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Freddy
Boss Gobbler
Joined: Fri Dec 03, 2004 12:50 pm Posts: 3138 Location: Goodview, VA
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Finally... Turkey weather on the opener in East TN... w/pics
I headed down to TN for opening weekend to carry the camera and tag along with GN.
First morning...
GN had knocked on the doors in the winter and found a new place which he had scouted earlier in the week and located several gobblers around a small green field absolutely littered with droppings... BIG droppings! He had several places to look at, But thought this place should be the first stop. He had the plan all laid out when I arrived Friday night. We got up really early Saturday morning and it was supposed to be beautiful...Good thing we started earlier as the closer we got to the place, the slower the drive and the thicker the fog got. It is a white out when we get out of the truck. We slipped in to this field edge, put out 2 hens and a jake decoy, built a small blind with a stake blind and some cedars and settled in, realizing we could not see 50 yards at the most. The fog was thick and we really didn't expect much, if any, gobbling. I got the video setup and ready. Sure enough daylight started to break and the woods were quiet. Just at 6:00 AM GN says "I hear a hen yelping right there." She yelp once more and then she flew directly into the field edge. She had barely touched the ground when a huge commotion came out of the trees right where she came from, but this one had wings flapping and limbs breaking. GN said it sounded like a B52 stalled out and was coming in, smashing timber and clearing a landing path! It was obviously a big gobbler and he landed in the field probably 70 yards out. We do not know because we could not see him for the fog, We just estimated where the wreckage was! It was still so dark and foggy that the camera couldn't pick the gobbler up and focus. We had no idea where the hen went but on GN's call we started some soft talk to him and there he appeared in the fog, headed our way. He was really doing the dance... spitting and drumming and approaching the jake decoy in a serious mode. He got right up to the jake and sort of bluffed an attack on him and then backed away partially dropping out of strut. At that GN decided to end the show and shot him at 25 steps. GN continued his streak of big gobblers with one that had A 1.5 spur and one that is closer to 1.625 and an 11â€
_________________ "You have to pay for every bird you kill and the coin you use to pay for them is time." - Tom Kelly
Last edited by Freddy on Mon Apr 03, 2006 3:12 pm, edited 2 times in total.
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Earl
King of Spring
Joined: Tue Dec 07, 2004 1:49 pm Posts: 572 Location: Durham, NC
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Congrats to two fine gentlemen on great hunts!!!
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Mon Apr 03, 2006 10:49 am |
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WVBOY
King of Spring
Joined: Fri Dec 03, 2004 1:33 pm Posts: 3038 Location: Powhatan, VA
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You two are at it again this year ..
Congratulations.. awesome stories and memories to last a lifetime.
_________________ RB
Take me Home Country Roads.
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Mon Apr 03, 2006 11:52 am |
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Ed
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Congratulations on a wonderful hunt!
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Mon Apr 03, 2006 11:54 am |
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TK582
Longbeard
Joined: Thu Apr 21, 2005 9:43 am Posts: 295 Location: Fredericksburg
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That was a great story. Congrats.....
Tom
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Mon Apr 03, 2006 12:32 pm |
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strutstopper
Longbeard
Joined: Tue Mar 07, 2006 4:39 pm Posts: 119 Location: VA
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Awesome pics and nice story!
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Mon Apr 03, 2006 12:50 pm |
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barry
King of Spring
Joined: Fri Mar 03, 2006 4:44 pm Posts: 2720 Location: Bedford, VA
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turkey weather on the opener in TN
Good job guys. Now bring some of that action back to good ole VA.
barry
_________________ "Do not let what you can not do interfere with what you can do." - John Wooden
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Mon Apr 03, 2006 12:52 pm |
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Dale
King of Spring
Joined: Sat Dec 04, 2004 9:27 am Posts: 1907 Location: Roanoke, VA
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Fellows, if that doesn't get you fired up about our up and coming season opener, nothing will. Somehow I knew this trip for you Freddy would find you behind the gun at some point!
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Mon Apr 03, 2006 1:11 pm |
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Turkenator
King of Spring
Joined: Fri Apr 22, 2005 11:28 pm Posts: 333 Location: Wise County, VA
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Man... I'm concerned about Tennessee's population... with GN and Freddy in the woods they don't have a chance!
Good goin guys... It'd be a great season if you didn't even go to the woods again! Congratulations on 2 INCREDIBLE days!!
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Mon Apr 03, 2006 1:59 pm |
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HokieGobbler
King of Spring
Joined: Fri Mar 24, 2006 10:23 am Posts: 891 Location: Luray, VA
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Congrats guys, I hope the rest of ur season is as exciting as it has been so far!
_________________ Lovin the Hokies!!!
Ryan
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Mon Apr 03, 2006 2:11 pm |
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HODY
Boss Gobbler
Joined: Fri Dec 03, 2004 3:08 pm Posts: 1565 Location: Central VA
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Great story. It was as good reading it as it was you telling it to me on the phone. Hey I cant wait till Diablo sees those light colore Spurs, he will go nuts. AWESOME HOOKS GN!
Congrats to both of you.
_________________ "Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take but by the moments that take our breath away."
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Mon Apr 03, 2006 3:45 pm |
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Doug
King of Spring
Joined: Thu Dec 09, 2004 2:25 pm Posts: 2092
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Good job Freddy and GN!! Just stay in Tenn. or anywhere away from were i hunt ya'll are to dangerous on the turkeys.
Doug
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Mon Apr 03, 2006 4:35 pm |
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hendup
King of Spring
Joined: Thu Feb 09, 2006 11:08 am Posts: 1622 Location: Cartersville, Va
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Fantastic looking hooks on that bird!!! Congrats.
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Tue Apr 04, 2006 2:11 pm |
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Shaggy
Longbeard
Joined: Wed Jan 19, 2005 11:06 am Posts: 186 Location: Lancaster, PA
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Wow - what a great hunt!!! I didn't want the story to end!!! Nice work guys!!!
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Tue Apr 04, 2006 3:16 pm |
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PApoult
2 Year Old
Joined: Mon Mar 14, 2005 3:38 pm Posts: 87
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Congrats to both!!! Great hunt and great story...
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Tue Apr 04, 2006 4:03 pm |
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