Guys, I just finished up my first slam and I'm so relieved. It's been a dream of mine for several years and I started the quest for Rios, Osceola, and ultimately the Merriam's 3 years ago. I just got my first Merriam a couple days ago, which completed my first slam. Here is the only clear pic I have of him as I was in a hurry to get home. It caps off a great spring with my 8th bird in four states hunted this spring.
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A Rio
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An Osceola
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And of course an Eastern
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Congrats...
Some day... it's a major goal of mine! Until then I'll keep staking these Easterns til I can get to another part of the country
A HUGE congrats on your 1st slam; may many more come your way; also congrats on a very successful season; thank you for sharing........................rem
Great achievement!!
I hope one day to do so as well. Just to see the country as well in those areas would be great.
God Bless,
David B.
Way to get it done!
Thats a pretty turkey. Congrats on your slam.
TRKYHTR
Congrats to making the dream a reality. :icon_thumright: :icon_thumright:
HC
Congratulations. I hope some day I will be able to say I completed a slam
congrats. Lee :icon_thumright:
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Nice!
Congested to you I'm gonna start on mime with a trip out west next spring did u use any outriggers or public land
Congrats. I dream of doing the same someday!
Nice....Congrats man.
Thanks guys, I'm really excited to have reached this goal. I hope to eventually get the Gould's and Ocellated, but I have some other goals to reach first. As for outfitters, I did go with an outfitter for the Osceola. A colleague of mine is from Florida, so he hooked me up with a good friend of his who guides turkey hunts there. The Rios and Merriam's I've taken were from public land and from private that I got permission to hunt while scouting the public holes. Thanks again.
Congrats on your slam
Very nice going,congrats!!
Well Done :happy0064:
:turkey2: Congrats
Congrats
Congrats and welcome to the club!! :icon_thumright: That's a beautiful Merriams!!
My next goal is a single season slam!! I'm such an addict!! ;D
Great Job! Maybe someday I will get there
Congrats!!!!
Congrats :icon_thumright:
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Nice work !
Awesome man! Congrats!
Way to go! With any luck I will be there next year.
Sweet!!!!! Congrats :you_rock:
Quote from: ohiostrutter on May 05, 2012, 06:53:13 AM
Congested to you I'm gonna start on mime with a trip out west next spring did u use any outriggers or public land
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Yeah I had to read it a couple times to understand it. Dang autocorrect. :goofball:
Thanks again guys!
Ya congrats. I completed a slam this year also. Did you register your birds ?
I haven't but I plan to. Did you?
Yes. I plan on making a nice display with the pins and certificates.
congrats on your quest for a grand slam
congrats on your slam. nice looking Merriam's too. feels darn good don't it?
Yes it does Slamman, darn good. I just found out yesterday that a couple of the birds are going to be records, too.
Very Nice! Congrats!
:icon_thumright: Congrats
Awesome Man Congrats on your slam. I am still working on mine, but I'll get there one day.