Post by slyvixen on Jul 2, 2007 7:31:22 GMT -5
I'm uncertain if I have posted this on here or not.
Since I like the picture of that Rio someone else posted so much, I thought I would add the picture of my IL gobbler.
I harvested him in Pope County, IL. On the last morning of the hunt. I hunted through some brutal weather, including hail, down pouring rain, high winds, some of the loudest thunder I've ever heard, wicked lighting and even tornado watches. Finally, the last morning of my hunt was just the calm break I needed to harvest my first mature gobbler, with the help of my guide Jarod Jackson. He was one of two long beards that came in that morning, right off of the roost. They were hot, I'm guessing since the weather had them down and out for a few days prior. It was yet another exciting time out in Illinois.
A good friend of mine and master taxidermist Jason Krause helped teach me all about mounting a wild turkey. Here is how he turned out after we worked on him.
Since I like the picture of that Rio someone else posted so much, I thought I would add the picture of my IL gobbler.
I harvested him in Pope County, IL. On the last morning of the hunt. I hunted through some brutal weather, including hail, down pouring rain, high winds, some of the loudest thunder I've ever heard, wicked lighting and even tornado watches. Finally, the last morning of my hunt was just the calm break I needed to harvest my first mature gobbler, with the help of my guide Jarod Jackson. He was one of two long beards that came in that morning, right off of the roost. They were hot, I'm guessing since the weather had them down and out for a few days prior. It was yet another exciting time out in Illinois.
A good friend of mine and master taxidermist Jason Krause helped teach me all about mounting a wild turkey. Here is how he turned out after we worked on him.
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