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Spring Training 2024—two old timers meet
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Gobblenow
Co-Owner/Dog Feeder
Joined: Mon Dec 06, 2004 10:20 am Posts: 3806
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Spring Training 2024—two old timers meet
This is the umpteenth spring training report for the southern swing before the middle Atlantic openers. Been doing this for decades.
I was lucky to be invited to hunt on part of the Fla property where my late friend hosted me for more than 20 years. Ky friend died a couple years ago. I didn’t think I would ever get back to the place, but his son invited me to come down and hunt part of the ground I’ve come to love and know so well for the spring season.
It was pouring rain when I looked around after I arrived yesterday afternoon. Rain was forecast for today as well. I decided to prepare for rain and to set a blind near a green field of about one acre adjacent to the hardwood swamp edge. I have killed birds from that field before.
I walked into the area in the black dark this morning long before daylight. Sprinkling rain. Stuck out three decoys: two hens and an Avian-X Jake. Heard one bird gobble a good bit at daylight maybe 150 yards down in the hardwoods. Can’t say he ever answered any call.
When he stopped gobbling I assumed he was out of the tree. That was 730 am. I never heard another gobble the rest of the day. I just made some light hen talk periodically for the next four hours. Never heard a hen or gobbler - never even heard a songbird or crow. It was a dead calm morning. Woulda expected some turkey talk on the ground. Not a peep. Woods were dead silent.
But about noon I was thinking about lunch. I look out the windows before unzipping and see a big longbeard 35 yards. Down in the woods in half strut.
He was in killable range the moment I saw him. But I let him come about three more steps and dropped him. Beautiful heavy old bird.
An old timer. So two old timers met when I picked him up.
22 pounds. Great spurs. Long beard.
_________________ "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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Sat Mar 23, 2024 7:11 pm |
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brwndg
King of Spring
Joined: Sun Mar 27, 2005 11:01 am Posts: 635 Location: Bluemont, VA
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Re: Spring Training 2024—two old timers meet
Way to get things started Old Timers! Congrats! Nice spurs!!
_________________ "If turkeys could smell, you'd never kill one" - Bud Trenis my turkey hunting mentor & dear friend
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Sat Mar 23, 2024 7:29 pm |
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Bird Dog
King of Spring
Joined: Sun Dec 05, 2004 4:50 pm Posts: 2650 Location: central Va
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Re: Spring Training 2024—two old timers meet
Congrats! That tree behind you has been around a while too!
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Mon Mar 25, 2024 8:36 am |
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Bigmeat
King of Spring
Joined: Wed Apr 20, 2011 11:23 am Posts: 670 Location: Hagerstown, MD
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Re: Spring Training 2024—two old timers meet
I imagine both you have seen a thing or two tramping around the woods, always look forward to hearing about your spring training adventures, nice job
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Mon Mar 25, 2024 9:16 am |
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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: Spring Training 2024—two old timers meet
Another great way to start. Congratulations on a great bird .
So was old timers getting older the demise of one and great patience on the other. It never gets old.
_________________ God, Family, Country, Corps and then the Wild Turkey.
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Mon Mar 25, 2024 5:48 pm |
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vagrousehunter
King of Spring
Joined: Sun Mar 27, 2005 12:41 pm Posts: 813 Location: WV Eastern Panhandle
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Re: Spring Training 2024—two old timers meet
Way to go GN. Nice bird.
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Sat Mar 30, 2024 9:49 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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Re: Spring Training 2024—two old timers meet
Nice going GN.. always good to kick us off
_________________ RB
Take me Home Country Roads.
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Thu Apr 04, 2024 1:13 pm |
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Vic
King of Spring
Joined: Wed Apr 27, 2005 7:40 am Posts: 2706 Location: Baltimore, MD
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Re: Spring Training 2024—two old timers meet
What a surprise, GN killing a bird in FL. Congrats. Glad those old timers met once again on the field of battle. 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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Wed May 01, 2024 2:58 pm |
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