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05-07-2010 | 03:22 PM

#100

Champlain Islander

Dominant Buck

Joined: Dec 2004

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From: On an Island in Paradise

Hi guys this is Frank, the guy behind the curtain operating the Champlain Islander character. JW gave me an opportunity to fill in a vacant spot on your team. I did luck out and got my first tag filled on day 2. It was an average bird for around here but the hunt was pretty thrilling. Lots of talking and changing locations to counteract a stubborn and henned up Tom. In the end I got the ladies to come in and that was his downfall. Had plenty of chances since last Sunday when I got Tommy but nothing big enough showed up. Oh well there is always tomorrow and it looks like rain which might throw a monkey wrench into the operation. Today was a fun day because I took out the landowner who let me hunt his land and he got his first Tom. I knew there were some decent Toms there and roosted some birds but thought they were all jakes and hens. My landowner friend went to the location I thought would give him some birds and when the sun came up he was surrounded. They were pitching out of the trees like falling leaves and he was going crazy trying to watch them with his binocs. He saw a strutter and watched it from 60 yards. It seemed locked into position and then suddenly a hen walked out further up the field past him. Live decoys are always a great attractant and that tom strutted his way right up and gave my bud a sure 20 yard shot with his non turkey 2 ½ in shotgun. I offered him my SBE before we went out with 3 ½ # 5’s but I think the thought of that recoil scared him off. I was set up a few hundred yards away on a connecting field so I got to hear the gobbling and the shot then the yahoooooooo. Nice bird of 18.33 pounds with a 9” beard and 1” spurs.

Here are a couple of pictures of my bird. 18.75 pounds, 10 1/4" beard and 1" spurs.
18.75 + 10 + 10 + 20.5 = 59.25

Last edited by Champlain Islander; 05-07-2010 at 03:35 PM.

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