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Title: turkey #2
Post by: markTNhunter on April 14, 2010, 09:20:52 PM
the gobblers wouldnt say nothing this morning i heard one gobble way off in the distance on another farm that i dont have permision to hunt.so i just got on top of a high ridge where i could be heard good put my decoys out sat down started calling and hoping for the best.i just did a few kee kees and a couple of yeps and clucks and about 10 min here came this one and he had one with him.

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Title: Re: turkey #2
Post by: Todd Rahm on April 14, 2010, 09:37:09 PM
Man, you guys are killing me. I need to make some annual turkey hunts down to the states.  :doh2:

Nice bird Mark, and you have two already?  :biggrin:
Title: Re: turkey #2
Post by: KySongDog on April 14, 2010, 09:39:12 PM
Looks like a fair sized jake.  Congrats!   :congrats:
Title: Re: turkey #2
Post by: FinsnFur on April 14, 2010, 09:40:51 PM
Thats a beaut!
What'd he weigh?
Title: Re: turkey #2
Post by: markTNhunter on April 14, 2010, 11:18:35 PM
he was just a jake pretty good one though 16 pounds  6 inch beard  1/4 in spears. the farmer i was hunting on wanted one to eat this one should be some goo eating.
Title: Re: turkey #2
Post by: pitw on April 14, 2010, 11:27:17 PM
That is a great bird to me and thanks for showing it. :biggrin:
Title: Re: turkey #2
Post by: alscalls on April 15, 2010, 06:04:45 AM
 :congrats: :congrats: :congrats: :congrats:

I cant wait till the 26th.   Thats when ours opens......... :pout:
Title: Re: turkey #2
Post by: bambam on April 15, 2010, 10:00:17 AM
Nice bird, congrats.
Title: Re: turkey #2
Post by: 220swift on April 17, 2010, 05:52:04 PM
There is more turkeys around here than there are rabbits. I killed one today that had 1 inch spurs. I"ve not hunted them very much but I see them about every day.
Title: Re: turkey #2
Post by: markTNhunter on April 17, 2010, 07:58:00 PM
careful 220 i know where you live (lol) :eyebrownod:
Title: Re: turkey #2
Post by: buckcrazy on April 17, 2010, 09:57:12 PM
way to go mark  :congrats: i finally got the monkey off my back today 8" beard 3/4 spurs