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Opening Day at Sampson's Bay
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King of Spring
Joined: Mon Apr 09, 2007 4:09 pm Posts: 1305 Location: Seacoast NH 
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 Opening Day at Sampson's BayHunted two days on Camp Mountain with my brother-in-law Darel..
04-29-13 Darel got this tom around 0730. 19 pounds, 10” beard, 7/8 spurs. The exact same spot he scored in 2009.  At first light on the opposite side of the mountain I sent this male coyote to the happy hunting grounds. I heard it bark behind me. One hen cluck was all it took.  04-30-13 Today we were surrounded by at least eight male turkeys from 0900 to 1045 . The mature gobblers sent the jake brigades in twice to make sure the coast was clear. The jakes went back and reported hearing the hen but not seeing her. The toms gravitated back up the mountain. Will be back Saturday. We know where they live. The black flies are out. Long live Thermacell _________________ Keeper of the Mountain Province Division Tenth Legion Your eye in the Northeast sky Coalman's Online Blog http://coalmansblog.com |
| Wed May 01, 2013 1:09 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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Re: Opening Day at Sampson's Bay Congrats on the mixed take!
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| Wed May 01, 2013 1:42 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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Re: Opening Day at Sampson's Bay Congrats to you both!
_________________ "Do not let what you can not do interfere with what you can do." - John Wooden |
| Wed May 01, 2013 3:45 pm |
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King of Spring
Joined: Thu Apr 01, 2010 8:48 pm Posts: 790 Location: Westmoreland co. Va
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Re: Opening Day at Sampson's Bay Wow Awesome Great job!!
_________________ "If the good Lord is willing and the creeks don't rise." Hank Williams |
| Thu May 02, 2013 5:16 pm |
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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: Opening Day at Sampson's Bay Congratulations to you both. Great description on how turkeys really communicate.
 Earl _________________ God, Family, Country, Corps and then the Wild Turkey. |
| Thu May 02, 2013 7:09 pm |
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Co-Owner/Dog Feeder
Joined: Mon Dec 06, 2004 10:20 am Posts: 3806
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Re: Opening Day at Sampson's Bay And so begins this years saga. Congrats. Looking forward to the reports.
_________________ "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 |
| Thu May 02, 2013 7:49 pm |
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King of Spring  Joined: Sat Apr 19, 2008 5:27 pm Posts: 462 Location: Augusta County, VA
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Re: Opening Day at Sampson's Bay Congrats to you both!
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| Fri May 03, 2013 8:26 am |
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King of Spring
Joined: Mon Apr 09, 2007 4:09 pm Posts: 1305 Location: Seacoast NH
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NH Opening Day 05-03-13 It was a very eventful morning. Right after 5AM we heard gobbles from most directions. Unfortunately the better sounding gobbles were at a distance.
We had a jake sounding off a couple fields to our north. As soon as we heard he was on the ground, assembly yelps filled the airways. It wasn't ten minutes before he made his presence. BIL had a video camera set up on tripods in the blind. This was a first for me filming a turkey hunt. Ole Jake put on quite a strutting and gobbling show. He was definitely the Ground Blind Boss. He filtered onto the private property south of us trying his best to find a lady friend. My cutting looking for his daddy lured him back two more times. I told BIL many times I wished my son was here. That bird has his name written on it with neon lights. The third time Ole Jake came back BIL got this fuzzy cell phone picture. He passed by the blind so close I could see his eyes blink. After his gobbles we had to wipe the spit off our glasses.  Thank you Lord for this great day to be alive on your Mother Earth. Amen! _________________ Keeper of the Mountain Province Division Tenth Legion Your eye in the Northeast sky Coalman's Online Blog http://coalmansblog.com |
| Fri May 03, 2013 12:54 pm |
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