Opening Day Banded Bird

[CrossVolle]

He fired off at about 10 am. Gobbled in the same spot for 15 minutes. Finally cut him off and chewed him out with some aggressive cutting and he gobbled 3 times in a row and broke. Love it when you break their will to resist. Something special about it. Put on a show coming it. Could hear the spitting and drumming from 100 yards out as he was closing. The band was just an added bonus to an epic encounter. Just the perfect storm today. Trash weather for a week and the most beautiful blue bird opener one could imagine.

 

[tndeerman]

Nice pic


Limb hanger

 

[Livin2hunt]

Congrats!

 

[Huntaholic]

WO(W! TWO banded birds on here today!!!! Congrats

 

[Newt]

That's what I am talking about!!

 

[PickettSFHunter]

That's awesome! Never seen a banded turkey.

 

[30-06 type of guy]

Congrats man

 

[Chickenrig]

Congrats on a fine bird and a good story

 

[DoubleRidge]

Good deal! Congratulations!

 

[Turkeychaser]

Awesome! Congratulations!

 

[Wrangler95]

Very nice,congrats!!

 

[PalsPal]

Finally cut him off and chewed him out with some aggressive cutting and he gobbled 3 times in a row and broke. Love it when you break their will to resist. Something special about it.

That's my kind of hunt.

Congrats.

What county were you in, as I didn't realize TWRA was still banding birds.

 

[CrossVolle]

That's my kind of hunt.

Congrats.

What county were you in, as I didn't realize TWRA was still banding birds.

Out of respect for others I will just say East Tennessee. I spoke with a representative and they told me they had trapped 8 mature birds and 3 jakes last March about 2 miles away from where I harvested him.

 

[DANO63]

Sweet!

 

[Biggun4214]

TWRA banded several birds across the state starting either last year or year before.

 

[CrossVolle]

TWRA banded several birds across the state starting either last year or year before.

Correct. This one was banded on 3/23/23

 

[Acorn]

Nice bird, Congratulations!

 

[Gravey]

Awesome! Congrats!

 

[thirdwilliam]

congrats

 

[Bone Collector]

Nice!! Congrats!