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Title: Trip to NY another bird down ( video added)
Post by: hesseltine32 on May 03, 2013, 08:51:16 PM: Well Tuesday when I get off work I'm headed up to NY to do some turkey hunting with one of my friends in the Catskills for a few day its a 6 hour drive but it will be worth it to get away for a few day and just relax with my good buddy. Going to have the camera so hopefully we can get a kill or two on film (knock on wood) if not at least a story or two lol. Going to be bringing my bow an thunder stick prob use the gun most of the time but will have my bow in the blind at first light. Getting my food an gear all pack up this weekend the nights are going to start getting long an restless as it gets closer to Wednesday morning as I'm a little kid the night before Christmas lol.
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Post by: monk on May 04, 2013, 05:01:26 AM: Good luck to you! Looking forward to the pics and stories...
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Post by: Green Mountian Hunter on May 04, 2013, 05:50:31 AM: Have a great time looking forward to seeing some action ; That is prime area ;D ;D
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Post by: hesseltine32 on May 04, 2013, 12:08:57 PM: Thanks fellers. This will be my first time going with him to hunt there. Got a coup farms to hunt on a a camper to stay in so won't be roughing it. They have good luck evey year. The rest of them are going the week after us. My dad was tellin me yesterday on his way home from work he saw a Tom breeding a hen on the side of the road by chazy lake
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Post by: Green Mountian Hunter on May 04, 2013, 02:29:50 PM: Quote from: hesseltine32 on May 04, 2013, 12:08:57 PM
Thanks fellers. This will be my first time going with him to hunt there. Got a coup farms to hunt on a a camper to stay in so won't be roughing it. They have good luck evey year. The rest of them are going the week after us. My dad was tellin me yesterday on his way home from work he saw a Tom breeding a hen on the side of the road by chazy lake

That must have 8) to see How far are you from the Iron Clad plant
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Post by: hesseltine32 on May 07, 2013, 02:57:31 PM: Truck is pack an I'm on my way be out in the morning after them. . Looks like there is a chance of rain everyday. Iv shot birds in the rain before so no real worried unless its a down poor.
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Post by: jperch on May 07, 2013, 05:16:39 PM: Don't worry about the rain, some showers will probably help. It has been sunny and fairly warm/hot in NY for a long period. The rain and clouds should change things up. Good luck! jperch
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Post by: Green Mountian Hunter on May 07, 2013, 06:01:04 PM: That rain should help out some ; Wishing you the best good luck & Have a great trip
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Post by: 30-30 on May 07, 2013, 07:02:04 PM: Welcome to NY for your hunting trip, hope you have great success! ;D
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Post by: CAPTJJ on May 07, 2013, 08:34:11 PM: Good luck, can't change the weather.
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Post by: hesseltine32 on May 07, 2013, 09:05:34 PM: Thanks everyone my buddy got down here earlier and got birds roosted to go after in the morning. Glad to be out of the city for a while.
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Post by: hesseltine32 on May 08, 2013, 10:12:31 AM: Bird down! Pics an video to come
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Post by: stka on May 08, 2013, 12:45:41 PM: Congratulations.
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Post by: Spikehorn11 on May 08, 2013, 01:18:08 PM: can't wait to see it.
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Post by: 30-30 on May 08, 2013, 02:37:31 PM: See we gave you good luck, congrats on the bird, can't wait to see the video. ;D
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Post by: hesseltine32 on May 08, 2013, 03:56:27 PM: Here's a few quick pics with the phone an a recap of today's hunt. Post better pics and the video after some editing and have Internet.

