Finaly got a bird

Speedracer · Post by **Speedracer** » March 27th, 2006, 12:54 pm

After 3 years of getting bad weather, or screwed by other hunters i finaly got a Turkey this morn..

He weight in at 19lbs with a 8 inch beard i inch spurs

The biggest i got was while at Benning in 87, 32lb / 11 inch beard

RRDTm3 · Post by **RRDTm3** » March 27th, 2006, 1:34 pm

how much damage did your truck sustain? :D

CGoog · Post by **CGoog** » March 27th, 2006, 2:02 pm

That's a nice looking turkey, it'll make some good fried up turkey fingers(chicken fingers)...Got the Hubby making me some up tonight....

Speedracer · Post by **Speedracer** » March 27th, 2006, 3:15 pm

RRDTm3 wrote:how much damage did your truck sustain? :D

Not a bit, thanks to a Big Cow Killing Brush Guard..

I got it with my new cheap Wal mart Mossberg 12 ga drop him at 40 yards like a rock, it did me well

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66G_RN · Post by **66G_RN** » March 27th, 2006, 3:27 pm

Good eating. :D

I'm just curious, beings as I'm very familiar with your neck of the pine forest, Ranger Speedracer, where'd you shoot him?

Speedracer · Post by **Speedracer** » March 27th, 2006, 7:39 pm

66G_RN wrote:Good eating. :D

I'm just curious, beings as I'm very familiar with your neck of the pine forest, Ranger Speedracer, where'd you shoot him?

Right off the south east side of Main post on Ft Polk, Behind the small arms ranges on south boundary rd. It only opens maybe once a week due to the training.

Wife already pulling the cook books

Speedracer · Post by **Speedracer** » March 28th, 2006, 5:29 am

Zonk 1/75 wrote:
66G_RN wrote: I'm just curious, beings as I'm very familiar with your neck of the pine forest, Ranger Speedracer, where'd you shoot him?
You missing a bird Maam?

66G_RN · Post by **66G_RN** » March 28th, 2006, 8:05 am

I used to dove hunt with my older brother not far from there on the civilian side, like 23 years ago. My Dad still lives in the area. My Mom grew up in Pickering and Mom and I both graduated from high school there.

I worked with the YAC as a Lifeguard/Water Safety Instructor at the North Fort Pool when I was 17. It's the pool that used to be a tank wash with a lifeguard stand in the middle. We swam at a minimum, 2 miles a day, sometimes three if we could get the time. It was rather difficult to pull a swimmer in trouble out of that pool so you had to be a strong swimmer with a cool head. That was 21 years ago.

So, no, Ranger Zonk, I am not missing any birds :D (and I live in Kansas now). But, it seems there is not a day that goes by when I drive into town that I don't see a large flock turkeys nibbling in the wheat fields. They are everywhere! I keep thinking I need to take a picture because now we are seeing pullets too.

So what recipe did your wife decide on, Ranger Speedracer?

Speedracer · Post by **Speedracer** » March 28th, 2006, 9:01 am

The old north fort pool got filled in last year or so they have been doing a lot of building on base so this place has changed alot since you were here

She wont tell me, but i know it will be good.

If you got a bird problem up there then it sounds like you need some help

66G_RN · Post by **66G_RN** » March 28th, 2006, 9:06 am

I don't hunt turkey but I have a few male and female friends who bow hunt and everyone got at least one turkey this winter.

VAK · Post by **VAK** » March 28th, 2006, 10:58 am

I have watched this thread waiting patiently for someone to post a picture of some one flipping a bird and it's not happened...

We are getting soft.

AbnRgr289 · Post by **AbnRgr289** » March 28th, 2006, 11:07 am

VAK wrote:I have watched this thread waiting patiently for someone to post a picture of some one flipping a bird and it's not happened...

We are getting soft.

Speedracer · Post by **Speedracer** » March 28th, 2006, 12:58 pm

VAK wrote:I have watched this thread waiting patiently for someone to post a picture of some one flipping a bird and it's not happened...

We are getting soft.

I was planning on taking the legs of the bird and curling them back to do just that, then post in on the garage door..

66G notice the pic below this hen has been staying around our house for about a week, I guess all the pratice calling did some good