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Offline mullet

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Osceola Down
« on: April 17, 2010, 04:26:54 pm »
I love it when a plan works like it's supposed to. I thought I had this big boy last Saturday only to have him fly down 60 yards from me and walk in the other direction. That morning I watched him gobble on the roost for 40 minutes, gobbling about every 15 seconds, non-stop.

 Well this morning, I set up about 200 yards from where he was last week and sat and hoped he was still roosting in the same Cypress Hammock. And he was. At 6:40 he started hammering again, just like last week. And this time I was sitting where he went the week before. Well he kept it up till 7:00 and I saw him fly down. When he hit the ground I started cuttin' and then shut up and waited. I knew I was reeling him in when he kept gobbling and getting closer. I finaly got him at 5 yards, that's why the head is in that shape.

 18#, 9 1/2" beard and spurs starting to hook. One was an 1 1/2" and the other just a tad over an 1 1/2". One more week to go here.

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Re: Osceola Down
« Reply #1 on: April 17, 2010, 04:29:01 pm »
WOO HOOOO :o
way to go Eddie,that is a nice big osceola too
damn thats a nice bird
ive got buzzard fever so dang bad adn cant hunt for 4 weeks yet :'(
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Re: Osceola Down
« Reply #2 on: April 17, 2010, 05:07:09 pm »
Looks like today was a mighty fine day for a killin!
 Me, my brother, my cousin and his girlfriend, two buddys from work and the boy I took...all killed birds this morning 8)
 Yep!  Mighty fine morning.
  Congrats Eddie ;)
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Re: Osceola Down
« Reply #3 on: April 17, 2010, 05:09:08 pm »
shannon i have to agree with ya
i was out looking for turkeys this morning
and did we see them,everywhere we looked we found birds,wish i could have been hunting
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Re: Osceola Down
« Reply #4 on: April 17, 2010, 06:03:33 pm »
 Shannon, you guy's had a heck of a Jim Dandy Day ;D. This one went down just like I told you I was hopeing it would.
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Re: Osceola Down
« Reply #5 on: April 17, 2010, 09:58:01 pm »
Wow, nice bird there !
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« Reply #6 on: April 17, 2010, 10:24:32 pm »
 Thanks, Manny.
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Re: Osceola Down
« Reply #7 on: April 18, 2010, 12:00:03 am »
Nice Bird Eddie....I won't get to hunt this Spring...they got Me on 12 hour nights again....probably going to miss the Classic ...unless a Miracle happens....  I hate this damned Company more each damned day...they talk out the side of their face...can't never tell the truth...enough rambling....great shot on a fine Bird....
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Re: Osceola Down
« Reply #8 on: April 18, 2010, 12:18:54 am »
Nice gobbler mullet
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Re: Osceola Down
« Reply #9 on: April 18, 2010, 10:48:06 am »
Well Mr. Mullet that there is a fine bird! I always loved them S.E. spurs lengths. We got the weight and beards up here but not them spurs.

Grats! ;)
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« Reply #10 on: April 18, 2010, 12:05:28 pm »
 Thanks, ElD, HT, and Tim. I wish we had the weight sometimes, but after the meat is all gone it sure is nice to still have those long hooks. My longest yet is 1 5/8". It's on Florida's Outstanding Turkey Registry.
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Re: Osceola Down
« Reply #11 on: April 18, 2010, 12:33:53 pm »
Wow what a hog! ::)  Nice bird Eddie. Good job out smarting the old tom. Getting him to 5 yards is awesome and definitely some skill. Congratulations
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Re: Osceola Down
« Reply #12 on: April 18, 2010, 03:34:12 pm »
Thanks, Keenan, it was fun. ;D
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Re: Osceola Down
« Reply #13 on: April 18, 2010, 06:15:24 pm »
Nice job Eddie

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« Reply #14 on: April 18, 2010, 07:27:51 pm »
Thanks, Ron.
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