Persistance pays off ! ... CH and his father in law score !

R.J. · Post by **R.J.** » Wed May 06, 2009 12:11 pm

Chris H. ( forum handle = CH ) and his father in law have been hunting hard since opening day ...

So far they have not been able to " close the deal " = birds doing crazy moves etc. and an increased hunting pressure in the area hasn't helped either ..

Today things were different ... they made a plan last night , and stuck to it ...

Long story short ... they figured the birds out this morning and were " one step ahead " instead of " one step behind ! "

Together , they connected on two beauty mature tom's .... One was darker faze and 1 was lighter faze ...

Chris dropped the hammer on one bird and the other bird ran to his father in laws set up a few seconds later ...

Chris took the birds to the official weigh scales in New Hamburg at the feed store ...

1 bird was 22lbs 10oz's , with an 8 inch beard ... the other was 18lbs even with a 10 inch beard ...

Here is a picture with Chris and the pair ...

Spur length average was 1 inch ( some just under , some over )

Congrat's Chris and Skip ! .... way to stick with it !

mikej · Post by **mikej** » Wed May 06, 2009 12:14 pm

congrats on some fine birds

VixChix · Post by **VixChix** » Wed May 06, 2009 12:26 pm

NICE!!! Congratulations to both on keeping at it and getting their birds!

Grizzly Adam · Post by **Grizzly Adam** » Wed May 06, 2009 12:32 pm

Way to go! Lookin' good!

Sandman · Post by **Sandman** » Wed May 06, 2009 12:33 pm

That's the way to do it lads .. Congrats on your Toms

catcher · Post by **catcher** » Wed May 06, 2009 3:34 pm

Awesome bird's guy's. Great job.

Pydpiper · Post by **Pydpiper** » Wed May 06, 2009 4:43 pm

CH as in "CH312" ?
Nice birds guys!

CH · Post by CH » Wed May 06, 2009 4:49 pm

Thanks Rick for meeting me to get those pics look great its been almost every morning since opener but it did pay off i think ill sleep in tomorow cheers

mikej · Post by **mikej** » Wed May 06, 2009 4:58 pm

welcome to the forum CH

Greylag · Post by **Greylag** » Wed May 06, 2009 5:28 pm

Congrats R.J. for tagging both nice toms, and for the great pictures as usual.
Also congrats to C.H. for hanging in there and finally tagging his first bird of the season, and to Skip for tagging is first turkey ever, that must have been a real thrill for him, I guess he is hooked now forever.

R.J. · Post by **R.J.** » Wed May 06, 2009 10:47 pm

Pydpiper wrote :

CH as in "CH312" ?

Nope ... not same guy . Chris H. is the youngest member of our regular hunt crew .

I have mentioned him in some of our other hunting adventure posts ... He has been a forum member since 2006 , reads alot , but dosen't post much . ( one finger typer

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http://www.excaliburcrossbow.com/phpBB2 ... ight=chris

http://www.excaliburcrossbow.com/phpBB2 ... ight=chris

Greylag wrote :

Congrats R.J. for tagging both nice toms, and for the great pictures as usual.
Also congrats to C.H. for hanging in there and finally tagging his first bird of the season, and to Skip for tagging is first turkey ever, that must have been a real thrill for him, I guess he is hooked now forever.

Thanks Vern ... yep one mature tom on opener for me with my Hatsun Escort and another mature tom 7 days later with my Y25 Relayer ( Sounds easy , but you know me , I did put my time in with preseason scouting and lots of moving around from farm to farm !

)

As for Chris and Skips birds ... yep , two beauty toms ! .... They have been giving them the slip since opening day , but it all came together this morning !

CH wrote :

Thanks Rick for meeting me to get those pics look great its been almost every morning since opener but it did pay off i think ill sleep in tomorow cheers

No problem Chris , A few pictures for a free Country Boy breakfast ! ... that was a good trade !

.

PS : Enjoy your sleep in !

saxman · Post by **saxman** » Fri May 08, 2009 8:46 am

Congrtas to all.
Beautiful birds.

bucont · Post by **bucont** » Fri May 08, 2009 5:17 pm

That's two nice birds, congrats.