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Trad Gang Highlights => HIGHLIGHTS 2015 => Topic started by: LookMomNoSights on April 27, 2015, 10:48:00 AM

Title: Good morning at the apple orchard.......
Post by: LookMomNoSights on April 27, 2015, 10:48:00 AM

Sort of new to turkey hunting,  only because I just I've just never gone after them hard/often enough in years past....always focused more on deer and used all my free time in the woods,  to get after them!  Past couple years though, I have been keeping tabs on those turkeybirds and have been itchy to seal the deal on one with my longbow.  Well fortunately for me the stars were aligned at 6:15 this morning and I took my first longbow tom at the apple farm not 2 miles from my house.  He came right in to my calls and was fixing to hammer my decoy tom.....he never got the chance thought.  The shot was about 12 yards out the front of the blind.  He walked about 7 yards and balled up stone dead.  I have to admit, I had a small case of the shakes as I stood over the beautiful tom,  only then realizing how things had just worked out perfectly for me.  The bird weighted 19.5 lbs, had a 9 inch beard and 3/4 spurs.  He's certainly a trophy to me.
I used my Zipper Nitro, GT trad 3555 with a 125 ACE epoxied to a 75grn steel adapter.
Just re sized the pics....hope they are o.k.  Photobucket stinks!!!

  (http://i1119.photobucket.com/albums/k636/beaglescout/Trad%20Archery/2c5ac64f-2325-442a-afaa-04a83ae7d886_zpsmrxkohzo.jpg) (http://s1119.photobucket.com/user/beaglescout/media/Trad%20Archery/2c5ac64f-2325-442a-afaa-04a83ae7d886_zpsmrxkohzo.jpg.html)

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Post by: cmh on April 27, 2015, 10:50:00 AM

Very nice congrats  :)

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Post by: wooddamon1 on April 27, 2015, 10:51:00 AM

Way to go, congrats!

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Post by: tracker12 on April 27, 2015, 10:55:00 AM

Sweeeeet congrats on a nice bird.

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Post by: on April 27, 2015, 11:20:00 AM

Awesome bird!

Congrats,

Bisch

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Post by: IKEAboy on April 27, 2015, 11:22:00 AM

Congrats!

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Post by: R Colella on April 27, 2015, 11:30:00 AM

Amazing bird. You must have been stoked.  On a side note, what size, type and color fletching did you use?  I love the brightness.

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Post by: bow loving man on April 27, 2015, 11:42:00 AM

very well done

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Post by: Kopper1013 on April 27, 2015, 11:57:00 AM

Very cool!! Congrats

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Post by: Longbow58 on April 27, 2015, 12:19:00 PM

Very nice,congrats!

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Post by: Ray Lyon on April 27, 2015, 12:36:00 PM

:thumbsup:     :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:

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Post by: LookMomNoSights on April 27, 2015, 12:48:00 PM

Thanks everyone....gotta love those moments in the field that put you on a high for the rest of the day   :D    Later this week,  Ill go back to that orchard and see if I can get my brother onto one of those toms with his longbow!

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Post by: rastaman on April 27, 2015, 12:49:00 PM

Beautiful bird!    :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:

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Post by: trubltrubl on April 27, 2015, 12:52:00 PM

nice job

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Post by: LookMomNoSights on April 27, 2015, 12:55:00 PM

Quote

Originally posted by R Colella:
Amazing bird. You must have been stoked.  On a side note, what size, type and color fletching did you use?  I love the brightness.

Robert,  those arrows are fletched with 4, 4inch shield cut feathers....Chartreuse. Left wing.  Ive been using that configuration for a few years now.  Does everything I need.  I should fletch myself some with a more turkey proof color like brown or black.  Also there is an 8 inch reflective wrap that is charteuse with lime green skulls.  Designed on the OneStringer site. The nock is actually an Easton Super 3-D nock.

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Post by: Jwilliam on April 27, 2015, 01:07:00 PM

Congrats on a fine bird !!!   :clapper:  


Bill

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Post by: Jayrod on April 27, 2015, 01:18:00 PM

Congrats on your first you are HOOKED NOW!! Well done

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Post by: Fritz on April 27, 2015, 01:52:00 PM

Cool! Congrats on a nice tom. Great pics!   :thumbsup:

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Post by: Bernie B. on April 27, 2015, 02:18:00 PM

Well done!  You have a fine looking bird!     :thumbsup:

Bernie

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Post by: dhaverstick on April 27, 2015, 02:28:00 PM

Great bird and great story! Thanks for sharing.

