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Title: #1 tom of the season
Post by: markTNhunter on 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  :shrug:  :madd:  :madd: dont know why  :shrug: 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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Title: Re: #1 tom of the season
Post by: WldWldWest on April 07, 2011, 03:52:11 PM
Good job!!! :congrats: Like you, if they wont come to me I'll go to them! :biggrin:

WWW
Title: Re: #1 tom of the season
Post by: Dave on April 07, 2011, 03:53:25 PM
Awesome!!   :highclap:
Title: Re: #1 tom of the season
Post by: FinsnFur on April 07, 2011, 04:21:14 PM
If I crawled for 35 yards, I'd be ready for a samich. :eyebrownod:

It took some persistence, but ya scored. Nice job. :congrats:
Thanks for sharing it.
Title: Re: #1 tom of the season
Post by: riverboss on April 07, 2011, 04:51:15 PM
Nice bird and great story  :yoyo:
Title: Re: #1 tom of the season
Post by: markTNhunter on 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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Title: Re: #1 tom of the season
Post by: KySongDog on April 07, 2011, 05:11:04 PM
Real nice bird!   Congrats!    :yoyo:

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

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. 
Title: Re: #1 tom of the season
Post by: HuntnCarve on 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. :innocentwhistle: 
Title: Re: #1 tom of the season
Post by: weedwalker on April 07, 2011, 06:57:32 PM
Way to go Mark!! :congrats: :congrats: That's a fine lookin bird. And a good write up too. :yoyo:
Title: Re: #1 tom of the season
Post by: bambam on April 07, 2011, 07:50:23 PM
Nice bird !!  Congrats !
Title: Re: #1 tom of the season
Post by: HaMeR on April 07, 2011, 08:19:42 PM
That sure is a nice bird Mark!! Congratulations!!  :yoyo: :yoyo:
Title: Re: #1 tom of the season
Post by: shaddragger on April 07, 2011, 09:35:41 PM
 :highclap: :yoyo: Congrats on the bird Mark! Great story and photos!
Title: Re: #1 tom of the season
Post by: iahntr on April 07, 2011, 09:38:50 PM
Nice bird !
Congratulations  :congrats:
Title: Re: #1 tom of the season
Post by: coyote101 on April 07, 2011, 11:16:50 PM
Congratulations.  :congrats: :congrats: Thanks for the sotry and pictures.  :biggrin:

Pat
Title: Re: #1 tom of the season
Post by: nastygunz on April 07, 2011, 11:26:55 PM
Nice job..Im a Mossberg 835 shoota myself !
Title: Re: #1 tom of the season
Post by: nailbender on April 08, 2011, 02:22:39 PM
 Real nice bird! Congrats! :yoyo:
Title: Re: #1 tom of the season
Post by: kyfuzzyface on April 08, 2011, 10:07:31 PM
WTG Mark Congrats on a nick looking bird  :highclap: :highclap:
Title: Re: #1 tom of the season
Post by: WldWldWest on April 09, 2011, 09:54:24 PM
Good bird mark! WTG!!! :congrats: