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#1 He Dead :) #899840
03/15/14 07:01 AM
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Covington County
Squeaky Offline OP
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Number 1 Is in the books guys. I about blew the wheels off the F-250 yesterday trying to get home in time from Louisiana to roost a bird before dark. I Made it to the club in time but did not have an luck. I was able to pull most of my cards out of the cameras I had placed on all the clover plots before I left offshore March 5th. I had planned to let the camera do the scouting for me since I would not get home in time to physically scout. When I got home last night and went through the SD cards I had one gobbler on camera hitting one of the fields often with a group of hens.

I head to that field first thing this morning well before daylight. I get settled into a tree line an make a little natural brush blind around me. I wanted to be hid good incase all those hens showed up. As soon as the song birds started to sing I heard my first gobble of 2014. He proceed to let her rip as the geese honked and crows crawww. I lost count after 50 gobbles. He was roosted about 150 yards from me so I felt good about my chances. I let him get on the ground before I ever called to him. He cut me off with a hard gobble. I hit him again with another sweet 3 note yelp and he hammered again. I got quiet on him for 10 min then I let out another 3 note help to check him again. He hammered again and was much closer. A few minutes later I hear Spiitttttdooooom and I know he's close. I turn my head slight to my left an see him enter the filed in full strut. I give him one more light cluck and a soft yelp and he struts 60 yards to his death. It was freaking awesome to see him strut that far all the while spitting and drumming.

This was the madden voyage of my little Remington 870 compact. I'm shooting hand loaded TSS this year. This little gun is one bad light weight turkey thumper with TSS!!

He's a nice bird at 20.2 LBS 1" & 7/8" spurs with 10" beard. Here are some pics.







Last edited by Squeaky; 03/16/14 04:58 PM.

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Comes to us at midnight very clean.
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Re: #1 He Dead :) [Re: Squeaky] #899844
03/15/14 07:06 AM
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Awesome,congrats

Re: #1 He Dead :) [Re: Squeaky] #899851
03/15/14 07:15 AM
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Good deal that's awesome. Those 20ga. With the TSS are really something. Which choke & what barrel length do you have if you don't mind me asking.

Thanks. JR

Re: #1 He Dead :) [Re: Fatherof2] #899857
03/15/14 07:17 AM
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Originally Posted By: Fatherof2
Good deal that's awesome. Those 20ga. With the TSS are really something. Which choke & what barrel length do you have if you don't mind me asking.

Thanks. JR


I'm shooting a little 870 SPS which has a 20" barrel with the RSF choke.


"Tomorrow is the most important thing in life.
Comes to us at midnight very clean.
It's perfect when it arrives and it puts itself in our hands.
It hopes we've learned something from yesterday."
Re: #1 He Dead :) [Re: Squeaky] #899860
03/15/14 07:22 AM
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Cullman, AL
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Congrats

Re: #1 He Dead :) [Re: Squeaky] #899868
03/15/14 07:30 AM
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congrats mike!


"Just remember a gobbler has to win every time, you only have to win once"
BC
Re: #1 He Dead :) [Re: Squeaky] #899869
03/15/14 07:31 AM
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Awesome!


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Re: #1 He Dead :) [Re: Squeaky] #899885
03/15/14 07:48 AM
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Congrats and nice story and pics

Re: #1 He Dead :) [Re: Squeaky] #899890
03/15/14 07:54 AM
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Re: #1 He Dead :) [Re: Squeaky] #899897
03/15/14 07:59 AM
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Way to go partner!!!


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Re: #1 He Dead :) [Re: Squeaky] #899936
03/15/14 09:05 AM
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Re: #1 He Dead :) [Re: Squeaky] #899944
03/15/14 09:17 AM
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Re: #1 He Dead :) [Re: Squeaky] #899958
03/15/14 09:32 AM
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Re: #1 He Dead :) [Re: Squeaky] #899972
03/15/14 09:45 AM
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Re: #1 He Dead :) [Re: Squeaky] #899981
03/15/14 09:49 AM
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Congrats Mike, it's like riding bike for you ain't it? smile


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Re: #1 He Dead :) [Re: Squeaky] #900001
03/15/14 09:55 AM
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Congrats Mike.


Turkeys be damned.
Re: #1 He Dead :) [Re: Squeaky] #900047
03/15/14 10:24 AM
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Congrats Mike! Off to a quick start again

Re: #1 He Dead :) [Re: Squeaky] #900063
03/15/14 10:33 AM
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good job brother!


I would rather be turkey hunting
Re: #1 He Dead :) [Re: Squeaky] #900102
03/15/14 11:20 AM
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Re: #1 He Dead :) [Re: Squeaky] #900106
03/15/14 11:23 AM
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I hear you teammste!. Congrats!!


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