IL Youth Season Success
04-03-2010, 02:08 PM
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Nontypical Buck
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Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Fulton county IL USA
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IL Youth Season Success
Man o man what an unbelievable morning!!!
I've got to share these pix of my sons, Nick (10) and Mathew (9), and the awesome trophy birds they took this morning on our Fulton county property. Both, by the way, were their FIRST turkeys ever!
Nicks bird came in just before 7 AM and strutted up to our DSD Decoys, offering him a 17 yard shot and as you can see, big brother made good on his first shot at a Gobbler. We jumped out of the blind and after the high-fives, hugs and congrats we snapped some photos of his trophy bird and couldn't have guessed what was about to happen next! The entire time we were snapping photos, we could hear other birds gobbling up along the ridge bordering the creek. Before leaving I told the boys that we should throw out some more calls and see if anything answered. After the first couple yelps from the Wood Haven Legend Slate, booming gobbles shot out just to the West of us. It was as fast as we could jump back in the blind and get the T/C Encore loaded that we could see three more birds on top of the ridge directly across from us, on the other side of the creek. A couple more soft yelps and some cluck 'n purr on the slate had them trotting our way and they actually glided over the creek, landing directly behind our blind. When they passed our blind at only 6 yards, Mathew dropped the hammer on the longest bearded bird in the bunch! The time was only 7:30! Without a doubt, the most action packed half hour I've ever spent in the woods!
Stats on the birds,
Nicks tom weighed an impressive 25 lbs, and sported not one but TWO beards that measured over 9" each. He also carried 1" spurs. Score - 84
Mathews tom weighed 20 lbs with a 10 3/8" beard and wicked 1 3/8" spurs. Score - 68
No doubt, these boys may spend a long time trying to top these two trophy birds!
I've got to share these pix of my sons, Nick (10) and Mathew (9), and the awesome trophy birds they took this morning on our Fulton county property. Both, by the way, were their FIRST turkeys ever!
Nicks bird came in just before 7 AM and strutted up to our DSD Decoys, offering him a 17 yard shot and as you can see, big brother made good on his first shot at a Gobbler. We jumped out of the blind and after the high-fives, hugs and congrats we snapped some photos of his trophy bird and couldn't have guessed what was about to happen next! The entire time we were snapping photos, we could hear other birds gobbling up along the ridge bordering the creek. Before leaving I told the boys that we should throw out some more calls and see if anything answered. After the first couple yelps from the Wood Haven Legend Slate, booming gobbles shot out just to the West of us. It was as fast as we could jump back in the blind and get the T/C Encore loaded that we could see three more birds on top of the ridge directly across from us, on the other side of the creek. A couple more soft yelps and some cluck 'n purr on the slate had them trotting our way and they actually glided over the creek, landing directly behind our blind. When they passed our blind at only 6 yards, Mathew dropped the hammer on the longest bearded bird in the bunch! The time was only 7:30! Without a doubt, the most action packed half hour I've ever spent in the woods!
Stats on the birds,
Nicks tom weighed an impressive 25 lbs, and sported not one but TWO beards that measured over 9" each. He also carried 1" spurs. Score - 84
Mathews tom weighed 20 lbs with a 10 3/8" beard and wicked 1 3/8" spurs. Score - 68
No doubt, these boys may spend a long time trying to top these two trophy birds!
04-04-2010, 04:33 AM
#6
Typical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Indiana
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WOW IL!!! That's awesome!!! Those birds are huge - congrats to your boys!!! 
I bet you're the proudest dad in Fulton County!!!
Definitely trophy takers!!! Can your boys be on our team??? Just sayin!!! LOL
Love to see parents getting their kids outdoors and hunting - keeping our hunting heritage alive! You just claimed responsibility for 2 turkey addicts - no doubt in my mind!!! LOL
AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!
Kim
I bet you're the proudest dad in Fulton County!!!Definitely trophy takers!!! Can your boys be on our team??? Just sayin!!! LOL
Love to see parents getting their kids outdoors and hunting - keeping our hunting heritage alive! You just claimed responsibility for 2 turkey addicts - no doubt in my mind!!! LOL
AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!
Kim
04-04-2010, 12:19 PM
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Nontypical Buck
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Thanks for the congrats guys, I let 'em read your replies and it made their day!
We got the tail fans pinned today and the spurs boiled and cleaned, I think the boys were as excited to do that as they were to hunt 'em. LOL!
Thanks again
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We got the tail fans pinned today and the spurs boiled and cleaned, I think the boys were as excited to do that as they were to hunt 'em. LOL!
Thanks again
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