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Virginia Turkey Hunting Tales |
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| Name |
Steven Tomlinson |
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Time |
April 20, 2001 -- killed
at 11:30 am |
| Location |
Powhatan
County, VA |
| Subspecies
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Eastern
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Weight |
20.6
lb. |
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Beard |
11" |
| Spurs |
1 3/8"
and 1 3/8" |
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Distance |
20 yd. |
| Calls
Used |
The Eastern Assassin By
Doug Totty |
| Decoys |
None |
I had hunted all morning but only heard
one turkey due to the overcast skies.
At about 11:00 am, the sun started to
shine thru the clouds. I was on the
hill when I heard the bird gobble. Myself
and my partner went down into the woods
and set up.
I started calling and the bird answered
so I sat back and waited. Then I saw
a hen come out in the power line opening
and cross over to the other set of
woods. I purred once and he gobbled
again. My friend yelped a few times
and the bird was gobbling but he was
in his strut zone. I then moved over
about 60 yards going away from the
bird. I made 3 soft yelps and then
he double gobbled. I then started
to scratch in the leaves and made
some very soft purts.
I then noticed his tail fan coming
up over a hill. He gobbled twice and
was in range. I shot him at 20 yards
in full strut. My friend was using
a mouth call, I was using a wing bone
call made by Doug Totty ( The Eastern
Assassin) The turkey would hang up
when the my friend would call with
the mouth call, but the wingbone was
so soft and not raspy, the gobbler
came right to it.
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