Team 8 "The Snoodlers"
04-19-2007, 05:19 PM
#161
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: KY
Posts: 1,230
RE: Team 8 "The Snoodlers"
Came close this afternoon. Got into the blind at 4pm and called a hen down the firebreak not 10 minutes after I got set-up. I was feeling pretty good about my chances already. An hour went by without seeing/hearing a bird. I scratched a little more on my glass call and looked up to see a pair of coyotes criss-crossing the clearing about 80 yards up the hill. They stuck around for 15 minutes and the horses proceeded to run them off right infront of my set-up making a less than peaceful moment. I decided this wasnt going to work, so I threw my dekes in the blind and made my way to higher ground and try a natural blind set I made a couple years back. I got settled in and made some calls and had another hen walk across the field at 100yds. I got my bow ready, just in case...10 minutes crept by. I figured nothin doin, so I twisted my body to the left to set my bow back on its hanger. 60 yards a vertical line of red was sticking out of the grass looking at me. It was game over right there and I knew it. I just stayed still and he walked off into the woods. He never made a sound. I waited for another 30 minutes but was so frustrated with myself that I just decided to head back and pout about it to you guys. Weather still looks good for this weekend so hopefully a very dumb bird will make a mistake soon...
04-19-2007, 06:23 PM
#162
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Boardman, Ohio
Posts: 1,184
RE: Team 8 "The Snoodlers"
Nothing to say other than...........IT WILL SOOOOOOOOOOOOON BE ON! Going out Saturday morning with my nephew but we will be just observing my buddies 15 year old friend. I will be taking off of work thursday thru sunday and I will take one down for the team. GOOD LUCK to all and I will fill you in!
04-21-2007, 08:47 AM
#165
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: North Central Iowa
Posts: 1,642
RE: Team 8 "The Snoodlers"
Bearded hen taken with the Gobbler Guillotine! Ill post score later since I'll go after a tom in a couple weeks. We are so gonna win this thing!!!!!!WWWOOOOOOOOTTTTT oh yeah this is also my first bird with a bow!
04-21-2007, 12:45 PM
#166
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Michigan
Posts: 5,076
RE: Team 8 "The Snoodlers"
Way to go Buck
First bird with a bow and a bearded hen to boot , you must be proud.
As of right now our team is in the lead with the most entrys and the heavyest bird thanks to yankeehunter.
Congrats again on your first bearded hen , surely a torphy in anybodys book.
First bird with a bow and a bearded hen to boot , you must be proud.
As of right now our team is in the lead with the most entrys and the heavyest bird thanks to yankeehunter.
Congrats again on your first bearded hen , surely a torphy in anybodys book.
04-21-2007, 10:40 PM
#168
Fork Horn
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Virginia
Posts: 131
RE: Team 8 "The Snoodlers"
Well, its been a little of a slow start for me this year! I have been out three times with no luck yet! Well, I say no luck but really its been no luck for me! I went out this morning for a short time cause my son had a t-ball game at 9 am and I'm not going to miss that for anything! Anyway, I went out and wouldn't you know that the one tom I set up on would have 4 hens roosted right with him and on flydown he would have nothing to do with me! I tried to call in the hens but they only showed a little interest.
I went out opening morning with a friend and ended up calling in a big one for him. He was 25 pounds, 10 3/4 inch beard, 3/4 inch right spur, and 1 inch left spur. Man that would have gone good for our team!
Unfortunately I had to go to work right after he got his, so my opening day was done! I am going out Monday and hopefully it will be my turn!!! Until then, Good Luck and Safe Hunting!!!
I went out opening morning with a friend and ended up calling in a big one for him. He was 25 pounds, 10 3/4 inch beard, 3/4 inch right spur, and 1 inch left spur. Man that would have gone good for our team!
Unfortunately I had to go to work right after he got his, so my opening day was done! I am going out Monday and hopefully it will be my turn!!! Until then, Good Luck and Safe Hunting!!!
04-22-2007, 06:23 AM
#169
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Heaven is my home, temporarily residing in WNY :)
Posts: 6,679
RE: Team 8 "The Snoodlers"
ORIGINAL: BuckRogers
Bearded hen taken with the Gobbler Guillotine! Ill post score later since I'll go after a tom in a couple weeks. We are so gonna win this thing!!!!!!WWWOOOOOOOOTTTTT oh yeah this is also my first bird with a bow!
Bearded hen taken with the Gobbler Guillotine! Ill post score later since I'll go after a tom in a couple weeks. We are so gonna win this thing!!!!!!WWWOOOOOOOOTTTTT oh yeah this is also my first bird with a bow!