Post by hunter7x on Apr 24, 2013 8:42:15 GMT -5
I had a very entertaining and successful hunt this morning.
I left it up to the weather to decide if I was going to hunt from a blind or run n gun. Needless to say I was in my blind well before first light.
I heard 0 gobbles but the steady noise of the rain would have made it hard to hear one unless it was close.
I had out my old trusty bobble head decoy but made no tree calls. A few minutes after first light heavy wing beats got my attention very quickly. I looked out into my little clover plot just in time to see a bird land and at first glance I saw a beard.
I sat down my coffee cup lol (yes being in a blind has its advantages.) grabbed my binos to find a bearded hen feeding contently in the field. I was undecided on if I would shoot her or not but finally decided it was better to leave her to breed.
She fed past and out of the plot in short order.
About 7 am I made my first call of the morning. Almost immediately movement caught my eye. Only this time it was a coyote putting the sneak on my decoy! I didnt even think twice as he came to about 40 yards I rolled him with the Encore. However he got up and took off like his butt was on fire back the way he came.
I got a "did you kill one?!" text from Crystal about 30 seconds later. My plot is about a half mile from my house I was surprised she heard me shoot. We were texting back and forth. About 720 I glanced out of the back of the blind and here comes another hen. Crystal had just asked if shooting at the yote was going to ruin things for me and I replied I dont think so, there is another hen coming now! After I sent that text I looked back out and saw a red head coming behind her.
I switched on my camera and grabbed the Encore. Both hens and the long beard passed the blind at 3 steps I let him get to about 10 before I dropped the hammer. DRT. Love it.
I left it up to the weather to decide if I was going to hunt from a blind or run n gun. Needless to say I was in my blind well before first light.
I heard 0 gobbles but the steady noise of the rain would have made it hard to hear one unless it was close.
I had out my old trusty bobble head decoy but made no tree calls. A few minutes after first light heavy wing beats got my attention very quickly. I looked out into my little clover plot just in time to see a bird land and at first glance I saw a beard.
I sat down my coffee cup lol (yes being in a blind has its advantages.) grabbed my binos to find a bearded hen feeding contently in the field. I was undecided on if I would shoot her or not but finally decided it was better to leave her to breed.
She fed past and out of the plot in short order.
About 7 am I made my first call of the morning. Almost immediately movement caught my eye. Only this time it was a coyote putting the sneak on my decoy! I didnt even think twice as he came to about 40 yards I rolled him with the Encore. However he got up and took off like his butt was on fire back the way he came.
I got a "did you kill one?!" text from Crystal about 30 seconds later. My plot is about a half mile from my house I was surprised she heard me shoot. We were texting back and forth. About 720 I glanced out of the back of the blind and here comes another hen. Crystal had just asked if shooting at the yote was going to ruin things for me and I replied I dont think so, there is another hen coming now! After I sent that text I looked back out and saw a red head coming behind her.
I switched on my camera and grabbed the Encore. Both hens and the long beard passed the blind at 3 steps I let him get to about 10 before I dropped the hammer. DRT. Love it.
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