So I started the morning off hunting with fellow MCC member Matt this morning....Good action early, but only a couple of jakes....We moved to 3 more times to different areas thru-out the morning, but the only thing we heard or saw was one lone hen....After the 4th spot of crow & peacock calling, I had to go to a luncheon in Julian....Matt decides to get a new spot on the VID property....We talked about taking one of the less popular zones just because they don't get hunted much....So he ends up taking a spot that with the exception of opening week-end....Never gets taken (there was a jake shot on the opener)….I think the one thing that I might have taught him is the importance of using locator calls....He enters the small canyon and hits the crow call and gets an instant gobble....He sits down and within minutes a monster gobbler is standing in front of him....Only problem was, his SBE ll won't fire....Even racks in a new shell and the trigger just won't pull....After some time and all the movement, the gobbler putts, and walks away....He then runs back to his truck and cleans trigger mechanism (apparently in the morning sand had got into the gun)….He now sneaks back to where he was and calls again, and believe it or not, the bird comes back again....42 yds and down he goes....He sends me the pictures and I can not believe my eyes....Longest beard I've ever seen and like super hooked spurs....So, I call him and say, I need to score that turkey....Too late....Already gutted and cleaned....
Stats....12 1/2" beard, 1 3/8" spurs, and a bird that he thought weighed over 20 lbs....UNBELIEVABLE!....And congrats, Matt....
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Stats....12 1/2" beard, 1 3/8" spurs, and a bird that he thought weighed over 20 lbs....UNBELIEVABLE!....And congrats, Matt....
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