#1 tom of the season

[markTNhunter]

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]

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

WWW

[Dave]

Awesome!!   

[FinsnFur]

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]

Nice bird and great story 

[markTNhunter]

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]

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]

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]

Way to go Mark!! That's a fine lookin bird. And a good write up too.

[bambam]

Nice bird !!  Congrats !

[HaMeR]

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

[shaddragger]

  Congrats on the bird Mark! Great story and photos!

[iahntr]

Nice bird !
Congratulations 

[coyote101]

Congratulations.  Thanks for the sotry and pictures. 

Pat

[nastygunz]

Nice job..Im a Mossberg 835 shoota myself !

[nailbender]

 Real nice bird! Congrats!

[kyfuzzyface]

WTG Mark Congrats on a nick looking bird 

[WldWldWest]

Good bird mark! WTG!!!