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Golfing gobbler

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GoodOyster
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Went up to Bartow and played golf with a friend today. For some reason I decided to take my little video camera along. About 10:45am or so we were finishing out on the 4th hole, and I looked toward the 5th hole and saw this tall bird crossing the fairway about 150 yards away. At first glance I thought it was one of the sandhill whoopers we see on golf courses all the time. The he turned a bit and I saw his body was thicker and neck not as long. Then I saw his beard! That's a good size gobbler! He walked from the heavy woods on the left, crossed the fairway, and was feeding among the pines between hole #5 and the adjacent fairway. So we teed off, and eased up the cart path in the cart, and got about 20 feet from him when I started videoing. My fried isn't a hunter, and had never seen a turkey up close. We pulled a little closer, and spooked the gobbler, and he ran back across the fairway. Nobody was behind us, so we drove back across towards the woods, and there were more turkeys! Saw one more gobbler, a hen and a half dozen poults that were maybe 15"-18" tall. Tried getting some video of them, but they were in the shadows and it didn't come out to good. I'll see if I can edit and enhance it a bit and post it later.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v= http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QXziclZciM

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houseofmicah
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its always cool to see turkeys!

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Batemaster
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What app do you use to edit your videos?

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GoodOyster
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What app do you use to edit your videos?

It's called "Intelli-studio", some software that came installed on the camera. Also used what Youtube offers when you load it online. I sometimes use Windows Movie maker, but I don't edit video that often.

The camera is one of these:
http://www.samsung.com/us/photography/camcorders/HMX-W200RN/XAA

I got a refurbished one online for $50.

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