Fi, Rob
Re: Bagged, Tagged, and Digested
Posted: Wed May 22, 2013 12:28 pm
by Junk Yard Dog
Re: Bagged, Tagged, and Digested
Posted: Wed May 22, 2013 6:29 pm
by WeldonHunter
Sgt. Rob wrote:We have Turkeys living right behind the jail. All I have to do is articulate in a convincing manner that they are possibly an escape hazzard??????

It does seem that they like to hang in town far more then the wilds!
Semper Fi, Rob
I had some living in my barn. Along with the mama that raised them, one of my hens. This was earlier this year.
Re: Bagged, Tagged, and Digested
Posted: Wed May 22, 2013 6:30 pm
by Longcolt44
[quote="Sgt. Rob"]We have Turkeys living right behind the jail. All I have to do is articulate in a convincing manner that they are possibly an escape hazzard??????

It does seem that they like to hang in town far more then the wilds!
Semper Fi, Rob[/quote
Jail birds.