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Post by schall53 on Apr 27, 2009 15:54:02 GMT -5
I have been hunting hard every morning since season opened. In the woods every day at 5:30 until at least 1:00. All kinds of gobbling before fly down then nothing. I saw all kinds of birds but they were all henned up. Finally I decided to try a different game plan. I headed out last night at 6:30 and set up on a travel route. I called very little, just a couple of purrs and light yelps every half hour or so. At about 8:00 I spotted him coming in silent from behind me. When he went behind a tree at 50 yards I managed to get turned around and on him. He saw the move and turned to leave. I figured it was now or never so my old 10 ga. barked and he hit the ground. I love it when a plan comes together. He weighed 27 lbs. had an 11.5 inch beard and 1 inch spurs.  |
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Post by powderfinger on Apr 27, 2009 16:03:43 GMT -5
Congrats on a nice one! Didn't know you grew em that big way up there!
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Post by quackingtim on Apr 27, 2009 16:17:37 GMT -5
Souns like you earned that one.
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Post by Woody Williams on Apr 27, 2009 17:38:33 GMT -5
Great bird...
Congratulations..
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Post by jim1966 on Apr 27, 2009 19:36:50 GMT -5
Nice bird. Congrats.
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Post by schall53 on Apr 28, 2009 7:48:59 GMT -5
Thanks guys. This was kind of a very special bird for me. I saw the first turkey ever on my farm 5 years ago and have been watching the population grow every year. This year I figured there was a big enough population to take one. This is the first turkey ever killed on the property in modern time!
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Post by tickman1961 on Apr 28, 2009 8:13:37 GMT -5
Great story and a wonderul hunt....congratulations..
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Post by Decatur on Apr 28, 2009 8:21:32 GMT -5
Awesome!
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