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Spit n Drum
2 Year Old
Joined: Wed Apr 03, 2013 1:17 pm Posts: 89
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Mules and Gobblers
Called this bird into my Dad this last Friday morning. The gun cracked at 7:10 am. Dad shot him at 27 steps with a 3" hevi shot mag blend. Our mules got us back deep in the mountain where we wanted to be before daylight. We got the mules about 500-600 yards from the gobbler, got off tied em up and closed the rest of the distance on foot. We was 200 yards from the mules to where we killed the bird. We was 2 miles deep in the mountain and hadn't even broke a sweat. The hunt meant as much or more to me than any hunt that I've ever been involved with. I'm 24, my dad started hunting me for spring gobblers when I was 5. He finally got me my first bird when I was 8 and I've been giving them hell ever since. Over the years dad has called in 15 give or take gobblers for me. He always made me shoot. He always wanted me to kill the bird. Always said he's killed his share and wanted to see me kill them. But as I got older I wanted him to shoot and I wanted to call. But he still wouldn't let me. Still wanted to see me kill them. I finally talked him into being the shooter. He finally figured out that killing isn't my priority just being apart of the hunt with him is all that mattered. I told him couple days before that he was shooting first. When we found the bird Friday morning he never said a word he got on out in front and let me work the bird. I got to watch the whole thing from 70 yards behind him. Got the see him strut all the way into dad's gun barrel. Really special hunt for me. 2 yr old 9 inch beard. Maybe 17-18 lbs. The day before that I called in this two year old in before work. Showed up to the jobsite with a gobbler over my shoulder. Got my boss man to take the picture. Pretty fast hunt. Him and another gobbler hit the ground around 6:20am and one was dead at 6:30am. Came right in with no trouble. I didn't get the strutter. Wanted to but just couldn't make it happen. 2 year old 9 inch beard maybe 17 lbs.
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Tue Apr 22, 2014 10:09 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: Mules and Gobblers
Double Congrats! Hunted many places i could have used a mule!
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Tue Apr 22, 2014 10:37 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: Mules and Gobblers
Congratulations on 2 great hunts. Love those mules.
Earl
_________________ God, Family, Country, Corps and then the Wild Turkey.
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Wed Apr 23, 2014 1:58 am |
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Gobblenow
Co-Owner/Dog Feeder
Joined: Mon Dec 06, 2004 10:20 am Posts: 3806
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Re: Mules and Gobblers
Really cool hunt
_________________ "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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Wed Apr 23, 2014 9:24 am |
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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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Re: Mules and Gobblers
congrats. way to use the mules.
_________________ If you could kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, you wouldn't sit for a month.
Theodore Roosevelt
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Wed Apr 23, 2014 10:44 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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Re: Mules and Gobblers
Very Nice man.. Highland County? Congrats to you both..
_________________ RB
Take me Home Country Roads.
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Wed Apr 23, 2014 12:41 pm |
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Spit n Drum
2 Year Old
Joined: Wed Apr 03, 2013 1:17 pm Posts: 89
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Re: Mules and Gobblers
Thanks fellers! No my bird was a Augusta County Bird and my dad's was a Alleghany County Bird.
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Wed Apr 23, 2014 2:51 pm |
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vagrousehunter
King of Spring
Joined: Sun Mar 27, 2005 12:41 pm Posts: 813 Location: WV Eastern Panhandle
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Re: Mules and Gobblers
Those mules are cool ! Congratulations ! P.S. Hear any grouse ?
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Wed Apr 23, 2014 4:07 pm |
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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: Mules and Gobblers
Seen the time when I coulda used a mule!
_________________ "Do not let what you can not do interfere with what you can do." - John Wooden
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Wed Apr 23, 2014 4:40 pm |
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Doug
King of Spring
Joined: Thu Dec 09, 2004 2:25 pm Posts: 2092
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Re: Mules and Gobblers
Congrads on the 2 nice birds!!!
Doug
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Wed Apr 23, 2014 5:03 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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Re: Mules and Gobblers
Very cool.
_________________ 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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Wed Apr 23, 2014 10:47 pm |
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Coalman
King of Spring
Joined: Mon Apr 09, 2007 4:09 pm Posts: 1305 Location: Seacoast NH
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Re: Mules and Gobblers
vagrousehunter wrote: Those mules are cool ! Congratulations ! X2
_________________ Keeper of the Mountain Province Division Tenth Legion
Your eye in the Northeast sky Coalman's Online Blog http://coalmansblog.com
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Thu Apr 24, 2014 8:37 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: Mules and Gobblers
Very neat Congrats on sum nice gobblers.
_________________ "If the good Lord is willing and the creeks don't rise." Hank Williams
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Thu Apr 24, 2014 11:52 am |
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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: Mules and Gobblers
Congrats! Very cool!
_________________ "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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Thu Apr 24, 2014 12:23 pm |
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Kurt
2 Year Old
Joined: Tue Apr 12, 2011 10:08 am Posts: 91 Location: Mid coast Maine
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Re: Mules and Gobblers
Congrats on the hunting adventure and the success
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Thu Apr 24, 2014 8:52 pm |
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