Jethro
New Member
Well I officially finished my 2005 turkey season last night at 5:47 p.m. Let’s start with my second season. Opening morning of second season me and tagged out and were back at the truck by 9:00. Here it is. Around 6:00 me the bird I shot were exchanging sweet nothings back and forth until he flew down and silenced himself. I called to no avail and figured he had a hen with him and then at 6:21 dad shot his bird and he shock gobbled about 50 yards out just taking his own sweet time coming to me. After a few minutes he gobbled again only farther away this time. After a few minutes and him gobbling from the same location I got up and ran up and a little over from his location. Sat back down and called again he cut me off. I got ready and figured it was a matter of time. I finally seen him come into view about 60 yards out in full strut. I called and he’d gobble. For about ten minutes this went on but he would not leave his strut zone he was in. To make a long story short after forty five minutes of this it was time for plan “B”. I told myself as soon as he strutted around that corner of that ridge I was going to run up to that dead fall about 30 yards up and assume the sniper mode and wait. It worked perfect. In sniper mode I waited and just like he had been doing for the past forty five minutes here he came in full strut walking the same pattern he had been. I clicked off the safety and at twenty five steps it was good night Judy. My bird weighed 23 lbs. 8 oz. 10 ½” beard and ¾” spurs. Dads bird was 22 lbs. 4 oz. 9 ¾” beard and had 7/8” spurs.
Now last night. It was short but sweet. After talking to Blaster and about his scenario with his B-Day bird we decided to go back to the same area and try it. We got to our set-up about 4:30. Around 5:15 I called in a hen and got busted bigger than life only to hear the ever famous alarm putt as she exited the scene. Only when she did it fire up a gobble about 200 yards up on the ridge I was facing. I regrouped and called and he cut me off and was half the distance from the first time he gobbled. After a few minutes of silence I heard it. The spit & drum. He was so close it felt like my insides were shaking but I couldn’t see him. Finally I seen him walk out from around the point and was 20 yards out behind a bunch of bushes but I had no shot. He strutted, spit and drummed for the next ten minutes never presenting a decent shot. Finally he went out of strut walked in to opening were the decoy was and it was good night Judy II. He weighed 22 lbs. 9 ¾” beard and had no spurs. Enjoy the pictures and good luck to all who are still hunting.
2nd Season Birds
4th Season Bird
Now last night. It was short but sweet. After talking to Blaster and about his scenario with his B-Day bird we decided to go back to the same area and try it. We got to our set-up about 4:30. Around 5:15 I called in a hen and got busted bigger than life only to hear the ever famous alarm putt as she exited the scene. Only when she did it fire up a gobble about 200 yards up on the ridge I was facing. I regrouped and called and he cut me off and was half the distance from the first time he gobbled. After a few minutes of silence I heard it. The spit & drum. He was so close it felt like my insides were shaking but I couldn’t see him. Finally I seen him walk out from around the point and was 20 yards out behind a bunch of bushes but I had no shot. He strutted, spit and drummed for the next ten minutes never presenting a decent shot. Finally he went out of strut walked in to opening were the decoy was and it was good night Judy II. He weighed 22 lbs. 9 ¾” beard and had no spurs. Enjoy the pictures and good luck to all who are still hunting.
2nd Season Birds
4th Season Bird
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