lets see em
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Great looking birds guys.Congrats 
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Here are the birds from my season...
What a shame it was my best year over!I didn't want it to end!!
It started out opening day in ga (3/21/09) with a nice 17# eastern with a 9 7/8" beard,and 1 1/4,and 1 3/8" spurs.
2 weeks later here in Ga on 4/5/09 I got in the right spot to harvest a nice 17 1/2# eastern with 10" beard and 1 1/8,and 1 3/16" spurs
Then I went on my first road trip ever.First stop was Kansas where I had quick success due to the footwork done by a friend.
First bird was taken on 4/10/09 25# 2 oz rio had a 10" beard and 1 1/4" spurs,called him in on some private land while my friend went back to work.
Second bird in KS was called in by my friend on 4/11/09(first bird anyone has ever called in to me),and he called it across a creek!20# 1oz rio with 8 7/8" beard and 7/8" spurs.
Then it was off to SD to try my luck in the black hills.It took a few days,but when the mailman put me on a group of birds I got my chance,and on 4/15/09 I took a nice 15# 15oz merriams with 7 1/2" beard and 5/8",and 3/4" spurs
After that me and the family made our way down to Nebraska to the hunt I won at one of Jason Edneys properties.
Opening morning 4/18/09 I saw 15+ strutters,and took a 21# 3oz merriams with 8 1/2" beard and 3/4" spurs
Heard one gobbling while I was having pics taken and got on him.While I was crawling in the dirt and mud the wife texted that there were 2 toms crossing the road back at the lodge!This place is loaded!I finally connected on tom #2 and he is a rio that weighed 19# 6oz and had a 8" beard with 3/4" spurs.
Got back home 4/20/09 and helped a freind.Close but had some trespassers mess us up.I had to work,and finally got to go out a few evenings.Connected monday eve(april 27th)with a nice double bearded eastern here at home to tag out.14# 10 5/8",and 8 5/8" beards,and 1 1/16" spurs.
Finally got to take my 8yr old son out the first weekend of may,and he shot a jake around 1pm.I talked him into staying and around 4:50pm a nice tom with an 11.5" beard and 1 1/16" spurs came into the berry patch we were hunting..
What a shame it was my best year over!I didn't want it to end!!
It started out opening day in ga (3/21/09) with a nice 17# eastern with a 9 7/8" beard,and 1 1/4,and 1 3/8" spurs.
2 weeks later here in Ga on 4/5/09 I got in the right spot to harvest a nice 17 1/2# eastern with 10" beard and 1 1/8,and 1 3/16" spurs
Then I went on my first road trip ever.First stop was Kansas where I had quick success due to the footwork done by a friend.
First bird was taken on 4/10/09 25# 2 oz rio had a 10" beard and 1 1/4" spurs,called him in on some private land while my friend went back to work.
Second bird in KS was called in by my friend on 4/11/09(first bird anyone has ever called in to me),and he called it across a creek!20# 1oz rio with 8 7/8" beard and 7/8" spurs.
Then it was off to SD to try my luck in the black hills.It took a few days,but when the mailman put me on a group of birds I got my chance,and on 4/15/09 I took a nice 15# 15oz merriams with 7 1/2" beard and 5/8",and 3/4" spurs
After that me and the family made our way down to Nebraska to the hunt I won at one of Jason Edneys properties.
Opening morning 4/18/09 I saw 15+ strutters,and took a 21# 3oz merriams with 8 1/2" beard and 3/4" spurs
Heard one gobbling while I was having pics taken and got on him.While I was crawling in the dirt and mud the wife texted that there were 2 toms crossing the road back at the lodge!This place is loaded!I finally connected on tom #2 and he is a rio that weighed 19# 6oz and had a 8" beard with 3/4" spurs.
Got back home 4/20/09 and helped a freind.Close but had some trespassers mess us up.I had to work,and finally got to go out a few evenings.Connected monday eve(april 27th)with a nice double bearded eastern here at home to tag out.14# 10 5/8",and 8 5/8" beards,and 1 1/16" spurs.
Finally got to take my 8yr old son out the first weekend of may,and he shot a jake around 1pm.I talked him into staying and around 4:50pm a nice tom with an 11.5" beard and 1 1/16" spurs came into the berry patch we were hunting..