Got One Yesterday Morning
 

Got up and went hunting before work yesterday morning.

I was walking to where I wanted to be, and bumped a hen off the roost, about 100 yards out my front door. Heard a gobble and headed to it. Me and a buddy then, went and set up on a fence corner and put out a hen decoy. We had seen 3 hens fly down into a field, and they picked up and flew back over into a wooded area.

We figured a gobbler was somewhere in there.

As we were sitting, two jakes appeared about 15 steps away and came on in to us. At about 8 steps, and after eyeballing the hen deke the whole way, I put the bead on one's head and let er rip!

It was swampy out there. We've been getting lots of rain and it was flooded really bad. The turkey hit the dirt and flopped and flopped and flopped. It really messed him up for the pictures, but it's a bird nonetheless.

Not a huge one, but he weighed 15 pounds, had 3/8's spurs, and a 5 inch beard.

My first Arkansas turkey.

RE: Got One Yesterday Morning
 

Well, it is about freaking time..;) After 7 or so years, it had to come sooner or later![&:] Congrats man!

RE: Got One Yesterday Morning
 

nice lil jake. congrats !:D

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Looks like you peppered him pretty good:D

RE: Got One Yesterday Morning
 

Great job!!

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Congrats on your bird!!!! Nice pic's as well!!! WTG!!

RE: Got One Yesterday Morning
 

FroMan,

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Looks like he is almost plucked already!! :D

Way to go! Congraulations!

I believe that is another one for Team nine....let's see would that be number 4???

RE: Got One Yesterday Morning
 

A turkey is a turkey, Congrats.

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Congrats!