Upgrade on the way.....

[Yoder409]

Story to follow.

Multiple beards get added together in scoring, right ??

[Yoder409]

Aw, crap......

Only one beard allowed.

Just dropped me from a 75 to a 56.75

Miniscule upgrade.

[Tom007]

Aw, crap......

Only one beard allowed.

Just dropped me from a 75 to a 56.75

Miniscule upgrade.

Congrats! Can't wait to see pics! Way to go!

[POk3s]

The way I remember it is multiple beards USED to count but they changed that some time ago. But hey, points are points and if you're willing to take the pics then we'll take them!

[Yoder409]

A few weeks back I got a trailcam pic of this dude.



At that time, I was only determined to fill my first tag with my 100+ year old .44XL shotgun.  That trailcam pic instantly added to my spring 2024 "bucket list"

With the .44XL bloodied earlier this week, I started after the double beard.  I got on him and 2 others in a group yesterday WAY out in a field.  They'd gobble.  But they weren't leaving their hens. So I watched the 3 toms for 30-40 minutes with my binos and determined the double was definitely the dominant bird.

Got in place really early this morning to work him from the limb.  The best layed plans.......    No gobblers to be found.  Called and assembled 7 or 8 hens off the flydown.  They drifted to the field 100 yards to my left.  Called 5 of them basically back across my boots and outta sight the other way.  No toms.  Just rain. 

About 7:30........ pretty wet and about to head elsewhere.......a bird gobbled 300-400 yards away.  I cutt at him and he hit right back.  I moved a bit to a better position and poured it to him.  He had closed some distance.  25 minutes and a couple exchanges later, here he comes with the other 2 longbeards in tow.  They had never gobbled.

They stood, looking for me, for a short time.  It was raining and foggy.  But I was 99% sure the lead bird was the one I wanted.  The dot was already at the base of his neck.  The hammer was back and I sent it.  Instantaneous off-switch.  The 1% of doubt in my mind went rampant on the 39 yard walk to him.  But lo and behold...... it WAS my intended victim.





As fickle as hunting gobblers can be....going 2 for 2 on bucket list items in 5 days doesn't suck

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[JeffC]

As fickle as hunting gobblers can be....going 2 for 2 on bucket list items in 5 days doesn't suck


And with a hurt back!! Congrats Don!!

[POk3s]

Awesome man!!

[zelmo1]

Great stuff Yoder, congrats. Z

[Tom007]

Don, you planned it, you executed it! Well done my friend! Congrats!

[harleytom]

Beautiful bird and great pics and story! Congratulations again my friend


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[zsully]

Congrats Yoder!!!! What an awesome story and bird!!!