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These shots were taken in late March at Tall Tine Outfitters. The hunter is also the outfitter, Ted Jaycox.
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It was ridiculously hot and the bugs were terrible—but that’s typical weather for hunting Osceolas.
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We had turkeys all around us every day. They were vocal on the roost, then they’d go silent for a while.
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But, like turkeys often do, they’d usually be ready to play ball again by midday.
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We had a couple close calls the first two days, but couldn’t seal the deal. Two full days of turkey hunting is exhausting, so I prayed for an Easter Miracle.
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At 7 p.m. on Easter Sunday, we got it when we intercepted a lone longbeard making his way across a big field.
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He was making a beeline for a stand of pines, no doubt on his way to roost. We gave him a few clucks and yelps…
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…and a 3-inch load of No. 5s took him down.
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We worked the bird with Ted’s custom box call, made nearly 25 years ago by Dick Kirby. It sounds as sweet today as it ever did.
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After the hunt, I had the opportunity to just photograph some turkeys. As usual, they were much more cooperative than the birds we’d hunted just a day before. Seems like once your hunt is over, birds are everywhere—such is turkey hunting.
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South Florida in March is the first leg of most Grand Slam hunts—and perhaps the most difficult
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