Calebs bird #2

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Calebs bird #2

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bird #1 ...The double beard story was kinda boring... he was stoked... but the bird came in on a string... but man he was a sweet 23lb double beard 11/4 hooks... bird of a lifetime... but boring story..
This bird isn't his 23lb double beard from last year, but it will do
Man it was a great morning. Got to the wood late, 6 a.m., it's hard to get a 6 year old motivated in the morning . Walked into the wood 25 yards and just listened. I heard a bird gobble a good ways off and thought crap the walk is on. So I pulled out my owl hoot hit it and 3 birds answered me. One was pretty close. Normaly I don't set a decoy out, but figured it would be a good idea to give the bird something to focus on instead of a little boy shaking like a leaf. That bird came to 80 yards and strutted up and down this bank for an HOUR... all while in view of us so we were locked up. My boy didn't move a muscle the whole time. I left him walk away from us because my plan was to reset up the bank a little bit, but he wasn't having that. I called to him to see where he was so I could stay out of sight, and he was coming up the ravine right to us. He came up and circled to our right a little bit, and did the strut walk of death down a atv trail that the decoy was set up beside. Caleb had a shooting lane at 20, but the bird was hung up at 30. Just then my butt started to cramp up so bad that it made my eyes tear up... (over an hour wth a 55 pound little boy on your leg as your trying to hold him up in position and the gun.. not good) I whispered to him and asked him if he could get a shot he said yes. The bird spun butt toward us in full strut and he swung the gun on him, the bird turned around went out of strut into a gobble and my boy smoked him about half way through the gobble. it was like GOOOBLLBOOOOMMMM FLAP FLOP FLOP FLAP...
Man am i one proud pappa..... Mountain Hollow game calls did it again... 19.5 lb 10.75 beard 1 1/8 hooks and one messed up toenail
bird #1 Caleb was 5 years old
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Bird #2 Caleb was 6 years old.
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this was his "Goofy" pose...

Man I can't wait till spring!!! It's all he's been talking about for weeks not and April is 3 months away... I've created a monster...
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Very cool story! Great job with your son man!
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Great hunt and pictures. Thanks for sharing.
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Great story. Nice job, Caleb. I like his pose..
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He's a little monster alright! Just remember these guys on the forum don't know him......Bahahahaha!!!
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He looks like a natural for sure.
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Good deal!
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Love that second pic...he's saying "come get some!" Love it.
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Nice pics
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Ticeman wrote:Love that second pic...he's saying "come get some!" Love it.
This! :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:
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