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Trad Gang Highlights => Highlights 2009 => Topic started by: kevgsp on October 14, 2009, 10:25:00 PM

Title: First Time Turkey - with a little help
Post by: kevgsp on October 14, 2009, 10:25:00 PM: Shot my first trad turkey today the second day of our fall turkey hunt here in Ontario.

The shot looked good to me, so I was a little shocked to say the least when he got up and cleared the trees at the edge of the corn field, coasting into the next zip code. I could see the flo orange wrap and flech of my arrow waiving goodbye to me as said to myself "go down" "go down".

I searched for 2hrs before going home to get my dog "Gunner" the German shorthaired pointer. 3hrs of grid searching through the brush with a bird dog and I was tired and slowly loosing hope.

After getting something to eat and cleaning up a bit, I returned with my friend and hunting partner for one last attempt.

About a 100yrds past where I thought "there's no way he went this far" my buddy yells to me "I found your bird"

He told me he had prayed that we would find the bird....he also prayed for me last year when I lost my wallet in the field, which we also found. :pray:

I was shooting a 64" 58lb Mohawk Longbow and Tusker Delta 250grn broadhead.

(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y15/kevgsp/Turkey%20season%202009/IMG_0799-1-1.jpg)
Title: Re: First Time Turkey - with a little help
Post by: bmb on October 14, 2009, 10:35:00 PM: great job!! what a trophy!
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Post by: DW on October 14, 2009, 10:35:00 PM: Great Story and Congratulations!!!!
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Post by: bowhunterfrompast on October 14, 2009, 10:42:00 PM: Congrats :thumbsup:
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Post by: Jesse Minish on October 14, 2009, 11:11:00 PM: Congrats!
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Post by: Benny Nganabbarru on October 15, 2009, 05:57:00 AM: Well-done!
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Post by: Gatekeeper on October 15, 2009, 12:52:00 PM: Great story Congratulations.
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Post by: yellow bow on October 15, 2009, 04:51:00 PM: :thumbsup:
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Post by: BRONZ on October 15, 2009, 04:59:00 PM: Way to keep after it! Congrats! I'm still waiting on my first trad bird...
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Post by: Pinecone on October 15, 2009, 07:37:00 PM: What an awesome trophy! Like Bronz...I'm still waiting too... Congratulations on gettig it done!

Claudia
Title: Re: First Time Turkey - with a little help
Post by: rjackson on October 15, 2009, 11:03:00 PM: :clapper:
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Post by: Guru on October 16, 2009, 05:52:00 AM: Excellent!

You'll learn that nothing will surprise you from now on after you hit a bird, you just never know with a turkey :confused:

Congrats on a fine looking gobbler :clapper:
Title: Re: First Time Turkey - with a little help
Post by: on October 17, 2009, 12:29:00 AM: Congrats!

Bisch
Title: Re: First Time Turkey - with a little help
Post by: A. Reagan on October 19, 2009, 10:40:00 PM: Keep that praying friend handy at all times!
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Post by: swp on October 20, 2009, 07:42:00 AM: Congrats!
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Post by: tradtusker on October 20, 2009, 10:26:00 AM: Congrats very nice bird!
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Post by: Gerardo on October 20, 2009, 01:51:00 PM: Way to go!!!!

Persistence defintely pays of, good thing you found it!!!
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Post by: The Baron on October 24, 2009, 11:34:00 AM: Congratulations! And hats off to you for not giving up the search. :thumbsup: