Post by matahone on May 10, 2009 16:04:00 GMT -5
As many of you know I tagged out this year in the first 10 minutes of season. I was kinda bummed but ecstatic. My Uncle decided to hunt turkeys hard this year and I offered my time and expertice in calling. He accepted. The first day we were taking a buddy of ours out who had broke his back and is paralyzed from the chest down. We got him out there and saw many birds but never did get a shot that morning. He got sick after that and did not make it out again. I had marked a large tom in the field on that morning and explained to my Uncle how to kill that bird. He thought I had lost my mind but decided to give it a shot. Long story short he killed that bird at 07:50 that morning. His bird weighed 21 pounds, sported 21mm spurs and a 10 3/4 " beard that was like a broom handle and was split! Heck of a first bird!
This weekend my brother-in-law, duff, was coming up to visit. I offered my expertice again. He was not having any luck at his home and liked the idea. Yesterday morning started out warm but very windy. The toms were talking and did not come any closer than 90-100 yards. We moved the blind for a little different set-up before we left. We planned on hitting it again in the morning. We got out this morning and it wasn't long before the toms started gobbling. Unfortunately nothing was gobbling near us. Then about 5 minutes before shoot time a couple started gobbling within 100 yards of our set-up. We finally heard then come off the roost about sunrise. To our dismay they headed the other way. I did not lose hope and it wasn't long before it sounded like they were working back up the hill to us. They hung-up behind a fallen tree top gobblin' like crazy but would not commit. Finally after some aggressive calling they appeared about 30 yards away. He sealed the deal on his 2nd turkey ever at 23 yards. I did manage to get it on video and will upload and post it at a later date. Duff's bird weighed 17#'s, sported 22mm spurs and a 10 1/2" beard. The beard had mites in it so it was awfully thin but would have been a nice beard if not for the mites. I shot one on the same property last year that had the same problem.
Video of duff's bird. Sorry for the sound. I get a horrible background noise when I transfer from the video to the computer.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=s99f_2nVpP4
I had a wonderful turkey season even though my season ended so early. I had more fun hunting this year helping others than I have getting my own birds.
My Uncle's first bird.
Duff's bird.
This weekend my brother-in-law, duff, was coming up to visit. I offered my expertice again. He was not having any luck at his home and liked the idea. Yesterday morning started out warm but very windy. The toms were talking and did not come any closer than 90-100 yards. We moved the blind for a little different set-up before we left. We planned on hitting it again in the morning. We got out this morning and it wasn't long before the toms started gobbling. Unfortunately nothing was gobbling near us. Then about 5 minutes before shoot time a couple started gobbling within 100 yards of our set-up. We finally heard then come off the roost about sunrise. To our dismay they headed the other way. I did not lose hope and it wasn't long before it sounded like they were working back up the hill to us. They hung-up behind a fallen tree top gobblin' like crazy but would not commit. Finally after some aggressive calling they appeared about 30 yards away. He sealed the deal on his 2nd turkey ever at 23 yards. I did manage to get it on video and will upload and post it at a later date. Duff's bird weighed 17#'s, sported 22mm spurs and a 10 1/2" beard. The beard had mites in it so it was awfully thin but would have been a nice beard if not for the mites. I shot one on the same property last year that had the same problem.
Video of duff's bird. Sorry for the sound. I get a horrible background noise when I transfer from the video to the computer.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=s99f_2nVpP4
I had a wonderful turkey season even though my season ended so early. I had more fun hunting this year helping others than I have getting my own birds.
My Uncle's first bird.
Duff's bird.
