04/25 – 2nd Day of Ohio’s 2017 Turkey Season
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04/25 – 2nd Day of Ohio’s 2017 Turkey Season
I was ready to go at 05:36 this morning with no moon, cloudy, breezy, & a temp of 47. My buddy called last night & told me he had gotten the field planted & it was OK to hunt there today. I sent out some tree yelps at 06:20 & got an immediate response. The bird was across the road at the far southeast corner of the woods to my east barely audible & was hotter than the proverbially firecracker!! He gobbled at every call I made with a Primos Sonic Dome mouth call & my Ron Clough Thanks Giving box call. He responded with a couple of triples & several doubles as well as so many single gobbles I couldn't count.
Over the years, I have called several birds from those woods across the road, so I wasn’t worried about him hanging up. As with the other birds, he headed north & then west. There is a swamp along the west side of that woods so they go around it to the north before crossing the road. I kept pouring it to him & he kept hammering back letting me know he was getting close. The last gobble was at about 06:50 & it sounded like he was at the edge of the woods or in the field getting ready to cross the road so I shut up. I saw movement to my left & he was strutting along the edge of the woods towards me. He did a couple of spit & drums before dropping strut about 30 yards from me when the Federal Heavyweight #7 magic pixie dust did its job at 06:57. Nice 2 year old with a 9 ½’ beard, 1 ¼” spurs, & 20 pounds 5 ounces.
It was 54 when I left at 07:30. I’ll be after #2 tomorrow morning back in my original woods.
This is the edge of the woods where I sit & where the bird came in from the right.
This is looking north at the east edge of the woods I hunt & the west edge of the woods where the bird was roosted.
The bird was roosted somewhere in this woods to the far right.
When I cut the spurs off the legs, I noticed this deformity & cut it open.
This little ball of something was under the skin. It looks like it might have been an old infection. I cut the ball into several pieces but there was nothing inside so I have no idea what caused it.
Over the years, I have called several birds from those woods across the road, so I wasn’t worried about him hanging up. As with the other birds, he headed north & then west. There is a swamp along the west side of that woods so they go around it to the north before crossing the road. I kept pouring it to him & he kept hammering back letting me know he was getting close. The last gobble was at about 06:50 & it sounded like he was at the edge of the woods or in the field getting ready to cross the road so I shut up. I saw movement to my left & he was strutting along the edge of the woods towards me. He did a couple of spit & drums before dropping strut about 30 yards from me when the Federal Heavyweight #7 magic pixie dust did its job at 06:57. Nice 2 year old with a 9 ½’ beard, 1 ¼” spurs, & 20 pounds 5 ounces.
It was 54 when I left at 07:30. I’ll be after #2 tomorrow morning back in my original woods.
This is the edge of the woods where I sit & where the bird came in from the right.
This is looking north at the east edge of the woods I hunt & the west edge of the woods where the bird was roosted.
The bird was roosted somewhere in this woods to the far right.
When I cut the spurs off the legs, I noticed this deformity & cut it open.
This little ball of something was under the skin. It looks like it might have been an old infection. I cut the ball into several pieces but there was nothing inside so I have no idea what caused it.
George
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Re: 04/25 – 2nd Day of Ohio’s 2017 Turkey Season
Thx.MAK wrote:Good job George - pour it on 'em!!!!!
George
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Re: 04/25 – 2nd Day of Ohio’s 2017 Turkey Season
Go git' em', all yer' tags filled!!!!
Then U B ready fer' NY!!
Looks like an old fightin' wound that healed
Then U B ready fer' NY!!
Looks like an old fightin' wound that healed
ever wonder where the white goes when the snow melts??
Re: 04/25 – 2nd Day of Ohio’s 2017 Turkey Season
Congrats! Good looking tom. Good luck with tomorrow's hunt.
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Re: 04/25 – 2nd Day of Ohio’s 2017 Turkey Season
Thx all.
George
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Re: 04/25 – 2nd Day of Ohio’s 2017 Turkey Season
Good job and congrats. Now go take #2. Take, not take a.
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Re: 04/25 – 2nd Day of Ohio’s 2017 Turkey Season
Thx. Howsabout both??guesswho wrote:Good job and congrats. Now go take #2. Take, not take a.
George
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Re: 04/25 – 2nd Day of Ohio’s 2017 Turkey Season
When all else fails.................eat it????
BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA............CONGRATS!
BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA............CONGRATS!
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Re: 04/25 – 2nd Day of Ohio’s 2017 Turkey Season
Good job George. Congrats
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Re: 04/25 – 2nd Day of Ohio’s 2017 Turkey Season
Nice!!! WTG Hope to be headed up to Southern Ohio during the last 10 days of the season!!!
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Re: 04/25 – 2nd Day of Ohio’s 2017 Turkey Season
Congrats !!! Pretty bird
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Re: 04/25 – 2nd Day of Ohio’s 2017 Turkey Season
Thx all. Getting ready to hit the woods this morning.
George
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Re: 04/25 – 2nd Day of Ohio’s 2017 Turkey Season
Thx.
George
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Re: 04/25 – 2nd Day of Ohio’s 2017 Turkey Season
WTG George. Good looking Gobbler!!
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Re: 04/25 – 2nd Day of Ohio’s 2017 Turkey Season
Thx, Doug.
George
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Re: 04/25 – 2nd Day of Ohio’s 2017 Turkey Season
Thx. I'll be hitting the woods again in about 45 mins.appalachianassassin wrote:good job george
George
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Re: 04/25 – 2nd Day of Ohio’s 2017 Turkey Season
Nice work, congrats!
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Re: 04/25 – 2nd Day of Ohio’s 2017 Turkey Season
Thx.SCtrkyhntr wrote:Nice work, congrats!
George
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Re: 04/25 – 2nd Day of Ohio’s 2017 Turkey Season
Congratulations!! Man that sounds like a great hunt! Nice land too, thanks for the photo's it helps put your story into perspective. Interesting wound on that gobbler. Thanks for sharing the photo's.
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Re: 04/25 – 2nd Day of Ohio’s 2017 Turkey Season
Thx. Glad you enjoy my scribbling & pics.Spurhunter wrote:Congratulations!! Man that sounds like a great hunt! Nice land too, thanks for the photo's it helps put your story into perspective. Interesting wound on that gobbler. Thanks for sharing the photo's.
George
YOU KNOW YOU HAVE TO KEEP YOUR BODY STILL. YOUR HEART JUST HASN'T CAUGHT ON.
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Re: 04/25 – 2nd Day of Ohio’s 2017 Turkey Season
Great going,congrats!!