Post by kevinhunter on May 15, 2011 19:32:10 GMT -5
Went out this afternoon for one last try on a bird that I have tried to get for the past 5 day's!!! Had him patterned pretty well after trying 3 mornings, but he was always with 5-6 hens and would gobble to everything I would throw at him in the mornings, but just would not come to me!!! Imagine that! 
He always roosted in the same area each evening, so I had to observe and just watch from a distance the past few days and get him patterned enough to ambush him and it worked today! At 4:25pm today he happened to walk by me at 40 yards with 6 hens and he was strutting and putting on a silent show the whole way to me. He came in at 22 lbs., 28 mm spurs and get this he only has a 5 inch beard??? Must have gotten some beard rot or something like that! It was a great end to a great season! The bonus was that I had my wife with me on this hunt!!! The total hunt time was only 45 minutes-now she thinks that all hunts are that easy! Pictures are little foggy due to all the rain and mist, but great memories!
He always roosted in the same area each evening, so I had to observe and just watch from a distance the past few days and get him patterned enough to ambush him and it worked today! At 4:25pm today he happened to walk by me at 40 yards with 6 hens and he was strutting and putting on a silent show the whole way to me. He came in at 22 lbs., 28 mm spurs and get this he only has a 5 inch beard??? Must have gotten some beard rot or something like that! It was a great end to a great season! The bonus was that I had my wife with me on this hunt!!! The total hunt time was only 45 minutes-now she thinks that all hunts are that easy! Pictures are little foggy due to all the rain and mist, but great memories!
