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Well heres my second turkey for this season and my 5th turkey with a bow!

I was walking an old power line road and didnt hear a single gobble and I decided to take a walk up an old dilapidated road that I had seen good sign on. Not long after I decided to go up there I just 2 jackrabbits and thought well i guess even if i dont see any turkey it was cool to see those and it was a beautiful day here anyway. So a little farther down the trail I can hear spitting and drumming......I had no idea how far away but i had to get around the next corner to find out. I saw somewhere between 5 and ten birds and this strutter just really stood out to me and I could easily tell he was the dominant one. I took my time and snuck up with in 75 yards of these guys and realized that they werent alarmed becuase there was a lot of brush and trees between us. I pretty much crawled the last 20 yards and decided it was either now or never and I just had to try. I drew back and stepped to the side of a tree to get a view of the turkeys. I could see 2 hens and 2 jakes but i could still hear spitting and drumming so i knew these werent the strutter. The turkeys still hadnt noticed me and I took one more step which allowed me to see a beautiful bird showing off for his hens. I didnt have a rangefinder and did the best i could at guessing the range at 55 yards,at this rangei really didnt expect to hit him. So i put the 50 right over where the wingbone connects to the body and let er fly. I never thought this would happen but i somehow drilled him right in the wingbone and to my surpise dropped in his tracks!!! It was an absolutely priceless hunt!


5 1/2" Beard
1/2" spurs
20 pounds

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heres another pic!

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Great looking bird.......awesome pics.

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thanks lifesadrag!

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Awesome congrats! Nice pics

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way to go

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you're on a roll lately , kid!

GOOD JOB!

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Your on a roll, Bullet Hole! Way to go, Congrats on another great Bird.
Awesome pictures .

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Your pics always impress me bro. Great background scenery and great bird!

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Hunsucker Jr.;)

Atta Boy! Congrats.

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BHB your getting real good at this ;)congrats buddy :)

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Very nice! Thats one heck of a shot too! Good job buddy.

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BHB, Congrats on the Bird and the quick kill.

IMHO a Bowhunter should never release an arrow at game unless he is confident of a quick clean kill.

Your story sounds quite the contrary. Hail mary shots have no place in a Bowhunter's arsenal. A Turkey's vitals are a small target at close range much less at 50+ yards. I think you are a better bowhunter than that. I enjoy the kill as much as anyone but there are times when the %'s should tell us not to shoot.

I hope you don't take this the wrong way. Nothing I like better than to encourage a young hunter, but there are also lessons to be learned.

Hopefully you will think long and hard before you take another shot at this distance on a Turkey or any Game. There are times when longer shots can be made, but it is a learning process to know when itis right and when itis wrong.

I never send an arrow on the way thinking "I'll probably miss anyway"

Dan

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Major congrats, that is a heck of a shot & kill. Just remember the difference between luck and skill is knowing when to stop. Next time....you might want to stop.;)

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Congrats man, Grow some Guns and Hunsucker may have his hands full:D

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Wow Kid, you have become quite the killing machine!!! Way to go

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Congrats on another fine bird. I agree about the pictures...very well taken.

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Love the colors on those birds. Would love to get one someday.

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Thanks guys!

and meanV2 thanks for giving me a differnt aspect on it......i will never take spur of the moment shots like i have before. That exactly how i wounded one early this spring. I hit it low and it just flew off.....

And thanks for the compliments on the pictures....the ten second timer was a pain in the butt to beat!

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The next up&comer.....he has that look in his I like I did at his age...

Great Job Buddy!!

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Nice bird! I am glad it went down fast at 55 yards!

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Thanks guys!

i really appreciate it!

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Congrats BHB , nice gobbler .Great story , you'll remember that one for a long time .

I have to try turkey hunting at some point .

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Congrats bro

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MeanV2 i was thinkina bunch today and I really want to thank you for the words of wisdom!

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BHB, I'm glad you didn't take it the wrong way. I Love to end a Hunt in a Kill as much as anyone, but there are days we leave the woods without taking a shot and can still feel good about ourselves.

Maturing as a Hunter takes time and sometimes Hard lessons. I still learn something every season.

Congrats Again on a nice bird, quite an accomplishment:D

Dan

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Thanks Again MeanV!

i really appreciate it!

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BHB, first I'd like to applaud you for taking Dan's comments constructively; that takes a LOT of maturity to do that, and there are some good points in his words of wisdom to be mulled over.

Secondly, congratulations! That's a beautiful bird -- and those pictures are simply OUTSTANDING!! (Of course, I think that camo makes any pic look better ;))

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Thanks Greg...ever since I bought Predator I havent even thought about another camo!

Its truly an awesome pattern!

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Great pix, beauty of a bird, serious LONG shot.. whew.. dont let it go to your head. ;)Congrats on a fine season.