For those of you who have read the story I wrote on this forum a few weeks ago, you know it took me the entire season last year to harvest my very first bird. Not this year baby!!!! Numero Two-oh came this morning on opening morning. There's no doubt in my mind that I couldn't have done it without tips I've gotten from reading everyone else's experiences on this forum. I don't make many posts, but I read a lot of yours. So this one is for everyone on Oldgobbler. Thanks for your help! Harper
P.S.- For those of you who said patience is the most important tip they could give to another turkey hunter, I believe you are correct, sirs... I sat frozen from the moment he pitched down until 10:45 while this bird paced back and forth about 10 yards behind me, for what I believe was 3+ hours. I'm not sure when he pitched down, as I couldn't look at my watch. I sat completely still if you don't count trembling. Here's my tip... don't set up directly under a roosted gobbler you don't know is up there.
Great job! He looks nice!!!
Congrats on the bird! And yes it's best to not sit under the roost tree if at all possible ha ha glad it worked out for you
Great Bird :you_rock:
Congrats on bird # 2 ! Now the ice has really been broken ! Good luck the rest of your season ! :icon_thumright:
vaturkey :newmascot:
Well done, congrats!
Congratulations! Nothing better!
Way to go! :icon_thumright:
Congrats, alot of non turkey hunters don't realize how difficult it is to sit still for a very long time. Well deserved bird!
Quote from: captin_hook on March 24, 2013, 06:29:59 AM
Congrats, alot of non turkey hunters don't realize how difficult it is to sit still for a very long time. Well deserved bird!
:agreed: especially with a temptation like that one behind you & you just want to take a sneak peek..... Congrats on a fine looking bird. The crazy addiction has begun....... :toothy12:
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Very nice going,congrats!
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Great Going
way to go :you_rock:
Way to go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Good job.
That's good that tips from the forum helped you bag this nice tom.
Two tips that an old guy told me one day many years ago: 1. Be patient. 2. Be out there.
You'll never kill one from the kitchen table. (unless you use the high-power). No sport in that.
Congrats again.
Congrats! :icon_thumright:
Quote from: HARPJ_is_HOOKED on March 23, 2013, 10:05:49 PMI sat completely still if you don't count trembling. Here's my tip... don't set up directly under a roosted gobbler you don't know is up there.
;D :lol:
Congrats on your bird!! :icon_thumright:
Congrats!!!
Congrats! :icon_thumright:
Thanks everyone. Had one running and strutting right into my setup this morning. Thought I had bird and gravy! Just as a waited for him to get about 10 yards closer before squeezing the trigger, his loud-mouthed crackhead tweaker girlfriend decided she didn't like the knew girl in the field and let everyone in the hunting club know "Girl, you better get yo plasticy looking fake self from roun' here! Don't you be messin wit my man!!!!" Put Put Put
congrats on the bird
Great start to the season!!! Congrats!!!