Longbow Turkey

[tailfeather]

#5718

The visually-impaired hogs were finding acorns en masse this morning.8) After he put on quite a show gobbling, strutting, and drumming….I got my first turkey with a longbow, and sans blind or decoys. 15 yard shot, and he went straight down….with less flopping than they usually do with a shotgun.

He was a man-gobbling, full-fanned jake with a girlfriend. What a morning!:D

[Etter1]

#43845

Congrats again bro! Nothing tougher than that!

[Tony n]

#43854

Congratulations on a fine bird!

Looks like everything is green and blooming in GA!

We don’t open until the 12th of April in KY

Tony

[Brennan Herr]

#43870

Great job…hoping to do the same in a few weeks…congrats!

[Raymond Coffman]

#43877

Outstanding !! well done. With a Longbow to boot.

Scout

[Bruce Smithhammer]

#43878

Wow – Well done!!!

[David Petersen]

#43911

Tail — I too am deeply impressed. Hunting just doesn’t get any more real, or difficult, or rewarding, than from the ground without a blind or dekes (though in my experience dekes often as not spook more birds then they bring within bow range). I am not putting down using dekes, which I sometimes do, or a tent blind, which I never do. But there are degrees to every accomplishment and this ranks at the top. Assuming of course you weren’t baiting. 😛 I much prefer jakes as they are actually edible without deep frying. Now go get another!

[James Harvey]

#43973

Huzzah!

[mhay]

#43974

VISUALLY IMPAIRED ,,,,,,,,,,,,that’s funny .

My hat’s off to ya ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,OUTSTANDING !!!!!!!

[wolfkill220]

#44014

Congrats on the bird and done the hard way to boot 😀

[bruc]

#44024

Congrats !!!! Awesome shot as well !!!!

Bruce

[Jason Wesbrock]

#44153

Congrats on a fine bird!

[Ben M.]

#44178

Ditto here, man. Nice shot, great job!

[coastalbendbows]

#44241

That’s a nice accomplishment. Congrats on the fine harverst.

[coldpak]

#44249

Very Nice….. Congrats

[shaneharley]

#44927

Right on that is awesome

[WyoStillhunter]

#46596

That looks like a Lynch’s box call…correct? I’ve had one since 1964. It gets the job done. But I have never drawn a bow on a turkey.

Congratulations!

[tailfeather]

#46608

Wyo, I have a Lynch too, good calls! That box is a Pinhoti call…..made by a good friend of mine in Alabama.

Thanks for the kind words, fellas.:D

[Bunyan Morris]

#56016

Tailfeather,

Congratulations again. What a fine accomplishment. You continue to set the bar for Etter, Lackey, myself and others. I’m hopefully right behind you this season. I’m spending the rest of it with my recurve in hand. Good times brother!

Bunyan

David Petersen wrote: Tail — I too am deeply impressed. Hunting just doesn’t get any more real, or difficult, or rewarding, than from the ground without a blind or dekes (though in my experience dekes often as not spook more birds then they bring within bow range). I am not putting down using dekes, which I sometimes do, or a tent blind, which I never do. But there are degrees to every accomplishment and this ranks at the top. Assuming of course you weren’t baiting. 😛 I much prefer jakes as they are actually edible without deep frying. Now go get another!

Dave, slow cook over indirect heat or smoke a whole wild turkey breast or filet on the grill. Use your favorite rub or marinade.

So many hunters throw away the legs and thighs. I find this to be a criminal waste. 😯

Two nights ago I slow-cooked two sets of legs and thighs in a crock pot. Next, I de-boned and chopped the meat in a food processor and froze the meat for use in chili or spaghetti. Low fat healthy eats indeed.:D

[tailfeather]

#56183

Righty-o, Bunyan. Don’t chunk the legs and thighs! Cook them down and make a great turkey salad, or turkey pot pie……or cook em down, shred the meat, cook rice in the broth, and then add the meat……

[jonking]

#56506

Nice work Tailfeather – much respect

[LimbLover]

#57512

Man that has me fired up. I’m doing my first turkey hunt in May. Congrats!!!!:D

[William Warren]

#57622

Yeah, wild turkey makes the best pot pie for sure. Congrats on a fine bird with your bow!

[BuckyT]

#27740

Congrats again Joe!!!

I haven’t been on here in a while!!

Heck of an accomplishment!!!!!

Maybe one of these days I’ll get the cojones to leave the Benelli at home and take the recurve with me to the turkey woods!:D

[Greg Ragan]

#28508

Heck yeah!

Going out tomorrow for the weekend to try to get one like that on public land….nothing harder!

Great job!

[Raymond Coffman]

#28528

two4hooking-

your right, nothing harder, especially on Public Land! Great Good Luck!

Scout

[Alexandre Bugnon]

#28891

“Sans Blind” is the way to go! and at 15 yards! congratulations, man, that’s probably THE hardest thing to do in hunting!!

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