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Author Topic: Spot and crawl hen  (Read 1936 times)

Offline 9 Shocks

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Spot and crawl hen
« on: October 16, 2022, 12:40:36 AM »
Shot this hen about a week ago around 4pm.  I was actually walking to my deer stand on a particular permission farm that has big ag fields.  Saw them about 125 yards out and made the move.  Crawled along the edge of the beans.  It was a fairly windy day - 20-30mph and was able to quietly crawl all the way within 25 yards of the flock (of 16 hens).  They kept inching closer and I got to my knees and set my draw and just kind of popped up and came to full draw and 2 birds on the right broke off from the group a little at the sight of me and then stopped and looked back at the flock.  I lined up the shot and put it right through her back.  All hell broke loose as the flock erupted but the bird I shot stayed put.  Pretty cool to have a successful stalk on a flock of turkeys.  I was psyched!  Used my 58” Primaltech longbow 51@28 drawn to 27” - ten ring string - 29” black eagle x-impacts - 100gr Focos insert/outsert - 200 grain vpa 3 blade.
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Re: Spot and crawl hen
« Reply #1 on: October 16, 2022, 01:35:01 AM »
Congratulations! Not everybody has done that.
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Re: Spot and crawl hen
« Reply #2 on: October 16, 2022, 05:46:20 AM »
Ya don’t stalk turkeys very often!  You did everything right!  Congrats Man!!
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Re: Spot and crawl hen
« Reply #3 on: October 16, 2022, 07:47:00 AM »
Yeah that doesn't work out very often.  You did great!  Congratulations!!
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Re: Spot and crawl hen
« Reply #4 on: October 16, 2022, 08:00:17 AM »
Very cool good job <><
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Re: Spot and crawl hen
« Reply #5 on: October 16, 2022, 08:39:53 AM »
Congrats!!

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Re: Spot and crawl hen
« Reply #6 on: October 16, 2022, 08:44:58 AM »
Congratulations, turkeys are tough!
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Re: Spot and crawl hen
« Reply #7 on: October 16, 2022, 08:56:08 AM »
Great job, congrats.. :thumbsup:

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Re: Spot and crawl hen
« Reply #8 on: October 16, 2022, 09:51:49 AM »
Well done-great stalk. Good eating as well.
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Re: Spot and crawl hen
« Reply #9 on: October 16, 2022, 10:55:56 AM »
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Re: Spot and crawl hen
« Reply #10 on: October 16, 2022, 12:01:44 PM »
That's a remarkable job right there!! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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Re: Spot and crawl hen
« Reply #11 on: October 16, 2022, 12:27:07 PM »
CONGRATULATIONS, Kevin!!!!!
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Offline Bruce M

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Re: Spot and crawl hen
« Reply #12 on: October 16, 2022, 05:01:47 PM »
That's really tough to stalk turkey, It is for me anyway. Congrats on executing flawlessly. :shaka:

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Re: Spot and crawl hen
« Reply #13 on: October 16, 2022, 09:37:09 PM »
good job, its not easy slippin up on turkeys. :thumbsup: congratts!
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Re: Spot and crawl hen
« Reply #14 on: October 16, 2022, 10:40:42 PM »
Well done.  That’s how I hunt Merriman turkeys here in NM, and I can tell you the success rate is low. Any time you pull it off should be cause for celebration.

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Re: Spot and crawl hen
« Reply #15 on: October 17, 2022, 06:14:52 AM »
Very impressive, congratulations.
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Re: Spot and crawl hen
« Reply #16 on: October 17, 2022, 07:48:44 AM »
Congrats!
Keep em Sharp!

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Re: Spot and crawl hen
« Reply #17 on: October 17, 2022, 10:58:36 AM »
Awesome stalk!  Way to go sir! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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Re: Spot and crawl hen
« Reply #18 on: October 18, 2022, 03:43:12 PM »
Great job on that stalk! Congrats! I did almost the same thing on a flock a couple of years ago. Snuck along a fence line and shot a young bird through the neck.
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Re: Spot and crawl hen
« Reply #19 on: October 19, 2022, 06:24:21 PM »
Excellent !!!

Being an opportunistic hunter is a beautiful thing .... Spot & stalk is about the hardest way to make meat in "most" instances ...But man is it exciting ;)  Turkeys have the best eyes in the buisness , so not an easy task ...Congratulations on a mighty Big accomplishment !    Enjoy the gifts given & best with the rest of your season ......
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