Jacob & I knew we didn't have a lot of time this morning...We also knew that Julian was pretty much fogged in, wet, and cold...So, we decided on a spot that I had not shot a turkey before, but I knew they were there.
The spot we hunted was not near the roost, but I had watched these birds for a couple of years now...When they lose their hens they like to gobble high on the mountain...We set-up halfway up...Nothing for about an hour, then we got our 1st hit on a Flydown slate...In minutes, he was on us and eyeballing the decoys (breeding hen & jake)...This boy liked to gobble and he had a strong one...But the grass was wet and we just couldn't see a beard (the grass was high too)...He hung around at 35-45 yds for at least 45 minutes...Then we could see he was changing his posture and head color (red to white)...Sure enough, he had company...1st saw the two white heads coming to him from his right...Then they started chasing him around...To the right of them was a single hen...As soon as the jake got scared off, they saw the decoys...And they lit up for another fight...Instead of a fight, they found a twenty & a twelve with TSS #9's...And down they go on 3.
Jacob's bird was a big boy...22-1 lbs, 9 1/2" beard, 1" hooks....My bird weighed 18-6, 10 1/2" beard, 1 " spurs.
Happy Easter everyone.
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The spot we hunted was not near the roost, but I had watched these birds for a couple of years now...When they lose their hens they like to gobble high on the mountain...We set-up halfway up...Nothing for about an hour, then we got our 1st hit on a Flydown slate...In minutes, he was on us and eyeballing the decoys (breeding hen & jake)...This boy liked to gobble and he had a strong one...But the grass was wet and we just couldn't see a beard (the grass was high too)...He hung around at 35-45 yds for at least 45 minutes...Then we could see he was changing his posture and head color (red to white)...Sure enough, he had company...1st saw the two white heads coming to him from his right...Then they started chasing him around...To the right of them was a single hen...As soon as the jake got scared off, they saw the decoys...And they lit up for another fight...Instead of a fight, they found a twenty & a twelve with TSS #9's...And down they go on 3.
Jacob's bird was a big boy...22-1 lbs, 9 1/2" beard, 1" hooks....My bird weighed 18-6, 10 1/2" beard, 1 " spurs.
Happy Easter everyone.
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