Darren

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Post by: Mudd on April 27, 2015, 02:49:00 PM

:archer:

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Post by: maineac on April 27, 2015, 02:58:00 PM

Super job!!  Great bird, congrats!

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Post by: wapiti792 on April 27, 2015, 03:05:00 PM

Congrats!!! Beauty of a bird    :campfire:

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Post by: bowhuntingrn on April 27, 2015, 03:33:00 PM

Well Done. Congrats!

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Post by: LookMomNoSights on April 27, 2015, 04:00:00 PM

Thanks everyone!   :campfire:

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Post by: Steve Jr on April 27, 2015, 04:06:00 PM

Nice bird    :thumbsup:   Congrats.

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Post by: Broken Quiver on April 27, 2015, 07:09:00 PM

Nice and great pic's to remember   :thumbsup:

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Post by: Tyler C. Moore on April 27, 2015, 07:29:00 PM

That is great, congrats. Love to see other read guys in state. I wI'll only be able to get out the next two Saturdays since I used all my vacation days for deer. Congrats again.. I'll be in the woods with a zipper in hand as well.

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Post by: Cyclic-Rivers on April 27, 2015, 08:37:00 PM

Great Turkey. Well Done.

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Post by: Bobtulowiecki on April 27, 2015, 08:57:00 PM

Great bird brother

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Post by: KyRidgeRunner on April 27, 2015, 09:04:00 PM

Nice bird brother!  Sweet looking bow to boot!  Congrats!

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Post by: mark Willoughby on April 27, 2015, 09:57:00 PM

Awsome bird brother

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Post by: mangonboat on April 27, 2015, 10:04:00 PM

Really nice bird, and being your first makes it extra special. Nicely done!

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Post by: Thumper Dunker on April 28, 2015, 02:25:00 AM

Way to go. That's a real pretty bird.

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Post by: Whitetail Addict on April 28, 2015, 03:33:00 PM

Nice! Congrats on your first. Good shot. :thumbsup:

Bob

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Post by: LookMomNoSights on April 28, 2015, 05:25:00 PM

Thanks so much for looking and the kind words everyone!   :campfire:

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Post by: monsterbuck on April 28, 2015, 06:09:00 PM

Congrats. That's a nice bird.

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Post by: Joeabowhunter on April 28, 2015, 07:58:00 PM

good shootin!

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Post by: Homey88 on April 28, 2015, 10:41:00 PM

Congrats!  :clapper:

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Post by: Big Lefty on April 28, 2015, 10:57:00 PM

Beautiful bird!  Congratulations!

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Post by: KyStickbow on April 28, 2015, 11:22:00 PM

Congrats...great job!

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Post by: Msturm on April 28, 2015, 11:27:00 PM

Congrats!

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Post by: Chad Duit on April 29, 2015, 12:18:00 AM

Congrats!

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Post by: 58WINTERS on April 29, 2015, 02:30:00 AM

Incredibly beautiful bird. Gotta love how the feathers change color when you move around the bird and the light reflects differently.
58

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Post by: KentuckyTJ on April 29, 2015, 01:32:00 PM

Great job Brother and gotta love that Nitro!

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Post by: LookMomNoSights on April 29, 2015, 05:50:00 PM

Thanks guys......
And yeah KentuckyTJ....I do love the Nitro!!!!   :thumbsup:

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Post by: zipper bowss on April 30, 2015, 07:18:00 AM

Congratulations on a fine bird!!

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Post by: KYArcher on April 30, 2015, 06:16:00 PM

Beautiful Turkey, Congrats.    :thumbsup:

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Post by: shedhunta on April 30, 2015, 07:16:00 PM

Great accomplishment.  Be careful. Those birds are addicting.

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Post by: Alvey on April 30, 2015, 09:08:00 PM

Good job!!nice bird.

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Post by: SAM E. STEPHENS on May 01, 2015, 11:53:00 AM

Well done sir...

,,,Sam,,,

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Post by: Michael Arnette on May 20, 2015, 09:24:00 AM

Perfect shot!

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Post by: Sean B on May 22, 2015, 06:30:00 AM

Awesome!!  Congrats!!

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Post by: Kevin Winkler on May 22, 2015, 01:29:00 PM

Congrat's! Nice shooting.

I just shot one the other day with my Nitro also. great bow. Yours and mine look like they could be twins

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Post by: stujay on May 23, 2015, 10:21:00 PM

Congrats on a fine bird...very nice pics as well!    :thumbsup:

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Post by: Steve Jr on May 31, 2015, 05:28:00 PM

Nice shot and a good looking bird!

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Post by: jt85 on June 01, 2015, 08:56:00 PM

Great job on a nice bird. I also shoot a Nitro they are awesome bows.