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One-two-eight roost, opening day
Ed Brooks:
Thanks for the hunting stories, good luck on your next hunt and wanted to let you know Cabela's has the Bismuth shells. Ed
JW_Halverson:
Thanks, Ed. I will run over there this week and see what our local Cabelas carries. They are good about ordering from other stores or the catalog for us.
Yeah, Chamook, it's called hunting. It's a game of numbers, weighing choices based on experiences, and spending time in the field. Never ceases to amaze me how many times I think I got a brass railroad lock on a bird only to be proven dead wrong. There was this one bird we called Triphammer, because he gobbled on the roost like a triphammer...bang, bang, bang! 29 days out of a 45 day season I hunted that ONE bird. I hope he suffered arthritis and kidney stones and all the other stuff that goes with old age, because he sure as h*** didn't ever die of lead poisoning! He about ruined me for turkey hunting!
nclonghunter:
Hey JW, sounds like you have a good load for turkeys. The Caywood I purchased was one of the early ones and I really like it. I heard later on that the quality went down and the barrel to stock fitting was not as good. I hate that, but mine was one of the good ones. Never had any problems with it.
Went out yesterday and had a big ole boss hen come in close and started barking at me like a dog. She was telling me to get over there and come with her and the gobbler. Only time I enjoy being scolded by a boss hen. The gobbler eventually let out one more gobble and she turned and joined him, leaving me behind.... :'(
That's determination on that Triphammer bird, sorry you didn't get him. Sometimes the memory and challenge of hunting one single bird, then not getting him is the best.....Yeah right! >:D
JW_Halverson:
I think the only thing more fun than getting a gobbler so hot he stutters when he gobbles, is getting a hen so mad she spits at you! I've had only one good cuttin' fight with a hen in the last 5 years and it ended with 4 yr old boss gobbler getting brainpanned by a 16 yr old novice! Both me and the kid were mighty satisfied with ourselves that day!
Mike Joe:
Great stories JW! Only turkey hunting can take me so low I will curse it and swear to never hunt them again, and the next minute I can't imagine not chasing longbeards. Good luck! I hope you get one!
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