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Freddy
Boss Gobbler
Joined: Fri Dec 03, 2004 12:50 pm
Posts: 3138
Location: Goodview, VA
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 Dad and Son Double Up On Gobblers - Posted for GS1946 Well we started walking through the field in total darkness and was suprised to hear two gobble so early. They would gobble every five or so minutes and we kept working our way to them. We finally sat down at a tree that was only about 70yds from the tree where they were roosting. After a short while we both decided it was a bad set-up, it was in the middle of a big briar thicket. We could see some open timber on the ridge the other side of the roosted gobblers, so we worked our way around towards the top of the ridge. On the way the toms kept gobbling making it easy for us keep up with their location. We eased around on the back side of the ridge so as not to get silhouetted. We found a tree that we both could sit, it was a little farther away from the roosted gobblers. The ridge was flat and very open a lot better place for the gobblers to pich down to. We could see the gobblers every time they cut loose, but never heard a single hen.. we truely were in the catbirds seat! In just a few minutes they both flew down in a little swag. Travis made a soft cluck and yelp they both answered with a gobble. Travis whispered... they're coming, shoot first the one on the left and I'll take the one on the right. Thats exactly what we did... a texbook hunt!!
Two gobblers down! A great hunt with a bonus, both gobblers had double beards!
Mine - 22# Beards 10"& 5" Spurs 1"
Travis's - 18# Beards 11 1/4" & 5" Spurs 1"
I think they were twins.
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Freddy
Boss Gobbler
Joined: Fri Dec 03, 2004 12:50 pm
Posts: 3138
Location: Goodview, VA
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Congrats guys! Great hunt, great birds, great place, and a great looking hat to GS!  
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Gobblenow
Co-Owner/Dog Feeder
Joined: Mon Dec 06, 2004 10:20 am
Posts: 3806
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Congrats Kenny and Travis...now get Alex in to one...great job. That is a good looking hat there GS...
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Bird Dog
King of Spring
Joined: Sun Dec 05, 2004 4:50 pm
Posts: 2650
Location: central Va
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A new term for turkey hunting, the "double-double", awesome.
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Earl
King of Spring
Joined: Tue Dec 07, 2004 1:49 pm
Posts: 572
Location: Durham, NC
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Congrats!! cool deal!!
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Turkenator
King of Spring
Joined: Fri Apr 22, 2005 11:28 pm
Posts: 333
Location: Wise County, VA
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That's awesome Kenny! I'm glad to see you and Travis had a great hunt!
Congratulations to you both! Nice birds! 
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FlatLand Gobbler
King of Spring
Joined: Mon Dec 06, 2004 8:46 am
Posts: 753
Location: Hampton, VA.
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Real beauties guys, way to go 
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"Turkey hunting, when you knock all the feathers off it, is a game of infinite variables, played on a field of unlimited dimension, against an opponent who doesn't know the rules and wouldn't play by them if he did." ...Jim Spencer
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Doug
King of Spring
Joined: Thu Dec 09, 2004 2:25 pm
Posts: 2092
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Nice Job on a double. I know you will never forget it!
Doug
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peacemaker
King of Spring
Joined: Fri Mar 25, 2005 2:15 am
Posts: 2632
Location: Campbell Co., VA
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Wow! Gorgeous birds! A father-son double-double. Does it get any sweeter!?
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Shaggy
Longbeard
Joined: Wed Jan 19, 2005 11:06 am
Posts: 186
Location: Lancaster, PA
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Congrats on a great hunt!!!
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| Thu Apr 06, 2006 10:05 am |
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strutstopper
Longbeard
Joined: Tue Mar 07, 2006 4:39 pm
Posts: 119
Location: VA
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Awesome photos! Looks like a nice setup in their strut zone.
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barry
King of Spring
Joined: Fri Mar 03, 2006 4:44 pm
Posts: 2720
Location: Bedford, VA
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dad and son double up on gobblers It don't get no better than that, truly a hunt to remember.
barry
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family time in the woods...does it get any better.
Great turkeys guys and thanks for sharing the story.
JD
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