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Main Discussion Area => Shooting and Hunting => Topic started by: Wvfarrier on November 21, 2016, 07:19:40 pm

Title: Turkey....gobble gobble
Post by: Wvfarrier 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. 

(http://i712.photobucket.com/albums/ww121/badguybuster/Mobile%20Uploads/20161121_162217_zpsu1vxaoje.jpg)

Title: Re: Turkey....gobble gobble
Post by: Wvfarrier on November 21, 2016, 08:05:36 pm

If anyone needs the tail or wing feathers.  I saved them

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Post by: Pappy on November 22, 2016, 04:26:56 am

Nice job, not an easy task with a bow. Congrats.
 Pappy

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Post by: Urufu_Shinjiro on November 22, 2016, 11:44:05 am

Wow what a bird! Many an arrow on that guy, lol.

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Post by: bubbles 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?

Title: Re: Turkey....gobble gobble
Post by: Wvfarrier 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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Post by: BowEd 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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Post by: jeffp51 on November 22, 2016, 08:27:59 pm

Quote from: Wvfarrier on November 21, 2016, 08:05:36 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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Post by: mullet 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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Post by: Pappy 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. :)
 Pappy

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Post by: Wvfarrier 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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Post by: bjrogg 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.
Bjrogg

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Post by: Wvfarrier on November 23, 2016, 07:22:48 pm

I practice snap shooting at small balloons tied to sticks

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Post by: selfbow joe on November 23, 2016, 09:10:38 pm

Congratulations! That's a nice bird.

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Post by: Wvfarrier on November 25, 2016, 08:24:02 pm

He was quite delicious and a huge hit with the new in laws