Wanted to share this moment with you and thank everyone for all that I have learned on this site.
I took my first two traditional deer last November....and as great and wonderful as that was...it just does not compare to this rush.
Check it out!
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Very, very nice bird!! Big congrats to,Sir!!
That smile won't go away for a while!!
Now theres a smile thats going to last a while. Congrats!
CONGRATULATIONS My Friend!!!!!!!!!!
What gear were you using?????
Congratulations B&B!!! Nice looking bird. :clapper: Man, that has to be exciting. I called in a nice tom this year, but not close enuf. Had to settle for some mushrooms.
Wood.....Click on the picture...and the caption underneath will have the gear info. If it doesn't come up for you....let me know and I'll post it.
Oh...forgot to tell you the best part. My 15 year old son was in the blind with me and got the whole thing on video tape!!!
WOW! Im happy for ya! Congratulations, and thanks for sharing! :thumbsup:
Congrats!nice bird.I hunted the Hoosier National Forest for 10 years for turks and enjoyed it immensly.I miss it for sure.Good job!
Real nice bird, I'm glad your son was there to share tha moment.
Boys you couldn't pull that smile off his face with a tow truck! Many Congratulations!
Well done. Real nice bird. Be shure to fletch sum arras with his feathers.
good job!
B&B,
Real nice bird.... and outstanding to have accomplished this milestone with your son at your side.... The two of you will talk about this day forever.... Making memories!
Congrats on a fine bird. I bet your son has a smile just as big as your's. Alan
Yep! That's gonna leave a mark! :D :thumbsup:
I posted this event with mixed emotions. While I am proud...I don't want to come across as proud. However....I see it as a tribute to this site which has contributed greatly to my journey.
I guess it's my way for those of you who give advice from your experience....to see the fruits of your labor.
I trust it is accepted in that way.
Congrats on a nice bird. Proud, you should be, you got the job done! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
You do "ALL" Trad Hunters proud when you take game, especially something as tough as a turkey with trad gear. I love reading this site and sharing in other trad hunters joys, excitements and even bloopers in pursuit of game or just slinging arrows.
Thanks for your post and sharing with us. That's what it's all about. Congrats and hope to see more in the future! :clapper:
Your pride is not mispent partner. Your son will remember that long after you are gone from this earth and he is near his end. It will be crystal clear in his mind. As Charley Lamb said nicely, "that will leave a mark." It sure will.
George
Congratulations !
:clapper: :clapper:
F-Manny
Now THAT'S the way a hunter should look after accomplishing something awesome like that.
Bet that's one tape that will get watched and shown a few times.
Congrats of the highest order sir.
Gonna have to change you name to beagles, bucks & birds now :bigsmyl:
Sweet Beagles...congrats on a fine hunt and milestone. :thumbsup: :clapper:
That is great! Nice bird and nice bow too. A PL Greybark huh?
Congrats on a fine bird. Well done!
bentpole...you are correct sir.
I promised myself that after I took my first traditional deer....I would reward myself with a custom bow.
Well....I took 2 deer...a buck and a doe....with my Martin Savannah last season and kept my promise to myself.
I did the BW "test drive"...and was pleased. In addition....I really, really needed a take down long bow for a summer hog hunt coming up.
Ordered it in December and received it in February.
Love the greybark color.
I really like the autumn oak too. I'm sure there is one of those in my future. ;)
OUTSTANDING!!!!
That is awesome. I know I have this Trad thing bad, because when I clicked on your pic the first thing I looked at was your bow...LOL
Congratulations.
Congratulations ! I know what a challenge it is to harvest a turkey with a bow. I have been trying for two seasons now. I could have taken at least 8 birds at 35-40 yards(shotgun range), but none have came within range of the recurve yet. I am determined and I am not going to give up. Congratulations again. That is a mighty fine bird to be proud of.
Matt
Matthewp....I know what you mean about the shotgun. You don't know how many times I was tempted....even the night I shot this one....I actually thought about taking the shotgun out. Can you imagine how sick I would have been when this turkey showed up initially at 12 yards!!!!
The funny thing was .... I never let out a single call that night.
Through just pure luck....I was on the way home early from a hunt two nights earlier....after sitting for 2 1/2 hours and only seeing a hen.
Just down the road from my house....I saw two gobblers heading from a cornfield into a woodlot...and I knew that as late as it was...they had to be heading in there to roost.
I went right home...acquired permission...and went out the next morning to listen. I went in where the landowner said he thought they were roosting...and he was right on the money.
I came back mid-day to scout the property. I looked over a number of places to place my blind.....but there was only one place that I knew they were going to come to and that was the roost area.
And that's how it went down. Where I set up was in a place we had rabbit hunted in the fall and winter. It is a little meadow....right under some cottonwoods.
I put out no decoys...and did no calling. There was no need to arouse suspicion....and this time of year after being blasted at for a week and half now....that's what is really is.
(Side note: Yesterday a good friend of mine harvested a bird with a shotgun. I put him in a good spot and said..."No decoys...and don't call. Less than 30 minutes after I left...he had one on the ground.)
I expected something to go down...but not for a couple of hours. Imagine my surprise when 45 minutes into the hunt two hens showed up feeding in front of the blind only 12 yards away...and then from the opposite direction...my blind side....my son said..."Dad...a gobbler....get your bow ready."
I missed him the first time...at about 15 yards...(bad follow through). He just skipped foward two steps...and then went back into a semi-strut. The next shot....was textbook. Right through the hip....up into the body...crushing the thigh bone. Recovery was about 40 yards.
My point is....when you hunt fields....you face a lot of opportunties like you are talking about. Turkeys must decoy in order to get the shot. That works pretty well early in the season...and on very, very lightly hunted areas.
But in late season...or in areas of high pressure...I would suggest more of a "deer hunting" approach. Find roosting or strutting areas (i.e., turkey funnel areas).....set up....sit tight...and keep your lips sealed.
Good luck!! Hang tough!! When its meant to be....it will happen.
BBB
That's awesome. No problem being proud. We all understand what an accomplihment it is.