[jimberardi]

My 82 & 1/2 year old Father got a nice tom yesterday. He had hunted this bird on our 60 acre farm in portage county for 4 years now. He shot him at 12 yards yesterday morning at 6:45 after it came in silently to his decoy & a real hen that was by his decoy. Last year he had it strutting in the field in front of him on the last day of season for 2 hours but it wouldn't come any closer than 50yards. He harvested a 21 lb bird on the first day last April. this gobbler had the biggest gizzard & heart I've seen to date when I helped him clean it yesterday. It weighed 20 1/2 lbs had a 10 1/2" beard & 1" spurs!! If anyone out there knows of an older turkey hunter that harvests a bird in Ohio this Spring please let me know. The picture & few words are posted on the Field & Stream website also.

 

[Treedog]

Congrats to your dad!


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[bluedog]

That is very VERY cool!!!!!!!!!!! Congrats to your dad!!!!!

 

[FredT]

My 82 & 1/2 year old Father got a nice tom yesterday. He had hunted this bird on our 60 acre farm in portage county for 4 years now. Last year he had it strutting in the field in front of him on the last day of season for 2 hours but it wouldn't come any closer than 50yards.

Congrats to dad. I hope to be there, do that when I am that old.

I have a Remington SP10. Came in to within 50 yards? Big mistake!:biggrin:

 

[coonskinner]

congrats!!!

 

[BernDog]

:thumbs_up: I LOVE IT, YOUR FATHER IS MY KINDA DUDE !:thumbs_up:

 

[Deehntr56]

Very cool! :coolgleamA:

Post some pics here!!!

 

[Steve]

Great story!

 

[mikenbow]

Super! How bout a pic or two.

 

[PATRICK05TJ]

Thats awesome!!! Pics???

 

[bigal]

TOO cool please Lord let me be hunting at that age and having someone cool enough to take me...kudos to u both

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[Duke0002]

Very nice hunt and bird! Congrats to your dad!

 

[Turkey Bandit]

Thats awesome!

 

[PeteM]

That's great to hear. Congratultions!