Post by varmint101 on Apr 28, 2007 11:08:41 GMT -5
Started out today just fine until I realized it got light quicker than I thought! I didn't think it got really light until 7. Oh well.I was on the road and hurry to my spot at 630. Got out of my truck, shut the door and heard gobbling only 4-500yds off. I quickly hurried over to where I thought a good spot would be. Put out the decoys and loaded the gun. By then it was 650 or so.
I settled in and gave three yelps off my QB GraveDigger boat paddle. They were gobbling like crazy! I gave a couple yelps on my Primos Freak and they hammered off again. I didn't do anything else and just waited. I decided I'd give one purr just to see where they were at and they thundered RIGHT behind me! Luckily I had a tree with low branches so they couldn't see me. I peaked over my left shoulder which you probably shouldn't do but I did and saw black. Turned a little more and the one was in full strut back and forth back and forth.
This is all happening very quickly because they came in VERY fast and I realized I'd yet to shoulder my shotgun and they're 15yds behind me. I slowly raised my 835 to shoulder and waited what seemed like forever and they hadn't come around. I turn slightly again and they've moved up a bit to about 20yds. I don't think they ever saw the decoys because of a slight drop.
SO being the ever unconfident turkey hunter I am I decided I'd slide my gun up thru a small opening and take that lead gobbler. I eased it up, put the fiber optics on his melon and BLAM! He did a complete flip and laid there stone dead. Mossberg 835 and 3" Remington Hevi-shot #5's at maybe 20yds. They sure seem bigger than I think. 20lbs 1oz, 9½" beard and 23mm spurs. Bigger spurs than last year, but a pound less and a 3/4" smaller beard. It was all over at 7:02am! Not bad!! First turkey on my own. Pretty darn cool.
I settled in and gave three yelps off my QB GraveDigger boat paddle. They were gobbling like crazy! I gave a couple yelps on my Primos Freak and they hammered off again. I didn't do anything else and just waited. I decided I'd give one purr just to see where they were at and they thundered RIGHT behind me! Luckily I had a tree with low branches so they couldn't see me. I peaked over my left shoulder which you probably shouldn't do but I did and saw black. Turned a little more and the one was in full strut back and forth back and forth.
This is all happening very quickly because they came in VERY fast and I realized I'd yet to shoulder my shotgun and they're 15yds behind me. I slowly raised my 835 to shoulder and waited what seemed like forever and they hadn't come around. I turn slightly again and they've moved up a bit to about 20yds. I don't think they ever saw the decoys because of a slight drop.
SO being the ever unconfident turkey hunter I am I decided I'd slide my gun up thru a small opening and take that lead gobbler. I eased it up, put the fiber optics on his melon and BLAM! He did a complete flip and laid there stone dead. Mossberg 835 and 3" Remington Hevi-shot #5's at maybe 20yds. They sure seem bigger than I think. 20lbs 1oz, 9½" beard and 23mm spurs. Bigger spurs than last year, but a pound less and a 3/4" smaller beard. It was all over at 7:02am! Not bad!! First turkey on my own. Pretty darn cool.
