I waited a while to get my first turkey!
- derbyacresbob
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I waited a while to get my first turkey!
Today I got my first turkey, I waited till I was 66 years old to do it! LOL
This was the first time I have had access to private land with turkeys on it.
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It took me right at one hour to call this gobbler up to about 30 yards away. I am pretty sure he was over a half mile away when I first heard him gobble.
Almost every time I yelped with my box call he would gobble. After about 15 minutes I could tell he was headed my way. This gobbler crossed two barbed wire fences. It was pretty cool to see him react when he first saw the hen decoy I had set up about 15 yards in front of me.
I used a 3-1/2" Federal Heavyweight 1-7/8 oz #6 shot load and the gobbler dropped stone dead at about 30 yards away. The beard was 9-1/2" long.
It was a great day!
This was the first time I have had access to private land with turkeys on it.
IMG_1902 by , on Flickr
It took me right at one hour to call this gobbler up to about 30 yards away. I am pretty sure he was over a half mile away when I first heard him gobble.
Almost every time I yelped with my box call he would gobble. After about 15 minutes I could tell he was headed my way. This gobbler crossed two barbed wire fences. It was pretty cool to see him react when he first saw the hen decoy I had set up about 15 yards in front of me.
I used a 3-1/2" Federal Heavyweight 1-7/8 oz #6 shot load and the gobbler dropped stone dead at about 30 yards away. The beard was 9-1/2" long.
It was a great day!
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Re: I waited a while to get my first turkey!
Congrats!! Never too late for your first.
Re: I waited a while to get my first turkey!
Nice Job on a fine gobbler, and congrats on your first gobbler.
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Re: I waited a while to get my first turkey!
Who says you're never too old to have fun .. congrats
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Re: I waited a while to get my first turkey!
Congrats, Bob! Never to late. It’s a gas pulling them in from that far. Seems like it takes forever for them to get to you. Fun stuff! Looks like a nice one! What state were you hunting?
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When attacked by a group of clowns...Go for the Juggler!!
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Re: I waited a while to get my first turkey!
Very nice. Congrats, and I hope there are many more in your future.
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Re: I waited a while to get my first turkey!
Man I thought I was old when I killed my first but you win on that one!
Just kidding congrats on your first hopefully you have another tag and can keep the roll going !
Just kidding congrats on your first hopefully you have another tag and can keep the roll going !
Re: I waited a while to get my first turkey!
Good job bob. That’s great. Congrats. Hopefully your hooked now.
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Re: I waited a while to get my first turkey!
Good going!!!
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Awesome!!!
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Re: I waited a while to get my first turkey!
Very cool Bob!!!
Now try taking pictures before shooting them!!!
Now try taking pictures before shooting them!!!
Re: I waited a while to get my first turkey!
Way to go Bob! You deserve a nice bird for killing all those coyotes that reduce turkey numbers. I hope it is the first of many more birds you shoot.
- derbyacresbob
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Re: I waited a while to get my first turkey!
Thanks for all the great replies gentlemen!
I really enjoy visiting Gobbler Nation. I have learned quite a bit about reloading bad a$$ shotgun shells on this forum.
I really enjoy visiting Gobbler Nation. I have learned quite a bit about reloading bad a$$ shotgun shells on this forum.
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Re: I waited a while to get my first turkey!
I wish I would have waited but I plugged my first at 13 years old. Baited her in with a Hershy bar and fired some shots at close range..................... ...touch down or maybe it was up, yeah, that's right , it was up, butt it made me feel like a ,,,,,
I was not his father but he was my son,,MAK IV, 10-15-1993 - 4-22-2007
"Rest in Peace my Little Buddy"
"Rest in Peace my Little Buddy"
Re: I waited a while to get my first turkey!
Congrats, hope you don't have to wait that long for your second one.....lol
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Re: I waited a while to get my first turkey!
Knowing Bob, he probably rolled the coyote that was stalking the turkey at 70 yards on the run with his second shot.
Way to go Bob, glad you got one
Way to go Bob, glad you got one