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Author Topic: Special day in the turkey woods  (Read 760 times)

Offline Dirtybird

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Special day in the turkey woods
« on: May 07, 2011, 02:47:00 PM »
Well, the weather finally broke for a bit this morning from the rain.  After two hours of sleep I awoke my son because he called me at work the night before to ask if I was going turkey hunting.  I checked the weather and took Saturday off this morning and told him we were going.  We got to are spot at about 5:15a.m. and got all set up.  My son was napping when I woke him up to listen to the glorious sounds the gobblers around.  Even though it didn't seem like any were close, I still called very softly.  About five after six there was one bird that sounded like he was getting closer and fast.  I didn't call for about twenty minutes and I let out a few clucks and purrs and then saw a hen out the back as she clucked back.  Before I could turn around to look out the front my son was tapping me to look out front as a very nice bird was strutting directly in front of my dekes.  He then jumped all over my jake decoy, kicking and stepping all over him.  My son told me to hurry up and shoot, so I did and the rest is history.  I used a snuffer 160grain out of a Tall Tines recurve with some of my favorite douglas fir shafts.  He didn't go but five yards.  This hunt was even more gratifying having my son by my side.
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Offline varmint101

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Re: Special day in the turkey woods
« Reply #1 on: May 07, 2011, 03:02:00 PM »
Awesome!  Great pics and congrats on the bird with your son!
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Offline GO Rogers

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Re: Special day in the turkey woods
« Reply #2 on: May 07, 2011, 03:05:00 PM »
WOW............!
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Offline fmscan

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Re: Special day in the turkey woods
« Reply #3 on: May 07, 2011, 03:08:00 PM »
Great Pictures, you have a wonderful memory that will never fade... your son will be in the woods someday with his son and have fond memories of your day.
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Re: Special day in the turkey woods
« Reply #4 on: May 07, 2011, 03:45:00 PM »
great job!!!!!  :readit:    :notworthy:    :notworthy:    :notworthy:
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Offline Dean Lintz

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Re: Special day in the turkey woods
« Reply #5 on: May 07, 2011, 03:48:00 PM »
Congrats looks like a very nice bird. Lot of good memories too.
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Offline centaur

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Re: Special day in the turkey woods
« Reply #6 on: May 07, 2011, 04:08:00 PM »
Well done. That will be memories for both of you.
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Re: Special day in the turkey woods
« Reply #7 on: May 07, 2011, 04:19:00 PM »
Congratulations to both of you!
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Offline hitman

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Re: Special day in the turkey woods
« Reply #8 on: May 07, 2011, 04:43:00 PM »
A great day to be alive for sure. That is a day your son will not forget,the day me and dad got a turkey.
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Offline Nole

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Re: Special day in the turkey woods
« Reply #9 on: May 07, 2011, 04:44:00 PM »
That is Awesome!
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Offline tishtail

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Re: Special day in the turkey woods
« Reply #10 on: May 07, 2011, 04:46:00 PM »
excellent job nice Tom. i was out yesterday birds were silent but was making it's way to my decoy 20 yards more i'm ready to release 550 gns. when out of no where comes the biggest yote i've every seen now the target changed only this yote saw me just alittle bit to quick game over but was a neat hunt now i know why the bird had nothing to say. oh well i will get even next time. still birdless in wisconsin.
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Re: Special day in the turkey woods
« Reply #11 on: May 07, 2011, 05:03:00 PM »
congrats, thats a good day indeed
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Offline Warden609

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Re: Special day in the turkey woods
« Reply #12 on: May 07, 2011, 05:51:00 PM »
:thumbsup:    :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:
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Offline magnus

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Re: Special day in the turkey woods
« Reply #13 on: May 07, 2011, 06:57:00 PM »
That's fantastic! Congratulations. Great hunt with the boy your boy there too. Doesn't get any better than that!
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Offline Cyclic-Rivers

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Re: Special day in the turkey woods
« Reply #14 on: May 07, 2011, 07:01:00 PM »
:clapper:  Someday I hope to be taking one of my own to the woods. Cant imagine how great you must feel right now   :clapper:
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Offline JimL

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Re: Special day in the turkey woods
« Reply #15 on: May 07, 2011, 07:30:00 PM »
Life is sweet.  He may forget you working to buy him stuff but he won't forget the hunting time with you.  My middle son lives close and he never said anything about stuff but he talks a lot about "remember when we were setting by the wheat and that big...   Yeah I remember too.
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Offline stickhunter

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Re: Special day in the turkey woods
« Reply #16 on: May 07, 2011, 07:53:00 PM »
Congrats David, that's a nice bird.  Nice to see that your son was along for the hunt...I'm sure he was very excited...

My son(17) got his first archery gobbler in Ohio the first day of the regular season.  Were chasing em in PA now.
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Re: Special day in the turkey woods
« Reply #17 on: May 07, 2011, 07:55:00 PM »
Great bird, and great hunt to share with your son!
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Re: Special day in the turkey woods
« Reply #18 on: May 07, 2011, 09:27:00 PM »
Very nice! No better way to spend time with your boy. Congrats!
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Re: Special day in the turkey woods
« Reply #19 on: May 07, 2011, 09:51:00 PM »
That is so cool!  :thumbsup:
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