Called in my biggest to date

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Yesterday was dead quiet on public land, except for one bird that gobbled twice. I called him to 20 yards, but he saw me raise my gun.

Today was also dead quiet, hunting with Fleet Fox, except for this one bird that got pretty fired up.

We repositioned a few times, and finally I was in a spot where I hoped he would pop out from a cut between two fields. I made another soft call and waited...

Few mins and I saw the red head bobbing behind some bushes. He cleared the last scrubby cedar tree and started looking at us, so I gave him some copper plated lead at roughly 20-25 yards.

He flopped into some water so the fan was a little wet, but I walked up and felt how heavy he was and then Daniel grabbed the beards...yea he's got 2 beards, a 10 3/4 and a 8". That's my first double beard and the joker weighed 24 lb 7 oz. 1 1/8" spurs. Called him in and shot roughly around 1:20 pm

Gotta go finish plucking and cut the meat out. Going to try making turkey cracklins with some of the skin, hope that turns out good.

Here are pics

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Will upload video soon as I get the chance to work on it


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Tennessee Lead":2x9lx4ih said:
Awesome bird! Great job and congrats!
Called him with the wingbone?


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We were using the wingbone and my slate call. I think the 2 combined had him torn up. Hunt took about 45 min from the first call. I bet he gobbled 20 or more times at us. Initial distance was about 500 yards and we met up somewhere in the middle.
 
muddyboots":1hqcy1wh said:
I think cats effective range about 30 yards.
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you're not kidding, lol...I've killed em in the fall at 45 and 50 snap shooting but I can't hold steady on a bird when I try to. This one was cake though, he was much closer


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Setterman":3c38qj22 said:
Really nice bird and congrats on not missing :poke:
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thanks and yea you have no idea. I'm the worst shot on a turkey that I know... Glad I got this one, and finally called one in because the stalking and the silence starts to get old.


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