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Late Season Public Land Bird to Tag out
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King of Spring  Joined: Fri Dec 03, 2004 1:33 pm Posts: 3025 Location: Powhatan, VA 
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 Late Season Public Land Bird to Tag out5-12-23 I slipped out to some public land close to home this morning. My usual spots have been tough around here, and birds are tight lipped or gobbling off the property. I wager to say that most of the private that I hunt gets as much or more pressure than any public land does, just because every spot I have I share with others. This spot I have always got on birds even late in the year, but never killed one before today. I went to my usual spot to listen, and bumped a hen walking in. I stopped where I bumped her and heard this bird way off to my right not where I thought I would hear one. I listened to him for a while hoping another would be closer, but eventually started his way. I was worried someone else would come in from another road on him as he was much closer to it, but I got lucky I guess. I setup on him twice and couldn't do anything with him. We wasn't really answering me at all. But he kept gobbling enough for me to stay interested. I eventually realized by looking at a mapping app that there was a small branch creek in between him and my setup, I made a move and looped around and got in the branch and used it to hide my approach.. I finally got to about 100 yds or so from him and made my final stand. It took about 15 minutes for him to come looking for me. I only made two calls once I was in his bubble.
Nice Bird.. 19.3 lbs .. 11.25 inch beard.. 1 1/8 sharp pearl hooks Video https://youtu.be/8pW6ffsiYac Pics      _________________ RB Take me Home Country Roads. Last edited by WVBOY on Fri May 12, 2023 4:34 pm, edited 2 times in total. |
| Fri May 12, 2023 2:38 pm |
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Longbeard
Joined: Fri May 06, 2011 7:04 pm Posts: 145
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Re: Late Season Public Land Bird to Tag out Great job on a nice turkey.
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| Fri May 12, 2023 4:28 pm |
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Longbeard
Joined: Thu Apr 28, 2005 7:06 pm Posts: 125 Location: McLean,Virginia and Huntly, Virginia
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Re: Late Season Public Land Bird to Tag out Great finish on your season. Congratulations!
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| Fri May 12, 2023 5:09 pm |
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Co-Owner/Dog Feeder
Joined: Mon Dec 06, 2004 10:20 am Posts: 3787
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Re: Late Season Public Land Bird to Tag out Nice in to end it in Va. Miss to Va. a nice season so far.
_________________ "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 |
| Fri May 12, 2023 6:17 pm |
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King of Spring
Joined: Wed Apr 27, 2005 7:40 am Posts: 2696 Location: Baltimore, MD
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Re: Late Season Public Land Bird to Tag out Congrats again. Nice job.
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.) |
| Sat May 13, 2023 10:14 pm |
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King of Spring
Joined: Sun Dec 05, 2004 4:50 pm Posts: 2649 Location: central Va
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Re: Late Season Public Land Bird to Tag out Great season. Congrats!
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| Sun May 14, 2023 8:09 am |
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King of Spring
Joined: Wed Apr 20, 2011 11:23 am Posts: 661 Location: Hagerstown, MD
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Re: Late Season Public Land Bird to Tag out Seems like public ground always forces you to get into that bubble, once you do it can be game on like it should. Nice job on a great season.
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| Mon May 15, 2023 9:11 am |
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Boss Gobbler  Joined: Fri Dec 03, 2004 3:08 pm Posts: 1563 Location: Central VA
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Re: Late Season Public Land Bird to Tag out Congrats again man.
_________________ "Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take but by the moments that take our breath away." |
| Mon May 15, 2023 9:59 am |
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King of Spring  Joined: Tue Nov 10, 2009 5:12 am Posts: 2451 Location: Midland, VA
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Re: Late Season Public Land Bird to Tag out nicely done, great way to end a year on public land, congratulations.
Earl _________________ God, Family, Country, Corps and then the Wild Turkey. |
| Fri May 26, 2023 11:34 am |
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