first bird in three years!

[TeeBugg]

connected at 1130 today! 20 or so lbs. 9 3/4 beard 1 1/4 spurs!

[burmjohn]

Grats TeeBugg

[Elmo]

Congrats!

[Cabin Fever]

That's GREAT!! Congrats! Now, give up the story and stats!!! 

[TeeBugg]

Story....got busted by a hen around 930am. Around 11 i decided to take a walk down an old trolley bed. Got about 200 yards down and stopped to call. Nothing. Went another 50 and something told me to stop. Called again...nothing. called again aggresivley and 2 gobblers went off about 40 yards in front of me. Sat down and continued to call and they kept gobbling. Finally got a glimpse thru the woods and it was 3 long beards!

They continued to about 25 yards gobblin the whole way. Finally i think this one spotted me and stopped. Boom! Federal flite control 2 3/4 #6 from my cylinder bore 870 flopped him hard. Thia spot is alway a nine to noon spot. Even for deer lol!

Breaks the ice nicely after striking out the last three years!

Edited May 2, 2013 by TeeBugg

[WNYBuckHunter]

Congrats! Now get your entry in the contest!

[TeeBugg]

Yeah about to take pics of the spurs and beard!

[josephmrtn]

CONGRATS!!!

[Deerthug]

Congrats! Nice bird!

[Water Rat]

Way to go !

[Fantail]

Good hunting.

[TeeBugg]

Thanks everyone! His two buddies that were with him should watch out!

[ants]

Congrats...Im in the same boat. This will be year #3 if I don't connect. I passed on a Jake this morning & I'm starting to regret it. Fingers crossed..Congrats again...

[132 eight pointer]

Nice bird !  You mean you don't use an extra extra super constricted kill em at 100 yds. turkey choke ? My buddy used his 870 cyl. bore last year too due to a last minute broken safety on his bird gun.

[TeeBugg]

Nope! Home defense 870. Thats federal flitecontrol number 6 did its job at 25 yards! I limit myself to around 25 so its all good! I like em close

[Cabin Fever]

I bet you have that fan tacked above your headboard, so you'll have sweet dreams tonight?! 

Edited May 3, 2013 by Cabin Fever

[TeeBugg]

Not yet but it will be tomorow hopefully! Gotta stain the fan mount first! Taking a different approach this time. Not messing with flesh or bugs or salt...plucking feathers and glue time!