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Offline leapingbare

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1st bird with a bow
« on: October 11, 2010, 01:01:37 pm »
Well i went deer hunting today and was up a tree between a fire brake and a back corner of a cut corn field well before daylight.
Seen one doe on the other side of the corn about 630. Then about 0800 a flock of about 20 turkey were coming up the fire brake from behind me. They were to close to stand up. when the 1st bird cleared the brush i let a arrow fly, it was low. and the turkeys did not pay much mind to it. i moved very very slow and made ready another arrow, this hen stepped into a lane at 20-25 yards and i let her have it. She ran 30 yards and fell and started flopping then flopped her way into a big blow down.
The rest of the turkeys were on edge at this point but hung around long enough for me to snap this pic with my cell phone.
 I waited about 1 hour and climbed down the tree down graded my gear nocked a arrow and headed for the hen. I got on blood right away and i found her hunkered down in the blow down. She was alive but hurt bad. I walked around and climbed up on the blow down and at about 10 feet made this head shot and that was that.
  I'm very exited this is my 1st turkey with a bow! The bow is a fiber glass backed recurve made by John T. 55# at 28''.
Oh I was setting down when i shot her the 1st time :)

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Re: 1st bird with a bow
« Reply #1 on: October 11, 2010, 01:08:42 pm »
Nice Job Jesse,good shot. :)
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Re: 1st bird with a bow
« Reply #2 on: October 11, 2010, 05:54:20 pm »
 Sweet shooting Jesse, and JohnT makes a good looking bow.
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Re: 1st bird with a bow
« Reply #3 on: October 11, 2010, 10:10:03 pm »
Way to go Jesse nice shooting.Ron
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Re: 1st bird with a bow
« Reply #4 on: October 11, 2010, 11:10:52 pm »
saweeeet you cant eat her till turkey day, good luck with that.
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Offline Otis

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Re: 1st bird with a bow
« Reply #5 on: October 11, 2010, 11:36:31 pm »
Good job Jesse!!  You're having a fine season so far. I went Sat. morning and didn't see a thing. It is just too hot here. It was almost 90 both days this weekend. I don't like this weather one bit.
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Re: 1st bird with a bow
« Reply #6 on: October 12, 2010, 12:21:40 am »
Food, fletching, decorations, and wingbones for two more calls....sweeeeet!
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Offline FlintWalker

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Re: 1st bird with a bow
« Reply #7 on: October 12, 2010, 12:29:00 am »
Awesome Jesse! I've tried many times...and failed miserably
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Offline Outbackbob48

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Re: 1st bird with a bow
« Reply #8 on: October 12, 2010, 01:19:04 am »
That's unreal Jesse. I have had many chances on these Penna. birds an if you even think shoot they are on to you, let alone make a draw. I actually believe our birds here are extra alert from predators above, I have had better luck at gettin the draw on them while hunting off the ground. Great shootin thats a trophy, nice bow also. Bob
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Re: 1st bird with a bow
« Reply #9 on: October 13, 2010, 12:27:49 pm »
Nice shot and nice bird, Jesse. I sure wish we had a fall season here.
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Offline david w.

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Re: 1st bird with a bow
« Reply #10 on: October 15, 2010, 12:43:58 am »
Nice Shooting for you at least not the bird :)
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Re: 1st bird with a bow
« Reply #11 on: October 15, 2010, 01:37:26 am »
A head shot on a bird Jesse! Even if she was down and at only ten feet - holy cow! Making me hungry ;).
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Offline wolleybugger

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Re: 1st bird with a bow
« Reply #12 on: October 15, 2010, 07:29:24 am »
Nice bird, still trying to kill one with a bow, its been 30 years, congrats.
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« Reply #13 on: October 15, 2010, 10:08:35 am »
Way to go, LB -  hope ya made some giblet gravy after cleaning her!
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