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General discussion => Black Powder Shooting => Topic started by: Osprey on May 10, 2023, 06:02:45 PM

Title: Flint bird #2 for the Spring
Post by: Osprey on May 10, 2023, 06:02:45 PM

Well my Maryland season is complete with flint bird #2 for the spring.  Been hunting a piece of public land near home and hearing a few distant birds, just enough to keep going and trying them.  Today I had one gobble a hundred yards away at dawn, got 20 yards closer, set up and began the game.  He gobbled quite a bit but at flydown saw several hens go to him.  Not a gobble after that, but for the next two hours I could occasionally see birds moving in the woods 50-80 yards away.  Big beaver swamp behind them, so knew they likely wouldn't work away from me.  Saw the big bird once, 50-60 yards, big beard swinging, but he never got closer.  Eventually one started searching for my soft calling and leaf scratching, got just enough glimpse to see his jake beard and when he stepped in a gap in the pines and blueberry shrub I let him have all 90grains and nearly 2oz of #4's.  Fifteen paces, he barely flapped. 

Forecast to be the last cool - 50 degree - morning of the season and the skeeters were still bad enough that I'm glad I'm done before it gets warm! 


(https://i.ibb.co/FK3W2NS/345053451-3533874073526552-2635149754224275204-n.jpg) (https://ibb.co/37ds2GD)

Title: Re: Flint bird #2 for the Spring
Post by: Austin on May 10, 2023, 06:50:56 PM

Good job!

Title: Re: Flint bird #2 for the Spring
Post by: rich pierce on May 10, 2023, 09:11:51 PM

Outstanding!  You really have hunting there dialed in.

Title: Re: Flint bird #2 for the Spring
Post by: wattlebuster on May 10, 2023, 11:21:19 PM

Congrats to you. Thats a good picture

Title: Re: Flint bird #2 for the Spring
Post by: grouse on May 11, 2023, 04:29:55 AM

You had a great spring season! Congrats

Title: Re: Flint bird #2 for the Spring
Post by: smylee grouch on May 11, 2023, 05:15:29 AM

Thats a good looking pair - gun and bird.

Title: Re: Flint bird #2 for the Spring
Post by: alacran on May 11, 2023, 02:03:40 PM

Congratulations! Jake in the hand is worth 10 toms in the bush.

Title: Re: Flint bird #2 for the Spring
Post by: 83nubnEC on May 11, 2023, 07:00:42 PM

Second yearly success with my TVM Fowler kit gun I finished last spring (2022). I haven't figured out how to take a selfie at a distance with my cellphone and as I hunt by myself (at 85+ yrs young) I just got a picture of the bird and gun. Not many people want to spend the entire day in the woods chasing old Mr Thunder Chicken with me. 20#, 9" beard and 1.25" spurs
(https://i.ibb.co/TmVDxDh/IMG-0579.jpg) (https://ibb.co/Qr2737m)

Title: Re: Flint bird #2 for the Spring
Post by: 83nubnEC on May 11, 2023, 08:07:33 PM

Other pic didn't send with above
(https://i.ibb.co/pXM2vN2/IMG-0576.jpg) (https://ibb.co/s3Njvcj)

Title: Re: Flint bird #2 for the Spring
Post by: Keith Zimmerman on May 12, 2023, 05:53:15 AM

Congrats guys!  And great pics.

Title: Re: Flint bird #2 for the Spring
Post by: Daryl on May 13, 2023, 06:46:39 PM

Great looking guns AND birds. Well done.

Title: Re: Flint bird #2 for the Spring
Post by: Pat_Cameron on May 14, 2023, 08:16:15 PM

Congratuations on a find bird with a fine gun.