WMA Bird

• Apr 12, 2016

• #1

aj.hiner

Senior Member

Been chasing this bird for 2 yrs now. He's an old warrior.. 11"beard....spur 1 3/8" he weighed 24 lbs..When I breasted him out I found 30+ pellets BB'S in his breast..No telling how many hunters shot at called to or spooked this bird..A perfect example of why public land birds run the other way when u call to them. When God's will and a man's ambition meet great things happen

 

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• Apr 12, 2016

• #2

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turkeyhunter835

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Nice bird man

 

• Apr 12, 2016

• #3

01Foreman400

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Staff member

Really nice bird buddy. Congrats again.

 

• Apr 12, 2016

• #4

fullstrut

Senior Member

Awesome brother! Great bird an old Warrior for sure

 

• Apr 12, 2016

• #5

turkeykirk

Senior Member

Congraulations. Nice gobbler. Must be tough hunting those hills with those Crocs on!!

 

• Apr 12, 2016

• #6

aj.hiner

Senior Member

Squirrelpricabra said:

Congrats man great ol bird you just beat my public bird by a few pounds, half inch of beard and a bit more spur. 4 year old+?

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Yea I'd say minimum of 4

 

• Apr 12, 2016

• #7

aj.hiner

Senior Member

turkeykirk said:

Congraulations. Nice gobbler. Must be tough hunting those hills with those Crocs on!!

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LOL that was after the 1.5 mile walk out..has to take some stuff off

 

• Apr 12, 2016

• #8

aj.hiner

Senior Member

Thanks fellas

 

• Apr 12, 2016

• #9

ADDICTED2HUNTIN

Senior Member

Way to go man! Fine bird for private land but a sho nuff stud for public land!!

 

• Apr 12, 2016

• #10

Luke0927

Senior Member

Nice one what was the trick to finally getting him?

 

• Apr 12, 2016

• #11

Unicoidawg

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Staff member

Heck of a good bird AJ.

 

• Apr 13, 2016

• #12

aj.hiner

Senior Member

Luke0927 said:

Nice one what was the trick to finally getting him?

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Just sticking with him when he kept gobbling..I set up on him 1 time he was gobbling like crazy..I tried to crawl to him cause I just knew if I called he'd run the other way..I got to 30 yds and lifted my head up and he was gone..smh...so I tucked my tail and went to the other end of the bottom about a quarter mile away where we had heard and chased him last week..Sure enoughI sat down and he gobbled 75 yds to my left..He began gobbling at everything birds crows etc..he was getting closers and at this point didn't know what to do..So I took out my copper pot and real lightly on the edge purred and he gobbled..I shut it down and waited..he didn't gobble again..my thought was great he's gone again like he has been so many times before..Then all of a sudden I see his head behind a white oak..As soon as he saw the white ok he busted me and putted..all I could see was his head so I let it fly..He didn't flop so I thought I missed..Much to my surprise there he lay

 

• Apr 13, 2016

• #13

aj.hiner

Senior Member

Unicoidawg said:

Heck of a good bird AJ.

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Thanks brother

 

• Apr 13, 2016

• #14

chefrific

Senior Member

Way to get it done on public land! Great bird. Congrats!

 

• Apr 13, 2016

• #15

DSGB

Senior Member

Fantastic bird! Way to go!

 

• Apr 13, 2016

• #16

Slings and Arrows

Senior Member

That gobbler is haunting someone else. Nice job staying with him sir!

 

• Apr 13, 2016

• #17

aj.hiner

Senior Member

Thanks again very rewarding killing a bird like that

 

• Apr 13, 2016

• #18

GAMHUNTER35

Senior Member

bout like the 1 i got on wma tuesday morning. 12 in beard 1 3/8 spurs an he had old shot in his bac an legs

 

• Apr 13, 2016

• #19

Pointpuller

Senior Member

Great bird and story. When you are successful consistently on public birds you know what your doing.