Wisconsin turkey hunt.
May 18, 2018 8:26:10 GMT -5
Woody Williams, featherduster, and 5 more like this
Post by schall53 on May 18, 2018 8:26:10 GMT -5
The hunt started out slow and then exploded. Woke up at 2:00 to the sound of heavy rain that didn't stop until 9:00. That is when a buddy that I used to hunt with up there, showed up with his secret weapon. It is a decoy that you hide behind that he mounted a real tail on. It's called a Scoot N Shoot. We left to see if anything was out and immediatley spotted a tom, 2 jakes, and 6 hens, about 200 yds out in the field. We circled around and got on the edge of the woods. I got behind a tree and he side stepped out in the field about 30 yds. He then made a couple calls and the Tom started heading our way. I lost sight of him behind a hill and the next thing I know he gobbles and is 25 yds from the decoy on a dead run. I managed to get him before he got my buddy. That was a good thing since the last thing he said to me was "DON'T LET HIM GET ME". I was in total disbeleif. 27 #, 1 inch spurs and a 10 inch beard. If I hadn't seen it I would not have beieived it. These birds had been hunted for a month. You can see the decoy in the picture.
It was then time to get him his bird. We went to another field with the same results. This time I got to watch the bird come out of a treeline. When he broke cover he was 250 yds out and ran all the way to about 10 yds before he got a facefull of #4s. I have never before seen a tom on a dead run gobble without stopping but this guy did. My buddy is on the left that got this bird. 23#, 7/8" spurs, 10" beard.
We went back to the main farm and got his brother. They went out and did a repeat, only problem was the bird came in to about 8 yds and rattled him so bad he missed.
The next morning it was another friends' turn. He came up with me and had been hunting unsuccessfully on his own. We went to a different area and found a flock of 3 toms,and 6 hens. This time we couldn't get the toms to break away. They waited until the birds went over a little hill then made a move. They got behind the Scoot N Shoot, closed the distance to 60 yds and killed the biggest one. This also was the biggest of the 3 we killed. 28#, 10.5" beard, 1.25" spurs. He is mounting him.
All in all it was an unbelievable trip, three big toms in 23 hrs. I already have a Scoot N Shoots on its way. Then we went fishing, but that is a different story.
It was then time to get him his bird. We went to another field with the same results. This time I got to watch the bird come out of a treeline. When he broke cover he was 250 yds out and ran all the way to about 10 yds before he got a facefull of #4s. I have never before seen a tom on a dead run gobble without stopping but this guy did. My buddy is on the left that got this bird. 23#, 7/8" spurs, 10" beard.
We went back to the main farm and got his brother. They went out and did a repeat, only problem was the bird came in to about 8 yds and rattled him so bad he missed.
The next morning it was another friends' turn. He came up with me and had been hunting unsuccessfully on his own. We went to a different area and found a flock of 3 toms,and 6 hens. This time we couldn't get the toms to break away. They waited until the birds went over a little hill then made a move. They got behind the Scoot N Shoot, closed the distance to 60 yds and killed the biggest one. This also was the biggest of the 3 we killed. 28#, 10.5" beard, 1.25" spurs. He is mounting him.
All in all it was an unbelievable trip, three big toms in 23 hrs. I already have a Scoot N Shoots on its way. Then we went fishing, but that is a different story.
