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It Was A Great Turkey Season - posted for GS1946
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Boss Gobbler  Joined: Fri Dec 03, 2004 12:50 pm Posts: 3138 Location: Goodview, VA 
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 It Was A Great Turkey Season - posted for GS1946I finished my season this morning, not in the traditional fashion, but still a finish. I knew the toms weren't gobbling at all right now for some reason. I also knew where this gobbler liked to hangout and roost. So I got there early and eased in tight as possible to where I thought he might be roosted. I faced in the direction I thought the tom might come when he flew down. I did have just a little edge... I had watched and or heard him on a few occasions fly down and gobble his way through the area where I now had set up. As daylight crept in, the woods were still with no gobbles or small hen talk here or anywhere else as a matter of fact. I was begining to think he had moved to another roosting area, when I saw a single black turkey fly down fifty yards or so in front of me. I got my gun up pointing towards the flat in the general direction I thought he would come. I waited. Then I caught something out the corner of my eye to my right, there he stood looking straight at me...I froze. He stood there for a little while then stepped behind a small tree, thats when I swung my gun and was on him, no calling, gobbling or yelping. On April 24 6:40am and at 22 yds I dropped him stone dead, 20# 9 1/2" beard and 1" spurs. I think this was the gobbler that my grandson Alex missed in March on the juvy hunt. Some of his tail feathers looked as if they had been shot but who knows? What'a turkey season. Travis ( my son) and I took a double. I was with my 10 year old grandson when he missed his first two gobblers. And with him when he finally killed his first one. It was the best turkey season I've ever had and probably ever will have!
GS...  _________________ "You have to pay for every bird you kill and the coin you use to pay for them is time." - Tom Kelly |
| Wed May 10, 2006 11:00 am |
 
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Co-Owner/Dog Feeder
Joined: Mon Dec 06, 2004 10:20 am Posts: 3806
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...great year Kenny....
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| Wed May 10, 2006 1:28 pm |
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King of Spring
Joined: Sun Dec 05, 2004 4:50 pm Posts: 2650 Location: central Va
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Yes sir! I'll second that.
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| Wed May 10, 2006 9:22 pm |
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Congrats!!! Look forward to seeing you at the picnic this year and hearing a play by play of all the hunts!
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| Wed May 10, 2006 10:20 pm |
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King of Spring  Joined: Sat Dec 04, 2004 9:27 am Posts: 1907 Location: Roanoke, VA
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Nice season Kenny!
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| Thu May 11, 2006 8:09 am |
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King of Spring  Joined: Fri Dec 03, 2004 10:40 pm Posts: 1485 Location: Middlebrook VA
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Good tie up to a great Season Congrads!
_________________ "Son You've Got Three Choices in Life, Lead, Follow, or Get Out of the Way!" -Joe Rowe- http://www.jkttv.com Max |
| Thu May 11, 2006 10:12 am |
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Boss Gobbler  Joined: Fri Dec 03, 2004 3:08 pm Posts: 1565 Location: Central VA
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Awesome seaon buddy. Glad you had a great one to look back on.
_________________ "Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take but by the moments that take our breath away." |
| Thu May 11, 2006 8:01 pm |
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King of Spring
Joined: Fri Dec 03, 2004 9:08 pm Posts: 604 Location: Christiansburg, VA
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Congratulations on a fantastic season! You have really made some big memories this year for sure. Are you thinking about elk yet...?
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| Sun May 14, 2006 10:05 am |
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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
_________________ If you could kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, you wouldn't sit for a month. Theodore Roosevelt |
| Sun May 14, 2006 10:35 am |
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