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On the board opening day in AL - my first public bird

Started by uarobert, March 19, 2018, 09:20:56 AM

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March 19, 2018, 09:20:56 AM Last Edit: March 19, 2018, 12:24:27 PM by uarobert
The day before the opener, I had checked my plan A spot. I drove into the WMA and made a hike over an hour to get away from the crowds. He gobbled right where I thought he would be, plus a few other birds on other ridges in the area, so I was all set.
I got there the next morning with plenty of time to spare to make my coffee and do my hike. When I got to the forest road: "Road and area closed for prescribed burning." I was completely shut out.
I quickly rushed to plan B spot, which is in an area that was going to get slammed with hunters. Fortunately, my original plan got me there early enough to beat them.
No gobbles before it got light, so I set up on a small food plot with a trail going out either end. After a few calls I heard him cluck once when he flew down just down the trail going out the opposite end of the plot. After about 10 min, I had turned my eyes to the woods and when I turned them back to the trail, he was standing there, looking for the Jake fight I had been imitating. Three day hunt and I had this closed mouth bird in the 1st hour.
19lb, 10" beard, 1" right spur, broken left spur. I wonder what kind of trouble Ol' Stumpy got himself into.

Oh, and thanks to Gooserbat for the PLS that called him in.



taylorjones20

#1
March 19, 2018, 09:23:07 AM
Congrats!
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zelmo1

#2
March 19, 2018, 09:25:12 AM
Nice bird and Congrats bro  :drool: :drool:

daddyduke

#3
March 19, 2018, 09:26:51 AM
Congrats! Always good to have a backup plan.
Colossians 3:12 Since God chose you to be the holy people he loves, you must clothe yourselves with tenderhearted mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.

Gobbler428

#4
March 19, 2018, 09:42:34 AM
Congratulations - Sometimes you can make lemonade out of lemons - Really nice bird!

turkeymanjim

#5
March 19, 2018, 09:51:43 AM
Congrats on a nice gobbler.

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surehuntsalot

#6
March 19, 2018, 10:08:52 AM
congrats on a well earned bird
it's not the harvest,it's the chase

buckmark13

#7
March 19, 2018, 10:45:18 AM
Nice job and a great way to start the season!

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jblackburn

#8
March 19, 2018, 11:24:57 AM
Congrats on a fine bird!
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harleytom

#9
March 19, 2018, 11:41:47 AM
Congrats

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Sir-diealot

#10
March 19, 2018, 11:57:53 AM
Congratulations to you.
Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength. Arnold Schwarzenegger

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grnhead1312

#11
March 19, 2018, 02:10:46 PM
Congrats! Not much more rewarding than a public land bird.

uarobert

#12
March 19, 2018, 02:21:52 PM
Thanks everybody for all the encouragement.

tomstopper

#13
March 19, 2018, 05:05:02 PM
Congrats

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