Tagged out this morning, bearded hen [VIDEO]

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May 13th, 2020, 07:55 PM
taketheshot

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Tagged out this morning, bearded hen [VIDEO]

I was lucky enough to fill my second tag this morning at 6:30am. I watched a hen make her way across the field about 500 yards and come in to my decoys. When she got closer I noticed the beard. She was quite vocal and pecked my feeding and submissive hen decoys for a while. She made her way down into the valley behind me and immediately started to make some loud clucks and yelps. Then I heard a bunch of aggressive gobbling shuffling around. About 20 minutes later she made her way back into my decoys, this time leading on a tom. The tom beat up the jake decoy and started mating the submissive hen decoy until lights out. I took the shot at that moment because while he was attempting to mate, the bearded hen got out of there real quick. I thought maybe something spooked her so that prompted me to take the shot right then. After reviewing the footage I noticed another tom emerge from the bush about 300 yards away. As soon as he displayed his fan the hen went running.

22.28 lbs
1.25" spurs
2" beard (rot)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-i-mAnZ5wM

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May 13th, 2020, 08:17 PM
fratri

Hey, very nice video...... Thanks for sharing it.... That hen sure had a big beard.....
Congrats on the hunt.
May 13th, 2020, 08:30 PM
onelessarrow

Fantastic footage. Congratulations.
May 13th, 2020, 08:31 PM
GERRYL

congratulations - video was great!
May 13th, 2020, 09:27 PM
tom gobble

Great vid, congrats on the bird. Cant eat the beard anyways.
May 13th, 2020, 09:35 PM
mikedinoro

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Originally Posted by taketheshot

I was lucky enough to fill my second tag this morning at 6:30am. I watched a hen make her way across the field about 500 yards and come in to my decoys. When she got closer I noticed the beard. She was quite vocal and pecked my feeding and submissive hen decoys for a while. She made her way down into the valley behind me and immediately started to make some loud clucks and yelps. Then I heard a bunch of aggressive gobbling shuffling around. About 20 minutes later she made her way back into my decoys, this time leading on a tom. The tom beat up the jake decoy and started mating the submissive hen decoy until lights out. I took the shot at that moment because while he was attempting to mate, the bearded hen got out of there real quick. I thought maybe something spooked her so that prompted me to take the shot right then. After reviewing the footage I noticed another tom emerge from the bush about 300 yards away. As soon as he displayed his fan the hen went running.

22.28 lbs
1.25" spurs
2" beard (rot)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-i-mAnZ5wM

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Congratulations! Great bird & video. Thanks for sharing
Was that you calling? What do you use ? It sounds very realistic
I understand if you don't want to disclose
May 13th, 2020, 10:08 PM
taketheshot

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Some of it is me, most of it is the hen.

I use the Woodhaven cherry classic crystal.

Attachment 40271
(this is the same bird from the video)

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Originally Posted by mikedinoro

Congratulations! Great bird & video. Thanks for sharing
Was that you calling? What do you use ? It sounds very realistic
I understand if you don't want to disclose
May 14th, 2020, 06:25 AM
hollywood

Congrats.....glad you did not hit your camera...lol.
May 14th, 2020, 08:17 AM
KennyT

Might be the best kill shot footage I have seen. I think I see the wad go by, but did not slow it down to confirm. Amazing video quality and a great hunt overall. Congrats on both.
May 14th, 2020, 09:27 AM
anfield21

Your videos are fantastic, I love the camera setup! Congrats on your second tom!
May 14th, 2020, 10:06 AM
machron

awesome video! thanks for sharing
May 14th, 2020, 10:15 AM
GW11

Great video and congratulations!

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May 14th, 2020, 10:19 AM
Articcat

Congrats on a the tom and especially the video was cool
May 14th, 2020, 11:06 AM
fishhawk

Excellent footage.
May 14th, 2020, 02:48 PM
G.S.

I've seen the vid on You Tube last evening (subscribed a while ago). It is excellent, congrats! And thanks for sharing.
May 14th, 2020, 04:18 PM
smokin'stoegie

Great job on the camera. Congrats on a successful season.
May 15th, 2020, 11:36 AM
anfield21

Would you have been able to take the bearded hen? The regulations state you can take one "bearded" turkey per tag. That hen had a helluva beard...
May 15th, 2020, 12:14 PM
Harrow33

nice footage
May 15th, 2020, 06:19 PM
taketheshot

Technically, yes. But I made the decision to pass. Glad I did.

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Originally Posted by anfield21

Would you have been able to take the bearded hen? The regulations state you can take one "bearded" turkey per tag. That hen had a helluva beard...
May 16th, 2020, 10:22 PM
Cheeta

Lovely video, thanks for sharing. Congrats :)
May 17th, 2020, 08:07 AM
kokes

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Originally Posted by taketheshot

Technically, yes. But I made the decision to pass. Glad I did.

great choice to pass on a bearded hen..theres been two occasions over the last few years that both times I had a bearded hen in the decoys (I would never shoot one personally) I was rewarded with a a big 1 inch spurred tom shortly after..good luck or karma I guess :)

Id never tell anyone what they can/can't shoot when its legal but personally I see enough nests destroyed by coons and skunks I just couldn't shoot a bearded hen, I do enjoy seeing them tho!
May 17th, 2020, 10:01 PM
mikedinoro

Quote:

Originally Posted by taketheshot

Some of it is me, most of it is the hen.

I use the Woodhaven cherry classic crystal.

Attachment 40271
(this is the same bird from the video)

Thank you sir!
May 17th, 2020, 10:05 PM
mikedinoro

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Originally Posted by KennyT

Might be the best kill shot footage I have seen. I think I see the wad go by, but did not slow it down to confirm. Amazing video quality and a great hunt overall. Congrats on both.

yeah, I have seen the wad as well

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Originally Posted by anfield21

Your videos are fantastic, I love the camera setup! Congrats on your second tom!

Seriously, this gentleman should get featured in OODMAG turkey series