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Old 03-21-2012 | 04:05 PM
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This was my first turkey I ever called in alone.
I used a raspy hen diaphragm call. 11" beard, called it in approx. 225 yards.


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Old 03-21-2012 | 04:24 PM
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Great bird, and congrats!!!! I remember my first called bird, and still feel a sense of pride every time one comes on in. Hope you learned from your hunt and take many more!!
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Old 03-21-2012 | 04:33 PM
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Originally Posted by EFH
Great bird, and congrats!!!! I remember my first called bird, and still feel a sense of pride every time one comes on in. Hope you learned from your hunt and take many more!!
I still get that "tingling" feeling as I call it lol. I hit the kee-kee run and he came running full speed at me. He stopped about halfway below a hill so I couldn't see him, and I was shaking. I started doing some pecks and yelps, and he was walking and strutting towards me slowly. He was strutting about 10 feet behind me, behind a tree, so I whipped around, and shot him. Successful hunt

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Old 03-21-2012 | 04:52 PM
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Congrats! I still remember the first time I called one in all by myself. Great feeling. There is nothing quite like turkey hunting.
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Old 03-21-2012 | 04:53 PM
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Haha! Yea, always a bad feeling when you hear drumming right behind you!!! And your right, they shake me up more than a deer! It's a great feeling ain't it! Congrats on a great bird again!
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Old 03-21-2012 | 05:04 PM
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Originally Posted by EFH
Haha! Yea, always a bad feeling when you hear drumming right behind you!!! And your right, they shake me up more than a deer! It's a great feeling ain't it! Congrats on a great bird again!
I get shook up when I see an uncommon duck flying right over my decs also!

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Old 03-21-2012 | 09:47 PM
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Very cool!!! That's a fine gobbler. And good calling. Congrats!
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Old 03-23-2012 | 12:29 PM
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Awesome bird! That raspy ole hen call is one of my favorites. Can't wait for our season here to start. Congrats!
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Old 03-23-2012 | 12:46 PM
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Real nice congratulations and your right it is a great feeling when you fool your first Tom calling him in.
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Old 03-24-2012 | 05:52 PM
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Congrats on your turkey you will remember that the rest of your life
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