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Gobblevt
King of Spring
Joined: Fri Apr 06, 2007 9:36 am Posts: 1063 Location: Fredericksburg, VA Catlett, VA
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Great morning with my younger brother!!! Pic updated
Last year youthday for Hayden, my much... much younger 15 year old half brother ended with a late morning longbeard! Started off on a large flock with 4-5 longbeards and ended up with 2 at 15 yards but on the wrong side of the tree for him to get a shot. Took a break for breakfast and went back in at 9am to another piece of woods we heard one gobbling at first light. 1st series of calls from the glass brought an instant gobble from 200 yards...we moved up the field edge to get a bit closer and he gobbled at 60 yards...Luckily it was thick and we sat down and i got him with his gun trained down the only opening in front of us. Old gobbler came past us at 20 yards but was too thick to get a shot. He made it to the field...strutted for 10 minutes at 30 yards but still too thick..We were allowed some movement and I got him around on the field side of the tree. By the time we did that he started back to the woods but closer. Got Hayden back on the woods side just as the gobbler cut in a deeer trail at 15yards....I wispered to get his gun on a 2 foot gap between to pin oaks...Just as his head appeared...BOOM! Didn't even flop! He said this was the best spring break ever....Words dont describe how I felt..Just damn proud!!! 23 lbs, 1 in spurs and 11.5 in beard!
_________________ It's not who you are, it's what you do that defines you.
GO HOKIES!
Last edited by Gobblevt on Sat Apr 07, 2012 8:19 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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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: Great morning with my younger brother!!!
Awesome!
_________________ "Do not let what you can not do interfere with what you can do." - John Wooden
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Sat Apr 07, 2012 2:11 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: Great morning with my younger brother!!!
Congats guys.. way to get it done..
_________________ RB
Take me Home Country Roads.
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Sat Apr 07, 2012 2:16 pm |
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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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Re: Great morning with my younger brother!!!
Congratulations Hayden, great job by all.
Earl
_________________ God, Family, Country, Corps and then the Wild Turkey.
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Sat Apr 07, 2012 2:25 pm |
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Doug
King of Spring
Joined: Thu Dec 09, 2004 2:25 pm Posts: 2092
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Re: Great morning with my younger brother!!!
Great job!!
Doug
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Sat Apr 07, 2012 3:36 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: Great morning with my younger brother!!!
Sounds like a thrilling hunt, with a monster bird! Congrats men!
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Sat Apr 07, 2012 4:22 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: Great morning with my younger brother!!!
Bird didnt have a chance. Ha. Way to go bros.
_________________ "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 4:26 pm |
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Old Forester
Longbeard
Joined: Wed Jan 23, 2008 2:18 pm Posts: 126
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Re: Great morning with my younger brother!!! Pic updated
Awesome!
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Sun Apr 08, 2012 7:48 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: Great morning with my younger brother!!! Pic updated
Congrats!
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Sun Apr 08, 2012 8:12 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: Great morning with my younger brother!!! Pic updated
That's a big ole tom there yall got!
_________________ "If the good Lord is willing and the creeks don't rise." Hank Williams
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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: Great morning with my younger brother!!! Pic updated
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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Freddy
Boss Gobbler
Joined: Fri Dec 03, 2004 12:50 pm Posts: 3138 Location: Goodview, VA
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Re: Great morning with my younger brother!!! Pic updated
Congrats! Great hunt and a great bird!
_________________ "You have to pay for every bird you kill and the coin you use to pay for them is time." - Tom Kelly
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Mon Apr 09, 2012 8:01 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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Re: Great morning with my younger brother!!! Pic updated
Great!
_________________ Vic
Just because you do not take an interest in politics doesn't mean politics won't take an interest in you!
-Pericles (430 B.C.)
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Bigmeat
King of Spring
Joined: Wed Apr 20, 2011 11:23 am Posts: 670 Location: Hagerstown, MD
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Re: Great morning with my younger brother!!! Pic updated
Nice job!
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Mon Apr 09, 2012 8:29 am |
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thnderchkns_nitemare
Poult
Joined: Wed Apr 11, 2012 1:20 pm Posts: 12 Location: Emporia, VA
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Re: Great morning with my younger brother!!! Pic updated
Can't beat that feeling! Great job guys!
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