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Lady Luck finally shines on me!!!
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King of Spring
Joined: Thu Dec 09, 2004 2:25 pm Posts: 2092 
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 Lady Luck finally shines on me!!!When i mean luck iam not lying. Yesterday Shane heard this bird before going to school so we went after him this a.m. We got in the woods early knowing this bird and where he usually roost. Matter of fact we just name him the other day as "The Stump Gobbler". But after getting in there this morning we were suprised to not hear him gobble at all. After sticking it out for a few hours we decided to hit the Mtns for a while. With no luck in the mtns we headed home around 11:00. When we got home my wife said my uncle was looking for me b/c he had killled a bird and needed some help with cleaning it.About that time he knocked at the door so we went out to clean his bird. About 5 min in the cleaning Shane says i just heard that gobbler and he was right that gobbler was gobbling his head off!! I looked at my uncle and said it is 11:25 i am going after him. While me and Shane were walking to him he must have gobbled a dozen times. We knew he was in the field so we went up a cedar ridge to the edge of the field he was in. The last gobble he let out i thought he was at my 10:00 position and around 75 yds. So standing there catching my breath i gave a soft yelp and it wasn't 30 seconds and here he came running in at my 2:00 position. He stopped at the edge of the cedars about 35 yds and stuck his neck up looking my way. I had the gun up and as soon as that diamond was on his head i shot and down he went. Now this was the quickest hunt i have ever had and the only one i have ever killed standing up. All i can say is Luck Luck Luck !!! He weighed in at 19 lbs,10.5 inch beard and 1 1/8 spurs.
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| Sat Apr 29, 2006 8:49 pm |
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King of Spring
Joined: Thu Dec 09, 2004 2:25 pm Posts: 2092
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sorry forgot to say in my story i looked at my watch when i shot and it was 11:50. This is the latest i have ever killled one!
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| Sat Apr 29, 2006 8:52 pm |
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Longbeard
Joined: Sat Dec 04, 2004 10:45 pm Posts: 107 Location: Ridgeway,Va.USA
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Way to go Doug I know you feel like the monkey is off your back now.Maybe the other two will come easier.Good Luck to you and Shane.
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| Sat Apr 29, 2006 9:02 pm |
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King of Spring  Joined: Thu Dec 16, 2004 10:09 pm Posts: 2070 Location: Buena Vista, Va.
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Nice bird Doug, What kind of Father are you, Should have let the boy shoot
 _________________ If you could kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, you wouldn't sit for a month. Theodore Roosevelt |
| Sat Apr 29, 2006 9:34 pm |
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King of Spring  Joined: Fri Dec 03, 2004 10:40 pm Posts: 1485 Location: Middlebrook VA
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Congradss Doug..... nothing like a flash hunt!!
_________________ "Son You've Got Three Choices in Life, Lead, Follow, or Get Out of the Way!" -Joe Rowe- http://www.jkttv.com Max |
| Sun Apr 30, 2006 10:27 am |
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King of Spring  Joined: Fri Mar 03, 2006 4:44 pm Posts: 2720 Location: Bedford, VA
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lady luck finally shines on me A QUICKEE for sure.
It's nice to have a hunt like that now and then. Congrats! barry _________________ "Do not let what you can not do interfere with what you can do." - John Wooden |
| Sun Apr 30, 2006 10:30 am |
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2 Year Old
Joined: Sun Apr 16, 2006 9:28 pm Posts: 54 Location: Danville, VA
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sometimes those mid morning hunts are the best, usually quick.....I didn't kill my bird yesterday until close to 11:00. Only took 10 minutes to call them to me. Morning hunts seem to last forever.
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| Sun Apr 30, 2006 10:37 am |
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Longbeard
Joined: Wed Dec 08, 2004 10:09 am Posts: 293
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Congratulations Doug, you earned that bird, sounds like you hunted your rear off that day!
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| Mon May 01, 2006 11:24 am |
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Boss Gobbler  Joined: Fri Dec 03, 2004 12:50 pm Posts: 3138 Location: Goodview, VA
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Congrats... you certainly put your time in... maybe not on that hunt, but you've paid your dues!
_________________ "You have to pay for every bird you kill and the coin you use to pay for them is time." - Tom Kelly |
| Mon May 01, 2006 11:58 am |
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Longbeard
Joined: Wed Jan 19, 2005 11:34 am Posts: 128 Location: Mount Carmel, TN
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Awsome bird -- congrats.
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| Mon May 01, 2006 12:42 pm |
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Co-Owner/Dog Feeder
Joined: Mon Dec 06, 2004 10:20 am Posts: 3805
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there are gifts and there are earned birds....you know which one that is...haha..congrats..
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| Mon May 01, 2006 2:33 pm |
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Poult
Joined: Mon May 01, 2006 11:01 am Posts: 5 Location: Hardy, VA
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Way To Go Hey, I never argue with a little luck! But patience is also a virtue - you earned it. Congrats.
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| Mon May 01, 2006 2:43 pm |
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King of Spring  Joined: Fri Dec 03, 2004 1:33 pm Posts: 3037 Location: Powhatan, VA
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Way to go.. congrats on a fine longbeard
_________________ RB Take me Home Country Roads. |
| Mon May 01, 2006 3:15 pm |
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King of Spring Joined: Fri Mar 03, 2006 4:44 pm Posts: 2720 Location: Bedford, VA
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Sorry, accidently put post in wrong place.
Congrats again Stranger. barry _________________ "Do not let what you can not do interfere with what you can do." - John Wooden Last edited by barry on Tue May 02, 2006 3:39 pm, edited 2 times in total. |
| Mon May 01, 2006 4:15 pm |
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Co-Owner/Dog Feeder
Joined: Mon Dec 06, 2004 10:20 am Posts: 3805
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congrats to you to Barry for a great season as well.
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| Mon May 01, 2006 5:43 pm |
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