IL Turkey Down

[mlgorecki]

Rocked this guy at 8:05 this morning. 24 pounds, 9" beard and 1 1/8" spurs. It's the hardest I've ever had to work for one. I had to use the canoe to get across the high creek with dead fall in the way of the truck. I had to stalk him for two hours because he had three hens following him as he strutted and gobbled across a cornfield. After enough flanking around a treeline, I managed to get in front of him and they all walked right to me. No calling or decoys used; not exactly the quintessential turkey hunt.

I'm officially done. That's six for the year.

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[Gary]

congrats !!!! it always seems more excitin when u have 2 work 4 a kill !!!!!

[Smashfest]

dude your a turkey machine...... i live in n.w indiana and im def getting an illinois tag next year... seeing that i was done in 30 min with our rediculous 1 bird rule..... ill trade you an indiana hunt for an ill. hunt next year???

[wbfowler777]

nice job nice lookin bird

[kingkilla]

the turkey slayer strikes again... id hate to be a turkey and have u around

[h20fowler]

yawnnnnnnn another day, another turkey for Matt.

Nice work!

[ohioganderlander]

you're a longbeard killing SOB nice job;)