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Vic
King of Spring
Joined: Wed Apr 27, 2005 7:40 am Posts: 2702 Location: Baltimore, MD
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Youth Day
Youth Day started slow but got exciting. We went into area 496 and I just set up near where I shot my bird last year. Daylight comes, nothing, not a peep. So we stay around a half hour and start walking and calling. We circle the entire area and get back to the truck. We walk back up to where we started and boom, hear gobbles back in the bottom. We back up, circle back to the deadfall we set against that morning and get ready. I start calling and hear some gobbling. After a few calls I notice they are getting closer. Soon they are real close and I tell Dale to get ready. A pair of toms come in from the left and walk right to the decoy. They raise their heads high and I am just waiting for the boom, nothing. Then they start to leave and I look over towards Dale and say you need to shoot. They were around 20 yards and he fires, I see some feathers fly and thought he tagged him. He shoots again and they are gone. It was 2 toms and a hen. We go look and can't find a bird. We look all over the place and can't find anything. His gun is shooting just slightly to the right and he may of pulled it a little too. Hope feathers is all he cut.
Another learning experience. Told him you have to be ready when they are close, can't wait to get ready. Oh well, he'll learn.
He wants to go again on Wednesday and I said he could.
Vic
_________________ Vic
Just because you do not take an interest in politics doesn't mean politics won't take an interest in you!
-Pericles (430 B.C.)
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Mon Apr 16, 2018 10:37 am |
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Gobblenow
Co-Owner/Dog Feeder
Joined: Mon Dec 06, 2004 10:20 am Posts: 3795
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Re: Youth Day
too bad about the miss, but he got to see it up close. Maybe Wednesday will end with a bird.Good luck
_________________ "even after almost a half-century of hunting of the noblest game bird I am going to confess that I am still in the kindergarten; and I doubt if any human being ever acquires a complete education in this high art."
- Archibald Rutledge
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Mon Apr 16, 2018 11:21 am |
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tut
King of Spring
Joined: Mon Feb 28, 2005 7:28 am Posts: 1181 Location: Hamilton, va
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Re: Youth Day
As I recall, that gun shoots really really tight. Better luck on Wed for sure.
_________________ "Turkey's have no curiosity"
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Mon Apr 16, 2018 12:51 pm |
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WVBOY
King of Spring
Joined: Fri Dec 03, 2004 1:33 pm Posts: 3029 Location: Powhatan, VA
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Re: Youth Day
Misses going around this year it seems.. My son's friend had a chance at his first ever on Sunday.. I called him into 12 yds .. and he killed a tree that was 2 yds in front of him Hang in there Dale.. remember if you have never missed a turkey then you just have not shot at enough of them yet
_________________ RB
Take me Home Country Roads.
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Tue Apr 17, 2018 4:48 pm |
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brwndg
King of Spring
Joined: Sun Mar 27, 2005 11:01 am Posts: 627 Location: Bluemont, VA
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Re: Youth Day
I thought I was hot sh*t cuz I drilled my first 12 birds w/o a miss....then I missed three straight. Hunt turkeys and you will miss. Learn from your misses. Good luck and breathe.
_________________ "If turkeys could smell, you'd never kill one" - Bud Trenis my turkey hunting mentor & dear friend
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Tue Apr 17, 2018 6:17 pm |
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Greyghost
King of Spring
Joined: Tue Nov 10, 2009 5:12 am Posts: 2451 Location: Midland, VA
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Re: Youth Day
I know it well and the feeling afterwards. And wants to get right back at it, says a lot.
Earl
_________________ God, Family, Country, Corps and then the Wild Turkey.
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Tue Apr 17, 2018 7:51 pm |
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Vic
King of Spring
Joined: Wed Apr 27, 2005 7:40 am Posts: 2702 Location: Baltimore, MD
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Re: Youth Day
Got out early this morning. Went to an area I have never hunted before. Friend said to set up in this little meadow. We decide to just pop up a blind and sit for a piece. Walk the blind out, lower it to the ground, flap flap flap, look up and a turkey is flying away, mannnnn. Anyway, we see another couple, but they don't want to play. Tried for a few hours than hung it up. Oh well! V
_________________ Vic
Just because you do not take an interest in politics doesn't mean politics won't take an interest in you!
-Pericles (430 B.C.)
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