Grandson got a good 'un!
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Grandson got a good 'un!
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...
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...
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Re: Grandson got a good 'un!
Congratulations to you both.
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Re: Grandson got a good 'un!
Very good and nice write up too.
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Re: Grandson got a good 'un!
Just awesome. Congratulations.
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Re: Grandson got a good 'un!
Great job to the both of you. And congrats on the giant bird Texas bird.
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Re: Grandson got a good 'un!
Congrats to the both of you. That is a stinkin" dandy of a bird.
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Grandson got a good 'un!
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!
May be a while before he tops that one. Congrats.
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Re: Grandson got a good 'un!
WTG to the young feller!!! Dang, them some spurs!!!
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Re: Grandson got a good 'un!
Love that smile and he has every reason to
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Re: Grandson got a good 'un!
Very happy for y'all....
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Re: Grandson got a good 'un!
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Re: Grandson got a good 'un!
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
may be just the way it looks in your picture
nothing better than getting a youngster in a good hunt with a bonus
Re: Grandson got a good 'un!
Double beard, and a great set of hooks, got to love it, congrats
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Re: Grandson got a good 'un!
Congrats!
Re: Grandson got a good 'un!
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.
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Re: Grandson got a good 'un!
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.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
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Re: Grandson got a good 'un!
Not sure how I missed this one brother!!! CONGRATS!!!! That is one sweet, sweet deal all way around!