From: Bode
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Date: 06-Dec-17 |
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Aidan got his first deer last year at 10. I felt the turkey was going to be harder as I've always had a harder time taking turkeys than I have deer. He got lucky and drew a tag. The 5th night out he made a real nice shot at 8 yards and got his gobbler. He was one really excited kid!! I was probably more excited!!
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From: woodshavins
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Date: 06-Dec-17 |
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That is amazing! Great job Aiden!
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From: throwback
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Date: 06-Dec-17 |
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Awesome!! It doesn't get any better than that. Congrats Aidan!! That's a heck of an accomplishment right there. Congrats to you too, Dad and congrats on Aidans deer. Please give him a pat on the back and tell him good job for me. Great picture, thanks for sharing.
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From: Butch
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Date: 06-Dec-17 |
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Congratulations on your first Aiden!
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From: Burly
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Date: 06-Dec-17 |
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Wow, congrats to the young man. That is awesome.
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From: throwback
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Date: 06-Dec-17 |
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I misread your post. Congrats Aidan and Grandpa! My oldest grandson has four more years before he can hunt and neither of us can wait.
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From: PECO
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Date: 06-Dec-17 |
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Way to go kid!!!!
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From: Ken Williams
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Date: 06-Dec-17 |
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Big Time Congratulations to the young man and a proud Papa
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From: longdraw
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Date: 06-Dec-17 |
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Congrats Aidan! That's a big accomplishment for a young man.
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From: Squirrel Hunter
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Date: 06-Dec-17 |
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Great job! Turkey with a bow is something to be proud of.
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From: Bob W.
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Date: 06-Dec-17 |
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Nice Job young man!!
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From: highplains
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Date: 06-Dec-17 |
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Nice Aidan, great memories with grandpa right there !
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From: GF
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Date: 06-Dec-17 |
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Hooked for sure!
What’s that bow he’s using??
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From: Matt Ewing
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Date: 06-Dec-17 |
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That is awesome young man! Congrats
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From: mgerard
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Date: 06-Dec-17 |
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Good thing he had his bow, I don't think he could out wrestle that bird! Congratulations young man!!
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From: warden415
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Date: 06-Dec-17 |
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Awesome great job!!
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From: StickandString
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Date: 06-Dec-17 |
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When I read the thread topic I was certain it was going to be first deer. Getting a turkey with a bow is quite the accomplishment for this young man. Congratulations Aiden on your first turkey.
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From: Barber
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Date: 06-Dec-17 |
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That is awesome! Way to go !
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From: reb
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Date: 06-Dec-17 |
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That is fantastic;way to go.
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From: Pa Steve
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Date: 06-Dec-17 |
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Great job Aiden. Congratulations!!!
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From: Bowguy
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Date: 06-Dec-17 |
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Very cool, congrats!!!!
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From: Homey88
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Date: 06-Dec-17 |
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Congrats! Way to go!
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From: longbeauxman
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Date: 06-Dec-17 |
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Awesome! Best Grandpa award to you!
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From: RymanCat
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Date: 06-Dec-17 |
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Congratulations young man we are all very proud of you here.
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From: westhaven
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Date: 06-Dec-17 |
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Congratulations. That's a great memory for sure.
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From: TrapperKayak
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Date: 06-Dec-17 |
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Aidan, that is a special harvest right there, with that bow! Congratulations! Just so you know how great that is, it took me many years of trying, until I was well over 40 to get my first turkey with a recurve. Way to go!
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From: Bud B.
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Date: 06-Dec-17 |
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Very nice!
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From: S.M.Robertson
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Date: 06-Dec-17 |
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Aidan, good shooting! Now you have discovered the king of sports.
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From: Arrowflinger
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Date: 06-Dec-17 |
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That is so cool Congrats!
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From: Boomer
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Date: 06-Dec-17 |
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That’s an impressive young man!
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From: Danzn Bar
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Date: 06-Dec-17 |
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Not many men 3 and 4 or 5 times your age has done that. Congratulations young man. DBar
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From: Buzz
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Date: 06-Dec-17 |
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Congratulations to him on his hunt.
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From: Mingo
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Date: 06-Dec-17 |
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Simply a wonderful harvest and congrats to Aidan!! We need more young Aidan's in the trad world.
John
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From: Woodchucker
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Date: 06-Dec-17 |
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Congrats from Wisconsin! Our 7 year old son Mason says "way to go!"
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From: Bode
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Date: 06-Dec-17 |
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Thanks for flipping the photo Mountain Man. The riser is a Trad Tech Black Onyx ILF. The limbs are the bottom of the line trad tech but they shoot great.Thanks for all the kind comments. The kid will be out here this weekend trying for another deer so will show him this at that time.
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From: KDdog
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Date: 06-Dec-17 |
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Very cool! Start them young, keep them interested in all of it!
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From: FlynW
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Date: 06-Dec-17 |
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Great job!!! That is very cool!
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From: DesertMuelys
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Date: 06-Dec-17 |
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Awesome job Aiden, All the hard work payed off W/ a fine Gobbler.Well Done.
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From: gradymaci
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Date: 06-Dec-17 |
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This Made my day.. Good Job Young fella.
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From: yard dog
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Date: 06-Dec-17 |
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Awesome job !!!!
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From: Trent
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Date: 07-Dec-17 |
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Amazing!
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From: Nrthernrebel05
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Date: 07-Dec-17 |
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That is awesome! Congratulations to you both
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From: Wapiti - - M. S.
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Date: 07-Dec-17 |
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Congratulations Aidan and Grandfather. Thanks for sharing pictures.
