risto2351
Well-Known Member
Well I set out all day Sunday and the closest I could get any birds to come in was 45 yards on eight different birds. They would not come into the three hen decoys. Had the bow and gun but still a poke and decided to pass on it. Reset up once but sat dawn to dark. Very, very hard to do with no gobbling going on at all all day.
I sat up in the open between three ridges on Monday for my second setup at around 11:00 and set out the B-Mobile with a jake and three hen decoys.(I missed one close to here last year and decided to try it before I headed home). One hen was put in the submissive position and I also took Thomas's idea and put fishing line on the B-Mobile and used it for some movement.
It was around 1-1:30 and was thinking how tough the birds have been and sometime they should change when I heard a soft yelp.
I thought great a hen going to nest. She came right into the middle of the dekes and on thru. Then a second hen came thru and I got to thinking two hens nesting?? There has got to be a Tom in tow. Looked to my left and there he was. Shi# I still had my bow on the holder. I thought for a second I have my gun right there behind my bow. Hel$ with it I came to shoot him with my bow so the bow it is. I grabbed it and pulled it back in the blind. I poked my head up and brought the bow up. He was still there looking right at me and was getting a little nervous.
I put the pin on him and released. (Too embarrased to say how close). He twisted and went into the air and came down and started to run. Like an idiot I flew out of the blind to chase him and he ran and took to flight. He flew and glided into the valley. After an endless search for the arrow (I was in CRP) and looking in the valley no bird. No feathers nothing.
Still bummed after hunting this long and getting this shot and muffing it up. Just hope I can get another into range these last couple of weeks.
Another thing after a shot don't chase him. Please read the first page of the site on recovering a wounded turkey.
A million thanks to those that I called and whined to and asked for help. Nothing pertinent here just wanted to vent a little in frustration while it keeps going thru my head.
BTW- The stats would of been 12" beard, weight 30 lbs.,and 2" spurs. /forum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/grin.gif
In all honest he did have a heck of a beard but who was looking. /forum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/grin.gif
I sat up in the open between three ridges on Monday for my second setup at around 11:00 and set out the B-Mobile with a jake and three hen decoys.(I missed one close to here last year and decided to try it before I headed home). One hen was put in the submissive position and I also took Thomas's idea and put fishing line on the B-Mobile and used it for some movement.
It was around 1-1:30 and was thinking how tough the birds have been and sometime they should change when I heard a soft yelp.
I thought great a hen going to nest. She came right into the middle of the dekes and on thru. Then a second hen came thru and I got to thinking two hens nesting?? There has got to be a Tom in tow. Looked to my left and there he was. Shi# I still had my bow on the holder. I thought for a second I have my gun right there behind my bow. Hel$ with it I came to shoot him with my bow so the bow it is. I grabbed it and pulled it back in the blind. I poked my head up and brought the bow up. He was still there looking right at me and was getting a little nervous.
I put the pin on him and released. (Too embarrased to say how close). He twisted and went into the air and came down and started to run. Like an idiot I flew out of the blind to chase him and he ran and took to flight. He flew and glided into the valley. After an endless search for the arrow (I was in CRP) and looking in the valley no bird. No feathers nothing.
Still bummed after hunting this long and getting this shot and muffing it up. Just hope I can get another into range these last couple of weeks.
Another thing after a shot don't chase him. Please read the first page of the site on recovering a wounded turkey.
A million thanks to those that I called and whined to and asked for help. Nothing pertinent here just wanted to vent a little in frustration while it keeps going thru my head.
BTW- The stats would of been 12" beard, weight 30 lbs.,and 2" spurs. /forum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/grin.gif
In all honest he did have a heck of a beard but who was looking. /forum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/grin.gif
