I haven't killed a turkey in 3 seasons, so I took advantage of this Jake that came in!
The preseason scouting paid off. When the season started, I found this guy in the exact same spot. On my first attempt in, I tried to get a shock gobble out of him to locate his position, but he wouldn't talk. So as I slipped in to the area I wanted to be in, he was already there with a hen and I spooked them. While they were gone, I cleared some brush under a tree so my next entry would be a quieter one.
A few days go by before I could get back in there. I was worried that they had left the area, but I decided to sit anyways. No shock gobbles on my way in. My sit lasted 25 minutes, only soft calling with some clucks and purrs, and one soft yelp to answer a hen I had heard. Out of nowhere, this dude gobbles less than 100 yards away, so I answer him with some clucks. He fires off another gobble immediately, and I answer back with more clucks. 2 minutes later, There he is, just shy of 40 yards, and I give him the Hevi Shot magnum blend! Right at the peak of the solar eclipse! These birds sure have some beautiful plumage.
The preseason scouting paid off. When the season started, I found this guy in the exact same spot. On my first attempt in, I tried to get a shock gobble out of him to locate his position, but he wouldn't talk. So as I slipped in to the area I wanted to be in, he was already there with a hen and I spooked them. While they were gone, I cleared some brush under a tree so my next entry would be a quieter one.
A few days go by before I could get back in there. I was worried that they had left the area, but I decided to sit anyways. No shock gobbles on my way in. My sit lasted 25 minutes, only soft calling with some clucks and purrs, and one soft yelp to answer a hen I had heard. Out of nowhere, this dude gobbles less than 100 yards away, so I answer him with some clucks. He fires off another gobble immediately, and I answer back with more clucks. 2 minutes later, There he is, just shy of 40 yards, and I give him the Hevi Shot magnum blend! Right at the peak of the solar eclipse! These birds sure have some beautiful plumage.
