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Big Bird
King of Spring
Joined: Fri Dec 03, 2004 9:08 pm Posts: 604 Location: Christiansburg, VA
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Back from Texas
My annual trip to Texas to hunt with Maverick this year is definitely one I will not forget anytime soon. First, it rained 8 less inches this year over last! The weather was perfect. Our friend Brian, whose property we hunted, was able to join us for two of the three days which was really great. After a day and a half of hunting we had 6 birds between us- all three year olds and older! I have never experienced anything quite like it. We were in the game from dawn til dusk each day. Maverick and I doubled for the first time. Maverick and Brian also doubled again the next day - it was Brian's first Spring gobbler too! We had coyotes, opossums, skunks, copperheads and deer encounters. Maverick and I almost stepped on the copperhead. He slithered off the trail and curled up next to a tree long enough for me to snap a pic.
I want to thank Brian and Maverick for a hunt of a lifetime. If I never turkey hunt again, I will not be disappointed. This has truly been a blessed season all the way around. Texas IS like a whole 'nother country!
Last edited by Big Bird on Tue May 03, 2005 3:36 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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Fri Apr 29, 2005 6:46 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 BB on a great trip!!! Sounds like a blast! Copperheads instead of Cows this trip?
_________________ "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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Fri Apr 29, 2005 7:46 pm |
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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 on a great trip...guess it wouldn't be texas without snake encounters!!!
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Fri Apr 29, 2005 10:27 pm |
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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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MAN!!! ....AWESOME!! ...that's really great all the way around! ...im glad that you got brian his first spring tom, i'd say he loved it! ...i've always wanted to hunt Texas, but have yet to get the chance ...Great pics, Great EVERYTHING!! ...Beautiful land as well! ...Truly INCREDIBLE
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Sat Apr 30, 2005 12:17 am |
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WVBOY
King of Spring
Joined: Fri Dec 03, 2004 1:33 pm Posts: 3038 Location: Powhatan, VA
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Congrats on an awesome trip to Texas.. gotta love it..
_________________ RB
Take me Home Country Roads.
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Sat Apr 30, 2005 2:28 pm |
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brwndg
King of Spring
Joined: Sun Mar 27, 2005 11:01 am Posts: 635 Location: Bluemont, VA
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I'd be interested in the details of the hunt i.e., outfitter, cost, and location. Might make that my vacation next Spring
Thanks
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Sat Apr 30, 2005 6:55 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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WOW, great job guys. Big Bird sounds like that was an awesome encounter. Congrats again to you and Maverick.
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Sat Apr 30, 2005 11:25 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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You were due after last years monsoon season in TX. Congrats on a fine hunt.
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Mon May 02, 2005 8:41 am |
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Ryan Tucker
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Congrats on a great trip!
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Mon May 02, 2005 2:21 pm |
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