Kilimanjaro Report post Posted May 4, 2017 Was fortune enough to hang a couple of tags on some west TX Rio gobblers last month.. Great hunt as usual and lots of very responsive gobbling and LOTS of birds. I was up in Ohio last week after an Eastern gobbler, but I got skunked and schooled. Tough birds.. I'm 0-2 on Easterns now! Arkansas a few years back and now Ohio.. becoming my nemesis. I forget just how different these birds are compared to Rios, Merriams and Goulds. A whole other ballgame.. 8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cramerhunts Report post Posted May 4, 2017 Great pictures and gobblers buddy! Congratulations again on a couple fine Toms. You'll get that dang black feathered Eastern eventually. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yoshi Report post Posted May 4, 2017 Nice Birds...Congratulations!!! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AZkiller Report post Posted May 4, 2017 Nice Rios! Congrats 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
218buck Report post Posted May 4, 2017 Congrats on your birds 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
muledeerarea33? Report post Posted May 4, 2017 Nice! With all the hunts you've done it's hard to believe easterns are giving you trouble. Everyone's humbled by something lol. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IA Born Report post Posted May 4, 2017 Congrats on great birds! I've gotten three Easterns when I lived in Iowa, but Rios are my nemesis! I've made two trips to south Texas chasing them. Missed one bird and had one hang up at 60 yards. I want me Rio from Texas! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bonecollector Report post Posted May 4, 2017 Congrats on a couple nice birds 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slack40 Report post Posted May 4, 2017 Nice birds! The last 2 years back home in Texas have been great with all the rain. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SunDevil Report post Posted May 4, 2017 would Iowa be a better state to go to get an Eastern? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Couestracker Report post Posted May 5, 2017 Awesome Rios! Congrats! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kilimanjaro Report post Posted May 5, 2017 Congrats on great birds! I've gotten three Easterns when I lived in Iowa, but Rios are my nemesis! I've made two trips to south Texas chasing them. Missed one bird and had one hang up at 60 yards. I want me Rio from Texas! I've found those Eastern birds by far the most difficult. I'm going to give them a go in Georgia next spring and see if I can't seal the deal finally. They're nothing like a Gould's or Rio! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kilimanjaro Report post Posted May 5, 2017 Nice! With all the hunts you've done it's hard to believe easterns are giving you trouble. Everyone's humbled by something lol. It's become Eastern turkeys and Az black bears that have been my bane!! Can't close the deal on these things! Lol I chalk it up to if you hunt enough, you're going to eventually have a hunt or two that just never goes right. Murphy seems to like going with me on these. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
