Author Topic: A first for me........ (Read 1140 times)

snakewood3 · « **Reply #20 on:** October 28, 2007, 11:01:00 AM »

Yes Bernie, I usually take a nap from about midnight till 0600..then get up to a house full of **** rasin' kids. Ok let me try to finish this up. I make my way up to the top of one of the dams. It's like being in a tunnel with overhanging hackberry and cottonwoods. The turkey flock, about 30, is moving into the bottom slowly. I have no real thoughts of trying for one at first. Too many eyes and they are 50 yards away. I'm just taking it in, watching them catch night chilled grasshoppers and chase each other around. They slowly establish a direction of movement..I start thinking maybe I could get close enough to where it looks like they are going to come out of the bottom..

Dano · « **Reply #21 on:** October 28, 2007, 11:06:00 AM »

This is gettin good now. AND!!!!

Stone Knife · « **Reply #22 on:** October 28, 2007, 11:13:00 AM »

were waiting :confused:

SKYLER W · « **Reply #23 on:** October 28, 2007, 11:18:00 AM »

the Ferret · « **Reply #24 on:** October 28, 2007, 11:19:00 AM »

arrrgghhh

snakewood3 · « **Reply #25 on:** October 28, 2007, 11:21:00 AM »

They are moving to the northwest, looks like they wil come out through an area that has quite a bit of fallen trees and limbs. I move in that direction along the top of the dam, shielded by the thick growth. I get to the last good cover, a hackberry tree, thats about 25 yards from them. The turkeys are starting to move single file through the deadfalls, at one point they hop over one log, pause, then hop over another.

StanM · « **Reply #26 on:** October 28, 2007, 11:24:00 AM »

Bummer, story went over my 12 hour time limit :( Hope it turns out well

snakewood3 · « **Reply #27 on:** October 28, 2007, 11:35:00 AM »

25 yards is pushing my range on any game, muchless a turkey. I make the decision to go for it, thinking it will be a clean miss or a kill. I loose as one pauses between the logs..clean miss just low. No reaction from the birds they keep to their travels. Arrow number two...same results. OK last of my three arrows..one of those shots that seems to move in slow motion..arrow spinning to a "perfect" hit near the wing base. The bird jumps and kinda' squawks..then continues moving with the flock.

snakewood3 · « **Reply #28 on:** October 28, 2007, 11:38:00 AM »

I find my arrow..and blood..

snakewood3 · « **Reply #29 on:** October 28, 2007, 11:43:00 AM »

Sorry folks, I gotta' finish this up later, got kids to take care of..thanks for bearing with me..

Killdeer · « **Reply #30 on:** October 28, 2007, 11:54:00 AM »

Give them a box of ice cream and get back here!!!!
:mad:

snakewood3 · « **Reply #31 on:** October 28, 2007, 12:11:00 PM »

I followed the flock at a distance, I really thought I would find the hit bird at anytime. The bloodtrail gaveout.

snakewood3 · « **Reply #32 on:** October 28, 2007, 12:17:00 PM »

Had to leave at that point to go get my youngest from preschool. We got back home and loaded up on the 4wheeler with dog Osage. I got Osage following the turkeys and kept letting him sniff the pass thru arrow. He liked following the flock and eatting the turkey droppings. After a couple hundred yards he turned left and got excited..I had previously walked within about two yards of the bird..

snakewood3 · « **Reply #33 on:** October 28, 2007, 12:20:00 PM »

SKYLER W · « **Reply #34 on:** October 28, 2007, 12:25:00 PM »

Great Story and Pics, Mr. Sinclair!

the Ferret · « **Reply #35 on:** October 28, 2007, 12:26:00 PM »

NOw THAT's what I'm talking about! Cool and congrats. Heck of a trophy!

THAT'S OSAGE? Heck I thought he'd be a yellow lab or something LOL

Good job Osage

longbowhntr · « **Reply #36 on:** October 28, 2007, 12:28:00 PM »

Way to go sir!!

It was worth the wait for those pics!!

Congrats David

Stone Knife · « **Reply #37 on:** October 28, 2007, 12:33:00 PM »

Nice shooting

Killdeer · « **Reply #38 on:** October 28, 2007, 12:44:00 PM »

I fought the contrast a bit...

Splendid hunt, Chuck! Now buy that young rascal some shoes!
Killdeer

Jwilliam · « **Reply #39 on:** October 28, 2007, 03:09:00 PM »

Great Story!!! Thanks for sharing.

Bill


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