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| Freddy McGuire (Vaturkey)
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Well... a lot happened again on this trip! I'll try to remember most of it! ;o) Saturday and Sunday Amy and I hunted with GN in TN. We had a great time and got on a few birds but the cold weather had them in a bad mood and not willing to cooperate. We called in a hen on Saturday AM while it was about 30 degrees and we were freezing! Sunday AM we heard a few birds gobbling but we think they were bumped by a person on the adjoining property. Sunday afternoon we headed on to SC to hunt with a friend down there. The first morning in SC we heard several birds gobbling in a creek bottom and we were setup in an ideal position but as most of the time happens it wasn't in the perfect position for the turkeys. However, after a while we had just stood up to stretch and take care of business when I spotted 3 jakes running into the field about 150 yards away. They looked like they were chasing a cow. They went behind a crest in the field and we all got back into position. Our buddy started calling (he is very, very good!) and he had a higher position and could still see the birds. They were coming right to his calling and he was giving the play by play. He was using hen calls and jake yelps and reeled them right in our lap. Amy and I thought it would be great to try and double so we formulated a plan while the birds were 80 yards out. I was to stop them when we both had clear shots and she was to count. Well the birds closed to about 25 yards and I was watching Amy's bird so I could stop them for a shot. The birds got to where we wanted them and we stopped them and Amy counted. At the shots her bird bit the dust and mine flew away. I had been so intent on making sure she got a good shot I think I was watching her bird out of the corner of my eye and didn't really concentrate on my shot. It didn't matter though because she got her bird and I got another opportunity about 1 hour later. Her bird was 13 lbs, 6" beard, and really pointed, ivory colored 3/8" spurs. After getting her bird tagged and everything in order we moved to another location and setup a blind to do some calling. We had not sat there long and I looked to the edge of the field and there stood 2 gobblers. One bird was about half strut and the other was just looking. They came on out into the field and strutted before turning into the woods to circle behind us. Our buddy was watching them the whole time and again giving Amy and I the play by play. They got into the woods and held their ground at about 40 yards. After watching them for quite some time and deciding they weren't coming any closer our buddy got down in the blind and I used him for a rest to take the shot. Our buddy called and got him to raise his head and I took the shot at about 40 yards. It was another great jake- 16 lbs, 6" beard, and 3/8" spurs. We dubbed them the "Super-Jakes" It was a great first morning and the first time Amy and I had taken Spring birds in the same day! In SC you can take 2 birds a day but we were blessed with 2 nice gobblers and called it a day. Thanks Diablo! The next morning we setup in the creek bottom where we had heard the gobbling from the day before but all was quiet. We decided to change locations and after we crested a ridgeline a bird gobbled. We quickly setup and our buddy did his magic again and called in 2 more jakes. They were gobbling and strutting and really putting on a show. Amy decided to pass on these jakes and we had a little fun with them. After they drifted off another jake came on the scene but quickly spotted something he didn't like and left. We tried several other spots before the rain hit and we went to take a nap! Wednesday morning was the last day of our hunt and it was a little drizzly. We setup overlooking a creek bottom and heard a bird gobble a few times early but it was pretty quiet. I did find a scorpion I had sat on as we were leaving that setup! Later in the AM we moved to good mid-morning location to setup and do some blind calling. After a while we heard a bird gobble way off and then gobble again closer and closer until Amy spotted coming through a field several hundred yards away. The big gobbler proceeded to go to a spot in the field and strut and gobble until noon. We played cat and mouse with him for several hours before he shut up and we had to head home. It was a very exciting hunt! We had a great time on our trip and great hunting. We would like to thank GN and Diablo for the wonderful hunting and thanks to Diablo's wonderful family for making us feel like part of the family while we stayed at their house. It's friends like GN, Diablo, and his family that make turkey hunting special. Here are some photos of our SC trip...   | ||
| HODY |
Awesome. Congrats Freddy and Amy on a great hunt. Amy are you going to let Freddy use that as his REAL excuse for his miss? HA HA PS the picture looks great and is a better quality picture to have on the home page!!!! | ||
| VA Hen
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Thanks Hody! After we discussed the hunt again, he really was making sure that I had a good shot on my bird and that everything was okay with my shot. He's always making sure that everything is going okay with my bird and is always walking me through everything. It's great to have such an awesome "guide" who is also your husband!!! | ||
| knight_va
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Ya'll Two!........Hey Amy..... GOOD JOB.....Freddy... Amy did her part..ya MISSED!...lo... just kidding around.. talk to ya later! Max | ||
| TScottW99
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great story Freddy & Amy!!! Congrat's on the two birds!!!  | ||
| TScottW99
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WOW!! Really like the new pic on the front page! |