SWBUCKHNTR
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Well it took a couple weeks but I got it done with a bow and boy was he worth it.
The story begins yesterday after work it was just too nice to not get out and do a little walking around and who better to bring with me than my soon to be wife. I decided the smart thing to do was get into this hay field early and set my blind up and get it all ready to go for the morning. I had been seeing a lot of toms on this farm and only had plans to set up get out and come back in the morning. Well after about an hour of getting everything how I wanted it was just about time to decide if I wanted to spook everything by walking out or sit untill they roost. I snuck back to the truck grabbed my bow and the camera and sat down for about a 30 minute hunt. After about 20 minutes of teaching mal how to run the camera we had a tom coming in. She got right on him he came in knocked down the decoy strutted a little bit kicked the decoy again. I decided we had enough video and I let him have it. He ran about 40 yards and just like that there were 4 more toms on him get him back for all the times he had kicked there a$$. I tell mal after the toms leave you can stop recording and that is when she realized you have to push the record button to start recording. What do you do I couldnt be mad because she felt awful but when it was all said and done I had a good hunt with her and she got to see why I love the sport. The bird weighed 26 pounds and had 1 1/2 inch spurs with a 11 inch beard a 8 inch beard and a 6 inch beard.
I decided not to post pictures so that you guys get that same dissapointed feeling I had. No Just joking I will have them up when I get off work today.
Sorry for no outdoor pics it was dark lastnight and rainy today.
The story begins yesterday after work it was just too nice to not get out and do a little walking around and who better to bring with me than my soon to be wife. I decided the smart thing to do was get into this hay field early and set my blind up and get it all ready to go for the morning. I had been seeing a lot of toms on this farm and only had plans to set up get out and come back in the morning. Well after about an hour of getting everything how I wanted it was just about time to decide if I wanted to spook everything by walking out or sit untill they roost. I snuck back to the truck grabbed my bow and the camera and sat down for about a 30 minute hunt. After about 20 minutes of teaching mal how to run the camera we had a tom coming in. She got right on him he came in knocked down the decoy strutted a little bit kicked the decoy again. I decided we had enough video and I let him have it. He ran about 40 yards and just like that there were 4 more toms on him get him back for all the times he had kicked there a$$. I tell mal after the toms leave you can stop recording and that is when she realized you have to push the record button to start recording. What do you do I couldnt be mad because she felt awful but when it was all said and done I had a good hunt with her and she got to see why I love the sport. The bird weighed 26 pounds and had 1 1/2 inch spurs with a 11 inch beard a 8 inch beard and a 6 inch beard.
I decided not to post pictures so that you guys get that same dissapointed feeling I had. No Just joking I will have them up when I get off work today.
Sorry for no outdoor pics it was dark lastnight and rainy today.
