Bearded Hen!!??
 

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I just got back from a great week up north in Wisconsin. I was turkey hunting and riding my Harley around the countryside with my GF.

I got the turkey hunting done early Thurs. morning, 6:15 AM. I rode my bike and helped my farmer buddy the rest of the week.

I was using my old HCA bow (1997) Max Force, 66 lbs @ 275 fps with 2413's and an 85 gr. Wasp SST Hammer fixed blade BH.

I set up my Double Bull blind on the point of a ridge where there are a lot of pines. The turkeys love to roost there. I set out 2 hens and a jake decoy at 10 and 13 yards from my blind. The hens were at 10 yards and the jake at 13. I made it look like the jake had the hens pinned in against my blind. I got in the blind at 5:00 AM. At about 5:30 AM, I heard some gobbling in the distance. I gave a series of hen clucks and calls, but no response. About 15 minutes later I thought I heard a bird fly down. I again gave some soft calls and nothing. Next, I did the next best thing......... I fell asleep! [:-]

About a half hour later one of my snores woke me up! [&:] I looked out the blind and Holy smokes!, there was a turkey picking around my decoys! Dang, it was a hen. While watching it for a few seconds I noticed something hanging from it's chest. Is that a beard!!?? I rubbed my eyes a few times and looked again, sure enough it was a hen with a short beard of about 4 inches! Legal game in Wisconsin. I got my bow ready and in a few minutes I had an 18 yard broadside shot. After the shot, the bird ran a quick 5 yard semi-circle and fell over dead. No flapping or kicking, I was amazed, almost thought I missed except that there was a dead turkey laying there! Very cool!

Here's a few pics. Enjoy.

BTW, bagging a spring turkey with a bow is not as difficult as bagging a mature buck. ;)

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Congrats! That is awesome.

Full body mount=full body decoy for next year?

You shot a girl :eek::D

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Congrats Greg!!

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very cool Greg. congrats. She looks like a skinny one;);)

Nothing better than waking up from a nap and to wake up to a beautiful lady with a beard on her!!!:D:D

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No body mount, she's in the freezer!

May have been a girl, but she was manly and carried "The Card"! [:-]

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Greg .... those are trophies!!! Awesome job! :)

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Awesome:D

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LOL....

Seriously, though.....congratulations. That's a fine accomplishment.

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Congrats. That's a pretty cool trophy. I've never even seen a bearded hen before.