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maytom
King of Spring
Joined: Tue Jan 04, 2005 9:58 pm Posts: 349 Location: WNY
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Pic's finally back!!
Here are a couple of pic's of my NY gobbler taken on May 1st!! I was using a brand new Box Call that morning, made for me by Jerry Zebro out of WI. I think it worked very well!! LOL!! Birds Stats: 19.6 lbs, 8" beard, and 7/8" spurs. Presently still working on bird #2 here in NY!! Wish me luck in the morning!!
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Mon May 22, 2006 9:43 pm |
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TK582
Longbeard
Joined: Thu Apr 21, 2005 9:43 am Posts: 295 Location: Fredericksburg
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Paul,
Congrats on a nice looking bird. The gobblers would not play along with us when I was up in NY earlier this month. They would gobble awesome on the roost but as soon as they hit the ground they clammed up and we never heard another peep out of them for the rest of the day. However the last morning I did shoot a jake witha 5.5 inch beard and it weighed in around 15 pounds. Keep it up and let me know how the rest of the season goes.
Awesome Job,
Tom
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Mon May 22, 2006 9:54 pm |
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TScottW99
Boss Gobbler
Joined: Fri Dec 03, 2004 10:59 pm Posts: 2851 Location: Roanoke
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Congrat's Paul!! Way to go bud! Good luck on getting #2!
_________________ "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
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Mon May 22, 2006 10:56 pm |
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HODY
Boss Gobbler
Joined: Fri Dec 03, 2004 3:08 pm Posts: 1565 Location: Central VA
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Congrats Paul. Glad you scored. Good luck with #2.
_________________ "Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take but by the moments that take our breath away."
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Tue May 23, 2006 6:41 am |
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Gobblenow
Co-Owner/Dog Feeder
Joined: Mon Dec 06, 2004 10:20 am Posts: 3806
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still got some time for #2, and the first one was a beauty.
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Tue May 23, 2006 8:44 am |
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Vic
King of Spring
Joined: Wed Apr 27, 2005 7:40 am Posts: 2706 Location: Baltimore, MD
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Paul,
Nice looking bird. Guess there are a few birds left in NY. I went to school at Alfred State college. Saw lots of deer sign there but no turkey. Where abouts do you hunt?
Vic
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Tue May 23, 2006 11:12 am |
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Vic
King of Spring
Joined: Wed Apr 27, 2005 7:40 am Posts: 2706 Location: Baltimore, MD
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Paul,
Nice looking bird. Guess there are a few birds left in NY. I went to school at Alfred State college. Saw lots of deer sign there but no turkey. Where abouts do you hunt?
Vic
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Tue May 23, 2006 11:12 am |
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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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pics finally back!!!
Congrats!
Nice beard! Looks really thick.
barry
_________________ "Do not let what you can not do interfere with what you can do." - John Wooden
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Tue May 23, 2006 12:21 pm |
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maytom
King of Spring
Joined: Tue Jan 04, 2005 9:58 pm Posts: 349 Location: WNY
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Vic wrote: Paul,
Nice looking bird. Guess there are a few birds left in NY. I went to school at Alfred State college. Saw lots of deer sign there but no turkey. Where abouts do you hunt?
Vic
That bird was taken in Catt. county, one of the top three counties for birds in NY. The other two are Chautauqua, and Erie. I went to Erie county this morning, and called in two jakes right to the hen decoy. I let them walk and hit another woods, but it was quiet as a Church!! Will be headed back out in the morning.
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Tue May 23, 2006 12:39 pm |
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Struttinbird
Longbeard
Joined: Sun Jan 16, 2005 9:03 am Posts: 285 Location: Alleghany County
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Paul, congrats on a very nice bird! Way to go with that nice looking box call, I like the friction calls also. Best of luck on that second bird
Keep em Gobblin!
Struttinbird
_________________ May he step to the music he hears however measured or far away. Thoreau
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Tue May 23, 2006 8:24 pm |
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Fullback24
King of Spring
Joined: Thu Dec 30, 2004 12:34 pm Posts: 456 Location: Trigg, VA
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WTG Paul....good pics.
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Tue May 23, 2006 11:13 pm |
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TScottW99
Boss Gobbler
Joined: Fri Dec 03, 2004 10:59 pm Posts: 2851 Location: Roanoke
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Vic wrote: Paul,
Nice looking bird. Guess there are a few birds left in NY. I went to school at Alfred State college. Saw lots of deer sign there but no turkey. Where abouts do you hunt?
Vic
Isn't that where Peter Jenkins (author of Walk Across America and other books) went to school also?
_________________ "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
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Tue May 23, 2006 11:37 pm |
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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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Nice bird! Are you hunting public or private land?
How late does your season go up there? I might look into a NY hunt next year!! It seems like one season just isn't enough . . . unless you ask my wife!!
_________________ "I'd rather look bad doing something hard than look good doing something easy." -- Tom Kelly
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Tue May 23, 2006 11:44 pm |
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Vic
King of Spring
Joined: Wed Apr 27, 2005 7:40 am Posts: 2706 Location: Baltimore, MD
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TScott,
It might be, I am not sure. The town of Alfred is interesting, on one side of the stream is Alfred State College and the other is Alfred University. I do know that Alfred University has a highly touted literary department. It might be that he went to the University. If I get a chance I will check. I will say this, Alfred State College was my best experience in education, period. I have since gone to several other schools and nothing compares to Alfred. The Professors are there to teach and have a student focus. But I digress.
Vic
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Wed May 24, 2006 8:50 am |
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Max
King of Spring
Joined: Fri Dec 03, 2004 10:40 pm Posts: 1485 Location: Middlebrook VA
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Congrads Paul!!
_________________ "Son You've Got Three Choices in Life, Lead, Follow, or Get Out of the Way!" -Joe Rowe- http://www.jkttv.com
Max
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Wed May 24, 2006 11:41 am |
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