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   Took an eastern wild turkey this past Saturday with my Winchester Super X2 NWTF 3.5 in. mag 12 ga. at 17 yards.  Been after them all week and settled for this fellow. Just a jake but it was crunch time.  Should eat pretty good.
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The_Mountaineer Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List .416 Rigby West BY-GOD Virginian! Joined: 02 July 2003 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 2653	Post Options Post Reply Quote The_Mountaineer Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Got one! Posted: 09 May 2005 at 06:22
	Took an eastern wild turkey this past Saturday with my Winchester Super X2 NWTF 3.5 in. mag 12 ga. at 17 yards. Been after them all week and settled for this fellow. Just a jake but it was crunch time. Should eat pretty good. For the full story check out timber's forum at this link: http://www.handloadersbench.com/forum15/474.html Edited by The_Mountaineer
	Paritur pax bello - Peace is obtained by war.

Guests Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Guest	Post Options Post Reply Quote Guests Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 09 May 2005 at 06:43
	Congratulations Mountaineer...good work. I read your story on the other site. a whole week of hunting ...wonderful. In PA the season has been open one week, I made 6 mornings (we can't hunt on Sunday and not any day after 12 noon). I hope you were safe on operating that tractor after those early morning rising. I'm no longer into dairy farming and morning milkings, and those 3 AM get ups take their toll on me. Don't fall asleep cutting brush on the John Deer! Nice bird. How many can you shoot in WV?????? BEAR

Guests Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Guest	Post Options Post Reply Quote Guests Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 09 May 2005 at 06:45
	Guess I forgot to say, in PA we only get one bearded birb all season, and *mine is still flying*. I have a 12 guage pump in the car, but have been using archery. If I don't get one in the next 2 weeks, 12 guage here I come. BEAR

The_Mountaineer Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List .416 Rigby West BY-GOD Virginian! Joined: 02 July 2003 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 2653	Post Options Post Reply Quote The_Mountaineer Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 09 May 2005 at 07:06
	Thanks BEAR, We're allowed two bearded turkeys in the spring. This will be my first for this year. Gotta save one tag for a good bird I'm hoping. Hope the birds are doing a little better up your way. They've been kinda finicky around our stomping grounds. Best tactic has been to intercept them where they'd normally be anyway (always a good bet but too many folks rely on calling). Heck, I called maybe 5-10 yelps an hour, nothing else when I took this bird. My general rule is call as the turkeys do. Lots of gobbling, lots of calling. Little gobbling, little calling. JMO. Good luck to ya!
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Guests Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Guest	Post Options Post Reply Quote Guests Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 09 May 2005 at 08:27
	Birds have been very disturbed. Some days all you hear are gobblers all morning long. Other days nothing???? In PA you can only legally hunt by calling. Stalking gobblers that are calling is illegal. You can't stalk up to a gobbler and set up 150 yards. Actually the decoys are very important in the way I hunt. The birds will often just 'show up' in the decoys without any gobble back on the call. Maybe we killed off all the vocal toms in past years, I don't know. But we seem to get less vocal birds every year for the last 10???? Two birds...I'm envious BEAR

mr mom Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List .30/06 SpringField Joined: 10 June 2003 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 342	Post Options Post Reply Quote mr mom Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 09 May 2005 at 08:33
	so thats what they look like !!!!!!! maybe thats why i havent gotten 1 yet . dam !!!!!!!!! what are you doing with the wings???????
	mr mom

The_Mountaineer Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List .416 Rigby West BY-GOD Virginian! Joined: 02 July 2003 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 2653	Post Options Post Reply Quote The_Mountaineer Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 09 May 2005 at 09:12
	Well, I gave one wing to a buddy of mine for a "fly down flapper" and the other I turned into a wingbone call or I should say "turning" into a wingbone call. Otherwise, I usually just toss them.
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TasunkaWitko Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Administrator aka The Gipper Joined: 10 June 2003 Location: Chinook Montana Status: Offline Points: 14753	Post Options Post Reply Quote TasunkaWitko Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 09 May 2005 at 09:16
	excellent! great job!
	TasunkaWitko - Chinook, Montana Helfen, Wehren, Heilen Die Wahrheit wird euch frei machen