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got to my spot by 425am. But someonw had beat me there. Asked where he was hunting and he desctibed the exact spot I was gonna hunt. He saw birds there yesterday and even built a blind. So I left and went to a new spot I just scouted yesterday. I'm set up now at a field edge. A guy just walked by and I had to get his attention... He was surprised anyone else was back here. To....shoot! Just heard first gobble of the morning 545am 2 birds sounded off. Back on topic the guy said he killed a 27lb bird 11" beard here. Dang... Well he seems to know this spot well and he's set up probably not too far from me. Hope one of us gets a bird, especially me lol.

gotta put up the phone now and listen for those birds
 
well shortly before sunrise the guy shot... Little while later he came by with a jake. Hoping to set up closer to the birds next time. He basically came in after me and got closer to where he thought the birds would be. Lots of gobbles all around, good number of turkeys there. I went back to the car at 9am and drove to a nearby spot. Had some hens in a field for a while and heard a few gobbles but no beards came into view. Going back tomorrow have to decide between first spot or the new spot I went to later this morning. Both have good roosting areas I think.
 
lol yup. he said there was a bird they'd been chasing for 2 years in some fields nearby (which is where I went later in the morning) that had a 12 inch beard.
 
catman529 said:
lol yup. he said there was a bird they'd been chasing for 2 years in some fields nearby (which is where I went later in the morning) that had a 12 inch beard.
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That bird was known to spend his summers closely associated with a bachelor group of two bucks, one was a 180" typical eight point and the other a 200" nontypical twenty point. :grin:

I'm having a hard time understanding how somebody who shoots a jake first thing opening morning could ever get around to chase a bird for two years.
 

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