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Offline Wvfarrier

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Turkey....gobble gobble
« on: November 21, 2016, 07:19:40 pm »
Took this fella today with my Bob Lee.  Using a bamboo shaft I bought on ebay.   Fletcher with turkey feathers.  Using a 357 Magnum casing with a aluminum roofing nail through the center.   Have to go back out tomorrow to find the arrow.    Beard measured 13"  and he dressed out at 22.47#  that's my wife standing behind him. 

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Re: Turkey....gobble gobble
« Reply #1 on: November 21, 2016, 08:05:36 pm »
If anyone needs the tail or wing feathers.  I saved them
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Re: Turkey....gobble gobble
« Reply #2 on: November 22, 2016, 04:26:56 am »
Nice job, not an easy task with a bow. Congrats.
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Offline Urufu_Shinjiro

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Re: Turkey....gobble gobble
« Reply #3 on: November 22, 2016, 11:44:05 am »
Wow what a bird! Many an arrow on that guy, lol.

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Re: Turkey....gobble gobble
« Reply #4 on: November 22, 2016, 12:27:43 pm »
Beautiful bird!  How did the hunt go down?  Did he walk by your stand?  Break up the flock and bring him in with kee kee's? Spot and stalk?

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Re: Turkey....gobble gobble
« Reply #5 on: November 22, 2016, 02:19:24 pm »
I don't hunt from a stand or blind.   I stalked the flock for about 15 minutes.  I can at them from down wind using a thicket as cover.   I waited til they turned away from me.   Stood up and popped him.   Believe it or not he wasn't the largest.   A second male tool off who was easily larger.   Still my biggest bird to date.
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Re: Turkey....gobble gobble
« Reply #6 on: November 22, 2016, 04:34:18 pm »
Congrats on the turkey.Very good sized bird.I'm waiting on a chance in this country this fall here too.
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Re: Turkey....gobble gobble
« Reply #7 on: November 22, 2016, 08:27:59 pm »
If anyone needs the tail or wing feathers.  I saved them

I always need feathers. Send me a PM and maybe we can work out a trade of some kind.

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Re: Turkey....gobble gobble
« Reply #8 on: November 22, 2016, 10:13:54 pm »
How did you kill it with a blunt and nail? Head shoot it? :o
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Re: Turkey....gobble gobble
« Reply #9 on: November 23, 2016, 04:42:11 am »
Stalked the flock, now that is amazing. :) You must have some really brushy country around there. Nice bird for sure. :)
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Offline Wvfarrier

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Re: Turkey....gobble gobble
« Reply #10 on: November 23, 2016, 06:59:57 am »
I hit him at the joint of the head and neck.   it broke his neck, he never made a sound
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Re: Turkey....gobble gobble
« Reply #11 on: November 23, 2016, 07:00:54 pm »
Heck of a good shoot there Wvfarrier, I'm hoping to get a chance at one someday. I'm thinking I'd still have a hard time making that shot though.
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Offline Wvfarrier

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Re: Turkey....gobble gobble
« Reply #12 on: November 23, 2016, 07:22:48 pm »
I practice snap shooting at small balloons tied to sticks
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Re: Turkey....gobble gobble
« Reply #13 on: November 23, 2016, 09:10:38 pm »
Congratulations! That's a nice bird.

Offline Wvfarrier

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Re: Turkey....gobble gobble
« Reply #14 on: November 25, 2016, 08:24:02 pm »
He was quite delicious and a huge hit with the new in laws
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