jackshoe's turkey

[tjhunt2]

Jackshoe (Ted Bounds) and I decided to give it one last try and headed up to our area Tuesday with no luck that afternoon. We couldn't get a peep out of any of them turkeys. We decided on an area where we had seen some tracks and were up at 3:15am and were in our spot by 4:30am. after carrying in the doublebull blind and 2 chairs. We set up on a ridge and waited for daylight. I started with a few hen yelps but had no response. We decided if a turkey was in our area, it had heard us, so we chose to be quite and not get aggressive. At 5:55 this turkey walks by the blind and I turn to Ted and find him sleeping. I nudged his leg and he opens his eyes and realizes this isn't a dream. He slowly raises his gun and lets the safety off. The #6's did the trick at just 15yrds. It was a tough year for turkeys but we managed to get 10 out of 14 from our camps. Here's a few pics.

 

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Edited May 27, 2008 by tjhunt2

[Browning'sCustomMeat]

good job to all!!! those are some good looking birds.

 

-J-

[Guest 300ultramag.]

nicely done gents.

[azryan]

you guys laid a smackdown on them birds! congrats to all you guys....those are all beautiful birds...thanks for sharing with us Tom

[tjhunt2]

you guys laid a smackdown on them birds! congrats to all you guys....those are all beautiful birds...thanks for sharing with us Tom

 

Thanks all, some of the birds came easy and others were hard to get. Are you having your bird mounted Ryan? They are expensive but make for a great mount.

 

TJ

[azryan]

you guys laid a smackdown on them birds! congrats to all you guys....those are all beautiful birds...thanks for sharing with us Tom

 

Thanks all, some of the birds came easy and others were hard to get. Are you having your bird mounted Ryan? They are expensive but make for a great mount.

 

TJ

 

 

You guys killed probably half the birds that were killed up there ....Unfortunately I'm not going to get him mounted. I will probably just buy one of those plaques to put the fan and beard on.

 

[tjhunt2]

you guys laid a smackdown on them birds! congrats to all you guys....those are all beautiful birds...thanks for sharing with us Tom

 

Thanks all, some of the birds came easy and others were hard to get. Are you having your bird mounted Ryan? They are expensive but make for a great mount.

 

TJ

 

 

You guys killed probably half the birds that were killed up there ....Unfortunately I'm not going to get him mounted. I will probably just buy one of those plaques to put the fan and beard on.

 

Don't leave your fan feathers laying around like I did. I accidently threw my beard out with the garbage and my dog ate the tail feathers I laid on the table and forgot about. Oh well, there's always next year.

 

TJ

 

[Coues 'n' Sheep]

 

Hey, did all those hens have beards, too??? Troy killed a bearded hen... and by looks of all your pics, TJ... three of your group killed hens, too! That would make 4 bearded hens in a 20-30 sq. mile area... .... I always thought that was a genetic abnormality????

 

That is a ton of Turkeys you all killed.... huge success in your camp!

[Huntn coues]

Way to put the wammy slammy on those birds tj.

 

Nicely done!

[tjhunt2]

Hey, did all those hens have beards, too??? Troy killed a bearded hen... and by looks of all your pics, TJ... three of your group killed hens, too! That would make 4 bearded hens in a 20-30 sq. mile area... .... I always thought that was a genetic abnormality????

 

That is a ton of Turkeys you all killed.... huge success in your camp!

 

Gino....yes, we did alright. The first pic of Ted's turkey does look like a hen but we thought it might be a jake. I'm not much of a turkey expert. All the other birds were gobblers for sure. Two were just under 20lbs and the rest 20plus. My Dad's bird had the longerst beard I've seen. The pictures aren't that good but it exceede 13" if you count a couple of hairs.

 

Troy...I did see your picture and post. I replied with a big congratulations on your bird. Nice!

 

[Coues 'n' Sheep]

 

Well, congrats on all the birds. That is a huge beard!!! How were his spurs? Congrats to your Dad on that one!!

 

That first pick is a Hen for sure! How long was her beard?

 

BTW..... you just posted almost 12 MGs of pictures on here...... you are gobbling up Amanda's web space..... gotta reduce those pics!

[tjhunt2]

Coues & Sheep said I was gobbling up to much of Amanda's web site so I deleted all the gobbler pics but Ted's bird. Sorry Amanda! I'll figure this down sizing one of these days.

 

TJ