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Grandson got a good 'un!

Posted: April 23rd, 2016, 7:20 pm
by Tail Feathers
I took my 14 year old grandson out this morning for his first hunt of the season. He killed a jake two years ago but that was his only bird.
I had scouted earlier in the week and seen four or five longbeard together in a pipeline one evening. I had an idea where they roosted and we got there in plenty of time this morning. Another hunter pulled up by us in his Jeep right at gobbling time. He's a loud talker and wanted to visit. We heard nothing after he left so I went down the road a bit to another spot. We had one gobbling but he went away from us on flydown. We tried to follow but it got so thick, we opted to back out and go at him another way.
That worked! We sat up on the other side of him and he responded to calling. As the gobbling got closer, it was clear there were two gobbling!
We had one on one side and two gobbling and coming down a pipeline from the other side. We quickly shifted in intercept the two gobblers. They gobbled REAL close and then we could see them. Not two, FOUR longbeards strolling in. My grandson was directly in front of me and had a wide open shot at the lead bird as he stopped and periscoped his head up at my clucking. BOOM! I saw the head hit the gobbler's back so I knew it was a done deal. The bird flopped, the other three milled about and my middle school lineman grandson bolted more like a running back. :laugh:
He scared the other three toms half to death when he came flying out of the woodline.
The tom was a real trophy. 1 1/2" spur and 1 3/8" spur, a 10 1/2" beard and ANOTHER beard of 8". Yep, his first longbeard was a double-bearded STUD!
I did not weigh the bird. That may have been a mistake. At an estimated weight of 20 lbs 4 oz, this tom would have been the #8 registered Eastern in the State of Texas! Even dropping a pound he would still take #8...:violent1:
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Re: Grandson got a good 'un!

Posted: April 23rd, 2016, 7:23 pm
by The Mossberg Mauler
Congratulations to you both.

Re: Grandson got a good 'un!

Posted: April 23rd, 2016, 7:36 pm
by Grumpy
Very good and nice write up too.

Re: Grandson got a good 'un!

Posted: April 23rd, 2016, 7:44 pm
by redarrow
:thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

Re: Grandson got a good 'un!

Posted: April 23rd, 2016, 8:09 pm
by devastator
:thumbup: :thumbup:

Re: Grandson got a good 'un!

Posted: April 23rd, 2016, 9:15 pm
by Night_Hawk
Just awesome. Congratulations.

Re: Grandson got a good 'un!

Posted: April 23rd, 2016, 9:29 pm
by hookinembig
Great job to the both of you. And congrats on the giant bird Texas bird.

Re: Grandson got a good 'un!

Posted: April 23rd, 2016, 10:34 pm
by Hognutz
Congrats to the both of you. That is a stinkin" dandy of a bird.

Grandson got a good 'un!

Posted: April 23rd, 2016, 11:32 pm
by Cleveland48
That's an awesome bird to have as his first long beard. Congrats to him!


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Re: Grandson got a good 'un!

Posted: April 24th, 2016, 7:44 am
by appalachianassassin
don't kill many like that.

Re: Grandson got a good 'un!

Posted: April 24th, 2016, 8:00 am
by Spuriosity
May be a while before he tops that one. Congrats.

Re: Grandson got a good 'un!

Posted: April 24th, 2016, 11:26 am
by 202P&Y
Wowzers!

Re: Grandson got a good 'un!

Posted: April 24th, 2016, 11:58 am
by Shooter
WTG to the young feller!!! :thumbup: Dang, them some spurs!!!

Re: Grandson got a good 'un!

Posted: April 24th, 2016, 12:53 pm
by soiltester
Love that smile and he has every reason to :thumbup:
Not to worry about the record books .. the pics are all that really count & memories will be forever :thumbup:

Re: Grandson got a good 'un!

Posted: April 24th, 2016, 12:59 pm
by HuntnMa
Very happy for y'all.... :)

Re: Grandson got a good 'un!

Posted: April 24th, 2016, 6:34 pm
by GOLD HUNTER
:thumbup:

Re: Grandson got a good 'un!

Posted: April 24th, 2016, 11:05 pm
by Hoobilly
did you look that beard over really good? almost looks like separation in the thicker beard like it could be a triple beard..

may be just the way it looks in your picture


nothing better than getting a youngster in a good hunt with a bonus :thumbup:

Re: Grandson got a good 'un!

Posted: April 25th, 2016, 7:17 am
by strutnva
:thumbup:

Re: Grandson got a good 'un!

Posted: April 25th, 2016, 7:39 am
by pullit
Double beard, and a great set of hooks, got to love it, congrats

Re: Grandson got a good 'un!

Posted: April 25th, 2016, 5:45 pm
by Reloader
Congrats!

Re: Grandson got a good 'un!

Posted: April 25th, 2016, 5:50 pm
by JTown21
Great story with an even greater ending. Congrats to the two of you and adapting to having your grandson take a heck of a gobbler....his smile says it all.

Re: Grandson got a good 'un!

Posted: April 25th, 2016, 7:25 pm
by Tail Feathers
hoobilly wrote:did you look that beard over really good? almost looks like separation in the thicker beard like it could be a triple beard..

may be just the way it looks in your picture


nothing better than getting a youngster in a good hunt with a bonus :thumbup:
Not a great pic of them, but definitely is just two, about 3/4" apart. I don't think the boy has stopped smiling yet. He took the turkey's feet and spurs to school to show all his buddies. :lol:

Re: Grandson got a good 'un!

Posted: April 26th, 2016, 8:56 pm
by firedup
Not sure how I missed this one brother!!! CONGRATS!!!! That is one sweet, sweet deal all way around!