Got up at 4 got everything ready and pulled into the spot by 5 and started hoofing it across the field to where my buddy had seen the birds leave the field last night. After walking 3/4 the way there I hit my owl hooter and 4 birds gobbled. We walk the rest of the way and get all set up. At 545 two hens fly down and behind them the 4 toms strut out to the field about 80 yrds away. Let out a few calls birds gobbled back but didn't want to leave the hens and headed back up the hill into the woods around 630. So we packed it up and hiked up the hill an set up a bunch of placed with no avail. At 9 it's started to rain pretty hard so we left an set up a blind in the field at another spot. Called in 3 toms an a group of hens there that didn't come out into the field but stayed back in the woods with some hens gobbling like crazy one point they were close enough we could hear them spitting. One of hen hens started walking circles around the decoy purring and clucking really cool to see. Then it just opened up an down poured and they stoped gobbling an left. So we hung it out for a while and at 1030 we saw a bird come out into the field 5-600 yards away let a few calls out and he came all the way in to 25 yards when I let him have it. These new double x Winchester loads really put the smach down on them this bird didnt even flinch after.
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Post by: jperch on May 08, 2013, 04:00:53 PM: Congratulations, you had a great hunt! Looks like a great bird too. jperch
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Post by: hesseltine32 on May 08, 2013, 04:29:59 PM: This bird has the biggest spurs on any bird iv shot 1 3/8. 8 inch beard and 22 lbs
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Post by: CAPTJJ on May 08, 2013, 04:44:15 PM: Nice tom, big spurs, his beard must have broken off. 8)
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Post by: Green Mountian Hunter on May 08, 2013, 05:18:52 PM: Awesome job Hess ;D What a day for a game of hide and seek ; Must have been dragging that beard to mush with all the strutting ....
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Post by: hesseltine32 on May 08, 2013, 05:29:35 PM: Thanks guys he had been fighting I feel too his right spur was split. Rain let up and the sun came out so we went out and shot out bows and birds started gobbling. Out scouting now
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Post by: Spikehorn11 on May 08, 2013, 05:32:19 PM: great Bird
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Post by: Raquettedacker on May 08, 2013, 06:26:38 PM: Way to go HL32.... Congratulations..
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Post by: 30-30 on May 08, 2013, 06:57:27 PM: Congrats on a nice looking bird, you guys were in the right place, good luck tomorrow.
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Post by: hesseltine32 on May 08, 2013, 07:18:09 PM: Got 2 toms that Roosted on the other side of the road as the hens. Taking the blind and setting up in the field.
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Post by: monk on May 08, 2013, 07:21:36 PM: Nice bird, those spurs are awesome!
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Post by: loonyone on May 08, 2013, 08:07:29 PM: wow a nice one down....congrats and sounds like fun day
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Post by: Stuck-on-Seven on May 08, 2013, 08:38:03 PM: Nice one! Good for you to stick it out through all the crappy weather...sure payed off!
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Post by: hesseltine32 on May 09, 2013, 06:14:24 AM: Well slow morning so far toms we saw leave the field last night into the small wood lot went the other way this morning. Had another Tom enter the field an start working our way but 8 hens came from the field on the other side of the road and be started following them. Birds have been pretty quite since the fly down. Have one bird gobbling off in the distance may try after him once we can get out of the blind with out spooking the birds.
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Post by: hesseltine32 on May 09, 2013, 03:57:19 PM: Today was pretty much a bust never really worked any birds walked up an along this ridge for the rest of the morning and only heard two gobbles which where locked up with no hens. Thought the birds were going to be a lot more talkative today after the wash yesterday and rain holding off all morning but didnt happen. Back at it again tmrw though .
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Post by: Green Mountian Hunter on May 09, 2013, 05:16:39 PM: Hope you get another one for some more action & pic's ; Good hearing you enjoying some time away ;D ;D
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Post by: hesseltine32 on May 09, 2013, 07:41:16 PM: Well got a group of around 30 birds Roosted 4 toms an 4 jakes in it on a small field half plowed half hay tho birds normally dead to the plowed field so going to set the blind up on the edge of the two fields an wait them good chance they come into range at one point. Late spring has the birds still pretty flocked up an most hens are with the toms all day making things a little difficult but can't get them from your bed.
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Post by: hesseltine32 on May 10, 2013, 04:22:37 PM: My buddy connected today. 18 lbs 8.5 beard 3/4 spurs. Video isn't very good spot an stalk kill down a creek then belly crawling through the hedge row. Had this bird at 25 yards behind the blind at 6 but didn't shoot out the back window cuz we thought he was gunna keep coming and he was going to shoot him with his bow.

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Post by: Green Mountian Hunter on May 10, 2013, 04:37:09 PM: Yepeee !!!!!! Glad to see you having a great time with friends and Buddy's no mater how pulls the trigger Congrads to all of you ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: Spikehorn11 on May 10, 2013, 05:15:48 PM: Great bird!!
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Post by: 30-30 on May 10, 2013, 05:56:06 PM: Congrats to your buddy for a nice Turkey
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Post by: hesseltine32 on May 11, 2013, 04:13:35 PM: Well no luck today. Only hunted till 8 as my buddy had to go back for his graduation today getting his BS in wildlife Biology. Had a blast though over he last few days hopefully will do it again next year. Here's a few more pics.

The Taj Mahal we stayed in
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My cubby hole I slept in
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Covered bridge right by camp haven't seen one since I was a kid.
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A newt
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Some scenery
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(http://i431.photobucket.com/albums/qq34/hesseltine32/E658CB43-A38D-41EB-A296-0A3BF82EA313-2924-000001A9421B59CA_zpsdce423b4.jpg)
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Post by: Green Mountian Hunter on May 11, 2013, 05:43:39 PM: Always great when you spend time with friends ; Awesome looking area ;D ;D
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Post by: Raquettedacker on May 11, 2013, 07:59:47 PM: Great pictures...... That looks like fun....
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Post by: monk on May 12, 2013, 05:08:03 AM: Great time and great pics! No fishing?
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Post by: hesseltine32 on May 12, 2013, 08:37:04 AM: Quote from: monk on May 12, 2013, 05:08:03 AM
Great time and great pics! No fishing?

No I wanted to but the guy I went with forgot his pole so we just shot out bows during the day.
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Post by: 33Canuck on May 23, 2013, 06:56:52 AM: Congrats on the gobblers bud!
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Post by: hesseltine32 on Aug 27, 2013, 02:14:06 PM: .

Here's the video of the bird I got this spring.
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Post by: hesseltine32 on Aug 27, 2013, 07:22:00 PM: fixed it
http://youtu.be/ABbgQTn8RVE (http://youtu.be/ABbgQTn8RVE)
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Post by: huntny30 on Aug 27, 2013, 07:43:32 PM: Nice video...
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Post by: hickgtx600f4 on Aug 27, 2013, 08:31:44 PM: Yup, great video.
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Post by: Green Mountian Hunter on Aug 28, 2013, 03:51:05 AM: Very nice ;D
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Post by: hesseltine32 on Aug 31, 2013, 05:44:40 PM: Thanks guys