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Author Topic: Finally! A Rio for my TallTines  (Read 1291 times)

Offline Steve O

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Finally! A Rio for my TallTines
« on: April 12, 2014, 05:30:00 PM »
I have a great spot fro Rios in Kansas.  I've "guided" 7 or 8 guys including my young son to beautiful Rio Grande gobblers.  I've sat and watched hundreds of turkeys go by at a time, counting once over 50 strutting toms below me in a green field.  Over the past 5 or 6 years I can't begin to count the days and long miles logged from Michigan to hunt out in the land of Oz. But there have been no stickbow turkeys for me out there.  Lots of frustration from too many turkeys I guess.  There have been some great opportunities passed waiting for that trophy tom and there have been a couple "perfect" shots that ended up leaving me scratching my head.

This year brought a change of scenery.  Job demands, PBS demands, and growing up kid demands just plain took Kansas out of the picture for me this year.  I have been working a lot in Oklahoma this year and was granted permission to hunt turkey on a nice little piece of riverbottom.  I arrived last night to get a little turkey hunting in before heading to the factory Monday morning.

Look what I found    :D


     
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Offline Ray Lyon

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Re: Finally! A Rio for my TallTines
« Reply #1 on: April 12, 2014, 05:37:00 PM »
That's a great find Steve.  Congratulations! !!!!
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Re: Finally! A Rio for my TallTines
« Reply #2 on: April 12, 2014, 05:38:00 PM »
Congrats Steve... a well deserved trophy for sure... couldn't happen to a better person.    :notworthy:
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Offline Steve O

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Re: Finally! A Rio for my TallTines
« Reply #3 on: April 12, 2014, 05:46:00 PM »
All I can say is he is a nice mature tom.  I didn't bring a scale, a tape measure, or (much to my surprise) a tripod for my camera.


 


 


 
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Offline Tony Sanders

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Re: Finally! A Rio for my TallTines
« Reply #4 on: April 12, 2014, 05:49:00 PM »
Very nice Steve. Congrats on a fine bird.

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Offline Kevin Dill

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Re: Finally! A Rio for my TallTines
« Reply #5 on: April 12, 2014, 05:49:00 PM »
Beautiful bird!
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Offline KSCATTRAPR

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Re: Finally! A Rio for my TallTines
« Reply #6 on: April 12, 2014, 06:04:00 PM »
Great bird, congrats.
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Offline drewsbow

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Re: Finally! A Rio for my TallTines
« Reply #7 on: April 12, 2014, 06:15:00 PM »
very nice bird , congrats    :thumbsup:
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Offline Fletcher

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Re: Finally! A Rio for my TallTines
« Reply #8 on: April 12, 2014, 06:24:00 PM »
Outstanding, Steve!  Congrats!  Like so many things, when it's supposed to happen, it does.
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Re: Finally! A Rio for my TallTines
« Reply #9 on: April 12, 2014, 06:25:00 PM »
Good job !!!
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Re: Finally! A Rio for my TallTines
« Reply #10 on: April 12, 2014, 06:26:00 PM »
congrats on a nice bird.
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Offline NBK

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Re: Finally! A Rio for my TallTines
« Reply #11 on: April 12, 2014, 06:50:00 PM »
Great bird!
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Re: Finally! A Rio for my TallTines
« Reply #12 on: April 12, 2014, 06:57:00 PM »
Beauty Steve, congrats!!
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Offline Kevin Winkler

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Re: Finally! A Rio for my TallTines
« Reply #13 on: April 12, 2014, 07:09:00 PM »
Awesome! Glad you connected.
PM me with the details of a Rio hunt, I'm a turkey addict, I'd liketo give them a try.
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Re: Finally! A Rio for my TallTines
« Reply #14 on: April 12, 2014, 07:15:00 PM »
Awesome bird steve O congrats to ya guess you gotta love traveling around finding HONEYHOLES!!
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Offline Dave Worden

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Re: Finally! A Rio for my TallTines
« Reply #15 on: April 12, 2014, 07:18:00 PM »
Nice turkey Steve.  And shame on you for not having one of Dan's "Hero Shots" so you could use an arrow for your camera tripod!
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Offline Manitoba Stickflinger

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Re: Finally! A Rio for my TallTines
« Reply #16 on: April 12, 2014, 07:19:00 PM »
Way to go Steve! Good to see you're alive and flingin'!
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Offline michbowhunter

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Re: Finally! A Rio for my TallTines
« Reply #17 on: April 12, 2014, 07:24:00 PM »
Nice shooting Steve!  Great bird!
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Offline Alexander Traditional

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Re: Finally! A Rio for my TallTines
« Reply #18 on: April 12, 2014, 07:25:00 PM »
Way to go!
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Offline Keith Zimmerman

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Re: Finally! A Rio for my TallTines
« Reply #19 on: April 12, 2014, 07:35:00 PM »
Love the pic of the turkey on your bow!  Congrats!  Is there a story??
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