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First bird of season at last minute. #2103310 05/01/17 04:47 PM 05/01/17 04:47 PM
Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 1,907 south of hills, north of plain... R RareBreed OP 8 point
RareBreed OP 8 point R Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 1,907 south of hills, north of plain...	Woke up Saturday morning to high winds. Walked out on back porch of cabin, gave the owl hoot and nothing. Walked down to the gate and hooted, nothing. Feeling like crap so decided to get right back in bed. Woke up about 9:30 cleaned the camp and headed out. Reached the gate and as I was locking her down saw 3 gobblers about 250 yards away easing up the gas line. I watched from the truck and they eventually turned down a logging road. I knew where they were going but cutting them off would be next to impossible. I moved as quickly as I could and set up and as soon as I squatted down there they were about 200 yds. I yelped and two peeled off in my direction. I was in a bad spot for cover but this was my last chance and I was going to ride it out. They got about 80 yds away and must have known something wasn't right. They turned and ran back up the hill from where they came. DANG! As I was about to give it up the 3rd gobbler came out in full strutt and cut them off. He literally drove them back down the hill towards me. So here we go! They get within 60 yards and turn into the woods. I clucked and purred and knew they would pop out right on top of me and sure enough one shows itself about 20 yards in. I'm trying to find a time to spin and get a shot and out of nowhere a dang rat snake (didn't know it was rat at the moment) slithers right between my feet. I can feel him against my legs and arse and of course I flinch and the bird gets nervous and eased off. I kick the snake and as I do I could hear the other two birds purring right below me on the hill. (20 yrds but out of sight). I jump up and put it in the back as he's trying to get airborne. Had to leave by noon and shot him at 11:49 for the last hunt of the year. I could have done without the snake but what a rush to end it like that. "I didn�t mean to kill nobody, I just meant to shoot him once in the head and two times in the chest. Him dying was between he and the Lord." Legendary bluesman R.L. Burnside

Re: First bird of season at last minute. [Re: RareBreed] #2103318 05/01/17 04:50 PM 05/01/17 04:50 PM
Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 32,451 North Alabama YEKRUT Turkey Nut
YEKRUT Turkey Nut Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 32,451 North Alabama	Good story and a heck of a rope on a bird Some men are mere hunters; others are turkey hunters. —Archibald Rutledge—

Re: First bird of season at last minute. [Re: RareBreed] #2103351 05/01/17 05:33 PM 05/01/17 05:33 PM
Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 15,750 Montgomery bamaeyedoc Old Mossy Horns
bamaeyedoc Old Mossy Horns Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 15,750 Montgomery	Awesome man! You deserve that one! Dr. B AKA: “Dr. B” Aldeer #121 8-3-2000 Proud alum of AUM, UAB, and UA Member of Team 10 Point 2023-2024 ALdeer Deer Contest Winners Glennis Jerome "Jerry" Harris 1938-2017 UGA Class of 1960 BS/MS Forestry LTJG, USNR

Re: First bird of season at last minute. [Re: RareBreed] #2103354 05/01/17 05:34 PM 05/01/17 05:34 PM
Joined: Nov 2014 Posts: 16,496 Guntersville AC870 Old Mossy Horns
AC870 Old Mossy Horns Joined: Nov 2014 Posts: 16,496 Guntersville	Man, that's a 4th quarter come-from-behind win. “Killing tomorrow’s trophies today.” On the distance I like to walk to my stands: “The first 100 yards is also the last 100 yards.”

Re: First bird of season at last minute. [Re: RareBreed] #2103412 05/01/17 11:38 PM 05/01/17 11:38 PM
Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 12,139 Sylacauga, AL poorcountrypreacher Booner
poorcountrypreacher Booner Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 12,139 Sylacauga, AL	Congrats! All the labor of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.

Re: First bird of season at last minute. [Re: RareBreed] #2103416 05/02/17 12:10 AM 05/02/17 12:10 AM
Joined: Apr 2015 Posts: 5,588 Lee County, Alabama dBmV 12 point
dBmV 12 point Joined: Apr 2015 Posts: 5,588 Lee County, Alabama	Congrats. Nice bird. What you do today, you have to sleep with tonight.

Re: First bird of season at last minute. [Re: RareBreed] #2103425 05/02/17 12:45 AM 05/02/17 12:45 AM
Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 12,875 Montgomery / Luverne crenshawco Booner
crenshawco Booner Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 12,875 Montgomery / Luverne	Congrats on the last minute bird. Looks like you hammered him pretty good too for a body shot

Re: First bird of season at last minute. [Re: RareBreed] #2103428 05/02/17 12:54 AM 05/02/17 12:54 AM
Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 754 N. Alabama W WARPhEAGLE 4 point
WARPhEAGLE 4 point W Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 754 N. Alabama	Good story, congrats.

Re: First bird of season at last minute. [Re: RareBreed] #2103436 05/02/17 01:39 AM 05/02/17 01:39 AM
Joined: Nov 2015 Posts: 1,887 Lauderdale County Cousneddy 8 point
Cousneddy 8 point Joined: Nov 2015 Posts: 1,887 Lauderdale County	Congrats!

Re: First bird of season at last minute. [Re: RareBreed] #2103471 05/02/17 02:15 AM 05/02/17 02:15 AM
Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 1,571 Jasper M mikewhandley 8 point
mikewhandley 8 point M Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 1,571 Jasper	congrats

Re: First bird of season at last minute. [Re: RareBreed] #2103473 05/02/17 02:17 AM 05/02/17 02:17 AM
Joined: May 2015 Posts: 1,051 Jackson County N NEbamahunter 6 point
NEbamahunter 6 point N Joined: May 2015 Posts: 1,051 Jackson County	What timing, congrats!

Re: First bird of season at last minute. [Re: RareBreed] #2103496 05/02/17 02:48 AM 05/02/17 02:48 AM
Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 11,652 Longwood, FL J jlbuc10 Booner
jlbuc10 Booner J Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 11,652 Longwood, FL	Wow what a hunt. If that snake had messed up the hunt I may have shot everyone I saw for a couple years

Re: First bird of season at last minute. [Re: RareBreed] #2103514 05/02/17 03:04 AM 05/02/17 03:04 AM
Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 1,819 Alabama brotherhood 8 point
brotherhood 8 point Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 1,819 Alabama

Re: First bird of season at last minute. [Re: RareBreed] #2103607 05/02/17 04:22 AM 05/02/17 04:22 AM
Joined: Feb 2015 Posts: 6,059 AL BamaGuitarDude 12 point
BamaGuitarDude 12 point Joined: Feb 2015 Posts: 6,059 AL	Awesome, congrats!! Way to hang in there & stay after it! ALDeer physics: for every opinion, there's an equal & opposite opinion A wise man can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from a wise answer.

Re: First bird of season at last minute. [Re: RareBreed] #2103654 05/02/17 05:00 AM 05/02/17 05:00 AM
Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 289 Celina,Tennessee gobbleman 4 point
gobbleman 4 point Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 289 Celina,Tennessee	Great going,congrats!!

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