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Greyghost
King of Spring
Joined: Tue Nov 10, 2009 5:12 am Posts: 2451 Location: Midland, VA
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Happy Young Lady
Today I took out a good friend and his daughter, Mike and Jackie to Quantico. The day started out cool, crisp and clear. We were at our listening post about 0555, about 0615 we heard a couple distant birds. Then about 0625 we heard a couple of birds about 250-300 yards away. We set up on this flat coming up from a bottom and small creek. I then sat across a tote road about 40 yards behind them. I told Mike that due to the open woods lets start here and see what the birds are going to do. They were off the flat down across the creek and up on the next ridge. I had a couple other approaches but again we would have been spotted. So I started off with some soft tree yelps on the trumpet and nothing. Tried again and nothing. They gobbled a couple more times on their own so I got a little louder. Again a 3-4 second delay on the response. About 0620 gave a fly-down cackle and they hit that. So I shut up since I was sure they heard that. 5 minutes later one gobbled and he was on the ground. I hit the trumpet and nothing. Got out the magic box and hit some cuts and a couple raspy yelps. Well all 3 birds liked that. Over the next 15 minutes I hit the box a couple times and could tell they had come off their ridge, crossed the creek and were about 100 yards in front of Mike and Jackie. I gave one last box run and shut up. I then did a couple purrs on the mouth call and could hear strutting about 40 yards to the left of their set up. I could see a head come up and move out to the left of them. I seen she had her gun pointed in a different direction. I then gave a couple purrs and scratched the leaves. Later I found out Mike said that scratching is want moved the birds up over on the flat and Jackie made a great shot. The bird went right down and did not flop. This was her first long beard. She has taken 2 jakes the previous years. She did an outstanding job with 3 long beards 30 yards from her to get the shot. 20 ga. 28 yards 19 lbs. 1 1/8" spur 11 1/4" beard A very happy hunter and proud father: A beautiful young hunter and the ugliest guide: Earl
_________________ God, Family, Country, Corps and then the Wild Turkey.
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Sat Apr 07, 2012 6:48 pm |
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Gobblenow
Co-Owner/Dog Feeder
Joined: Mon Dec 06, 2004 10:20 am Posts: 3806
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Re: Happy Young Lady
Very nice. Congrats to all
_________________ "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
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Sat Apr 07, 2012 7:14 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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Re: Happy Young Lady
Congrats! Very nice gobbler! Good job everyone.
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Sat Apr 07, 2012 7:39 pm |
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tut
King of Spring
Joined: Mon Feb 28, 2005 7:28 am Posts: 1181 Location: Hamilton, va
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Re: Happy Young Lady
Nice bird. Nice to see a young lady out there for sure. Bet it was one exciting day.
_________________ "Turkey's have no curiosity"
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Sat Apr 07, 2012 8:03 pm |
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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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Re: Happy Young Lady
Very nice indeed .. congrats to all..
_________________ RB
Take me Home Country Roads.
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Sat Apr 07, 2012 9:32 pm |
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Doug
King of Spring
Joined: Thu Dec 09, 2004 2:25 pm Posts: 2092
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Re: Happy Young Lady
Very nicely done! Congrats to you all but especially Jackie!
Doug
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Sat Apr 07, 2012 10:10 pm |
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swmrgeoff
Poult
Joined: Thu Mar 29, 2012 4:19 pm Posts: 16 Location: Quantico, VA
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Re: Happy Young Lady
Congrats to all, Beautiful Bird!!!
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Sun Apr 08, 2012 7:03 am |
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Old Forester
Longbeard
Joined: Wed Jan 23, 2008 2:18 pm Posts: 126
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Re: Happy Young Lady
Congratulations!!
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Sun Apr 08, 2012 7:34 am |
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Bow Tech
Jake
Joined: Wed Mar 02, 2011 10:30 pm Posts: 20
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Re: Happy Young Lady
We can't thank Earl enough!! Jackie is still talking non-stop about the hunt. Her older brother has heard enough but she can't help herself!
Getting a 14 yr old girl out of bed at 3:40 am is not easy......unless she's going turkey hunting! Earl did all the work and we just showed up with fingers crossed. What a morning!!
Well told story Earl. with one exception....when those birds came off roost they started heading the opposite way and I thought we were done. They gobbled going away and Earl let em have it. Those dang birds turned around and started on in. There was no mistake about it, when they committed, they gobbled the whole way in. We could hear the spitting and drumming and walking in the leaves prior to actually seeing the birds. When we did see the first bird, all we could see was his head. Jackie wanted to shoot it, but I asked her to wait. The strutter showed, but was to our right. No moving at that point. That strutter didn't like the other 2 birds moving in so quickly and he went after them; that put the bird where we needed him. Earl scratched the leaves, he turned and stopped. Jackie actually asked me 2x's if she should shoot. Yes, shoot him!!!! And like Earl said.....he went straight down!
Thanks Earl!!! We'll be talking about this for some time!!
Mike
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Sun Apr 08, 2012 8:14 am |
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huntingwhoas
King of Spring
Joined: Sat Apr 19, 2008 5:27 pm Posts: 462 Location: Augusta County, VA
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Re: Happy Young Lady
Congrats!
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Sun Apr 08, 2012 8:14 am |
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beardbuster84
King of Spring
Joined: Thu Apr 01, 2010 8:48 pm Posts: 790 Location: Westmoreland co. Va
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Re: Happy Young Lady
Awesome gobbler what a blessed day we had for taking the youth out, to enjoy this great sport.
_________________ "If the good Lord is willing and the creeks don't rise." Hank Williams
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Sun Apr 08, 2012 9:04 am |
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BROOKTROUT
2 Year Old
Joined: Wed May 07, 2008 11:00 am Posts: 59
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Re: Happy Young Lady
Congrats on a great Quantico gobbler!
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Sun Apr 08, 2012 9:06 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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Re: Happy Young Lady
Congrads!
_________________ "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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Sun Apr 08, 2012 10:51 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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Re: Happy Young Lady
Way to go!
_________________ "Do not let what you can not do interfere with what you can do." - John Wooden
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Sun Apr 08, 2012 11:45 am |
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DBLGBL
Longbeard
Joined: Tue Apr 19, 2005 8:47 am Posts: 226
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Re: Happy Young Lady
Way to go guys!
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Sun Apr 08, 2012 2:51 pm |
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