Author Topic: Good morning at the apple orchard....... (Read 669 times)

LookMomNoSights · « **on:** April 27, 2015, 10:48:00 AM »

Sort of new to turkey hunting, only because I just I've just never gone after them hard/often enough in years past....always focused more on deer and used all my free time in the woods, to get after them! Past couple years though, I have been keeping tabs on those turkeybirds and have been itchy to seal the deal on one with my longbow. Well fortunately for me the stars were aligned at 6:15 this morning and I took my first longbow tom at the apple farm not 2 miles from my house. He came right in to my calls and was fixing to hammer my decoy tom.....he never got the chance thought. The shot was about 12 yards out the front of the blind. He walked about 7 yards and balled up stone dead. I have to admit, I had a small case of the shakes as I stood over the beautiful tom, only then realizing how things had just worked out perfectly for me. The bird weighted 19.5 lbs, had a 9 inch beard and 3/4 spurs. He's certainly a trophy to me.
I used my Zipper Nitro, GT trad 3555 with a 125 ACE epoxied to a 75grn steel adapter.
Just re sized the pics....hope they are o.k. Photobucket stinks!!!

cmh · « **Reply #1 on:** April 27, 2015, 10:50:00 AM »

Very nice congrats

wooddamon1 · « **Reply #2 on:** April 27, 2015, 10:51:00 AM »

Way to go, congrats!

tracker12 · « **Reply #3 on:** April 27, 2015, 10:55:00 AM »

Sweeeeet congrats on a nice bird.

« **Reply #4 on:** April 27, 2015, 11:20:00 AM »

Awesome bird!

Congrats,

Bisch

IKEAboy · « **Reply #5 on:** April 27, 2015, 11:22:00 AM »

Congrats!

R Colella · « **Reply #6 on:** April 27, 2015, 11:30:00 AM »

Amazing bird. You must have been stoked. On a side note, what size, type and color fletching did you use? I love the brightness.

bow loving man · « **Reply #7 on:** April 27, 2015, 11:42:00 AM »

very well done

Kopper1013 · « **Reply #8 on:** April 27, 2015, 11:57:00 AM »

Very cool!! Congrats

Longbow58 · « **Reply #9 on:** April 27, 2015, 12:19:00 PM »

Very nice,congrats!

Ray Lyon · « **Reply #10 on:** April 27, 2015, 12:36:00 PM »

LookMomNoSights · « **Reply #11 on:** April 27, 2015, 12:48:00 PM »

Thanks everyone....gotta love those moments in the field that put you on a high for the rest of the day :D Later this week, Ill go back to that orchard and see if I can get my brother onto one of those toms with his longbow!

rastaman · « **Reply #12 on:** April 27, 2015, 12:49:00 PM »

Beautiful bird!

trubltrubl · « **Reply #13 on:** April 27, 2015, 12:52:00 PM »

nice job

LookMomNoSights · « **Reply #14 on:** April 27, 2015, 12:55:00 PM »

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Originally posted by R Colella:
Amazing bird. You must have been stoked. On a side note, what size, type and color fletching did you use? I love the brightness.

Robert, those arrows are fletched with 4, 4inch shield cut feathers....Chartreuse. Left wing. Ive been using that configuration for a few years now. Does everything I need. I should fletch myself some with a more turkey proof color like brown or black. Also there is an 8 inch reflective wrap that is charteuse with lime green skulls. Designed on the OneStringer site. The nock is actually an Easton Super 3-D nock.

Jwilliam · « **Reply #15 on:** April 27, 2015, 01:07:00 PM »

Congrats on a fine bird !!!

Bill

Jayrod · « **Reply #16 on:** April 27, 2015, 01:18:00 PM »

Congrats on your first you are HOOKED NOW!! Well done

Fritz · « **Reply #17 on:** April 27, 2015, 01:52:00 PM »

Cool! Congrats on a nice tom. Great pics!

Bernie B. · « **Reply #18 on:** April 27, 2015, 02:18:00 PM »

Well done! You have a fine looking bird!

Bernie

dhaverstick · « **Reply #19 on:** April 27, 2015, 02:28:00 PM »

Great bird and great story! Thanks for sharing.

Darren


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