Turkey hunting 2016

[mom45]

Nice looking bird.

Heard nothing this morning went back and ate breakfast, I'm liking this light weight ghillie.

They are all strutting their stuff in my back yard, Leadeye.

 

[Leadeye]

They are all strutting their stuff in my back yard, Leadeye.

The smart ones mock me.

 

[mom45]

The smart ones mock me.

This is taken out my kitchen window.

 

[indybrad]

Got it done this morning. Got up on a power line easement around 6 this morning. It follows a ridgetop and there are always birds up there. Had one start gobbling way to the north first thing, then another one way to the West. I sat for a while, never calling, hoping one closer would sound off. Finally had one gobble around 500 yards to the East of me down the easement. He never gobbled on the roost so I figured he might have some hens with him, and he would be hard to call in. Time for a sneak attack. As I started sneaking through the woods, North of the easement, a crow started cawing. That Tom would almost cut him off every time, and definetly helped me get close to him. I finally got across from him and got within 10 yards of the easement when I spotted the top of his tail feathers through the grass. A couple soft yelps later and a head popped up. Watched him strut around for half a min then shot him in the face at 30 yards. As I walked up to him 4 hens were standing on the South side of the easement.




22lbs
1.25" and 1" spurs
11" beard

 

[phylodog]

Nice work!

 

[JeremiahJohnson]

Congratulations CanAm, PG & Indy - fine birds. Cool stories!

My son and I worked the same bird Saturday morning and Sunday morning. Should have had him Sunday morning, but things don't always go as planned so we will be back at it for the last weekend this coming Saturday.

 

[Leadeye]

Nice bird Indybrad, I'll be back at it again this weekend.

 

[indybrad]

Good luck.

 

[Leadeye]

Hunting this morning, nothing except the same juvenile bird gobbling at every sound.

 

[Leadeye]

Big tom turkey in the back yard today mocking me, maybe next year.