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Capt. Don Martin

San Carlos in THREE weeks!

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Hey AZ KILLER, sorry to disappoint, but we had a great hunt! Sorry for the delay in posting, but right after San Carlos I headed to Oklahoma to go on a hunt with my boys and do a little fishing with the grandkids! Priorities you know!

 

Always have a great time in the outdoors. You're not a little envious are you? LOL

 

There were 6 of us that had early tags on the San Carlos. Two guys stayed just a day and a half and saw birds both days, but didn't get any shots..

 

One of the guys in our group, Maynard Ely, got his very first Merriam's gobbler on Day 1.

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Eric Hawkinberry and Kensen Lee both bagged gobblers on Day 3.

 

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Eric Hawkinberry and his gobbler

 

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Kensen Lee with his fine San Carlos gobbler

 

I had a great opportunity on Day 4 but didn't close the deal on a long beard at 36 yards!

 

Then the next day, while using Kensen's 17 HMR, I had a great opportunity on a long beard but found out that a 17 caliber with a 17 grain bullet IS NOT SOMETHING YOU WANT TO SHOOT TURKEYS WITH!

 

Will never do that rifle again, even though its legal up there.

 

After than encounter I decided to call it good, even though I had a few more days available but I wanted to get home and get ready for my Oklahoma vacation.

 

Then I went to Oklahoma where I assisted my son on bagging his first ever Rio Grande gobbler! His friend's 16-year-old son, Trenton Richmond, also got his first ever Oklahoma turkey

 

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Jimmy Martin and his son Jace with Jimmy's first ever Rio Grande gobbler

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Trenton Richmond and Jimmy Martin show the beards of their gobblers!

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These were the FIRST Rio Grande gobblers that either have taken!

Thanks to Steve Wells for letting us hunt on his property!

 

We also did a little fishing and also cleaned up around the private pond where the boys fished.

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Jimmy, Jace and Logan are ready to go!

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Jace and Logan picking up trash and litter.

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Jace shows the trash and liter we picked up!

 

Never to young to get em started cleaning up property that they are allowed to recreate at.

 

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Some good fish in the pond.

 

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Logan holds his big bluegill and the one I caught at the same time!

 

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6-year-old Jace holds his FIRST CRAPPIE!

 

Logan caught his first turtle, a red eared slider.

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Everything was catch and release.

 

Had an awesome time both on San Carlos with my friends and in Oklahoma with my family.

 

So AZKILLER, I Guess both these trips went badly huh; very, very badly! LOL

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Who is hunting san carlos this year? I have the 2nd hunt and headed over on the 13th. Good Luck

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