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Seems like it's been forever
#908389
03/21/14 04:33 PM
03/21/14 04:33 PM
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Joined: Oct 2004
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Hoover (poor section)
Johnal3
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it froze over
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it froze over
Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 6,889
Hoover (poor section)
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since I got to watch one flop, but I made it happen this morning!! I started out at the front of our lease and heard this a turkey get started up at 0615. He was about a half mile by road, but I knew pretty much where he was, so about the third he gobbled, I struck a trot. He gobbled 10+ times on my way to him and let me know right where he was. There was a logging road that runs right to the ridge he was on, so I hit it and climbed the ridge. When I got close to the top I hit the brakes and started crawling to the very top. There is a little swag that separated me and him. While creepy crawling up a turkey gobbled that almost blew my hat off and sounded a little to the left of where he was, but I wasn't sure that it wasn't him and maybe he turned on the limb. He's only about 125 from me at this point. I get set up and give him a tree call, and got nothing but silence. He answered everything but me! After that I just gave him the silent treatment other than a fly down with a wing and scratching in the leaves. He didn't gobble at that either. Finally at 0710 he flew down angling toward me, so I get my gun up thinking he'll be here in a second. A few minutes roll by and I hear a turkey drum, LOUD! I'm looking for him, but can't see him, mainly because he's straight behind me!  I'm guessing it's the turkey I thought was a different bird?? Anyway, of course he comes up on my right at about 25 yards, which is a problem considering I'm right handed and my gun is pointed dead to my left. Well, he gets to my 3 o'clock and walks behind a big pine and I flip my gun as fast as I can. He sees me or something he don't like and runs about 20 before I can get on him. He made a bad mistake and stopped. So I lean forward (shooting left handed), put it on his head and fire. He flops a time or two and pitches up on a limb about 20 feet off the ground. He's all wobbly sitting up there, but I put it on his back and shoot again. He fell dead as a hammer thank goodness! The first shot was around 40-45 yards. I stepped it off to where he was laying and it was 60 steps! Little ol 20ga. did good! He weighed 19.8 lbs with a 9 1/2 in beard and 1 inch spurs. It felt good to bust one's noggin! 
This is Aldeer! The place people come to vent their frustrations and completely change their stance a few minutes later... 
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Re: Seems like it's been forever
[Re: Johnal3]
#908397
03/21/14 04:38 PM
03/21/14 04:38 PM
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Joined: Oct 2011
Posts: 741
crockrj
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4 point
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Re: Seems like it's been forever
[Re: Johnal3]
#908404
03/21/14 04:43 PM
03/21/14 04:43 PM
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Joined: Mar 2013
Posts: 15,119
Tuscaloosa Co.
N2TRKYS
Old Mossy Horns
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Old Mossy Horns
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Tuscaloosa Co.
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Congrats. Good story, also.
83% of all statistics are made up.
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Re: Seems like it's been forever
[Re: Johnal3]
#908842
03/22/14 06:54 AM
03/22/14 06:54 AM
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Joined: Feb 2014
Posts: 2,785
Owens Xrds
AUwrestler
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10 point
Joined: Feb 2014
Posts: 2,785
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I practiced some off hand shooting this morning, but no turkey. Congrats.
I believe that this is a practical world and that I can count only on what I earn. Therefore I believe in work, hard work. -George Petrie (1945)
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Re: Seems like it's been forever
[Re: Johnal3]
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03/22/14 07:05 AM
03/22/14 07:05 AM
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moody,al
spy
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