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Title: 3rd TN Bird Down. One of coolest hunts ever.
Post by: BeardzNSpurz on April 14, 2011, 11:46:09 PM

Saw 2 birds strutting tonight about 6:30 with 6 hens and decided to make a move on em. I got inbetween them and where i thought they would roost but it was getting close to dark and they hadn't shown so I stood up to take a look and they were still in the bottom strutted up. The field they were in had about a foot and a half of grass so I belly crawled within 120yds of them and started clucking and purring and they gobbled. Every time I clucked, purred, cutt or yelped they gobbled. There was a little treeline behind them and the hens flew up. I figured game over but the gobblers kept looking my way. Started doing some aggressive clucking and purring and they moved about 20yds closer. I shut up and about 2 mins later they couldn't take it anymore. They started heading my way. I was just laying in the grass belly down with my gun shouldered and when they popped up about 20 steps in front of me I purred and they almost blew my ears off. It was awesome. Picked the bigger bird out and laid it to him. This one will definitely go down in the books as a cool hunt. Not the usual way I kill one but it was awesome just laying there and having them come that close.

He was double bearded. Main beard was 11-1/2'' and the second was 6''. 1-1/16'' Spurs.

(http://i542.photobucket.com/albums/gg432/SprigX3/3-14-11.jpg)

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Post by: TRKYHTR on April 15, 2011, 12:14:31 AM

Great looking turkey. Congrats,

TRKYHTR

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Post by: archery1 on April 15, 2011, 12:19:57 AM

AWESOME!!!!!!!!!! CONGRATS ON THE HUNT

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Post by: njdevilsb on April 15, 2011, 12:24:09 AM

Nice bird. Sounds like an awesome hunt. Congrats.

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Post by: painterjp on April 15, 2011, 04:45:33 AM

Great Bird!

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Post by: gatrapper on April 15, 2011, 05:25:09 AM

Awesome Bird! :z-guntootsmiley:

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Post by: Wrangler95 on April 15, 2011, 05:31:17 AM

:z-guntootsmiley:

Very nice,congrats!!!

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Post by: Hognutz on April 15, 2011, 07:13:36 AM

Congrats on the nice gobbler. His bird is a real trophy in itself..Mike :icon_thumright:

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Post by: Bagg-it Tag-it on April 15, 2011, 07:36:37 AM

:anim_65:
Good job. Sounds like it was an exciting one!

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Post by: hookedspur on April 15, 2011, 07:48:39 AM

Quote from: archery1 on April 15, 2011, 12:19:57 AM
AWESOME!!!!!!!!!! CONGRATS ON THE HUNT

:icon_thumright: :icon_thumright:

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Post by: bowhunter84 on April 15, 2011, 08:24:57 AM

congrats on a great hunt and a fine bird :icon_thumright:

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Post by: pullit on April 15, 2011, 08:34:07 AM

that would be a cool hunt for sure. :icon_thumright:

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Post by: tnturkeyman28 on April 15, 2011, 09:37:09 AM

WTG!!!! :you_rock: :you_rock: :you_rock: :you_rock:

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Post by: Basser69 on April 15, 2011, 11:59:40 AM

Congrats on a great bird! :z-guntootsmiley:

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Post by: Trevor2 on April 15, 2011, 12:57:18 PM

Congrats man, I killed a jake with a 6" beard this way two years ago. what part of tn you hunting

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Post by: spur collector on April 15, 2011, 02:00:58 PM

Congrats on a great tom. :icon_thumright:

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Post by: barry on April 15, 2011, 02:12:48 PM

Great bird! Great hunt!

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Post by: turkey slayer on April 15, 2011, 02:25:43 PM

great story, and bird! congrats!

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Post by: savduck on April 15, 2011, 02:47:48 PM

Very nice bird. Congrats

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Post by: LX_Trkyhntr on April 15, 2011, 03:16:07 PM

Congrats on the great hunt! That's a dandy bird too!! :you_rock:

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Post by: trkycaller on April 15, 2011, 03:20:35 PM

Congrats!!

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Post by: BeardzNSpurz on April 15, 2011, 03:32:41 PM

Quote from: Trevor2 on April 15, 2011, 12:57:18 PM
Congrats man, I killed a jake with a 6" beard this way two years ago. what part of tn you hunting

East tn. About 25 mins from knoxville

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Post by: heathwesley on April 15, 2011, 04:23:46 PM

Awesome bird - Even better hunt! I bet your heart was beaten a little as they came stuttn in!

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Post by: Ol'Mossy on April 15, 2011, 05:17:40 PM

Awesome bird and hunt, congrats :icon_thumright:

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Post by: harvester on April 15, 2011, 06:07:41 PM

congrats, good lookn bird

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Post by: allchokedup on April 15, 2011, 07:39:45 PM

Congratulations on a great bird.

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Post by: hunttherut on April 15, 2011, 09:54:08 PM

Sounds like a great hunt. Congrats!

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Post by: socalturkeyman on April 15, 2011, 11:33:14 PM

Atta boy Sniper! Way to get it done! :you_rock: :z-guntootsmiley:

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