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Greyghost King of Spring Joined: Tue Nov 10, 2009 5:12 am Posts: 2451 Location: Midland, VA	Finished In VA Well since passing on a couple long beards and deciding to forgive the other double beard I settled to end the VA with a bird that had a single beard and a couple pearl white spurs. Got set up this morning on one of my favorite ridges in 17B. One bird roost gobbled at 0605 to my left front abut 250 yards. Another roost gobbled straight down and off too the right of the ridge I was on about 250 yards. Waited till 0615 and heard one gobble on the ground not sure which one, all the hair in my ears over the years I lost some direction of sound. I got out my Magic Box and yelped 3 times with a couple cuts on the end, he gobbled on it. Hit the box 2 more times with the same result him cutting me off on my last note. Put the box down. Got the gun ready and 10 minutes later and I still don't know how he did it but 60-70 he let out a gobble that shook and startled me. I eased my eyeballs left and seen him strutting and looking my way. I held off calling and he came out of strut and crossed a small ditch to my left. He came out of the ditch and went back in strut and then out looking for the hen that was too be on the ridge. He started walking and strutting to my left front about 35 yards when he made the mistake of raising his head and looking for the invisible hen. Weight: 22 lbs 11 oz. Spurs: 1 1/4 in. Beard: 9" Gun: Ithaca 12 ga. 30" barrels, 1936 vintage Shell: RST pheasant load 1 1/4 oz 6 shot 2 3/4" Earl _________________ God, Family, Country, Corps and then the Wild Turkey. Last edited by Greyghost on Sun Apr 27, 2014 3:02 am, edited 2 times in total.
Tue Apr 22, 2014 2:18 pm

beardbuster84 King of Spring Joined: Thu Apr 01, 2010 8:48 pm Posts: 790 Location: Westmoreland co. Va	Re: Finished In VA He definitely maid his last mistake, Congrats Earl on your finisher.. _________________ "If the good Lord is willing and the creeks don't rise." Hank Williams
Tue Apr 22, 2014 3:15 pm

Bird Dog King of Spring Joined: Sun Dec 05, 2004 4:50 pm Posts: 2649 Location: central Va	Re: Finished In VA A very grand Finale!
Tue Apr 22, 2014 3:16 pm

Freddy Boss Gobbler Joined: Fri Dec 03, 2004 12:50 pm Posts: 3137 Location: Goodview, VA	Re: Finished In VA Congrats on the beautiful gobbler and a great VA season! _________________ "You have to pay for every bird you kill and the coin you use to pay for them is time." - Tom Kelly
Tue Apr 22, 2014 3:18 pm

WVBOY King of Spring Joined: Fri Dec 03, 2004 1:33 pm Posts: 3029 Location: Powhatan, VA	Re: Finished In VA Love the Pearl Hooks.. great bird Earl.. Glad you finished it off.. _________________ RB Take me Home Country Roads.
Tue Apr 22, 2014 4:21 pm

vagrousehunter King of Spring Joined: Sun Mar 27, 2005 12:41 pm Posts: 813 Location: WV Eastern Panhandle	Re: Finished In VA Beautiful bird. Nice gun. Congratulations on a great Va. season. Now on to WV ?
Tue Apr 22, 2014 4:26 pm

Econo King of Spring Joined: Thu Dec 16, 2004 10:09 pm Posts: 2070 Location: Buena Vista, Va.	Re: Finished In VA Good job on a great season !!! _________________ If you could kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, you wouldn't sit for a month. Theodore Roosevelt
Tue Apr 22, 2014 4:41 pm

Doug King of Spring Joined: Thu Dec 09, 2004 2:25 pm Posts: 2092	Re: Finished In VA Great job and congrads on a great season! Doug
Tue Apr 22, 2014 5:06 pm

Greyghost King of Spring Joined: Tue Nov 10, 2009 5:12 am Posts: 2451 Location: Midland, VA	Re: Finished In VA vagrousehunter wrote: Beautiful bird. Nice gun. Congratulations on a great Va. season. Now on to WV ? Not this year. Will head back to GA and try and finish there and then onto PA and NY. Earl _________________ God, Family, Country, Corps and then the Wild Turkey.
Tue Apr 22, 2014 5:54 pm

ColHolloway Jake Joined: Mon Jan 28, 2013 7:32 pm Posts: 21	Re: Finished In VA Congrats Earl, 17B was where I saw the bird last Saturday. Would be interesting to find out if I was on your favourite ridge......
Tue Apr 22, 2014 6:03 pm

Gobblenow Co-Owner/Dog Feeder Joined: Mon Dec 06, 2004 10:20 am Posts: 3793	Re: Finished In VA Nice way to go out in Va this spring. Having just one spring tag let you be selective about your one shot opportunity and it looks like you made tbe most of it. Maybe not the double besrd but what a beautiful bird. Congrstulations and good luck for the other states. _________________ "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
Tue Apr 22, 2014 6:54 pm

Neill King of Spring Joined: Sat Dec 04, 2004 8:30 pm Posts: 988 Location: Lexington	Re: Finished In VA Congrats on a fine bird.....love that double barrel.
Fri Apr 25, 2014 12:45 am

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