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Hey all - Just thought I'd share some pics of my first bird. I got him with a bow in my second season of turkey hunting. (Hunted all last spring with a bow, too, but never got one. Note I didn't say 'unsuccessful' in reference to last year, as ANY turkey hunting is successful, in my book; it's all good, it's just that getting a bird is icing on the cake.)

Anyway, I posted the full story in the bowhunting section here if you care to read it. It's kind of long, so I thought I'd save you the time in case you didn't want to read it.

btw: I'm getting a full strut mount done. No way I could pass up getting one done after the countless hours I logged in last year. Well, maybe if this one was a total scrub. :)

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close up

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Sorry about the pic in back of a truck. I know pics like this aren't as tasteful or artistic.

Oh, and I forgot to post the stats:

24lb
7 inch beard (approx: forgot to measure! Will do so when I get it back from the taxidermist)
7/8 inch spurs

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Better view of the fan.

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Very nice!

Well worthy of a full mount.

Congratulations indeed!

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:D
Nice bird big man, really nice bird. That whole bow thing is really starting to get my attention.

Congrats again.

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Congrats! That is a real accomplishment.

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Great turkey! Where you using a blind when u got him?

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Have you ever watched the Wild Outdoors with Jay Gregory;)

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Thanks! Yes, I was in a blind. Unfortunately, not one of the expensive ones. I think it was an AmeriStep brand. I only spent about $100 on it.

Blinds are one of the downsides to hunting with a bow, IMO; you're not as mobile as you are with a firearm. It takes some time (and creates too much noise and commotion) to pick up and move and get situated at the next spot.

But it's pretty hard to get by without one if you're bowhunting. You can draw on one tom, once he fans out and turns away from you, but you're pretty much screwed if there's more than one that comes in at a time.

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Actually, no. Is it pretty good? I haven't had the outdoor channels very long and I haven't had much chance to watch much on them.

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Congrats on a really nice bird and glad u finally locked up on one. Great story in the bowhunting forum thanks for sharing.

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Awesome deal CJ!! You're right, every bird is a trophy, but to take one with a bow is even better. Way to hang in there!!!


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Good Bird, cj

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great bird!!!!!!

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Awsome bird!! It just don't get any better'n bowhuntin man!!!! Hey, what broadheads did you use?

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Wow dude that is nuttin short of awesome! And those pics are so crystal clear. Congrats seems so inadequate. But congrats anyway;)

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Awesome!!! WTG on a very nice bowkill!!!!!;)

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Thanks, everyone! I really appreciate the feedback!


Thanks! You said it - I can't imagine anything more fun and satisfying in the field than bowhunting for turkeys! What a rush!

As for broadheads, I just used a good ol' Muzzy. I had thought about putting one of those springy things behind the broadhead to help prevent a complete pass-through, but I decided against it because I thought it might not work so well with the shoot-through screens on the blind. Somehow I was fortunate enough to not get a complete pass-through anyway. The muzzy came out dead-center from the bird's chest, but as you can see by the pics, it didn't go all the way through and out. It stopped with about the first 5 inches of the arrow sticking out of the chest. From the way the bird dropped immediately, it must have just creamed all the vitals on its way through.

I haven't shot any other turkeys before, so obviously I don't know that much about their anatomy, but I was wondering if the breast area and chest plate/sternum are pretty tough to penetrate?

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Great look bird there--congrats!

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That's awesome!!! Great shot on a trophy bird!! We'll always remember the first one! Congrats:D

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Very nice bow, i mean turkey....:D Congrats on a bow kill...

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nice 'un way to go!

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I got 2 shot's off at a group ot hens with a few tom's in it last year on ground no full blind had brush around me

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Way to go on your first bird - and to get it with a bow is a real accomplishment. CONGRATS!