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Best Turkey Season so far!! Ended up with 9 longbeards DEAD!!!

Started by turkeykiller22, May 24, 2011, 07:57:43 PM

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turkeykiller22

Wow What can I say other than THANK YOU LORD!!!! This season I was able to harvest 9 mature longbeards! I experienced things this season that I havent in the past, both good and bad. I enjoyed chasing one particular bird all season, I ended up shooting this bird with my bow, however I never found him.... :/ But thats part of the game. I learned some pretty cool stuff this season and tried to really tune into listening to Turkeys call Turkeys.  Last year was my first year to move off to college, so dad and I had a friendly competition on who could kill the most turkeys, I ended up with 7 and he ended up with 6...Until he went to New Zeland and killed 8 birds in 3 days!!!! :0  However this year I found myself caught up in the numbers game, and i was too worried about beating him, than teaching others about this great sport of turkey hunting... But I was able to get a few people in the field! On the last saturday of the season in TN I was able to get a new turkey hunter in the field, and we doubled with one gun! His bird weighed 22 lbs with a 10.5in beard and 1.25in spurs! And mine had an 11.5 in beard and 1.25in spurs!! A great hunt to say the least!

We also took our annual trip to KS and NE, we had 4 people and 5 days to tag 4 birds per person. We ended up tagging a total of 14 birds out of a possible 16!! Hunting was the hardest we had ever seen out there. Hot temps and lots of hens were our problems. One day it got up to 97 degrees... almost unbearable. But all the sweat, cuts and bruises made for some good laughs and memories that will never be forgotten! As a conclusion to the season I would like to say that over the past two turkey season I have trusted God with them, Tried to give Him the glory through the good and bad, and i have been privileged enough to kill a total of 16 Toms!!

Hope everyone had an awesome season!
God Bless,  Drew
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surehuntsalot

it's not the harvest,it's the chase

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WyoHunter

If I had a dollar for every gobbler I thought I fooled I'd be well off!

gobbler336

your right about trusting god and giving him the glory, but be careful not to get caught up in the numbers game, it can take the fun out of it. 

barry

Quote from: gobbler336 on May 25, 2011, 04:43:50 PM
your right about trusting god and giving him the glory, but be careful not to get caught up in the numbers game, it can take the fun out of it. 

Indeed!

drenalinld

Congratulations on a great Spring. Don't worry about the numbers and you will enjoy it much more. I'm sorry you didn't recover the turkey shot with a bow, that would have been icing on the cake. Recovering wounded turkeys is a skill we all get better at with time and experience. The key is a positive attitude with a little confidence. Keep up the great hunting and introducing new hunters to the great sport of turkey hunting.

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