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From: CBergeman
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Date: 07-Dec-17 |
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Congrats Aiden! Way to go!
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From: dhaverstick
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Date: 07-Dec-17 |
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It doesn't get any better than that. Congratulations, Aidan!
Darren
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From: Stick in TN
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Date: 07-Dec-17 |
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Bode, you have to give us more than 4 or 5 sentences on a hunt this cool. How about the outdoor life version. You know, "and there he was coming through the mist" kind of thing. For all of us that cant get out we have to live through those of you that do.
At least give us the low down on broadhead, draw weight, hit location, DRT or tracking job.
Dan
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From: Kwikdraw
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Date: 07-Dec-17 |
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Way to go kiddo, great hunter at a very young age! And gramps is mighty fine as well! Keep up the good work guys! Congratulations!
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From: sir misalots
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Date: 07-Dec-17 |
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lot of grown ups still waiting on there first turkey
Way to go!
That's a moment in time you want to cherish for sure
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From: dakotaduner
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Date: 07-Dec-17 |
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Way to go Aiden. Great pictures. I bet you were excited.
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From: Mountain Man
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Date: 07-Dec-17 |
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Anytime Bode Congrats to the young'n and keep up the good work
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From: Jack
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Date: 07-Dec-17 |
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That is quite an accomplishment. Nice Job!
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From: Clydebow
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Date: 07-Dec-17 |
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Awesome accomplishment! Congrats!
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From: olddogrib
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Date: 07-Dec-17 |
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Great job...not to mention I consider fall turkeys a whole different species (even though we no longer have two seasons) and way more difficult. Details would be nice, as I confess I haven't a clue how you get a turkey in bow range in the fall. Are decoys still effective?
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From: nomo
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Date: 07-Dec-17 |
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Congrats Aidan! Good shot.
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From: Chance
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Date: 07-Dec-17 |
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Bragging rights for life!
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From: Skeets
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Date: 07-Dec-17 |
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Congratulations to Aidan. That is absolutely fantastic!!!
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From: GUTPILE PA
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Date: 07-Dec-17 |
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Noway my little friend That is totally Awesome
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From: stick33
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Date: 07-Dec-17 |
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Wow - congrats to him! Trad turks don't come easy!
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From: uphuntn
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Date: 07-Dec-17 |
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Congratulations...
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From: Bode
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Date: 07-Dec-17 |
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Ok sorry for the short version. The arrows are old 500 spine gold tips that I broke behind tip. I cut them at 26 inches, add a 100 grain brass insert. The broadhead was a 150 grain Wensal Woodsman. The bow limbs are marked 40# @ 29" and they are cranked all the way in. He draws about 24". Now for the hunt. I live in North Dakota south of Bismarck on the Missouri River. I have a permanent ground blind about 50 yds from the river made out of sandbags from the last flood. There are a lot of turkeys that move back and forth along the river. They like to roost in the big cottonwood trees that grow close to the river. I sat with him Friday evening till sunset but we saw nothing. The next morning my wife woke him up and he got into the blind by himself. I usually sit with him but my 87 year old mom had some health problems and I had to go there to help her out. She now doing well. Anyway turkeys came by about half hour after sunrise and a gobbler turned facing mostly away at about 8 yards. Aidan shot and hit it high behind right thigh and arrow angled into the body cavity. It flew away. He got out of the blind and ran to the house and told my wife call PaPa I hit one. She called me and I got home about 15 minutes later. When I pulled into the drive way his bow was laying in the grass with a gobbler next to it. He had left the house as soon as the call had been made to me with my German Wirehair Pointer and headed in the direction the turkey had flown. About 50 yards from the blind he heard flapping and looked up to see his turkey take off from up in a cottonwood tree still with arrow in place. It flew about 40 yards and folded up dead. He was one excited kid to say the least.
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From: 76aggie
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Date: 07-Dec-17 |
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Great job Aiden!
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From: Dry Bones
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Date: 07-Dec-17 |
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Congratulations to both of you.
-Bones
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From: olddogrib
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Date: 07-Dec-17 |
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Even more shock and awe.....no flock busting, no assembly yelping, no decoys. I won't share how long I've wanted to take a turkey with a bow....and I'm old. He basically took a stand hunted gobbler at a distance the bird would have seen him blink in most natural blinds. Great job!
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From: Bode
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Date: 08-Dec-17 |
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ttt
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From: sheepdogreno
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Date: 09-Dec-17 |
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Outstanding! He's got me beat! Congratulations son!!
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From: ground hunter
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Date: 09-Dec-17 |
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north Dakota deer are in trouble.....
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From: varmint101
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Date: 09-Dec-17 |
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That's awesome, congrats! I flat missed my only trad shot at a bird several years ago.
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From: David Mitchell
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Date: 09-Dec-17 |
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OK Aidan, you gotta stop showing all us old guys up! Big congratulations to you and many more.
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From: Stick in TN
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Date: 09-Dec-17 |
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Now that's a hunt to remember. Way to go Aiden and PaPa.
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From: Huntdux
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Date: 10-Dec-17 |
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Wow! That's something I haven't done! Sounds like y'all are living a sportman's dream! Deer, turkeys, wire haired pointers, bowhunting and children raised in the outdoors! Doesn't get much better! The boy's woods wise!
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From: Mikolay87
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Date: 15-Dec-17 |
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Excellent job, Turkeys have still eluded me with the bow.
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From: romanator
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Date: 15-Dec-17 |
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Way to go Aidan, and nice photo Grampa!!
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