Utah gobbler down

[The Deer Guy]

Well it's been a long day unpacking after 6 days in utah turkey hunting, fishing and camping. Needless to say my wife and I had a blast. The first night we started it off right having dinner with Gen (matagi) and Steve (ilovesprig). After the first night it was non stop hunting and fishing for 5 days. Each day we had plenty of gobbles and excellent trout fishing but getting the birds to commit was tough and quite frustrating. Day 4 of the trip was definitely a frustrating day but after lots of hiking, calling, and waiting I finally downed my first Merriam's tom. He's not a giant but definitely one that I will remember for years to come. 9.25" beard , 20lbs, and no spurs ( 2nd one I've seen... weird). The last 2 days involved nice sized trout and some sneaky toms. The wife could have easily killed a Jake more than once but she was holding off for her first longbeard. Over all a trip of a lifetime.

Josh

 

[ilovesprig]

Congrats Josh,

Loved the play by play......Those mountain gobblers are much tougher than our local birds for sure. And boy do I love to hunt them.

ps......Marilyn's a trooper too.

 

[utahduckhunter]

Congrats on the bird

 

[NBK]

Nicely done...thanks for sharing the post.

 

[Lungpopper]

Sounds like a fun trip and some good company.

 

[Matagi]

Congrats Josh! Glad you were able to pull the trigger on a bird up there. Next year should be a lot of fun.

 

[SurfNHuntSD]

Well done Josh, congrats.

 

[The Deer Guy]

Thanks guys. It was definitely a blast.

Gen,
I'm definitely looking forward to next year!

 

[Fowl Play]

Congrats Josh! Looks like a blast. How cold were the mornings? Climbing out of those sleeping bags is one of the hardest parts lol

 

[Vermonster]

Great pictures, great gobbler! I've only hunted Utah once, 15 years ago for mulies, but we did the same thing. Brought the rods along and hit a local pond with trout in it. Too cool!