Nebraska 2021
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Nebraska 2021
Got one in Nebraska today.
My 16gear ok’d daughter went with me. She had a blast but today she was flat wore out and slept in. I went and mid morning I was glassing wind breaks etc and looked north and hens were 200 yards looking at me. The split second I knew it was turkeys they peeled out to the ravine I just came up out of.
So I went south behind the hull and hoofed it a 1/8 or more then started glassing. They didn’t go far. Once they came out of the ravine they looked around and felt comfortable enough to feed
I decided I needed to move further east and saw some pines about 200 yards that looked like a good ambush spot. Hoofed it there and a few minutes later I see him in the shade under a huge pine. Hens fed all around the hillside and had a hen at 40. Surely he would follow? The close hen turned back down hill and he wound up a 100 yards away following 2 other hens and moving north westerly. I knew I needed to go back to where I started from. Hoofed it back around hill and got to where they should be and nada. For a minute I thought I bumped him. Then I realized there’s a small ridge between me and that large pine. I went to the last pine close to the ridge on the slope knowing they were probably still in the windbreak.
I held the strutter decoy in front of me, hunched down and moved to ridge to check and see where they were. To my surprise he was 40 yards over the hill strutting. I dropped the dele and brought the gun up and stood up and banged him.
My 16gear ok’d daughter went with me. She had a blast but today she was flat wore out and slept in. I went and mid morning I was glassing wind breaks etc and looked north and hens were 200 yards looking at me. The split second I knew it was turkeys they peeled out to the ravine I just came up out of.
So I went south behind the hull and hoofed it a 1/8 or more then started glassing. They didn’t go far. Once they came out of the ravine they looked around and felt comfortable enough to feed
I decided I needed to move further east and saw some pines about 200 yards that looked like a good ambush spot. Hoofed it there and a few minutes later I see him in the shade under a huge pine. Hens fed all around the hillside and had a hen at 40. Surely he would follow? The close hen turned back down hill and he wound up a 100 yards away following 2 other hens and moving north westerly. I knew I needed to go back to where I started from. Hoofed it back around hill and got to where they should be and nada. For a minute I thought I bumped him. Then I realized there’s a small ridge between me and that large pine. I went to the last pine close to the ridge on the slope knowing they were probably still in the windbreak.
I held the strutter decoy in front of me, hunched down and moved to ridge to check and see where they were. To my surprise he was 40 yards over the hill strutting. I dropped the dele and brought the gun up and stood up and banged him.
Re: Nebraska 2021
Haha, congrats Brother !
The most experienced novice Turkey hunter the good Lord ever created !
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Re: Nebraska 2021
Way to go, Brice!
May I assume you're not here to inquire about the alcohol or the tobacco?
I am the man from Nantucket.
“Leave the gun, take the cannoli” -Clemensa
When attacked by a group of clowns...Go for the Juggler!!
I am the man from Nantucket.
“Leave the gun, take the cannoli” -Clemensa
When attacked by a group of clowns...Go for the Juggler!!
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Re: Nebraska 2021
Congrats on a successful hunt in NE.
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Re: Nebraska 2021
Congratulations! Sounds like a fun morning. They don’t all have to gobble.
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Re: Nebraska 2021
Good deal Brice.....so u shot him after you banged him? (-:
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Re: Nebraska 2021
May I assume you're not here to inquire about the alcohol or the tobacco?
I am the man from Nantucket.
“Leave the gun, take the cannoli” -Clemensa
When attacked by a group of clowns...Go for the Juggler!!
I am the man from Nantucket.
“Leave the gun, take the cannoli” -Clemensa
When attacked by a group of clowns...Go for the Juggler!!
Re: Nebraska 2021
Awesome!!! WTG Brice!!! Congratulations
Re: Nebraska 2021
That's funny right there.
Thank you Lord for creating these wonderful birds and allowing us to chase after them.
Re: Nebraska 2021
Congrats hoobilly and thanks for sharing.
Thank you Lord for creating these wonderful birds and allowing us to chase after them.
Re: Nebraska 2021
Nice going! Congrats and a half.
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Re: Nebraska 2021
And no I didn’t smoke a cigar afterwards
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Re: Nebraska 2021
When I heard what you did to that poor gobbler, I smoked a cigar!
May I assume you're not here to inquire about the alcohol or the tobacco?
I am the man from Nantucket.
“Leave the gun, take the cannoli” -Clemensa
When attacked by a group of clowns...Go for the Juggler!!
I am the man from Nantucket.
“Leave the gun, take the cannoli” -Clemensa
When attacked by a group of clowns...Go for the Juggler!!
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Re: Nebraska 2021
Sounds like a good hunt. Congrats
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Re: Nebraska 2021
I was going to but I still haven’t see a beard of the bird kilt..On the wrong forum board to shoot Jake’s and smoke cigars!!Hognutz wrote:When I heard what you did to that poor gobbler, I smoked a cigar! [emoji23]
Congrats Brice good for you and way to stick with it!!
The man who passes the sentence should swing the sword
Re: Nebraska 2021
Nice shooting!
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I’ll be placing the fan on the board after I get it preppedWV Ridge Reaper wrote: ↑May 29th, 2021, 2:37 pmI was going to but I still haven’t see a beard of the bird kilt..On the wrong forum board to shoot Jake’s and smoke cigars!!Hognutz wrote:When I heard what you did to that poor gobbler, I smoked a cigar! [emoji23]
Congrats Brice good for you and way to stick with it!!
Once it’s boraxed I’ll get pictures of the beard and spurs