Waddell Wannabe
Quick Trigger
...is that taking harvest pics at night kinda sucks.
I killed this tom at 7:50 on monday night. He really made me work. He was all henned up (10 or so hens) and it took me a solid hour, from the time they stepped into my field to the time of the shot, to get them called in. Twice they tried to leave the field and I had to coax them back in. Then on there final approach, I heard the sound all bowhunters hate to hear. A stomp, followed quickly by a wheeze, from behind me. 5 does came out in front of me, in the middle of my decoys and wheezed, jumped, and stomped around. By the time they took off, I figured the gig was up. I lucked out though, because during this whole mess, the turkeys were in a low spot in the field and I don't think they could see any of the action. When the group got close, and a couple hens started to mingle with my decs, they looked like they were getting a little worried. So I quickly got on the first opening (I had a low-hanging tree just to my right) and as soon as this guy stepped out I let the Benelli Super Black Eagle II roar. 35 yard shot and he went straight down, hardly flopping at all. I didn't have a camera and just my luck, my phone was completely dead so I had to wait for pics till I got him home. Did the best I could in the dark.
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Weight: 23 pounds
Beard length: 10 1/4 inches
Spurs: 1 and 1 1/8 inches
I killed this tom at 7:50 on monday night. He really made me work. He was all henned up (10 or so hens) and it took me a solid hour, from the time they stepped into my field to the time of the shot, to get them called in. Twice they tried to leave the field and I had to coax them back in. Then on there final approach, I heard the sound all bowhunters hate to hear. A stomp, followed quickly by a wheeze, from behind me. 5 does came out in front of me, in the middle of my decoys and wheezed, jumped, and stomped around. By the time they took off, I figured the gig was up. I lucked out though, because during this whole mess, the turkeys were in a low spot in the field and I don't think they could see any of the action. When the group got close, and a couple hens started to mingle with my decs, they looked like they were getting a little worried. So I quickly got on the first opening (I had a low-hanging tree just to my right) and as soon as this guy stepped out I let the Benelli Super Black Eagle II roar. 35 yard shot and he went straight down, hardly flopping at all. I didn't have a camera and just my luck, my phone was completely dead so I had to wait for pics till I got him home. Did the best I could in the dark.
Weight: 23 pounds
Beard length: 10 1/4 inches
Spurs: 1 and 1 1/8 inches
