Almost 3 feet of Beard
- Thread starter UpperTully
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Thanks everybody.
Yesterday started out with me over sleeping and getting in the woods late. Once I got out there, the 2 birds I was on Saturday didn't make a peep. I heard a bird gobble one time in the direction this bird was in. So I headed that way. Once I got in there, I could hear 6 other birds. I wasn't sure where this bird was so I found a good spot and sat down and gave out a couple soft yelps. BAM! He gobbled about a 100-125 yards away and thought he was in front of me, so I went silent. He gobbled again but was behind me. So I eased around the tree and sat up facing where I thought he would come through. I could see him and another bird. I sat there for another 15 mins and could see them to the far right of me now. Being a right handed shooter, I wasn't in the best position for where they were so I switched to the left hand. Both birds stopped and were looking hard, this bird stood in a strut at the edge of the field while his partner stood there searching. They started moving away like they didn't like something so I gave out a couple more soft yelps which made them turn and head my way. This guy strutted in on a string to 40 yards when I laid him down.
When I picked him up I knew he was a decent bird but when I seen those 4 good beards unfold, I about fell out. I knew then, I'd sat a personal record that would be hard to beat on down the road.
Yesterday started out with me over sleeping and getting in the woods late. Once I got out there, the 2 birds I was on Saturday didn't make a peep. I heard a bird gobble one time in the direction this bird was in. So I headed that way. Once I got in there, I could hear 6 other birds. I wasn't sure where this bird was so I found a good spot and sat down and gave out a couple soft yelps. BAM! He gobbled about a 100-125 yards away and thought he was in front of me, so I went silent. He gobbled again but was behind me. So I eased around the tree and sat up facing where I thought he would come through. I could see him and another bird. I sat there for another 15 mins and could see them to the far right of me now. Being a right handed shooter, I wasn't in the best position for where they were so I switched to the left hand. Both birds stopped and were looking hard, this bird stood in a strut at the edge of the field while his partner stood there searching. They started moving away like they didn't like something so I gave out a couple more soft yelps which made them turn and head my way. This guy strutted in on a string to 40 yards when I laid him down.
When I picked him up I knew he was a decent bird but when I seen those 4 good beards unfold, I about fell out. I knew then, I'd sat a personal record that would be hard to beat on down the road.
RUGER":4xn6fkrc said:
#1-10 1/4"
#2-9"
#3-8 1/8"
#4-5 7/8"
megalomaniac
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Awesome, and yes, you will probably never top that one 
SKFOOTER":22px8pzg said:
It started grim for me as all of the places I frequent were closed until the 14th. I had been hunting the WMA we'd previously talked about but was having a hard time locating them. Credit to a fellow board member for his help, from that point my luck changed. Since the 14th I've been on birds every hunt except for one. I would be tagged out and have a bonus bird but made a couple bone head moves that cost me a couple of hunts but I'm not complaining, its been a good year so far here in West Tenn!
UpperTully":2lft5yar said:
Wow, very very cool man.
Thanks!
huntintn":2ho4dhrt said:All he needed was these spurs.....
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Those are some serious daggers!
Congrats on a great bird that will be definitely hard to top. As for your success in West TN I am glad to hear that there are a thriving population of gobblers where you are. Everyone I've talked to around my area are crying the blues becuz all we are seeing are hens.
