Yikes! Lil' Yildie Strikes

GLS · Post by **GLS** » April 16th, 2013, 12:46 pm

2 year-old bird, small, non-agricultural swamp bird shot in adjacent burned pine flat this morning. First bird with the Yildiz .410. 13/16 oz. tss 9's. Entire rig weight 3 lbs., 9 oz. as seen. 10 minute hunt 845 a.m. Struck him up on the way out of the woods with wingbone; closed with diaphragm.

hawglips · Post by **hawglips** » April 16th, 2013, 2:14 pm

Way to go Gil!

GLS · Post by **GLS** » April 16th, 2013, 2:22 pm

And a tip of the hat, and thanks, to Hal and William (Sumtoy) for making it possible. Gil

el diablo · Post by **el diablo** » April 16th, 2013, 3:06 pm

That's awesome Gil! You could carry that bad boy in your vest!

DocHolliday · Post by **DocHolliday** » April 16th, 2013, 5:58 pm

WTG!!

poorcountrypreacher · April 16th, 2013, 7:15 pm

Congrats! Love to see that little gun at work!

Shotgun Dave · Post by **Shotgun Dave** » April 16th, 2013, 7:31 pm

He's just as dead as one shot with a 12 gauge !!! Congrats !!!

hookedspur · Post by **hookedspur** » April 16th, 2013, 7:40 pm

Shotgun Dave wrote:He's just as dead as one shot with a 12 gauge !!! Congrats !!!

Yes Sir !!!!!

pedro · Post by **pedro** » April 16th, 2013, 8:35 pm

WTG! Nice work with the lightweight!

Stinky J Picklestein · April 16th, 2013, 9:58 pm

savduck · Post by **savduck** » April 16th, 2013, 10:52 pm

Awesome Gil. Congrats

Reloader · Post by **Reloader** » April 16th, 2013, 10:55 pm

Sweet

Hayudog · Post by **Hayudog** » April 17th, 2013, 12:06 am

Way cool. Good bird. Looks like you are making turkey hunting fun all year with the projects you build.

GLS · Post by **GLS** » April 17th, 2013, 10:19 am

Hayudog wrote:Way cool. Good bird. Looks like you are making turkey hunting fun all year with the projects you build.

The old wingbone was homemade as well.
Here's yesterday's bird with the depicted wingbone on a lanyard which is actually a soft mouth call pouch on a lanyard. On it are strung a tritium illuminated compass which stays on the lanyard for use when it is pitch dark and the other compass is a wrist Suunto which is a fine compass. It is the old self-illuminated type that doesn't self-illuminate very well. It has an adjustable bezel for sighting azimuth which is handy. It sits over my ghillie top. Other than what you see there, I carry a slate and a few strikers. I believe in going light.
Gil

hawglips · Post by **hawglips** » April 17th, 2013, 10:44 am

You certainly went the light route with the Yildiz.

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