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May 3 2008, 08:34 AM Post #1 |
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Archer Ontario![]() ![]() got up at 345 this mornin rolled out of bed got my riggin and rolled out to the turkey woods. As i watched night turn to day i seen all kinds of creatures 4 deer came to inspect my decoys 4 geese flew in the field later but with all that fresh air and all the hard work it takes sitting there callin turkeys i guess i nodded off for a while. After some time i came to to see this big tom struttin up the field at me 5 minutes later he stepped out and i touched her off and flipped him. what a hard hunt im tired i think i will go for a nap now ![]() HolcombKid In WI we only have one 5 day season. The only chance that I was going to get to hunt was Saturday and Sunday. I really wanted to get out as my 8 year old son was looking to go with. Saturday we had excessive winds and elected not to go. That oly left today. We got out earely. My buddy was calling for me. We heard one in the distance and ran to close the gap and re set up. I wasnt sitting a minute and the Tom responded. He responded a minute later this time CLOSER! My gun was up, my sons eyes were the size of quarters and here he came into view about 40 yards all fanned out. Then he put his feathers down. Then fanned up again. I wanted him to come closer but was worried about him catching my son moving, so I let him have it. First bird ever! (I just started Turkey Hunting last year) What a blast! I think my son even had more fun. 24.5 lbs / 1 in Spurs / 11 in beard ![]() $mitty I decided to make the leap and get my turkey lic this year and see if I could manage to bag me a bird in the spring!! Did some serious scouting and gained permission on some great property. Headed out on opening morning to a property where there were some Toms-----and guess who presented a shot!!!!!!! ![]() 20.3 pounds, 9 inch beard, 1 1/8 inch spurs ![]() I'm hooked now!! Will be heading out for bird number 2 in a couple days.... Snortwheez Well opening morning started out with afew BOOOMS with 1 of them being a miss. A good friend of mine took the course just last weekend and my dad backed out at the last minute so I sent the invite to tag along on his first turkey hunt. We got to the bush around 5:50 with bird's sounding off all around us and bumping 2 from there roost. I rushed to get us setup and settled in then started purring and clucking softly while they were still on the roost and within 15 min's we had our first bird comming in, I kept asking my bud if he could see it but he could'nt as I watched the full fan comming. I had a shot but just as I was squeezing the trigger a tree jumped in the line of fire and I watched the tom run away. We spread out and looked for any sign of a hit but I was pretty confident that I missed and the bird's started to fire up again so back to our setup we went and I started to call aggresively which brought in my buds first bird on his first hunt a jake. Got the bird's fired up again after that to try and tag me 1 but could'nt get them to show themselves so off to a different bush to try our luck again. Spotted a tom in the field so off to the end of the lot we went and started our way in spooking a pair of jake's. On our second setup we finally got a response and and a short time later I had my first bird of the year down at 2 pm. buds bird 16 lbs 5 inch beard 3/8 spurs mine 18.15 lbs 9 3/4 inch beard 15/16 L spur 7/8 R spur ![]() SATURDAY 26 Went to the same property where I missed and friend shot his bird on the opener with my dad. On our way in managed to bump birds again off the roost so I suggested we sit where they were roosted so we would'nt spook anymore and hopefully get something to come in. Not a single bird sounded for us while on our first setup but my dad had a bearded hen just yard's from him but a rule of our's is to let the hen's walk and that she did. I suggested a move to a spot i wanted to try. When we got there I got the decoy setup and my dad was pretty sure he heard a gobble but was'nt sure so i started on the paddle call with no response for quite awhile untill they finally cut loose about 90 yrd's from us. I could see 1 strutter and 3 jake's and a hen starting to vear away from us so I started to cut at them which turned them our way. I kept telling dad that he was shooting the tom and I was'nt but the bird's started to spook and he could'nt get a clear shot at him so he was telling me to take him. 38 yrd['s and down he went. TAGGED OUT!! Had my digital with me for field shot's but could'nt get the camera to work. 20.4 lbs 8 3/4 inch beard 1 1/8 matching spurs will add pic tomorrow deermagnet got a nice tom today stayed out to 3:00 pm the only bird i heard that talked today
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