Post by hoosier on Apr 28, 2011 19:47:28 GMT -5
This Tom must have gobbled 150 times during our 2 hour conversation. I had to move on him twice because of all the flooding here. He finally made his way across a forty to my position. I was suprised that it didn't take longer as he had hens with him earlier (I could hear them plainly). He did have a jake for company and a hen actually trailing him (discovered after the shot).
As terrain and cover dictated, I couldn't shoot him until he was 9 yards away. He was the only Tom I heard all morning (the birds seem a little scarcer than a few years ago here to me).
He weighed 22 pounds and 3 ounces, had 27 m.m. spurs and a 10 3/4" and 4" beard.
If any of you are willing and able to post a picture or two for me, please get me your email address and I will send them to you.
Good luck to everybody hunting and be careful, Hoosier.
As terrain and cover dictated, I couldn't shoot him until he was 9 yards away. He was the only Tom I heard all morning (the birds seem a little scarcer than a few years ago here to me).
He weighed 22 pounds and 3 ounces, had 27 m.m. spurs and a 10 3/4" and 4" beard.
If any of you are willing and able to post a picture or two for me, please get me your email address and I will send them to you.
Good luck to everybody hunting and be careful, Hoosier.
