#1 tom of the season

markTNhunter · April 07, 2011, 03:45:55 PM

ruff start to the season the first day got on 2 birds work them for 2 1/2 hours they were hung up about 50 yards from me behind a small thicket would not budge just stand a gobble so i finaly belly crawled 25 yards while i was crawiling my partner stayed behind and called to keep them fired up and cover my noise it worked great got in position where i could see them and then after all that calling crawling 35 yards away pulled the trigger MISS

dont know why

just flat missed is all i can say.so we hunted 3 more days with no luck any finaly this morning we struck 3 birds got set on them had my hunting partner about 25 yards behind we were both calling haad 2 birds in fron of gobbling and 1 to our left coming out of th holler the one tothe left made it to us first let him get about 25 yards and stutt a little then when he went out of strut i turned the mossberg 835 and a 3 1/2 in mag lose on him smoked em.took about 25 min.

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WldWldWest · April 07, 2011, 03:52:11 PM

Good job!!!

Like you, if they wont come to me I'll go to them!

WWW

Dave · April 07, 2011, 03:53:25 PM

Awesome!!

FinsnFur · April 07, 2011, 04:21:14 PM

If I crawled for 35 yards, I'd be ready for a samich.

It took some persistence, but ya scored. Nice job.

Thanks for sharing it.

riverboss · April 07, 2011, 04:51:15 PM

Nice bird and great story

markTNhunter · April 07, 2011, 04:52:48 PM

heres a picture with my hunting partner behind me i got to give him props he did most of the calling hes a former quacker boy pro staffer and one hell of a turkey caller.this bird weighed 21 1/2 pounds had 11 1/4 inch beard 1 inch spears.

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KySongDog · April 07, 2011, 05:11:04 PM

Real nice bird! Congrats!

If your partner was a Quaker Boy pro staffer, I can guarantee you he knows what he is doing with a turkey call.

I killed my very first tom down at the LBL with a Quaker Boy Easy Yelper push pin call back in the 80's. They make good stuff.

HuntnCarve · April 07, 2011, 06:45:42 PM

Very nice bird! I used to sell glue to Quaker Boy for the assembly of their easy yelpers years back. LOL! Actually, I would ship pails of glue, and get assorted calls sent in exchange.

weedwalker · April 07, 2011, 06:57:32 PM

Way to go Mark!!

That's a fine lookin bird. And a good write up too.

bambam · April 07, 2011, 07:50:23 PM

Nice bird !! Congrats !

HaMeR · April 07, 2011, 08:19:42 PM

That sure is a nice bird Mark!! Congratulations!!

shaddragger · April 07, 2011, 09:35:41 PM

Congrats on the bird Mark! Great story and photos!

iahntr · April 07, 2011, 09:38:50 PM

Nice bird !
Congratulations

coyote101 · April 07, 2011, 11:16:50 PM

Congratulations.

Thanks for the sotry and pictures.

Pat

nastygunz · April 07, 2011, 11:26:55 PM

Nice job..Im a Mossberg 835 shoota myself !

nailbender · April 08, 2011, 02:22:39 PM

Real nice bird! Congrats!

kyfuzzyface · April 08, 2011, 10:07:31 PM

WTG Mark Congrats on a nick looking bird

WldWldWest · April 09, 2011, 09:54:24 PM

Good bird mark! WTG!!!