richyb Posted April 28, 2010 Report Share Posted April 28, 2010 Headed to the bush after work for a couple hours of hunting and found gold with 10 minutes till legal shooting hours was over. I was running and gunning through the property, walk 50 yards, call , listen and walk again. Nothin was goin on in the bush so I walked out to the field. When I got to the fields edge there was 3 hens standing about 20 yards out feeding in the grass ( with the wind i guess they couldnt hear me coming). They wandered out of the field so I took a couple steps out and noticed a ball of dust at the other end of the field. I walked up just inside the bush line to within 200 yards of the bird and set up and gave a couple calls. He walked right to me and I pulled the trigger at 30 yards. 19.4 pounds 8 1/2" beard and 1 1/8" spurs. I guess I will have lots of time to golf now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paully Posted April 28, 2010 Report Share Posted April 28, 2010 Nice going! While fishing this evening i seen one come out of some trees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leecher Posted April 28, 2010 Report Share Posted April 28, 2010 Awesome richyb Nice gobbler.... congrats Leechman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waterwolf Posted April 28, 2010 Report Share Posted April 28, 2010 how many guys here are grittin' their teeth to dust right now. just wild how it happens sometimes. great report on an aggressive tom gettin' caught off-guard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiths Posted April 28, 2010 Report Share Posted April 28, 2010 Talk about a stroke of luck eh? Nice job on the gobbler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capt bruce Posted April 28, 2010 Report Share Posted April 28, 2010 Both sons and a daughter have got a bird this year, Im hopeing Pop(me) will get one this weekend , going out with second daughter on fri and sat (if needed). Nice bird , if you have never tried it Turkey hunting is great fun ,get out there ,both daughters and wife enjoy it . Funny wife would never deer hunt with us , but bird hunting either, grouse , turkeys, pheasants , she loves it.great way to spend family time and the eating is good too .great bird with a nice tail , feathers i mean ,thats a joke son... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slammer442 Posted April 28, 2010 Report Share Posted April 28, 2010 nice bird Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJQ Posted April 28, 2010 Report Share Posted April 28, 2010 Nice!! Thats a great picture!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curtis Posted April 29, 2010 Report Share Posted April 29, 2010 good going! nice gobbler and story to boot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AzuluSpookd Posted April 29, 2010 Report Share Posted April 29, 2010 Way to go rich! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishhunter Posted April 29, 2010 Report Share Posted April 29, 2010 way to go. Nice bird Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenzy31 Posted April 30, 2010 Report Share Posted April 30, 2010 hey hey!! good on ya Rich! guess i gotta rub it in Scott's face on Monday?!?!?! lol hahaha very nice bird buddy! Jesse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilli Posted May 1, 2010 Report Share Posted May 1, 2010 Last year i spent two serious sits in the bush not flinching a muscle and twice a tom walked right behind me until I had to come out at 7pm (6:59 for the sticklers)to chance a shot. Aint happening. Third time in I brought my figgity stir crazy son who couldn't stop whispering. Then he says "there's one" and I stood up and shot it. Ya all the books and experience in the world and this guy just walks in and shoots one . Really nice bird there Rich. I'd be tempted to buy my second tag just to get more time in the bush behind the hammer. You got all summer to start golfing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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