Bagged my first Osceola

[totallycluckedup]

[busta biggun]

NICE!!! 

[gatrapper]

Heck ya! WTG

Lets hear the story

[totallycluckedup]

Drew a quota that I had been trying to get for three to four years.  They only hand out 5 permits and you only get five days (mornings actually) to hunt.  Got him on the 4th day.  The first three days, they were completely henned up, no gobblin'... nothing.  On the 4th morning, I got a late start.  It was already daylight when I was walking out to my spot.  Before I got there, I heard some gobbles out in a field I was close to.  I stopped in my tracks, let out a few yelps and it was on.  Two gobblers came straight in, and in a hurry.  I had zero time to get situated... just dropped to my knees off the side of the trail.  The direction they came from, put them right in front of me... about no more than 12' in front of me.  It was extremely exciting to see them that close.  The second in line was doing the strutting and got to hear him drum. (which was a first for me).  I took him with a Stoeger M2000 with a Burris red dot.  ( That stick belongs to my old man... already told him goodluck on getting it back... hahahaha)

[paboxcall]

Wow -- that's a good bird!

WoHoo!

[magicman]

Good deal. It sounds like it was a great hunt. Good looking bird.

[OLE RASPY]

Congrads on first osceola.What"s the stats.

[Reloader]

Congrats!

[Stoner]

Sounds like you did everything right, I hope it is the first of many to come.

[Crutch]

Thats great, thanks for sharing and the story.

[chcltlabz]

CONGRATS on a great looking Osceola.  Still waiting on my first myself, but I hope he's got half the rope yours did.

Congrats again on a fine bird.

[Basser69]

Congrats!!! 

[totallycluckedup]

thanks for the compliments... I got my first turkey ever last year with my dad up in Tennessee.  That was an awesome experience for us to do that together.  This one is my second and first osceola... called him in myself, so it felt like a good accomplishment.  He's 17.5 lbs.  The beard from tip to tip as it sits (I didn't pull it) was 10.5".  He had one spur that was 1" and the other was 7/8".  Best I could tell was he was a 2 year old.  It's been an awesome year.  I just got into hunting about 4 years ago.  I finally got my first turkey last spring, shot my first deer this last fall (8pt buck with my bow) and now my first osceola that I called in myself... this turkey hunting is super addicting.  I was more excited over these two turkeys than I was my buck.  Only problem is my dad probably won't let me have the first shot this year when I go up to Tenn... hahaha

[guesswho]

Congrats on you first Osceola.   I hope he's the first of many.  He's got a nice thick beard on him

[allchokedup]

Drew a quota that I had been trying to get for three to four years.  They only hand out 5 permits and you only get five days (mornings actually) to hunt.  Got him on the 4th day.  The first three days, they were completely henned up, no gobblin'... nothing.  On the 4th morning, I got a late start.  It was already daylight when I was walking out to my spot.  Before I got there, I heard some gobbles out in a field I was close to.  I stopped in my tracks, let out a few yelps and it was on.  Two gobblers came straight in, and in a hurry.  I had zero time to get situated... just dropped to my knees off the side of the trail.  The direction they came from, put them right in front of me... about no more than 12' in front of me.  It was extremely exciting to see them that close.  The second in line was doing the strutting and got to hear him drum. (which was a first for me).  I took him with a Stoeger M2000 with a Burris red dot.  ( That stick belongs to my old man... already told him goodluck on getting it back... hahahaha)

You did good Son. I think that shotgun belongs to you now. I'm a proud Daddy