Bagged, Tagged, and Digested

[martin08]

Quickest call-in I ever had.

I drove through a fresh-cut wood lot to my favorite power line. I stepped out of the car, made a call, got an instant gobble from less than 50yards away, reached into the car for the gun, loaded a shell, ducked behind the nearest shrub evergreen, spotted three toms, picked the first to move around the power-line pole, and dropped him.

All in under 30 seconds. Holy cow.

19lb, 7" beard. Tasted great in a Parmesean last evening.

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[Ironnewt]

Now go get another. 30 seconds, that's some type of quick.

[martin08]

Now go get another. 30 seconds, that's some type of quick.

Exactly.

My early morning hunt resulted in real frustration. I located two responding toms during pre-dawn, positioned myself between them, made several measured and appropriate clucks and calls, lured one to within 30 yards after almost an hour, fired and knocked him over! Then he got up, I knocked him over again, then he got up again and flew away. I spent over two hours looking for him in a grid pattern, to no avail.

So, when it became fruitless to search any longer, I changed locations and nailed one in nearly an instant. Go figure.

[websterz]

Tasty lookin' bird.

[Greasemonkey]

Nice

If only I could have gotten the front door open quietly, I would have had one for dinner back in January. He took off when I pushed the door latch.

[Rongo]

Yum....

[racerguy00]

Congrats! Can't beat a wild turkey on the dinner plate as far as I'm concerned.

[WeldonHunter]

Nice Matt. I haven't hunted turkey in 2 years and the season just ended here about a week ago. I have domestic turkeys so it's kind of pointless. The gobbling is cool for the first few months but they do it constantly and try my sanity at times. One of my domestic hens raised 7 wild ones from an abandon nest this past year and they still come around from time to time. My neighbor was over last weekend and one walked right through the field next to my house.

[Junk Yard Dog]

[A_King89]

Haha with the guy with the turkey in the front yard... ya should have jus lifted a window and fired from that haha.

Reminds me of when i was with family over in TX and i shot a 8point from inside the house.. jus had to barely slide open the glass door.

[Junk Yard Dog]

I hate to think about how many years in prison I would get if caught doing that here

[Greasemonkey]

By some chance, you didn't go turkey hunting with that monstrous punt gun did you???

[Junk Yard Dog]

No meat left after that one

[martin08]

By some chance, you didn't go turkey hunting with that monstrous punt gun did you???

I've fielded several questions along those lines, and won't be disclosing any hunting secrets. Uh, uh.

[A_King89]

Ehh where so far out here its all good. Granted it WAS during deer season haha nothing illegal there. And wait.. its illegal to kill a deer from your house?

[Junk Yard Dog]

In this state you had better be 1000 feet from a body of water, roadway, or building .

[Sgt. Rob]

We have Turkeys living right behind the jail. All I have to do is articulate in a convincing manner that they are possibly an escape hazzard?????? It does seem that they like to hang in town far more then the wilds!

Semper Fi, Rob

[Junk Yard Dog]

Food on the claw

[WeldonHunter]

We have Turkeys living right behind the jail. All I have to do is articulate in a convincing manner that they are possibly an escape hazzard?????? It does seem that they like to hang in town far more then the wilds!

Semper Fi, Rob

I had some living in my barn. Along with the mama that raised them, one of my hens. This was earlier this year.

[Longcolt44]

[quote="Sgt. Rob"]We have Turkeys living right behind the jail. All I have to do is articulate in a convincing manner that they are possibly an escape hazzard?????? It does seem that they like to hang in town far more then the wilds!

Semper Fi, Rob[/quote

Jail birds.