...at almost 50...good lord.
Sat on a field I'd scouted for a bit with 2 decoys. Gobblers in the woodline, but none wanted to play. 10am 2 hens came out...nothing else. One hung around the decoys when other hens started coming out. I was glassing them through the blind when I looked at the decoys and bam....big ole fella all blowed up. Deep breath...dot on target...night night. Not sure why Iw aited so long to hunt turkey....just too busy chasing tuna offshore I suppose. But now....now I get it.
Mossberg SA-20
Vortex Defender ST
Sumtoy Mount
Indian Creek .562
Salt Creek TSS #9
20lb and 11.75" beard
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Congrats! It's all downhill from here, haha.
Congratulations what an awesome Tom
Congratulations
Nice going, congratulations!
Dandy bird! Congratulations
Congrats! Try it without a blind, where he can see your heartbeat and hear you blink. :happy0064:
Congratulations sir. I'm sure you'll be hooked now. Lol. God bless
Congrats on a nice bird!
Hopefully the first of many. Congratulations on a really nice bird!
Congrats on your first, believe me it will only get harder from here own out ... making memories
Way to go, congrats!
Congrats on first bird and am sure more to follow!
Great job! Congratulations!! Welcome to the addition of "The King of Spring"!! :welcomeOG:
Congrats. You are hooked.
Quote from: wtrbrdm on April 13, 2024, 08:13:13 PM
...at almost 50...good lord.
Not sure why I waited so long to hunt turkey....just too busy chasing tuna offshore I suppose. But now....now I get it.
Congratulations on your first...great gobbler for your starter (and any other time, as well). ...Although you have missed out on a few decades of what you now "get". :D ;D
I have a number of old hunting acquaintances who are avid big game and upland hunters who have never gone spring gobbler hunting and look at me "sideways" and wonder what is wrong with me when I "wax poetically" about it. My response to them has always been this:
"At your age, don't ever start chasing spring gobblers now. If you do, you will seriously regret all of those years you missed by not starting a long time ago"... ::)
Yep,...they just "don't get it", either.... :D
Congratulations
Congratulations.
Good for you!
CONGRATS! You will always remember this hunt! I took an 81-year-old last spring. He killed his first bird and I was more excited than he was. Great sport IMO.
Congratulations!!! Your definitely hooked now lol!!!
congrats on your first of many
Congrats on your first!
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Congrats on your first gobbler!! Welcome to the addiction!!
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That is a great beautiful bird and a great one to start with.
Congrats! My favorite addiction! 25yrs at it and i love it even more Everytime....
Thanks for the kind words. Tagged out this morning after a 30 minute run and gun, which was insane. Heading to TX in 2 weeks for a work trip...will try to get a Rio while there. Hooked...definitely. Good luck to everyone this season.
21lb
8" beard
1" spurs
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Heck of a start! Great job! Took me 4 seasons to kill first and 10 years to tag out.
Congratulations
That's a nice one. Congratulations
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Congrats
What an awesome 1st season, tagged out!! Congrats and safe travels, good luck with the Rio's.