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Offline HickoryBill

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Primitive Longbeard!!
« on: April 30, 2013, 11:10:41 am »
I shot this beard at about 10 yards with a 45# osage bow, cane arrows and a knapped head I made from a piece of Georgetown.The bird came in strutting and was ready to mount my decoy when I shot. I hit him right where I was aiming,rear end bulls-eye shot..Unfortunately not only did i hit the bird but I killed my decoy too..He weighted in at 18# and sports a 10"  rust colored beard.Great morning in the spring woods

My OOPPS..

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Offline criveraville

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Re: Primitive Longbeard!!
« Reply #1 on: April 30, 2013, 12:17:40 pm »
Congratulations Bill!!! Wow 8)  That's as THROPHY as you get.  Those are tough with a gun.. I think that's about the ultimate bragging rights right there ;)

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Offline Will H

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Re: Primitive Longbeard!!
« Reply #2 on: April 30, 2013, 01:39:01 pm »
That's awesome man! Congrats!!!
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Offline HickoryBill

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Re: Primitive Longbeard!!
« Reply #3 on: April 30, 2013, 02:21:55 pm »
Thanks Cip, Will.I'll see ya in a few days!
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Offline Outbackbob48

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Re: Primitive Longbeard!!
« Reply #4 on: April 30, 2013, 03:04:51 pm »
Wow Bill, what a perfect morning, it don't get much better than that. Great job, is that point from some of the rock I gave you.  Bob
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Offline bluegill68

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Re: Primitive Longbeard!!
« Reply #5 on: April 30, 2013, 03:51:02 pm »
That is well worth the cost of a new decoy. Well Done!
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Offline PEARL DRUMS

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Re: Primitive Longbeard!!
« Reply #6 on: April 30, 2013, 03:52:31 pm »
Excellent work Bill! Thats an incredible feat my friend.
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Offline Olanigw (Pekane)

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Re: Primitive Longbeard!!
« Reply #7 on: April 30, 2013, 04:24:43 pm »
congrats on the clean kill!
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Offline IsaacW

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Re: Primitive Longbeard!!
« Reply #8 on: April 30, 2013, 04:42:02 pm »
EXCELLENT and congrats!  I look forward to some day having such a go!
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Offline HickoryBill

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Re: Primitive Longbeard!!
« Reply #9 on: April 30, 2013, 05:02:27 pm »
Thanks guys..I cant get the thought outta my head of that Tom running through the woods with my arrow in it and my decoy pinned to it...
BOB..it was some of that stone you gave me...Held up real well...still in one piece and sharp!
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"He who hesitates usually misses"
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Clarion County Pennsylvania

Offline PeteC

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Re: Primitive Longbeard!!
« Reply #10 on: April 30, 2013, 06:18:14 pm »
That's a great hunt. Congrats to you ,nice equipment too. God Bless
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Offline H Rhodes

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Re: Primitive Longbeard!!
« Reply #11 on: April 30, 2013, 07:55:34 pm »
Congratulations!  That puts you in an elite group of hunters.
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Offline crooketarrow

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Re: Primitive Longbeard!!
« Reply #12 on: May 01, 2013, 06:23:15 am »
    I thought I was the only one gobbler hunted with a self bow. You the man I havn't had a shot yet but have passed on 6 jakes a nd have had 8 long beards in shot gun range.
  I killed my jake about 10 years ago it was a nice clean pass through. On the decoy not the gobbler. Killed him 2 days later though.
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Offline Buffalogobbler

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Re: Primitive Longbeard!!
« Reply #13 on: May 01, 2013, 10:10:05 am »
Congrats on a great hunt Bill!!!

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Offline DGF

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Re: Primitive Longbeard!!
« Reply #14 on: May 03, 2013, 02:25:52 am »
Wow Bill, that's awesome! Think of the decoy as a drift anchor and it's not such a loss.

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