Post by greghopper on Apr 24, 2011 20:11:17 GMT -5
Took my son down to Southern Indiana to Youth Hunt this weekend.Friday evening we tried roosting some birds with no luck only rain.Sat morning brought the Opener for Youth.We sat up at early light hoping to hear some gobbling , with no luck and no birds seen or heard.At 10am I said let's move to another location on same land. We get set up at new spot and call with no return only to hear someone owl hooting at 11am across the creek. At 11:45 am I look out blind to back of us and see birds working towards us and a Tom fanned up!!!!! The Hens come to 10 yards from us and stop, then turn back and continue down fence row.They came though fence with no Tom with them and moved across field in front of us at about 65yards!!!! Then the Tom come from behind them at about the same range and follow them across field with only giving us about a 50 yard shot with a 20gauge......
Sunday morning day 2.......We go back to same location and set up waiting for some gobbling on the roost with no sounds to be heard!!
I start calling to see what we can hear.At 7:30 I hear a gobble aways from us and the another one soon after!!! I said get ready he is coming our way, few min pass by and a few more gobbles continue. I look to where I think he is coming and there he is about 150yard and moving back the way the birds came from yesterday!!!!!! He get down in front of us and sees the DSL decoys and stops!!!!! Then he move slowly towards us and the decoys,I repeat "get ready" he gets to about 20 yards I said point the gun under net!!! at 15 yards I said SHOOT!!!!! Boom... feathers fly... turkey flops ...and I yell "yes sir" and jack another shell!!!!!......Dead Turkey at 8:am, What a Great Easter moring.
25lbs...10 inch beard and 1 inch spurs with some White in the Tail feathers
Sunday morning day 2.......We go back to same location and set up waiting for some gobbling on the roost with no sounds to be heard!!
I start calling to see what we can hear.At 7:30 I hear a gobble aways from us and the another one soon after!!! I said get ready he is coming our way, few min pass by and a few more gobbles continue. I look to where I think he is coming and there he is about 150yard and moving back the way the birds came from yesterday!!!!!! He get down in front of us and sees the DSL decoys and stops!!!!! Then he move slowly towards us and the decoys,I repeat "get ready" he gets to about 20 yards I said point the gun under net!!! at 15 yards I said SHOOT!!!!! Boom... feathers fly... turkey flops ...and I yell "yes sir" and jack another shell!!!!!......Dead Turkey at 8:am, What a Great Easter moring.
25lbs...10 inch beard and 1 inch spurs with some White in the Tail feathers
................turkey scout
