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Title: Second turkey!!!!
Post by: lowell on April 30, 2009, 03:11:44 pm: Got to think this is my "dream season" for turkey....so please don't wake me. :D

First day of my second season in a different county. Was thundering and lightening from about 2:00 to 4:00 this morning and quit but continued to rain hard. Got set up in blind and heard nothing but rain. About 6:10 saw my first turkey and a few minutes later 9 more came across the corn field.

They worked there way to me but stayed on the back side of blind. A few jakes came close but not to where i could shoot. I think all 10 were jakes and hens.. saw no longbeards. They kept walking to the north out of sight.

Had a short nap, called my wife and started to look around again for birds. Nap made for renewed enthusiasim!! ;)

Saw a hen step out of woods maybe 50 yards away. Looked for something with a beard to be with her but saw none. She worked her way to me and was walking in front of blind and I thought I would see what I could get away with her and was going to try and draw on her. Could see my tom decoy moving in wind a little and all of a sudden a longbeard steps out from behind my decoy at about 8 yards.

I shot and hit him right where I was looking. I watched him run about 40 yards and he was dead.

Same short bow and arrow set up as first. 9 3/4" beard and 1 1/16" spurs.

First picture is set up and where turkey died. Second pic is hen I had been watching. And third is
about when my camera started to get water logged.

Lowell, in Illinois still dreamin!!

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Post by: Timo on April 30, 2009, 03:14:51 pm: Dang son that is awwesome! And no you ain't sleepin......just gettin her done.

Congrats on a fine season.
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Post by: hawkbow on April 30, 2009, 07:51:21 pm: very cool brother, you are a turkey slaying bowyer... CONGRATS ON ANOTHER FINE HARVEST!!Hawk
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Post by: huntertrapper on April 30, 2009, 07:57:43 pm: hot Dang! great job sir, i know where ya get all your fletching material now! ya harvest it yourself. Well DONE!
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Post by: Ryan_Gill_HuntPrimitive on April 30, 2009, 08:11:40 pm: congratulations on a fine turkey. i had a good year too, except mine werent with a bow :D looks like lots of fun......non of those jakes would have been safe around my bow >:D
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Post by: Little John on April 30, 2009, 10:31:14 pm: ou are the man, fine job of turkey hunting. Congrats on a fine harvest. Kenneth
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Post by: madcrow on May 01, 2009, 05:00:34 am: Congradulations on the harvest. Looks like the nap did you some good.
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Post by: PeteC on May 01, 2009, 03:52:36 pm: Awesome job,awesome year of turkey huntin'. Congratulations . God bless
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Post by: Sparrow on May 03, 2009, 08:27:49 pm: Great story and great kill.All those wing feathers will keep you busy.Thank you for sharing ! Frank
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Post by: TRACY on May 04, 2009, 11:44:34 am: That is icing on the cake! One with a bow is an accomplishment, but two with selfbow/arrows is unbelievable! Great job!

Tracy
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Post by: John K on May 04, 2009, 02:09:07 pm: Awesome ! Congrats on another fine bird !
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Post by: Pappy on May 06, 2009, 06:11:44 am: Mighty fine job,well done. :)
Pappy
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Post by: Pahinh.Winh on August 20, 2009, 12:53:15 pm: Nice shots! Back before digital cameras, so I have no pictures any more.. I was hunting deer with a Browning Monarch recurve (53# pull) during late turkey season in Wisconsin.. Suddenly, I heard a big flap - n - rustle ahead & up, in some tall pines. I looked toward the sound, & there in the only hole in the canopy, was a big tom, slowly flapping across the opening. I aimed.. shot.. and nailed him!! :o :o :D He tumbled like a football with an arrow in him. When I got to where he lit, the arrow had gone thru him & stuck in the earth. Gave tobacco & thanked him & the spirits for such a gift. 4.5" beard, 1.25" spurs.. and 21# of bird. Then I had to pack him out a mile & a half thru the woods, over the ridge, etc.. I think I grinned the whole way. I skinned him & made an Indn mount, which hung in my office for quite awhile. Gave him to a friend when I moved west.. I expect he's still on his wall, making people "ooh!" & "aah!". Hope so.. Pahinh.Winh
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Post by: recurve shooter on September 20, 2009, 01:15:56 am: it dont get no better than that my friend. keep it up. ;D
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Post by: VenomBOWslinger on September 22, 2009, 12:21:14 pm: Holey B Jesus nice shot awesome pic and story!!! This is exactly what I want to try is take a turkey with a bow that I made and not a compound...woops not supposed to say that word in here!!! ANywaythanx for sharing nice looking bow and arrows looks great as well!!!

CHEERS!
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Post by: Sparrow on September 24, 2009, 02:47:27 pm: Great lookin' hunt ! Thanks for sharing. ' Frank
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Post by: chasing crow on October 02, 2009, 06:25:03 am: WOW, really cool! Enjoy the pot pie!
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Post by: GregB on October 02, 2009, 08:16:30 am: Congratulations on a fine trophy with your bow!
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Post by: brokenhand on October 08, 2009, 07:49:17 pm: The thrill is in the hunt, the kill is the big bonus for doing it right, and you did it right, congrats....Brokenhand Aho.