| Welcome to Ontario Trophy Bucks forum. Enjoy your visit. You're currently viewing our forum as a guest. This means you are limited to certain areas of the board and there are some features you can't use. If you join our community, you'll be able to access member-only sections, and use many member-only features such as customizing your profile, sending personal messages, and voting in polls. Registration is simple, fast, and completely free. Join our community! If you're already a member please log in to your account to access all of our features: |
| When a plan comes together!! | |
|---|---|
| Tweet Topic Started: Apr 26 2008, 04:24 PM (212 Views) | |
| droptine | Apr 26 2008, 04:24 PM Post #1 |
![]()
Regular
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
|
The alarm went off at 3:00am this morning and I had no problem getting up! Like most of you, I was pumped for opening day and wanted to make the most of it! I was at my set up at 4:00am, but decided to sit and listen before I put out any decoys and settled back into my natural ground blind. Just before 5:00am the first gobble rang out along the treeline! The gobbling was sporadic until I heard some hen talk then all heck broke loose. The whole treeline lit up with gobbling and I knew my hunch on where to set up paid off! I purposely set up farther away because the corn stubble was so high and I knew from scouting that the birds quickly travelled to the field I was set up on. I knew I would have to wait awhile for them to show up, but the wait was worth it. I decided not to put out the decoys because they were heading in my direction and wanted to be able to make a quick location change if needed. I did a few clucks and purrs on my pot call to let them know I was waiting for them! After a lengthy gobbling performance, things went quiet and I knew they were on the ground. Though I couldn't see them, I could hear the odd yelping and gobbling and could follow their progress towards me. At one point I heard some fighting purrs as well and knew they were close. Soon, on top of a ridge I saw 2 jakes chasing each other and fighting. As I glassed them I spotted movement behind them and a large group of turkeys appeared. I never did get an accurate count but there were many hens, jakes and longbeards! I started cutting and yelping with my mouth call and almost immediately a group of jakes charged towards my set up. I backed off of the calling and they still came within 20 yards of me! Soon they lost interest and went off to search for a hen. After a bit I got back on the mouth call and 2 longbeards broke strut and started to head in my direction! Luckily for me, the largest of the 2 was a little more eager and after standing awhile and looking in my direction for the source of the hen talk, he broke into a run and came right in like the jakes before him. I stopped him at 20 yards with some cutting, centered the crosshairs on his waddles and the Winchester roared! The Winchester High Velocity load with #5 shot put him down with barely a twitch! Much to my surprise, the other birds kept up their socializing and strutting, and the group of jakes came back briefly to put a beating on my downed bird! What a great way to spend a morning! 23lbs 11" beard spurs both just under an inch but very sharp! ![]()
|
| I love "Dragging Deer" and "Drinking Beer"! | |
![]() |
|
| Dinsdale | Apr 26 2008, 05:32 PM Post #2 |
![]()
Regular
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
|
Nice one Todd! |
|
Canadian Extreme Hunting Supplies 1-888-494-0039 sales@canadianextreme.com | |
![]() |
|
alf
|
Apr 26 2008, 05:53 PM Post #3 |
|
Bowmanville/Haliburton
![]()
|
Wow, what an awesome bird, congrats,
|
![]() |
|
Ven-Pisc-ator
|
Apr 26 2008, 06:30 PM Post #4 |
![]()
|
Nice story and pics, Congratulations. Ven. |
![]() Ven-ator | |
![]() |
|
bowhunter-57
|
Apr 26 2008, 06:38 PM Post #5 |
![]()
|
Congrats on a great looking bird.
|
![]() |
|
skull
|
Apr 26 2008, 06:56 PM Post #6 |
![]()
|
Congrats nice one
|
|
https://sites.google.com/view/north-river-outfitters/home You're not paying for a stay at the Hilton, you're paying to participate in nature. Anything can happen. I work part time so I can hunt full time YOU'LL NEVER SHOOT THE BIG ONE IF YOU SHOOT THE SMALL ONE FIRST | |
![]() |
|
| Renegade | Apr 26 2008, 06:57 PM Post #7 |
![]()
Atikokan, Ontario
|
Great story! Great morning indeed. Congratulations. Another super Tom.
|
| |
![]() |
|
LoneWolf
|
Apr 26 2008, 07:00 PM Post #8 |
|
Rebel Soul
![]()
|
Congratulations on the nice bird, Todd. Great story and pictures , ![]() TFS |
![]() |
|
GET R DONE
|
Apr 26 2008, 07:02 PM Post #9 |
![]()
Team Ontario Coal Rollerz
![]()
|
what a bird, congrats |
| <a href="http://s196.photobucket.com/albums/aa212/Cayouche/?action=view&current=leupold_banner1_600x120.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa212/Cayouche/leupold_banner1_600x120.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a> | |
![]() |
|
| shedherder | Apr 26 2008, 07:06 PM Post #10 |
|
Advanced Hunter
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
|
Congrats
|
![]() |
|
swamp haint
|
Apr 26 2008, 08:13 PM Post #11 |
|
South/West Ont
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
|
Good work on the bird and thanks for the story.
|
![]() |
|
Greenhorn
|
Apr 26 2008, 08:41 PM Post #12 |
![]()
|
Congrats on an excellent tom Brent j..
|
![]() |
|
Coyotechaser
|
Apr 26 2008, 09:32 PM Post #13 |
|
Team Ontario Trophy Bucks
![]()
|
Nice bird!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
|
Political Correctness is a doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical, liberal minority,and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a bowel movement by the clean end
| |
![]() |
|
Love2Hunt
|
Apr 26 2008, 09:50 PM Post #14 |
|
Great White Hunter in Mississauga!
![]()
|
congrats
|
| |
![]() |
|
chevy man
|
Apr 27 2008, 05:28 AM Post #15 |
![]()
|
thats the way to do it man, congrats
|
|
from some reason from August to November im always hunting i wonder why? | |
![]() |
|
onmedic
|
Apr 27 2008, 09:06 AM Post #16 |
![]()
|
congratulations |
|
RyMad Outdoors Canada in the Rough Ontario Monster Whitetail Magazine www.frow.ca | |
![]() |
|
HolcombKid
|
Apr 27 2008, 06:34 PM Post #17 |
|
Wisconsin
![]()
|
Great story as well!
|
|
The BS stops once the Tailgate Drops! Go Team Bone Collectors! | |
![]() |
|
annie oakley
|
Apr 28 2008, 07:51 AM Post #18 |
![]()
|
|
|
<bottomleft><b>AS A MATTER OF FACT, I DO HUNT LIKE A GIRL!!</b> | |
![]() |
|
| pitbull | Apr 28 2008, 11:25 AM Post #19 |
![]()
Regular
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
|
Awsome. You got to love when a plan comes together. |
| Doing the best I can in Indiana | |
![]() |
|
Paul Beasley
|
Apr 28 2008, 11:56 AM Post #20 |
![]()
|
congratulations Todd! Nice pictures too! |
|
Ontario Monster Whitetails Magazine KING OF THE WOODS HUNTING CONTEST Foundation for the Recognition of Ontario Wildlife | |
![]() |
|
| 1 user reading this topic (1 Guest and 0 Anonymous) | |
| « Previous Topic · Wild Turkey Forum. · Next Topic » |






![]](http://z4.ifrm.com/static/1/pip_r.png)















thats the way to do it man, congrats 
9:51 AM Jul 11