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Bang ... Flop ... She Scores! #19188
05/09/2014 02:43 AM
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My oldest daughter Trevor (or T as we call her) has had a rough couple years of turkey hunting. After going on a string of turkeys for several years, in the past two years she was having trouble even seeing a male turkey. She hunted hard this year and we put a bunch of hens through the decoys, but jakes and toms were non-existent. So last evening while hunting a far corner of our woods, when I spotted a group of 6 Jakes cutting through, it was finally game on. I got on the Ghostmaker slate, got their attention, and here they came on almost a run to the DSD jake. It was over pretty fast as she settled in on the first one that gave her a good shot opportunity. 15 yards ... "BANG" ... flop ... and it was over.

The hunt is on video, but the camera man ... dad ... did not let go of the control arm at the shot and I tend to flinch real bad at gun shots, so the flop part isn't on video. Still I will throw a video together in the coming days.

Taking my daughters hunting is one of my greatest joys. So as one proud daddy, here is T and her 2014 Indiana turkey.

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Re: Bang ... Flop ... She Scores! #19189
05/09/2014 03:07 AM
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Congrats to T.....great pics too!


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Re: Bang ... Flop ... She Scores! #19190
05/09/2014 04:36 AM
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Very nice! Congrats!

Way to stick with it T, just goes to show turkey hunting is challenging even for the experienced hunters hunting good property.

There is a reason(s) <25% of turkey hunters actually bag a turkey each spring.

Great pics and great memories!!

Re: Bang ... Flop ... She Scores! #19191
05/09/2014 05:26 AM
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Love to see women in the outdoor sports. Great going T.


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Re: Bang ... Flop ... She Scores! #19192
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Very nice!!!! Great pictures.

Re: Bang ... Flop ... She Scores! #19193
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Awesome pictures! Cant wait to see the video.


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Re: Bang ... Flop ... She Scores! #19194
05/09/2014 06:23 AM
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Very nice! Congrats! smile

Re: Bang ... Flop ... She Scores! #19195
05/09/2014 07:58 AM
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Congrats!


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Re: Bang ... Flop ... She Scores! #19196
05/09/2014 08:25 AM
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Atta girl!


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Re: Bang ... Flop ... She Scores! #19197
05/09/2014 09:15 AM
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Nicely done T....... That looks like a big Jake!!


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Re: Bang ... Flop ... She Scores! #19198
05/09/2014 11:59 AM
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You go girl...as I always tell my friend Brandon...LOL! laugh


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Re: Bang ... Flop ... She Scores! #19199
05/10/2014 03:57 AM
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Sweet, congrats.. your up NE part of the state too I believe right ?

We have had the worse year in a LONG time.

I have seen exactly one male turkey at my main property, and I was able to stalk and kill him.

My nephew usually has his tom in 2 hunts, still no bird. Have been seeing them just not acting normal.

Its been a hard long season.


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Re: Bang ... Flop ... She Scores! #19200
05/10/2014 06:29 AM
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Originally posted by Uncle Bucky:
Sweet, congrats.. your up NE part of the state too I believe right ?
Steuben County.

Been a frustrating year for the most part, but from what we saw this morning the switch has flipped. There were birds everywhere this morning. My youngest came so close to killing an old stubborn bird that we have been chasing for a couple of years now. He gave us the slip just before she could get a good bead on him with her crossbow.


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Re: Bang ... Flop ... She Scores! #19201
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Congratulations Trevor!!


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Re: Bang ... Flop ... She Scores! #19202
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I finally got around and put together a video episode for this hunt. I just wish I had let go of the camera arm at the shot to avoid my terrible problem of flinching at the shot.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4cm-goDMYw&list=UU3gc_CXTt9PD3-tLYGQf3Nw


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