Birds #2 and 3

• May 1, 2012

• #1

Bucky T

GONetwork Member

Public land birds.

My son is helping me show them off.

Bird #2 was a jake.. Very fun hunt, took 45 minutes for him to gobble, hang up, come a little, and hang up some more, till he finally came into view.. Saw his blue and white head coming through the mix of small sweetgums, tried to reposition a bit, he saw me, putted and started to leave... 55-60yd shot, and I took it. He dropped stone dead. Thought he was a longbeard the whole time. Oh well it was fun!

Bird #3 came in last weekend with 2 of his longbeard friends.. Yes, I thought about the jake from previous hunt....

I had to wait for the other birds to get out of the way of the lead bird, when they did, I dropped him at 35yds. 20lbs, 10 1/4" beard, 1 1/8" hooks.

A very fun and rewarding season to say the least!

 

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• May 1, 2012

• #2

HucK Finn

Senior Member

Nice..... that is a boss looking jake; I would have done the same thing.

(I will be shocked if nobody comments on the shot distance)

 

• May 1, 2012

• #3

Gut_Pile

Senior Member

Congrats!

 

• May 1, 2012

• #4

lilturkeyhunter70

Senior Member

great pics!

 

• May 1, 2012

• #5

Bucky T

GONetwork Member

HucK Finn said:

Nice..... that is a boss looking jake; I would have done the same thing.

(I will be shocked if nobody comments on the shot distance)

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He weighed 16lbs. On the bathroom scales which are accurate.

If somebody comments about the range of the shot, I don't care.

My setup will handle a bird fine at that range, but I don't take a shot like that unless it's an emergency.

Only two shots over 50yds in my career and both birds didn't move.

I prefer a nice 30-35yd shot. Not to close, not to far.

 

• May 2, 2012

• #6

trkyhntr70

Senior Member

awesome pics!!

 

• May 3, 2012

• #7

FSU Turtle

Senior Member

Great pics with your son. Congrats on getting your limit.

 

• May 3, 2012

• #8

Arrow3

Senior Member

I can't believe you shot a jake.....



Thats exactly how I killed one 3-4 years ago....You could have knocked me over with a feather when I walked up on him and seen it was a jake.

 

• May 3, 2012

• #9

Bucky T

GONetwork Member

Arrow3 said:

I can't believe you shot a jake.....



Thats exactly how I killed one 3-4 years ago....You could have knocked me over with a feather when I walked up on him and seen it was a jake.

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I stood there and blinked my eyes a couple of times wondering why the beard was so small....

Don't worry, I thought about it when bird number 3 strolled in with 2 other longbeards in tow....

And I thought about it again, when I walked up to look at the recently deceased bird #3 and his two longbeard compadres were standing 20yds away looking at me, then they casually walked off... It was like they knew I couldn't touch them....

 

• May 4, 2012

• #10

Hawken2222

Senior Member

Congrats again Tommy. It's just a matter of time before Lane shoots his first birds.

 

• May 5, 2012

• #11

H

harryrichdawg

Senior Member

Congrats on a great season Bucky T and kudos for sticking to the limit. There are a whole lot of people on this site that would have taken home bird #4.

 

• May 5, 2012

• #12

Bucky T

GONetwork Member

Hawken2222 said:

Congrats again Tommy. It's just a matter of time before Lane shoots his first birds.

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Thanks Shane!

Please tell me you're getting that Merriams's mounted??

I've got to get out west and hunt those birds one day!