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Amy
Longbeard
Joined: Fri Dec 03, 2004 2:52 pm Posts: 165 Location: Goodview, VA
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Third times the charm!
Sunday night, Freddy and I both roosted birds for me to hunt on Monday. He roosted them from the neighboring ridge and I heard them from the front porch. They were gobbling on what we call Squirrel Ridge on our family farm.
We got setup Monday morning and heard a bird to our right spitting in the tree. Once it got light we were able to see the turkey in a tree about 70 yards to our right, spitting and half strutting…pretty much right on top of us. Once gobbling began we heard a turkey behind us about 100 yards and this turkey to our right. They gobbled back and forth to each other all morning. Finally the bird behind us flew down and started our way. When the turkey that was still in the tree to our right saw this bird, he flew down to meet him. The bird behind us gobbled right in our back pocket and then came up out of the logging road right on top of us. He knew that we didn’t look right up against that tree and started a soft alarm putt. He was still interested in meeting the gobbler that we had watched all morning in the tree. I started trying to get around on the gobbler that came in from behind us and rushed the shot and didn’t get my head down on the stock and shot over the turkey. The only thing I have to show for this bird is a couple of educated birds.
The gobbler that was in the tree to our right flew back into the same roost tree after I shot. He finally started answering Freddy’s soft yelps but some hens on the next ridge won out. He flew down the creek and went to find the hens. The gobbler that I shot at started gobbling again and was answering us. He was coming around the ridge to our calls but evidently saw the hens on the next ridge and went over to be with them.
We got up from this setup and went to the neighboring ridge to set back up and see if we can call the birds in. We got setup and a turkey answered us from down in the hollow. We were right over the edge of an old logging road and decided to make a quick but stealthy move and get into a better position on these birds. We made a couple of calls from our new setup and the turkey answered us about 100 yards down the ridge. After a couple of soft yelps and another gobble I saw the 2 turkeys coming up over the ridge. I told Freddy that I saw them and he told me to take the shot whenever I had an opportunity. He didn’t have to say it twice because I was already on the bird and was repeating in my head…line up the sights, head down, and squeeze the trigger. It all worked out and I harvested an awesome “Super Jakeâ€
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Wed Apr 13, 2005 12:23 pm |
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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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Good Job Lady!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
_________________ "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 Apr 13, 2005 12:24 pm |
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ridgerunner835
2 Year Old
Joined: Fri Dec 10, 2004 3:16 pm Posts: 67 Location: kingsport,tn
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good job!!!!great looking bird and a good job on the story to
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Wed Apr 13, 2005 12:51 pm |
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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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Awesome job Amy, congratulations!
_________________ Ron
"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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Wed Apr 13, 2005 1:06 pm |
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rel
Longbeard
Joined: Wed Jan 19, 2005 11:34 am Posts: 128 Location: Mount Carmel, TN
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Congrats. Good story and pics.
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Wed Apr 13, 2005 1:46 pm |
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gobbstopper1946
Longbeard
Joined: Sun Feb 20, 2005 10:21 pm Posts: 275
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Looks like ya'll had an exciting and successful hunt. Congrats.
GS...
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Wed Apr 13, 2005 2:15 pm |
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Rhino
King of Spring
Joined: Mon Dec 13, 2004 6:05 pm Posts: 493 Location: Roanoke
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Way to go Amy!!! Now it's Abby's turn.
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Wed Apr 13, 2005 2:19 pm |
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Ryan Tucker
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Congrats, great story!
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Wed Apr 13, 2005 2:29 pm |
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Dale
King of Spring
Joined: Sat Dec 04, 2004 9:27 am Posts: 1907 Location: Roanoke, VA
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Job well done, Amy! Congrats on a fine showing.
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Wed Apr 13, 2005 2:32 pm |
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Gobblenow
Co-Owner/Dog Feeder
Joined: Mon Dec 06, 2004 10:20 am Posts: 3806
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all I want to know is when is Abby going to get one this year...? ;>)
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Wed Apr 13, 2005 2:37 pm |
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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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Way to go Mom!
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Wed Apr 13, 2005 3:23 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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Great story and pic's Amy!!! WTG!!
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Wed Apr 13, 2005 3:53 pm |
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Diablo
King of Spring
Joined: Mon Dec 06, 2004 11:46 am Posts: 832 Location: SC by way of WV
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i still say you need that SC gun rest...
congrats...again
_________________ "A man who insists on adherence to the facts when it comes to his hunting exploits, size of fish...abilities of his bird dog...is an untrustworthy fellow. A fine sporting liar is a gentleman & someone whose acquaintance should be cherished" R. Ruark.
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Wed Apr 13, 2005 5:28 pm |
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Coach
Longbeard
Joined: Wed Dec 08, 2004 7:54 pm Posts: 142 Location: richmond, Virginia
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Great Story Amy
great story Amy. sure am glad to here you all doing well. Sure is glad to see pictures of smiling faces.
Rob
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Wed Apr 13, 2005 7:01 pm |
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Econo
King of Spring
Joined: Thu Dec 16, 2004 10:09 pm Posts: 2070 Location: Buena Vista, Va.
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good job, great pics
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Wed Apr 13, 2005 8:16 pm |
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