Post by hunter7x on May 12, 2012 7:48:23 GMT -5
This morning after a heated debate with myself on getting out of bed and trying it ONE MORE time. The hunter in me won out and I got dressed and headed out into the dark.
Walking back to the woods I had played cat and bird with a long beard several times this season I was surprised to hear a gobble from a woods I hadnt heard a bird in all season. I quickly changed directions and crossed the creek and walked into a small finger of woods that runs East and West about 150 yards from the woods I heard the gobble.
I was trying to decide where to set up. While standing there I clicked on my thermocell and got out a call and gave 4 yelps. The gobbler answered from the ground.
I looked out across the field and saw his head and he was coming my way. I couldn't do much but stand there behind 3 small trees.
The long beard came to about 80 yards and started strutting and gobbeling non stop. Thats when I noticed the Jakes coming behind him. He chased one of the jakes a little further my way but went back to showing off and not coming closer.
The jakes came on slow and steady. I never touched the call again. They got to 30 yards and pecked around and just hung out for about 10 mintues while the long beard put on a show still at 80 yards.
I havent killed a bird in 3 years and that monkey weighed heavy on my back as I watched and waited on the long beard to come join his younger buddies.
Finally after another heated argument with myself I lined up the Encore and let it eat. DRT jake meat.
The monkey went scurrying off thru the woods to find another poor sap to hang with.
Walking back to the woods I had played cat and bird with a long beard several times this season I was surprised to hear a gobble from a woods I hadnt heard a bird in all season. I quickly changed directions and crossed the creek and walked into a small finger of woods that runs East and West about 150 yards from the woods I heard the gobble.
I was trying to decide where to set up. While standing there I clicked on my thermocell and got out a call and gave 4 yelps. The gobbler answered from the ground.
I looked out across the field and saw his head and he was coming my way. I couldn't do much but stand there behind 3 small trees.
The long beard came to about 80 yards and started strutting and gobbeling non stop. Thats when I noticed the Jakes coming behind him. He chased one of the jakes a little further my way but went back to showing off and not coming closer.
The jakes came on slow and steady. I never touched the call again. They got to 30 yards and pecked around and just hung out for about 10 mintues while the long beard put on a show still at 80 yards.
I havent killed a bird in 3 years and that monkey weighed heavy on my back as I watched and waited on the long beard to come join his younger buddies.
Finally after another heated argument with myself I lined up the Encore and let it eat. DRT jake meat.
The monkey went scurrying off thru the woods to find another poor sap to hang with.
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Congrats on a nice late season jake! Way to stick with it! 
