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Season opened in WV yesterday morning will cooler than normal temps and winds blowing 20 mph to begin around 8:00AM. My oldest son and I heard 4-5 gobblers at daybreak and committed to the nearest one. At approximately 6:50AM, my oldest son anchored him at 60 yards shortly after coming off the roost. ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/XGT5wQWn/5657-C248-A984-4-D4-D-B96-B-582-A5-F19-D95-A.jpg) This morning, was my most memorable hunt ever. Oldest son and I took his Rhino about 3/4 of the way up the hill and parked. He made a couple soft yelps and two gobblers in close proximity answered. I said, "this is too easy, something will go wrong." As he sat-up a decoy in the middle of a haul road, I took my position on the uphill side of the road and a bird we didn't see, flew off the roost away from us. Regardless, he took up his position on the lower side of the road. After a couple yelps, I seen a head and neck above the crest of the bank ahead of me approximately 60 yards away. The bird was fixed on the decoy and I took the shot, rolling him into the road. As I jumped up to go get him, I heard my son shoot, nailing another gobbler, which I didn't see at the same distance. The hunt was over within 10-15 minutes. Birds 2 & 3 were down by 6:40AM. Never have I had a hunt end so quickly and never have we doubled-up. His bird had two beards, one at 10" and one at 11" (I'll get a picture of the beards posted later) 1.25" spurs. My bird had a 9" beard with 1" spurs. [url=https://postimg.cc/189qc8kV] ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/189qc8kV/29-E62168-ABAC-4397-A471-2-A514-AFA280-A.jpg) [/url] ETA: this is the furthest distance we've taken birds.
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Congrats on some nice birds and a very quick hunt
I may not be smart but I can lift heavy objects
I have a shotgun so I have no need for a 30-06.....
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Now what are you going to do?! Lol! Congrats on the birds and the hunt.
It isn't what happens to you that defines you, it's what you DO about what happens to you that defines you!
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Now what are you going to do?! Lol! Congrats on the birds and the hunt. I can take one more bird this season, as for the oldest, he's tagged-out, lol.
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Great hunt with your son. Quick and easy, big birds, and a nice day. Good day for the memory banks.
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Some days are like that----Most are not. Conglads on getting out with your son. That's the best part. Bob
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Now what are you going to do?! Lol! Congrats on the birds and the hunt. I can take one more bird this season, as for the oldest, he's tagged-out, lol. Better get a trout stamp.... Congratulations on your hunt. Nice birds
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