Author Topic: My First Turkey From The Ground... (Read 3046 times)

2hats · « **on:** October 23, 2011, 02:45:00 PM »

This is the bird I got this week on our annual Cool Springs Hunt.I shot her at 12 yds from the ground.I was shootin my Morrison 54" LB with a magnus II and FMJ arrow.
I got in the woods and and decided to hunt the woods edge where the deer trails entered the fields.I made myself a ground blind from limbs and pices of a deadfall situated right behind a clump of bushes seperating me from the fields' edge.I heard the vocals from the birds feeding from up behind me.I slowly peeped over my left shoulder and saw them feeding my way,heck they were already within 20 yds.I noticed the closet hen was approaching slowly to within 1o yds.I didn;t move a muscle,I waited and she started to walk away,I slowly raised my bow and began drawing as she headed away.I released when she turned away at 12 yds and watched the arrow pass through her she jumped up in the air and took off and ran out of sight.I waited a few minutes and got my composure together.I couldn't believe what just transpaired.I decided to go in the direction she ran and see if I could find her.There she lay within 30 yds.Man i was stoked.This was my first bird from the ground.What a great moment to log in the ole memory bank.

Dan

Big Ed · « **Reply #1 on:** October 23, 2011, 03:41:00 PM »

Way to go!!

Cyclic-Rivers · « **Reply #2 on:** October 23, 2011, 06:13:00 PM »

%4" long bow, heck hat aint long atall

Great turkey, good shot. thanks for shaing.

2hats · « **Reply #3 on:** October 23, 2011, 06:58:00 PM »

Yeah..The super short A limbs on this 15 riser is a short one,but those carbon foam limbs at 49lbs is a shooter.
Thanks

SAM E. STEPHENS · « **Reply #4 on:** October 23, 2011, 07:31:00 PM »

That is doing it right,,,,,,Sam,,,,,,,

Gatekeeper · « **Reply #5 on:** October 24, 2011, 08:43:00 AM »

Congratulations! You are having one heck of a year, Daniel. Keep it up brother!

Tom · « **Reply #6 on:** October 24, 2011, 08:55:00 AM »

Way to go Danny, you boys are tearing them up. Nice bird and done the hard way.Yo uwill definitely have some stories for Baltimore next year.

cnorth · « **Reply #7 on:** October 24, 2011, 08:43:00 PM »

nicely done...

KentuckyTJ · « **Reply #8 on:** October 25, 2011, 09:06:00 AM »

Fantastic Danny.

« **Reply #9 on:** October 25, 2011, 04:07:00 PM »

Congrats!

Bisch

Thumper Dunker · « **Reply #10 on:** October 25, 2011, 10:26:00 PM »

J. Holden · « **Reply #11 on:** October 26, 2011, 07:42:00 PM »

Nothing tops the feeling of shooting a turkey with traditional tackle. Nicely done.

-Jeremy

Andy Diggs · « **Reply #12 on:** October 29, 2011, 12:16:00 PM »

Nice work. Hope I can get up to shoot with you guys again soon.

A.S. · « **Reply #13 on:** October 30, 2011, 09:25:00 AM »

Congrats again buddy!! I'm still bummed that I couldn't be at the "hunt" this year.

rastaman · « **Reply #14 on:** October 30, 2011, 11:40:00 PM »

Barry Rowland · « **Reply #15 on:** November 04, 2011, 08:15:00 PM »

Nice bird and way to go!!

Mike Gerardi · « **Reply #16 on:** November 05, 2011, 07:40:00 PM »

Great job. Cool bird.

JamesKerr · « **Reply #17 on:** November 06, 2011, 12:45:00 AM »

Nice!!

swp · « **Reply #18 on:** November 06, 2011, 10:42:00 AM »

Saweet!

JDunlap · « **Reply #19 on:** November 06, 2011, 11:04:00 PM »

Excellent shooting! I just missed one by a whisker at about 17yds last night. I was disgusted, but it was fun, and my 12yr old daughter was in the stand with me.

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