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Title: Bird with a bow!
Post by: Leapingbare on October 11, 2010, 11:44:00 AM

Well i went deer hunting today and was up a tree between a fire brake and a back corner of a cut corn field well before daylight.
Seen one doe on the other side of the corn about 630. Then about 0800 a flock of about 20 turkey were coming up the fire brake from behind me. They were to close to stand up. when the 1st bird cleared the brush i let a arrow fly, it was low. and the turkeys did not pay much mind to it. i moved very very slow and made ready another arrow, this hen stepped into a lane at 20-25 yards and i let her have it. She ran 30 yards and fell and started flopping then flopped her way into a big blow down.
The rest of the turkeys were on edge at this point but hung around long enough for me to snap this pic with my cell phone.
 I waited about 1 hour and climbed down the tree down graded my gear nocked a arrow and headed for the hen. I got on blood right away and i found her hunkered down in the blow down. She was alive but hurt bad. I walked around and climbed up on the blow down and at about 10 feet made this head shot and that was that.
  I'm very exited this is my 1st turkey with a bow! The bow is a fiber glass backed recurve made by John T. 55# at 28''.
Oh I was setting down when i shot her the 1st time  
Ok i have no idea how to post a photo on here..

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Post by: Bear on October 11, 2010, 12:03:00 PM

Congrats, Jesse!

Get me that picture and I'll post it for you.

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Post by: Gatekeeper on October 11, 2010, 12:19:00 PM

Cool! You must of had some great cover to not get busted in a tree by a flock of turkeys.

Congratulations

Title: Re: Bird with a bow!
Post by: Leapingbare on October 11, 2010, 02:51:00 PM

Thanks Alex i sent you a E-mail

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Post by: Bear on October 11, 2010, 03:37:00 PM

Here's Jesse's pics.

 (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v243/waroche75/jesse1.jpg)

 (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v243/waroche75/tky2.jpg)

 (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v243/waroche75/jesse2.jpg)

Title: Re: Bird with a bow!
Post by: on October 11, 2010, 06:22:00 PM

Congrats on the Thunder Chicken!

Bisch

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Post by: Goke on October 11, 2010, 07:26:00 PM

Congrats. Great photo and shot.

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Post by: rushlush on October 12, 2010, 12:59:00 PM

Very cool!

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Post by: wv lungbuster on October 12, 2010, 08:23:00 PM

Congrats nice bird.

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Post by: Gerardo on October 12, 2010, 08:31:00 PM

Congrats!!!!

yes what was your camo?

Title: Re: Bird with a bow!
Post by: Leapingbare on October 13, 2010, 06:47:00 AM

I had on a leafy sute that i got from walmart two years ago and a camo cap. no face mask no gloves.
 I just picked i good tree. I was in a sasafras tree and there were 2 others that growd right up beside the one i was in and there was a hack berry tree 3 ft to my left that was coverd i poison ivy and some more brush behind me.

Title: Re: Bird with a bow!
Post by: Fritz on October 13, 2010, 11:55:00 AM

:notworthy:     :notworthy:

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Post by: bolong on October 13, 2010, 09:13:00 PM

:thumbsup:    Congrats!!!

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Post by: J. Holden on October 16, 2010, 10:12:00 AM

MMMMM, I can smell Thanksgiving already.  Good for you.  Nice follow up shot.

-Jeremy  :coffee:

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Post by: swp on October 16, 2010, 12:12:00 PM

Nice shooting!

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Post by: L. E. Carroll on October 16, 2010, 03:40:00 PM

:wavey:

Title: Re: Bird with a bow!
Post by: Over&Under on October 16, 2010, 07:51:00 PM

Tough birds to kill with a bow, good for you!

Title: Re: Bird with a bow!
Post by: Leapingbare on October 17, 2010, 05:44:00 AM

Nope. Me and my GF alrdy ate it  :)
Thanks for the cumpluments guys!