OldGobbler

OG Gear Store
Sum Toy
Dave Smith
Wood Haven
North Mountain Gear
North Mountain Gear
turkeys for tomorrow

News:

only use regular PayPal to provide purchase protection

Main Menu

Memorable S FL Youth Hunt

Started by FLGobstopper, March 01, 2023, 01:52:09 PM

Previous topic - Next topic

FLGobstopper

Had a challenging but great hunt this past weekend  with my 15 yr old daughter who was fortunate to draw a highly sought after tag in this area. She's still recovering from pretty major back surgery and she really fought through a lot to get to and finally make the shot she did on this old black winged osceola gobbler.

I'm so, so proud of her and going to miss the youth hunts as she ages out of this stage of life. My most memorable hunts by far have been watching her older brother and herself over the years. This one certainly did not disappoint and is going to be heavy on memories for the rest of our lives. I'll never forget the look on her face after she finally made an extremely hard shot twisting her body around to put a tag on a gobbler that was on trajectory to strut his way out of our lives forever. But it was like she had done it thousands of times as she made her move slowly but steady and deliberately testing the new rods in her  back, centering the dot on his neck and squeezing the trigger with precision before he could figure out what was happening.

Love this girl, love this time with her and the passion we get to share.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk


Spring Creek Calls

Congratulations! Looks like we have another ambassador of our game.
2014  SE Call Makers Short Box 2nd Place
2017  Buckeye Challenge Long Box 5th Place
2018  Mountain State Short Box 2nd Place
2019  Mountain State Short Box 1st Place
2019  NWTF Great Lakes Scratch Box 4th Place
2020 NWTF GNCC Amateur 5th Place Box
2021 Mountain State 3rd Place Short Box
2021 SE Callmakers 1st & 2nd Short Box
E-mail: gobblez@aol.com
Website: springcreekturkeycalls.weebly.com

joey46


jhoward11


btomlin

Sounds like a great "finale"!!! 

Muzzy61

Congrats, Sounds like a great hunt.
Print by Madison Cline, on Flickr

Beardedbird

Congratulations to you both! That's good stuff right there.

gobblers roost

That's fantastic, I had 2 back surgeries in the past 3 years so I know the feeling. :OGturkeyhead:

Mountainburd

Fantastic. I have a young daughter of my own, and look forward to these days. Thanks for sharing.

JeffC

Congrats to the young huntress! And thanks dad for sharing. 
Print by Madison Cline, on Flickr

Zobo

THAT IS AWSOME!!!  I just had knee surgery, that is not easy, an added obstacle, brave to pull that trigger. Great pictures, and congratulations to you both!
Stand still, and consider the wonderous works of God  Job:37:14

blake_08

Awesome stuff! Congratulations to the both of you.

snoman4

#12
Congratulations to you both!  Give us some stats on her bird.  Great photos of the bird and you all.

Sent from my SM-A536U using Tapatalk

WAGinVA

Both of you are greatly blessed.

richard black

Congratulations to your daughter and you! Wonderful memories and great bird!