View unanswered posts | View active topics It is currently Thu Mar 28, 2024 9:08 pm



Post new topic Reply to topic  [ 8 posts ] 
 Got a few days to hunt WV 
Author Message
King of Spring

Joined: Wed Apr 27, 2005 7:40 am
Posts: 2696
Location: Baltimore, MD
Post Got a few days to hunt WV
My son and I headed to Northern WV Tuesday afternoon to do a little hunting. We got to my friend's house around 7PM and did a little recon of the property. While out we bumped into a tom with a hen. I figured he would roost in the near area and we had a plan for Wednesday morning. We walked over the hill Wednesday morning and found the spot where the turkey's were the night before. We walked up the right of way about 40 yards and found a good place to set up, the decoys placed just right of my son. Soon we hear a gobble from a triangle of woods between two right of ways. I throw some tree yelps and clucks and he responds. I go quiet. I now hear him on the ground and start calling more. He gobbles repeatedly. I keep calling and he keeps responding getting closer and closer. All the sudden we hear nothing. I call, nothing. I'm thinking a hen carried him away when my son looks over and says he's on the right of way about 120 yards out. Sure enough, he is heading our way strutting all the way. His current trajectory is going to bring him 5 to 10 yards walking right in front of us. I decide I don't want to get busted and when he clears the bush and am going to take him. He'll be around 25 yards. He follows the script and clears the bush. I cut and yelp and he just keeps on strutting. I wait for him to turn broadside and drop the hammer. He's a real nice bird with good hooks. I didn't get to weigh him but got 7 lbs of breast meat off of him. I would think that puts him around 25 lbs. Here's some pics.
Vic

Attachment:
WV Bird 1.3.jpg
WV Bird 1.3.jpg [ 182.3 KiB | Viewed 2012 times ]
Attachment:
WV Spur 1.2.jpg
WV Spur 1.2.jpg [ 185.96 KiB | Viewed 2012 times ]

_________________
Vic

Just because you do not take an interest in politics doesn't mean politics won't take an interest in you!
-Pericles (430 B.C.)


Mon May 15, 2017 2:10 pm
Profile
Longbeard

Joined: Tue Apr 19, 2005 8:47 am
Posts: 226
Post Re: Got a few days to hunt WV
Nice Hooks!

2gbl


Mon May 15, 2017 3:21 pm
Profile
King of Spring
User avatar

Joined: Fri Dec 03, 2004 1:33 pm
Posts: 3008
Location: Powhatan, VA
Post Re: Got a few days to hunt WV
Super nice bird.. you are on fire this year man.. congrats..

_________________
RB

Take me Home Country Roads.


Mon May 15, 2017 4:03 pm
Profile
Co-Owner/Dog Feeder

Joined: Mon Dec 06, 2004 10:20 am
Posts: 3774
Post Re: Got a few days to hunt WV
Vic that is a great turkey and these W V stories have all been fun to read. You are indeed having a fine year. Congrats to you...and your crew.

_________________
"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


Mon May 15, 2017 5:15 pm
Profile
King of Spring

Joined: Thu Dec 09, 2004 2:25 pm
Posts: 2092
Post Re: Got a few days to hunt WV
Vic.... Congrats on a great WV bird and a great season!

Doug


Mon May 15, 2017 9:15 pm
Profile
King of Spring

Joined: Wed Apr 20, 2011 11:23 am
Posts: 652
Location: Hagerstown, MD
Post Re: Got a few days to hunt WV
Good night man, what a bird! Just how long are those spurs?


Mon May 15, 2017 9:19 pm
Profile
Longbeard

Joined: Wed Mar 27, 2013 7:29 pm
Posts: 195
Post Re: Got a few days to hunt WV
That's a big ole bird! Congrats!

_________________
"We are measured more as hunters by the things we choose not to shoot, than by those that we do." -Unknown


Mon May 15, 2017 9:29 pm
Profile
King of Spring
User avatar

Joined: Tue Nov 10, 2009 5:12 am
Posts: 2451
Location: Midland, VA
Post Re: Got a few days to hunt WV
Great bird, congratulations and thanks for sharing those stories.


Earl

_________________
God, Family, Country, Corps and then the Wild Turkey.


Sat May 20, 2017 2:30 pm
Profile
Display posts from previous:  Sort by  
Post new topic Reply to topic  [ 8 posts ] 


Who is online

Users browsing this forum: Bing [Bot] and 5 guests


You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot post attachments in this forum

Search for:
Jump to:  
cron
Powered by phpBB © 2000, 2002, 2005, 2007 phpBB Group.
Designed by Vjacheslav Trushkin for Free Forums/DivisionCore.
Translated by MaĆ«l Soucaze © 2009 phpBB.fr