What's the closest you've had a mature strutter?
05-13-2006 | 08:36 PM
#22
Nontypical Buck
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From: Bandera, Texas
RE: What's the closest you've had a mature strutter?
ORIGINAL: fshafly2
About 2 feet, here's one of his pictures - that's my knee in the photo, I could have kicked him...
-fsh
About 2 feet, here's one of his pictures - that's my knee in the photo, I could have kicked him...
-fsh
05-15-2006 | 04:45 PM
#25
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From: palm bay fl
RE: What's the closest you've had a mature strutter?
my first gobbler ever snuck up from behind , he was 3 feet away.....got him, but this season, ihad one palm frond between me and him and i couldnt move, he saw me shaking like leaf, lol....i was so busted, lol.
05-15-2006 | 05:56 PM
#26
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From: cuyler new york USA
RE: What's the closest you've had a mature strutter?
i've had a hen actually step on my extended leg to get past me....dragging a gobbler...so....i'd say he was three...maybe four feet away...i know...your gonna ask why didnt i shoot?!?...i dunno...lol...
05-19-2006 | 06:53 AM
#27
Fork Horn
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From: Northern VA
RE: What's the closest you've had a mature strutter?
Had a group of jakes and toms come in Wednesday. The biggest long beard stopped behind a screen of brush, to my right (I'm right handed) and sent the jake to investigate the deke. I'd about decided to try a left-handed shot through the brush when the jake walked into my lap. At three feet he decided he didn't like me or the deke and alarm putted. I paced it to the long beard after they hauled butt - five yards.
05-22-2006 | 03:35 PM
#29
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From: Pa
RE: What's the closest you've had a mature strutter?
ORIGINAL: maytom
I had this guy come up from behind me, strut past my left shoulder, while following a hen on the way to my decoy set-up. Distance was about 5 feet!! Talk about having your heart jump out of your chest hearing that spit and drum comming from behind you, and end up being that short distance away!![:-]
I had this guy come up from behind me, strut past my left shoulder, while following a hen on the way to my decoy set-up. Distance was about 5 feet!! Talk about having your heart jump out of your chest hearing that spit and drum comming from behind you, and end up being that short distance away!![:-]
Nice to have a scope when that happens huh
05-22-2006 | 03:39 PM
#30
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From: Pa
RE: What's the closest you've had a mature strutter?
ORIGINAL: fshafly2
About 2 feet, here's one of his pictures - that's my knee in the photo, I could have kicked him...
-fsh
About 2 feet, here's one of his pictures - that's my knee in the photo, I could have kicked him...
-fsh
Dude were were you hunting????