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TScottW99 Boss Gobbler Joined: Fri Dec 03, 2004 10:59 pm Posts: 2851 Location: Roanoke	Bottom of the Ninth - New Photos Added Bottom of the Ninth Dale and I met up on a farm we have hunted a couple times early Wednesday morning. Dale had not hunted this farm this season and I had hunted it once this season. On my one hunt Big Bird and I saw a lot of turkey sign in the old logging roads and we had also been very close to a gobbler. Dale and I set up at an old slab pile and Dale built a quick blind while I set the decoy out. There was no need to use a locator call that morning since crows, owls, dogs and trains were doing an excellent job for us. Only problem was only one gobbler was sounding off about 200 yards away. We continued to sit listening to the distant gobbler gobble several times. About ten minutes later a hen clucks to our right about 80 yards away. Dale starts some small talk and a gobbler gobbles from about 80 yards away straight ahead. Somehow we had set up perfectly on a roosted gobbler. After several minutes of me thinking the gobbler was on the ground I see the longbeard sitting in an oak tree. As soon as I see him he launches out of the tree and lands in the clear cut behind some small buck pines. I shift to my right and let Dale know that there is bird on the ground. About thirty seconds later the bird walks out at 32 yards and stops to look at the decoy. The Stoeger 2000 barks and the bird is down. I would like to thank Dale and Big Bird. I have had a difficult season and was beginning to think I was going to be birdless this year. There is nothing better then carrying out a bird with a good friend and calling another at home so he can here one flop. _________________ "What gets us jangly is the suddenness of everything. We hunt turkeys because we want to hear them gobble, watch them strut and all that, and we hunt them with shotguns because we want to be close to them when those things occur." - Jim Spencer Last edited by TScottW99 on Mon May 15, 2006 8:30 am, edited 1 time in total.
Thu May 11, 2006 2:22 pm

Econo King of Spring Joined: Thu Dec 16, 2004 10:09 pm Posts: 2070 Location: Buena Vista, Va.	good job. _________________ If you could kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, you wouldn't sit for a month. Theodore Roosevelt
Thu May 11, 2006 2:36 pm

criggster Longbeard Joined: Fri Feb 18, 2005 4:59 pm Posts: 233 Location: Roanoke, VA	Congratulations TScott!
Thu May 11, 2006 3:03 pm

Bird Dog King of Spring Joined: Sun Dec 05, 2004 4:50 pm Posts: 2650 Location: central Va	Sweet! How bout some stats? Looks like a nice one.
Thu May 11, 2006 3:04 pm

T.W. King of Spring Joined: Tue Jan 17, 2006 12:02 am Posts: 561	Looks like a nice one, congrats
Thu May 11, 2006 3:35 pm

Freddy Boss Gobbler Joined: Fri Dec 03, 2004 12:50 pm Posts: 3138 Location: Goodview, VA	The Deadly Duo strikes again! Congrats guy! Great stuff! _________________ "You have to pay for every bird you kill and the coin you use to pay for them is time." - Tom Kelly
Thu May 11, 2006 3:49 pm

Tburt Longbeard Joined: Wed Dec 08, 2004 10:09 am Posts: 293	A little luck never hurt anyone! Congrats on a nice bird and an obvious great setup!
Thu May 11, 2006 3:54 pm

Gobblenow Co-Owner/Dog Feeder Joined: Mon Dec 06, 2004 10:20 am Posts: 3806	scott, you were due...cannot expect the big bats to stay quiet for the whole season...sounds like a fun time...
Thu May 11, 2006 5:58 pm

HokieGobbler King of Spring Joined: Fri Mar 24, 2006 10:23 am Posts: 891 Location: Luray, VA	Congratulations Scott, I'm glad you got him. Good luck these next couple days on filling another tag. _________________ Lovin the Hokies!!! Ryan
Thu May 11, 2006 6:39 pm

Max King of Spring Joined: Fri Dec 03, 2004 10:40 pm Posts: 1485 Location: Middlebrook VA	SWEET!!! 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 7:03 pm

Jim Forbes Poult Joined: Mon Mar 28, 2005 6:42 pm Posts: 7 Location: Ironto, Va.	Congratulations! You and Dale do it again! I always enjoy reading your hunting adventures. You are the best story tellers on Vaturkey in my opinion. With the chemistry you guys have together, maybe you should consider applying for the Dream Season hunting show with the Druery Brothers.
Thu May 11, 2006 7:12 pm

HODY Boss Gobbler Joined: Fri Dec 03, 2004 3:08 pm Posts: 1565 Location: Central VA	Congrats guys, nothing like a quick hunt to get you going. _________________ "Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take but by the moments that take our breath away."
Thu May 11, 2006 7:57 pm

afulle03 Longbeard Joined: Sun May 15, 2005 2:49 pm Posts: 152 Location: Haysi VA	WTG, great job guys.......
Fri May 12, 2006 2:08 am

TScottW99 Boss Gobbler Joined: Fri Dec 03, 2004 10:59 pm Posts: 2851 Location: Roanoke	Oops, forgot the stats... 15 pounds (only thing in the craw was a couple of grains of seed) spurs = 1 1/8" & 1 1/16" Beard = two strans were 10" and the rest were right around 6" - 6 1/2" (beard rot) Weapon used.... Stoeger 2000 12 ga Winchester 3" HV Supreme #5 Choke was the Stoeger factory turkey choke Thanks guys! _________________ "What gets us jangly is the suddenness of everything. We hunt turkeys because we want to hear them gobble, watch them strut and all that, and we hunt them with shotguns because we want to be close to them when those things occur." - Jim Spencer
Fri May 12, 2006 8:36 am

WVBOY King of Spring Joined: Fri Dec 03, 2004 1:33 pm Posts: 3038 Location: Powhatan, VA	I'm glad to hear you got the monkey beat away.. congrats man.. _________________ RB Take me Home Country Roads.
Fri May 12, 2006 8:59 am

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