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What a deal! Had 4 gobbling south of me on the roost, and one way north.
Nothing came my way right after flydown.
I had a red tail hawk hit both my lay down and feeder decoys, scared the heck out of me both times lol!!
But, about 710 or so, a pair of hens were talking to me down in the timber to my north. As we were talking back and forth, this guy fired up to my SE!!! I gave him a dose of yelps from both my VECtor aluminum and slate calls, then layer them down.
He was behind me, where I couldn't see him, but could finally hear him drumming as he worked closer!!
I could finally see a peek of him to my left, thru the side of the dark blind at about 20 yds.
He slowly strutted to the standing hen decoy, but his eyes were on the lay down hen!!
I slowly got the Flintlock Trade Gun up and stuck out the window, pulled back the hammer, and got down on the gun.
I let him get right next to the lay down hen, and couldn’t take it any longer, so I let er bark!! Everything worked as it should have, as this Gun had been loaded since the Tuesday evening of opening week!!!
Those that say, “can’t stop the flop”, should shoot their birds at 8 steps....
This Tom never twitched!!!!
For those that care, this is a replica Fur Trade Era Trade Gun, that would have gone west and were traded for Beaver Furs, and used by the Trappers and Traders. These were found on the Steamboat Arabia, and likely will be found on the Malta!!
I loaded it with 70 gr by volume of 2F real black powder, under 80 gr by volume of #5 lead shot.
The bird weighed 21.5# on the Berkeley fish scales. Spurs are 7/8” and 1”, beard is 9.25”.
This is my 3rd bird with a Flintlock, after 12-15 with a percussion 12 ga Double, but my first with the Trade Gun!!!
What a rush! Can’t wait to do it again!!!
https://imgur.com/gallery/K7eeVbM
Nothing came my way right after flydown.
I had a red tail hawk hit both my lay down and feeder decoys, scared the heck out of me both times lol!!
But, about 710 or so, a pair of hens were talking to me down in the timber to my north. As we were talking back and forth, this guy fired up to my SE!!! I gave him a dose of yelps from both my VECtor aluminum and slate calls, then layer them down.
He was behind me, where I couldn't see him, but could finally hear him drumming as he worked closer!!
I could finally see a peek of him to my left, thru the side of the dark blind at about 20 yds.
He slowly strutted to the standing hen decoy, but his eyes were on the lay down hen!!
I slowly got the Flintlock Trade Gun up and stuck out the window, pulled back the hammer, and got down on the gun.
I let him get right next to the lay down hen, and couldn’t take it any longer, so I let er bark!! Everything worked as it should have, as this Gun had been loaded since the Tuesday evening of opening week!!!
Those that say, “can’t stop the flop”, should shoot their birds at 8 steps....
This Tom never twitched!!!!
For those that care, this is a replica Fur Trade Era Trade Gun, that would have gone west and were traded for Beaver Furs, and used by the Trappers and Traders. These were found on the Steamboat Arabia, and likely will be found on the Malta!!
I loaded it with 70 gr by volume of 2F real black powder, under 80 gr by volume of #5 lead shot.
The bird weighed 21.5# on the Berkeley fish scales. Spurs are 7/8” and 1”, beard is 9.25”.
This is my 3rd bird with a Flintlock, after 12-15 with a percussion 12 ga Double, but my first with the Trade Gun!!!
What a rush! Can’t wait to do it again!!!
https://imgur.com/gallery/K7eeVbM
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