Sweet success!

[avidhunter]

Blake and I spotted and stalked this tom at 1:30 Friday afternoon. Glassed him from a pickup ¼ mile from the road, strutting and carousing along with another tom out in the open at the bottom of a heavily wooded hill, following 3 hens. We were able to get ahead of them quickly enough, while staying hidden behind a copse of evergreens. Shot him at a healthy 27 yds, with my Mossberg 350, using 3 1/2 Magnum Hevi-Shot #5 loads and a full turkey choke. Longest shot I have ever had to take on a bird - they were heading back into the bush, but he went down like a ton of bricks none the less.

20+lb
1 1/4 spurs
10-1/2" beard

The family will eat for another night

 

[DOUBLE LUNG]

 

[dblmainbeam]

 

[muddy]

Poke and hope... at least he went down for the count. Congrats.

 

[longspurs]

Had one at 60 yards this morning ... should have tried that

! Congrats on your bird!
-Longspurs-

 

[avidhunter]

I just realized that I transposed the two digits - 72 should have read 27 yds

...

 

[muddy]

Now THAT sounds MUCH better.

Congrats.

 

[Skully]

Congrats!

 

[blake]

It’s strange how things work out sometimes. It was a great hunt, and I truly enjoyed hunting with you as always. Congrats Josh!

 

[Blaster]

Congrats!!!

 

[DoubleDropTines]

 

[Limb Chicken]

 

[Ryan Wyllie]

Nice bird bro. I wish I could have got up there. Congrats

 

[Steve-O]

[ QUOTE ]
Had one at 60 yards this morning ... should have tried that

! Congrats on your bird!
-Longspurs-

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Congrats on a great bird
if you have a choke tube in and shooting 3 1/2s 60 yrds should be no problem. Shot 1 of mine this year at 52 yrds with a choke and 3" #5s. Didnt take another step. Choke tubes really make the difference if you ask me.