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Team 1 "SPUR BUSTERS"


mrklean

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well wisconsin was a bust ended up cutting our trip a day short, could hear the birds but they were very call shy, and didnt want to come out of the woods, everyone we talked to said the samething tough hunting and the weather wasnt the best either oh well theres always Kansas

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Yeah, I have heard that from a couple friends as well. This weekend's weather was far from ideal. Can't blame ya for calling it a day early. I would have done the same! My next season is Wed, so I hope the weather cooperates! Good luck in Kansas.

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Hey Guys I got my bird...sorry for the delay. I'm on night shifts and didn't get a chance to post it yesterday.

I ended up hunting a chunk of property that has seen extensive pressure but had one boss in particular out there that had tormented me last year (classic hang up) and season B this year (sat out there with dad). He was the master of hang ups and would not close. I assumed this bird had heard every basic turkey call known and I would have to do something funky to get him. I set on him in the area he hung up on us in season B. For decoys, I placed 2 stand alone hens and 1 hen getting bread by a Jake.

Well he flew down at normal time yesterday morning and was about 200 yards away from me all morning just over a hill and out of sight. He stayed in that location till about 9 am with a group of hens. At about 9:15 he started to show some excitement in my calls but wouldn't budge. So I decided it was time to try the second stage of my plan...let out a few gobbles right after I did a hen call. As soon as he heard my first gobble in his turf he started closing fast. He was now just 75 yards away, but just on the back side of a clump of brush out of sight still. I did a few whines and raked the leaves around and he started moving closer. I got him to about 50 yards in view and he started getting leery just as he had done in the past and moving away. It was now or never and I pulled the trigger on him at 55 yards and "The Hang Up Ghost" was down.

25.46lbs

11.25 beard

1.15 hooks

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WTG, pike!!!!

cool hunt and great bird. big congrats!!!!

how come you didnt get that guy when we were teammates last year? grin

Thanks Walli

Trust me I tried, I had a run in with him last year and he hung up on me!!! There were a lot of restless nights and night terrors since then. Thankfully I'm sleeping much better now laugh

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Sad to say i did i think all the smack talk i did to my buddy caught up to me, butbi still havent missed 16 birds over the past few years like he has. live and learn the deer better watch out this fall

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