Man o man what an unbelievable morning!!!

I've got to share these pix of my sons, Nick (10) and Mathew (9), and the awesome trophy birds they took this morning on our Fulton county property. Both, by the way, were their FIRST turkeys ever!

Nicks bird came in just before 7 AM and strutted up to our DSD Decoys, offering him a 17 yard shot and as you can see, big brother made good on his first shot at a Gobbler. We jumped out of the blind and after the high-fives, hugs and congrats we snapped some photos of his trophy bird and couldn't have guessed what was about to happen next! The entire time we were snapping photos, we could hear other birds gobbling up along the ridge bordering the creek. Before leaving I told the boys that we should throw out some more calls and see if anything answered. After the first couple yelps from the Wood Haven Legend Slate, booming gobbles shot out just to the West of us. It was as fast as we could jump back in the blind and get the T/C Encore loaded that we could see three more birds on top of the ridge directly across from us, on the other side of the creek. A couple more soft yelps and some cluck 'n purr on the slate had them trotting our way and they actually glided over the creek, landing directly behind our blind. When they passed our blind at only 6 yards, Mathew dropped the hammer on the longest bearded bird in the bunch! The time was only 7:30! Without a doubt, the most action packed half hour I've ever spent in the woods!

Stats on the birds,

Nicks tom weighed an impressive 25 lbs, and sported not one but TWO beards that measured over 9" each. He also carried 1" spurs. Score - 84



Mathews tom weighed 20 lbs with a 10 3/8" beard and wicked 1 3/8" spurs. Score - 68



No doubt, these boys may spend a long time trying to top these two trophy birds!

I posted on the main forum - but I just can't get over how AWESOME those birds are!!! CONGRATS - BIG TIME!!!!


Wanna come guide for me??? LOL


Kim :)

Thats awesome IL. Congrats to you and the boys. I bet you was all smiles :)

WOW!!! GREAT DAY in the Turkey woods !!! Thats great !!!! Congrats!!!!

Hatchet Jack

That is a Great Looking Bow!!!!!

Hatchet Jack

congrats to you!

It may take'em a few years to top those birds, but that's the beauty of it, they'll be IN THE WOODS for years to come trying to top them. I'd say ya got'em hooked, HOOK, LINE, AND SINKER. Awesome. Congrats to the both of'em.

Thanks for the kind words Team! I let my boys read your replies and you guys' have made their day!

I'm looking forward to spending a lifetime in the woods with my newest hunting partners! Besides, I'm really hoping that one day they will guide ME and carry all the gear! LOL!

Good to see kids hunting. Congrats to your kids IL-Cornfed!

IL-cornfed, your shirt buttons must need sewed back on. Congrats to the boys. You have some work ahead of you to match what your sons have done.
Dean

Hey guys -

Down&OutHunting got a turkey!!! Hopefully we'll see a post here soon w/ details!!!

WOOOHOOO team 2 is on the board baby!!! LOOK OUT! LOL


Kim :)

Alright.....it's a start!!! Can't wait to see pics. and hear the story.

COOL! We need some numbers!!!

thats awesome. I hope he posts soon so we can get it scored

Ok false alarm downs brother shot a nice gobbler. great lookin bird :)

Alrighty then...I'll be the first to put us on the board then? Had a great weekend on the farm in KS. Filled both of my tags with decent gobblers. Friday mornings hunt was the quickest turkey hunt that I've ever experienced. Was in the blind set up just as the first birds started gobblin', and I only had one bird come to my side of the creek and he hit the ground about 100 yards from me and I gave him one set of yelps and he literally ran all the way to by decoys. I made good on the 8 yard shot and he made it about 40 yards and expired.

Since all the birds went out of the creek the other way Friday morning, I moved over there Sat. morning and had quite a show. There were 6 full strutters in the bunch and I got two of them to come to investigate my set up and one of them paid the ultimate price. I took the shot at 16 yards while he was broadside full strut. He actually made it about 150 yards back to the creek but I found him easily just inside the tree line where he went in at. He's a little bigger bird in all aspects than the first one I shot. This one's stats are 21# 8 oz., left spur 1" right spur 7/8" and he had a 9.5" beard. Total of 59.25.

Congrats Howler awesome :)

Howlers score has been submitted... :)

Howler - how did I know you'd be the first one on the board???? I should charge BIG $$$ for that psychic ability!!! :)

LOL Congrats Howler!!!! Great looking turk!!! :)

Kim

TG, might have something to do with the fact that I was going to be one of the first in the field hunting....just saying....

Just glad I didn't let the team down. Now I get to play cheerleader for the next several weeks. GO team GO.....GO team GO.......Shoot straight...shoot to kill and on top the heap our team WILL.....GO team GO.....

