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  1. 04-26-2008, 07:05 PM #1
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    Default Last day jake...

    Last year I bagged my first bird... a nice little 14# jake. After the season I had decided I wouldn't take another. Well, we only had 3 and a half days of hunting before we had to pack up and head home. Wednesday all day and Thursday (last 1/2 day of hunting) the birds were silent. I had decided to pull out all the stops and my brother and I were set up 80-85 yards from each other and calling tandem. We were throwing out a lot of cutting, yelps, and clucks. We called in bird from WAY out - at least 1/4 to 1/2 mile from the first time we heard him gobble. He came in from my side and stopped at my decoys. When I first spotted him my heart sake a bit (despite beating 180+) - another jake. When it was clear he wasn't likely to move past my decoys I decided to drop him. My Winchester 1400 and Winchester 3" 2oz #5's dropped him on the spot - he never so much as flapped. 28 paces from my seat. Decent little double bearded jake - 15# (approx), first beard 4" and second beard 3.5". Spurs were nubs (1/4" and 3/16"). Meat on the table. I only wish he would have moved in and let my brother take his first bird. I'll take what I can get with less than 2 hours left to hunt, however.







    For what it's worth I hadn't noticed the coincidental message on the fishing ruler I used the measure the beards! Fitting, eh?!
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  2. 04-26-2008, 08:01 PM #2
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    Congrats !!!!!!!!!!
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  3. 04-26-2008, 08:04 PM #3
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    congrats
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  4. 04-26-2008, 09:30 PM #4
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    Congrats! Any turkey is a trophy to me...I'd love to get a big gobbler...only gotten one out of like 10 birds, but you know what...the challenge to hunt turkeys is hard enough, that to call any size bird in is a reward itself. Good job!
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  5. 04-26-2008, 11:14 PM #5
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    Way to go. Good photos too, glad you connected. I wouldn't worry about taking the jake, be proud because taking any Tom in the spring is a true challenge.

    Again, congrats on the fine bird.
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  6. 04-26-2008, 11:46 PM #6
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    Congrats on a double bearded bird.
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  7. 04-27-2008, 07:51 AM #7
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    congrats !!!!
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  8. 04-27-2008, 11:09 AM #8
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    congrats! nothing wrong with that
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  10. 04-27-2008, 07:21 PM #10
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    good deal, congrats on your bird!!
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  11. 04-27-2008, 08:20 PM #11
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    congrats!
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    way to go! Congrats
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  14. 04-28-2008, 01:01 PM #14
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    Any turkey is a great turkey. Congrats on a special bird, double beards are very cool!
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