Well guys after all the bad weather we had on Saturday with the rain,snow,sleet & wind it wasn't an idea opening day to hunt turkeys. We had a pretty day on Sunday which warmed up in the high 50's that melted the ice in the mountains. Last night it got down in the 30's & was calm & I headed out to a hot spot on the National Forest in the Craig Country mountains. Didn't hear anything at daylight so I decided to sit & listening & I heard turkeys at about 10:45am. Turkey's fed through the woods & every now & then they yelped back at me. It looked about 10-15 in this flock. Shot a bearded hen that weighed about 12 pounds & an 8 inch beard. This is the first bearded hen I ever killed.
The new old Remington 1187 that I had bought earlier this year and posted on here I was going to give it a new life in the woods, it made it's first kill today. I like to thank Jim Ward of Warbird turkey calls for making me a slate call over glass which was one of the calls I used in this hunt.
Hope everyone has a great season. :icon_thumright:
Brian
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Way to go, Brian!
That's a fine looking bird you got there! Looks like that old school 1187 FLAT GOT IT DONE! :icon_thumright: :icon_thumright:
Nice bird and the smile on your face tells a lot. Glad the shotgun did the job for you along with the new call.
Quote from: mossy835 on October 31, 2011, 04:14:57 PM
Nice bird and the smile on your face tells a lot. Glad the shotgun did the job for you along with the new call.
:agreed: Congrats Brian :z-guntootsmiley:
Congrats on the trophy, Brian. That is a darn nice bird. Are you going to the taxidermist? I think I would have to mount that bird..Well done...Mike :fud: :newmascot:
Nice bird WTG.
TRKYHTR
Congrats Brian !! Good way to break in the 1187 !! :icon_thumright:
Ricky :newmascot:
Nice one ,,congrats :icon_thumright:
Good job Brian!
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She was dressed up for halloween! :z-guntootsmiley:
excellent!
Nice work Brian...Thats a 1 in a thousand in these parts. :icon_thumright:
congrats!
congrats. nice bird
Brian,
Who told you that was a hen?
Congrats.Nice pics too.
Congrats and thanks for sharing!!
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Congrats Brian!
Quote from: ILIKEHEVI-13 on November 01, 2011, 12:07:32 PM
Brian,
Who told you that was a hen?
ILIKEHEVI-13
With over 150 gobblers to his credit Im pretty sure he knows the difference between a hen & a gobbler. Here in Va. the hens head seems to get more color to it in the fall than the dull gray in the spring. :newmascot:
Congrats on the harvest.
Fine bird Brian....Congratualions!
Quote from: vaturkey on November 01, 2011, 03:40:46 PM
Quote from: ILIKEHEVI-13 on November 01, 2011, 12:07:32 PM
Brian,
Who told you that was a hen?
ILIKEHEVI-13
With over 150 gobblers to his credit Im pretty sure he knows the difference between a hen & a gobbler. Here in Va. the hens head seems to get more color to it in the fall than the dull gray in the spring. :newmascot:
No problem. All I was saying there have been a lot of bearded hens supposedly killed here in MO that ended up not being one. There's only one way to know for sure and that is to have the animal taken to a wildlife headquarters who are the experts.
And congrats Brian.
Nice!!
Nice looking hen, congrats.
Man, she's got a rope! Congrats Brian!
WTG--nice beard for hen. Loved the pics!!
Congrat's, nice bird.
Heck yea, Congrats. She is a studdett! :icon_thumright:
Congrats !!!!! :z-guntootsmiley:
I forgot about the tips of the breast feathers. Thanks Hal.
That's got to be one of the longest beards I have seen on a hen. Most aren't near that long. That is a trophy. That would make a great mount.
Congrats on the trophy bird, Nice kill with the old Rem 1187 !!!
pat
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Nice bird, congrats :icon_thumright:
Thanks for the kind words, it was a great day in the turkey woods.
Good luck and i hope ya'll have a great season ! :icon_thumright:
Brian
Nice job! Congrats! :icon_thumright:
Nice bird, like those leaves on your hat too!