Spring 2013

ccleroy

Senior Member
This season has been a total blur to me, hunted every morning except 1. Seen turkeys do things I never have and learned more this season from them than I have in the past 16 seasons of chasing them,alot more humbling going on than fist pumping and smiling but it's what brings us back day after day. To begin it was a struggle, first 3 days I was on red hot turkeys but just could not seal the deal, then the weather turned from great to putting a chill on everything. I couldn’t buy a turkey for 2 weeks, and ones I did hear gobble would shut down harder than I’ve ever witnessed once they hit the dirt. When I did get one in range something would happen, obstructions, other hunters or just plain old bad luck. But eventually things did start to look up and I pulled an old friend out of the gun safe for an epic reunion which seemed to be the tide turner, even had a good buddy call a longbeard up for me, a first just me behind the gun for a hunt and someone else doing the work. I enjoyed the season thoroughly and had some really classic hunts, I tagged one of the birds that I hunted all season long, Killed a Edisto river swamp bird which I try to every year and broke the curse with Capt Tom after 3 season of not killing a bird together and he called it in for me, Broke in my Buice Ironwood trumpet on 3 longbeards and christened the new coco ceramic on 4 others. Cruella came out of the safe and sent 3 to their maker on consecutive days almost like she was telling me “Huh, put me in the corner again slick”. Also called in 3 other kills rounding out a heck of a spring. Thank The Lord for this opportunity and beautiful creation, an understanding wife that doesn’t try to fight my sickness and for gobbling turkeys. God Bless, enjoy the few pictures. Can I get just one more day?



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ryanwhit

Senior Member
Wondered where you've been. Heckuva spring you've had, congrats!!!
 

bull0ne

Banned
Congrats on a great season. :cool:

Nothing replaces learning in the spring woods. The birds are, and always have been, the greatest teacher of all.
 

MKW

Senior Member
Congrats, Ricky. Sounds like a great spring season.

Mike
 

ccleroy

Senior Member
That last bird Mike was the one that I used the new mopane call on with my ceramic......it's a sick caller brother.
 

BMCS

Senior Member
Nice Season. Congrats on some nice Birds. I also got to hunt everyday that I wanted for the entire Turkey season. Saw some crazy stuff. I want hijack your thread. Will put mine up when the season ends. Congrats again.
 

Huntinfool

Senior Member
Very nice man. Was wondering where you had been. Great season and I'm with ya....can't the season just be a little longer?
 

Ricochet

Senior Member
Nice, congrats on a good season! :cheers:
 
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