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Bigmeat
King of Spring
Joined: Wed Apr 20, 2011 11:23 am Posts: 652 Location: Hagerstown, MD
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MD Bird Down
Second day of the season in MD today, yesterday i sat against this same tree and had a bird and his harem gobble from 5:45 till 7:30 before any of them flew down, very weird i thought. He wouldn't answer me but once yesterday before they flew down and went away off the property. Set my back against the same tree this morning and settled in with avian jake and hen 20 yards out in the short rye field in front of me. At 6:01 he gobbles but today he is a little deeper than yesterday, maybe 100 yards. I wait until i hear hens start to talk before i call and when i do he answers right away. Better result than yesterday when he would mostly only answer his real hens. Today just the opposite, different call, different day, different disposition, different bird, any or all of the above, who ever knows. Yesterday i played it easy with him but i can only hunt this farm Monday thru Thursday so i decided to hit him pretty hard with the calling and he seemed to eat it all up. About 6:30 a couple birds take flight and sail out of the woods and land down the field to my right about 150 yards away and begin to feed away from me, both hens. He hadn't gobbled in a few minutes so i assumed he was on the ground but i just wasn't sure where, in the woods or did he sail into my field out of sight somewhere. I thought about calling to check him but about that time he comes running in from my left along the field and right to the jake, when he turned away from me i settled the gun and let the 11-87 do its job. Nice 2 year old eager gobbling bird. 20 lb 7 ounce, 9 1/4 inch beard and 7/8ths sharp spurs.
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Thu Apr 19, 2018 12:38 pm |
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Gobblenow
Co-Owner/Dog Feeder
Joined: Mon Dec 06, 2004 10:20 am Posts: 3774
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Re: MD Bird Down
Good way to start the season. Very nice bird and congratulations.
_________________ "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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Thu Apr 19, 2018 2:35 pm |
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WVBOY
King of Spring
Joined: Fri Dec 03, 2004 1:33 pm Posts: 3008 Location: Powhatan, VA
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Re: MD Bird Down
Nice job man.. congrats..
_________________ RB
Take me Home Country Roads.
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Thu Apr 19, 2018 2:49 pm |
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Doug
King of Spring
Joined: Thu Dec 09, 2004 2:25 pm Posts: 2092
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Re: MD Bird Down
Great way to kick off your season!! Congrats
Doug
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Thu Apr 19, 2018 3:01 pm |
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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: MD Bird Down
Really nice bird.
_________________ "Turkey's have no curiosity"
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Thu Apr 19, 2018 3:38 pm |
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brwndg
King of Spring
Joined: Sun Mar 27, 2005 11:01 am Posts: 600 Location: Bluemont, VA
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Re: MD Bird Down
Sometimes it takes a few hunts before u get him killed. Way to stick w him. Gotta love them 2 year olds
_________________ "If turkeys could smell, you'd never kill one" - Bud Trenis my turkey hunting mentor & dear friend
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Thu Apr 19, 2018 4:23 pm |
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Bird Dog
King of Spring
Joined: Sun Dec 05, 2004 4:50 pm Posts: 2647 Location: central Va
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Re: MD Bird Down
Different bird? mmmmm. Sounds like it could be. I believe the spot will need more investigation especially with all those hens present. Congrats!
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Thu Apr 19, 2018 6:51 pm |
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Vic
King of Spring
Joined: Wed Apr 27, 2005 7:40 am Posts: 2696 Location: Baltimore, MD
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Re: MD Bird Down
Pretty bird, congrats.
_________________ 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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Fri Apr 20, 2018 12:52 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: MD Bird Down
Great start. Congratulations on a fine bird. That one pic looks like you are trying to fan in another one.
Earl
_________________ God, Family, Country, Corps and then the Wild Turkey.
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Sun Apr 22, 2018 1:14 pm |
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Wild Bill
2 Year Old
Joined: Mon Feb 17, 2020 4:02 pm Posts: 74
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Re: MD Bird Down
Nice bird uncle!!!!
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Mon Feb 17, 2020 4:35 pm |
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vabirdhunter
King of Spring
Joined: Fri Dec 03, 2004 1:55 pm Posts: 963 Location: Chesapeake, Virginia
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Re: MD Bird Down
Congratulations on a beautiful bird.
_________________ Let us cross over the river, and rest under the shade of the trees . . Stonewall Jackson
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