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Offline J.T.

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First Traditional Turkey
« on: May 20, 2008, 09:56:00 PM »
Last friday I got out of work early and headed out turkey hunting.  I set up on an oak ridge I thought that the birds might be roosting in hoping intercept a bird or at least locate some birds for the next morning.  I got my blind up and decoys out at 5:30, I called about every 20-30 minutes.  At 6:45 after a calling sequence I thought I heard something walking in the leaves to the west along the swamp but I wasn't sure due to the wind, so I gave a few soft yelps and clucks, and next thing I knew this bird was on his way in.  He came right in to the decoys in full strut as he went behind the hen decoy I started to draw but when he cleared the decoy he turned straight at me so I changed my focus from his wing butt to the base of his neck and shot.  The shot was 4 yards and right where I was looking, cutting his neck in two.  This was my third season of trying to kill my turkey with either my recurve or longbow.  On this hunt I used my 72lb brackenburry Legend II with 2419 alluminums, and 175 grain Razorcaps.
 
 
 
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Re: First Traditional Turkey
« Reply #1 on: May 20, 2008, 10:00:00 PM »
Way to go!
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Re: First Traditional Turkey
« Reply #2 on: May 20, 2008, 10:13:00 PM »
Great bird! Congrats.
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Re: First Traditional Turkey
« Reply #3 on: May 20, 2008, 10:19:00 PM »
Congrats!
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Offline Guru

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Re: First Traditional Turkey
« Reply #4 on: May 20, 2008, 10:22:00 PM »
very cool!
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Re: First Traditional Turkey
« Reply #5 on: May 20, 2008, 10:27:00 PM »
Congrats
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Offline Aggie1993

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Re: First Traditional Turkey
« Reply #6 on: May 21, 2008, 01:59:00 AM »
Good shot!  Nice bird.
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Offline Danny Roberts

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Re: First Traditional Turkey
« Reply #7 on: May 21, 2008, 04:03:00 AM »
Way to hang !! I hope that's me this fall.
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Re: First Traditional Turkey
« Reply #8 on: May 21, 2008, 07:38:00 AM »
Congratulations  :thumbsup:
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Offline AnointedArcher

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Re: First Traditional Turkey
« Reply #9 on: May 21, 2008, 07:46:00 AM »
Excellent job Jordan  :thumbsup:
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Re: First Traditional Turkey
« Reply #10 on: May 21, 2008, 07:50:00 AM »
GOOD JOB!
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Offline hill boy

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Re: First Traditional Turkey
« Reply #11 on: May 21, 2008, 07:52:00 AM »
Dang!Won't you just head shoot the next one.Nice bird  :thumbsup:
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Offline Gatekeeper

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Re: First Traditional Turkey
« Reply #12 on: May 21, 2008, 08:28:00 AM »
Congratulation! You took some great photos also.  :thumbsup:
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Offline BMN

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Re: First Traditional Turkey
« Reply #13 on: May 21, 2008, 10:02:00 AM »
Congrats. The smile says it all.
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Offline PICKNGRIN

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Re: First Traditional Turkey
« Reply #14 on: May 21, 2008, 10:12:00 AM »
Congrats,  The closest I had a tom was about 35 yds.  Took the shot but missed. Ended up turkeyless again this year!
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Offline MJB

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Re: First Traditional Turkey
« Reply #15 on: May 21, 2008, 10:54:00 AM »
OUTSTANDING CONGRATS   :thumbsup:
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Offline swampbuck

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Re: First Traditional Turkey
« Reply #16 on: May 21, 2008, 11:38:00 AM »
congrads   :thumbsup:
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Re: First Traditional Turkey
« Reply #17 on: May 21, 2008, 12:12:00 PM »
Great accomplishment!!!!!
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Offline LITTLEBIGMAN

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Re: First Traditional Turkey
« Reply #18 on: May 21, 2008, 12:56:00 PM »
well done! nice shooting.
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Re: First Traditional Turkey
« Reply #19 on: May 21, 2008, 01:22:00 PM »
Excellent!!
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