LMAO Howler!!!! That could have had something to do with it... Dang, was hoping I'd hit the powerball numbers this week... LOL

I'd pay good money to see u in a cheerleader outfit n a pigtails wig!!!! Just sayin!!! ;)

Kim :) .... 9 days and counting

Congrats on the first bird.

A week from today and my season will be in.

CONGRATS on your KS Gobblers, Howler!

Man, I want that Kansas farm of yours!!! LOL!

Hey TG, I could use some "good money" about right now. How much we talkin'?

IL-Cornfed, there's some more ground for sale in the area right now at $1450./acre. I just got dang lucky to get the place I got for the price I paid. Actually am looking at buying some more myself. Between the deer and the turkey's, it's a pretty fine piece of hunting ground. That buck I shot back there last fall was my best to date, around 170"!!

Howler LOL I guess I should play the Powerball - if I wanna win it! ;) We'd be talkin' LOTS of money then!!! haha

Good luck on getting some more hunting land - I'd love to get a big piece of the american pie... Hubby and I keep saying... "Someday..." LOL


Kim :)

Ok Im off to Missouri on Sunday and will be hunting Monday. Oh I cant wait Im like a kid in a candy store...

Good Luck Arrow!!!!!! :)

Raising my can of beer.... Here's to getting a HUGE GOBBLER!!! Blow his head off my friend! Do us proud - will ya???


Kim :)

Congrats Howler !!! nice bird for the team!! Good Job!!!! 14 days to go til I can hit the Turkey woods. Great Bird CONGRATS AGAIN!!!!

Hatchet Jack

Good Luck Arrowmanster!!!! Be Safe!!!

Hatchet Jack

Today was the opener of our "2nd Season", so I grabbed the T/C Encore and made a hunt for Team 2.

It was over by 6:30 !!! :cool2:

He weighed 25 lbs, sports a 10" beard and 1" spurs and scores exactly 65 points .



I think my boy, Nick, was more excited than I was !!! LOL! :s2:



A pic my boy took from the blind, right where the Tom dropped.



With a little luck and I can score on another bird during the "3rd Season", which starts next Friday. I'm hunting with my bow during that season and took Friday to Wednesday off so I'll be at it hard.

Good luck to the rest of you guys (and girls)! Go Team 2 !!! :happy0001:

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Hot damn.....Congrats man. A beauty. With the hunt being over that quick, ya must've been close to the roost? Just the one tom come to ya? Give us some more hunt details man..

And on edit....GOOD LUCK in MO. CAPTAIN....

Awesome Congrats IL :) I'll get the score posted

Awesome IL!!!!!!!!! :) That is one big turkey you got there!!! I'm with Howler - would love to hear more details! And I just have to say - that pic with your son totally cracked me up! He looked so excited and boy oh boy - that was a handful for him!!! LMAO!!! Good stuff - I'm loving it! 3 more days for me... OMG I'm ready to explode I'm so excited!!! haha

Arrowmaster - can't wait to see what kind of damage you do in MO! ;)

FYI guys - I'll be posting scores to help Arrowmaster while he's in MO. Hopefully I'll be scoring your turk Arrow!!! :) :) :)

Kim :) Dang - Dang -Dang - I can't wait!!!!

Good luck to all my team mates. The wizard express is leaving for Missouri. Everyone be safe.

Thanks Kim for scoring and I hope you get a lot of scores to tally. :)

ill be heading out in approximatly 7 and a half hours... cant wait...i put 3 to bed tonight it should be a good hunt :)

Ok Arrow & BOWHUNTINGisLIFE ... Your turn!!! :) Can't wait to see how u guys do!!!!!

I have 2 more days.... Dear Lord - it's almost here... THANK YOU!!! LOL :)


Kim :)

Thinking car & bigbuckspa are out there going for it to - come on guys!!! :) Just got a text from Arrowmaster - with a pic of a dead turk! hehehe

Details coming soon.... CONGRATS ARROWMASTER!!!! :)


Kim :)

Alright, first morning out for our Captain....WoooHoooo...Congrats Arrowmaster......Hang in there Kim, ....your time's a comin'....

Ok guys!!! Our captain came through for us!!! :)

Arrowmaster - killed a nice big turk at 6:30 a.m. in Missouri

22 lbs
1 inch right spur
1 inch left spur
10 inch beard

NWTF Score: 62.00



Way to go Arrowmaster!!!! :) :) :) Score has been posted!

Kim

Reporting in with 0 so far. Called in 2 jakes yesterday morning. Nothing today. Remember I have to quit by 8:10 to go to work. I know it sucks but I'm still in the woods :)
I don't work on the weekends :)