Post by HillBillyJeff on Apr 22, 2020 8:52:26 GMT -5
Very interesting morning. Sitting in the corner I have a tom and a hen straight north of me in a field. They soon bolt SW and around the corner of the wood I am in out of sight. NW of me at my other woods I have at least 4 toms and some hens. All of a sudden they bolt straight south. Turns out my neighbors to the north decided to walk to my property edge. I see later the first group bolted cause the neighbor to the east has his truck out in the field. Not sure if he is hunting or not.
I decide to walk a 1/4 mile west and peak around the corner to see if they are out there. They are. I crawl under a pine at the corner and wait. South of them is my hayfield and there's a fence. East of them is my pine forest and its fenced. West is the road. I am thinking they will follow the fence right to me.
The hen and the tom she is paired up with start coming my way. I then notice way ahead of them are two more hens coming straight at me along the fence row....crap. Hen and tom are coming fast, two other hens hang up. That ole boy is in range but keeps turning. Then he comes at me 5 more yards and turns in my direction and holds his strut. Boom. 40 yards and looks to be a 2 year old.
I decide to walk a 1/4 mile west and peak around the corner to see if they are out there. They are. I crawl under a pine at the corner and wait. South of them is my hayfield and there's a fence. East of them is my pine forest and its fenced. West is the road. I am thinking they will follow the fence right to me.
The hen and the tom she is paired up with start coming my way. I then notice way ahead of them are two more hens coming straight at me along the fence row....crap. Hen and tom are coming fast, two other hens hang up. That ole boy is in range but keeps turning. Then he comes at me 5 more yards and turns in my direction and holds his strut. Boom. 40 yards and looks to be a 2 year old.
