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Vaturkeyhntr
Longbeard
Joined: Thu Feb 21, 2013 1:04 am Posts: 273 Location: Stafford, Va
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Roosted was roasted
I have been watching this bird strut in the same field my son killed in on youth day. He was very routine and would alway use one side of the field to enter and go to roost. The evening before the opener I watched as him and another longbeard go to roost with 5 hens. The plan for opening morning was to get close to the corner of the field he exited the evening before and wait. I was well setup about 45 minutes before good shooting light, hearing 3-4 birds gobble in the distance off the roost I knew the bird I watched the evening before was close but he never gobbled. As it got light enough for birds to start flying down a hen started soft yelping in a tree only 50 yards from me. After the first series of calls to answer her, the bird gobbled no more than 75 yards away. He was very tight lipped and would only gobble a handful of times while in the tree. As more hens started talking they all finally hit the ground. I would only get about 3-4 responses from this bird before he went quiet. Around 7:41 I looked at my phone and some of the recent trail cams pics I had of him, one said 7:44. I put my phone down and looked up as he all of a sudden entered the field from the corner, only 25 yards from me. He made his way into the field and at 7:43 was able to take the shot. I guess roosted was roasted 21 lbs, 9 1/4 beard, 1 1/8 spurs
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Sat Apr 08, 2023 7:31 pm |
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jaybird
Longbeard
Joined: Thu Apr 28, 2005 7:06 pm Posts: 130 Location: McLean,Virginia and Huntly, Virginia
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Re: Roosted was roasted
Great bird, congrats!
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Sat Apr 08, 2023 7:36 pm |
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Wild Bill
2 Year Old
Joined: Mon Feb 17, 2020 4:02 pm Posts: 75
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Re: Roosted was roasted
congrats you and your boy both got one Wild Bill
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Sat Apr 08, 2023 7:48 pm |
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skimerhorn
King of Spring
Joined: Wed Feb 13, 2013 2:28 pm Posts: 526 Location: Beaverdam va
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Re: Roosted was roasted
Congratulations. Not a peep in my neck of the woods
_________________ "Hunting is fun"-Jim Shockey
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Sat Apr 08, 2023 8:37 pm |
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brwndg
King of Spring
Joined: Sun Mar 27, 2005 11:01 am Posts: 628 Location: Bluemont, VA
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Re: Roosted was roasted
Sounds like a good morning and more birds still around. Congratulations on #1
_________________ "If turkeys could smell, you'd never kill one" - Bud Trenis my turkey hunting mentor & dear friend
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Sun Apr 09, 2023 8:19 am |
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Greyghost
King of Spring
Joined: Tue Nov 10, 2009 5:12 am Posts: 2451 Location: Midland, VA
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Re: Roosted was roasted
Congratulations on a great hunt and fine bird.
Now get down here and hunt these Quantico birds. Or at least see you at the wounded warrior hunt this coming weekend.
Earl
_________________ God, Family, Country, Corps and then the Wild Turkey.
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Sun Apr 09, 2023 8:28 am |
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Gobblenow
Co-Owner/Dog Feeder
Joined: Mon Dec 06, 2004 10:20 am Posts: 3800
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Re: Roosted was roasted
Good job and congratulations. Nice story
_________________ "even after almost a half-century of hunting of the noblest game bird I am going to confess that I am still in the kindergarten; and I doubt if any human being ever acquires a complete education in this high art."
- Archibald Rutledge
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Sun Apr 09, 2023 9:26 am |
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Bird Dog
King of Spring
Joined: Sun Dec 05, 2004 4:50 pm Posts: 2649 Location: central Va
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Re: Roosted was roasted
Congrats.!
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Sun Apr 09, 2023 3:11 pm |
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Bigmeat
King of Spring
Joined: Wed Apr 20, 2011 11:23 am Posts: 669 Location: Hagerstown, MD
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Mon Apr 10, 2023 11:51 am |
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WVBOY
King of Spring
Joined: Fri Dec 03, 2004 1:33 pm Posts: 3035 Location: Powhatan, VA
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Re: Roosted was roasted
Never a doubt.. congrats..
_________________ RB
Take me Home Country Roads.
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Mon Apr 10, 2023 2:46 pm |
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vagrousehunter
King of Spring
Joined: Sun Mar 27, 2005 12:41 pm Posts: 813 Location: WV Eastern Panhandle
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Re: Roosted was roasted
I enjoyed reading your account of this hunt. Congratulations !
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Tue Apr 11, 2023 12:44 pm |
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jstchln71
King of Spring
Joined: Thu Mar 24, 2011 1:40 pm Posts: 488
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Re: Roosted was roasted
Congrats man!! Beautiful turkey!!
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Wed Apr 12, 2023 10:45 pm |
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