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Turkey #2; First bow Kill
Topic Started: May 7 2008, 12:00 PM (269 Views)
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Well headed out on Monday by myself for a afternoon hunt managed to call in four Jakes and even get drawn back on them without the use of a blind, the first jake that round the tree was going to be in for a surprise. When he did get to the tree, he was less then 4 yards from me and only showed his head for a faction of a second before sounding the alarm on me. Pack it up and headed to another spot that we had been seeing two other birds at. When I got there the farmer had put the cows out to pasture there but it never brother me and off I went. Did a big cirlce to get to where I expected the turkeys to be at that time of the day and as I approched I seen one slipping through the hardwoods ahead of me. waited till it had moved off and slipped in even close to the field edge to hear birds gobbling coming my way. Quickly through the blind up and set-up only to watch them past out of range in the field waited for 15-20 minutes as they walked back past me still out of range and continued on. packed up the blind on move out to the edge of the fiels and quickly setup again as the birds were still gobbling. gave afew calls and they ansewered right back so I sat there and played with different calls the whole time. Finally came to my slate call that I have never used that much, and I gave some quite clucks on it and within 5 minutes I look up to see a big tom strutting about 50 yards from the blind. worked him at that disance for about 15 minutes before he closed the distance to 25 yards but I nevr had a shot at him as he'd kept some brush between him and me as he worked off I looked around to see some hens and other coming in so I ready myself againand the all past by me at 25 yards again never giving me a shot either in that bunch there was 7 hens 2 jakes and another smaller tom. SO the day closes with me getting to full draw four times and not getting a shot off. Birds seen 2 Toms, 6 Jakes and 8 Hens.

Tuesday May 6, 2008
Hunting back with my hunting partner on his grounds in the Minden area. Nevr got out at first light for watching my three year old Daughter, but my hunting partner headed out to a spot he had permission to hunt had had seen two toms the night before.

Will finished the story later tonight.

Matt
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oh sure leave us hangin
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Now I can finish the story as I'm home from work.

Once my hunting partner arrived at the farm there was three different birds respond to his owl hoot. he quikly covereed some distance in the dark and got set-up about a hundred yards from where the birds were roosted. he had both of his decoys out as he too was trying to harvest an bird with the bow and arrow. Only problem was that he neverr had a blind to hunt from making it that much difficult to draw on the birds. just at daylight 2 hens and three Toms made there way towards his setup. They did everything they could to tease my buddy just outside of his effective shooting range, the birds never came any closer then 45-50 yards. He was to meet me at the Tim Hortons in Minden at 6:30, but he'd already told me that if he was working a bird that he wouldn't be there at that time. He never showed up to pick me up till close to 7am. He proceeded to tell me his story and inform me that the birds were still in the field when he pick up his decoys and not once did they spook. The only problem that he did have was the fact that there was horses in that field an they seemed to like to try and eat his decoys and that is way he had left with the birds still in the field.

Feeling that there was a good chance that we could still get back on to these birds we headed back out to the same farm but setup on the oppisite side of it as that is where the birds had seem to like to go for the afternoons. This time we had my big Ground Max blind to hide in so that it made it easier to draw on them. when we were getting setup you could hear them on the far field gobbling away. We sat there for about 20 minutes maybe alittle longer and the birds seem to be getting farer away so we decide to move on them an close the distance. we closed right in on them and they had already crossed a fence into another neighbouring peice of property made afew calls an got one gobbling back at us, we quickly made our way to the top of a knoll in the field and setup before we were done the bird was already halfway to us both of us were pumped we know we were going to have the chance to take this bird with in five minutes he was in the field with us about 40 yards from us displaying to the decoys. He quickly closed the distance to just under 20 yards and I told my partner to go head and take him. He told me there was no way that he could as he was shaking to bad, he told me if I had a shot to go ahead and take it. I drew back on my Reflex Growler and settled my 20 yard pin right where he arrow placement should be and released. Please bare in mind that this is the first turkey that I have ever shot at with the bow and we were shooting through the shoot thur mesh of my blind another first for me. At the shot my buddy said it went 6" over his back, so he quickly came to full draw and sent another arrow on it way it to flew over the birds back. By this time I had another arrow nocked an ready again we both agreed that the arrows were shooting high once they went through the mesh so I hit full draw again just as the bird cleared an lone Maple in the middle of the field at 20 yards I let that arrow go too only to miss him again that time my hunting partner said that it was just above his back.

The whole time this was going on the bird never spooked and just walked back into the bush, we sat there decussing what had just happen when I looked up and seen the seem bird circling out in front of us in the hardwoods and making his way back to us. I nocked my last arrow and said to my buddy there is no missing this shot if he gives me another chance. He soon walked out into the field at 28 yards with alittle talking from my slate call an offered me one last shot This time I was shooting down hill at him so I used my 20 yard pin and aimed right where the arrow placement should be. At the shot you heard the definent smack of the arrow and the bird jumped into the air and flew down the field about 80 yards and lit and took off running through the hardwoods. Neither one of us could just believed what had happened we ran down to where the bird had entered the woods ansoon found a small blood trail from him. Having had no experience with bow shot birds I said lets play it just like an deer and give him some time an back out. We made our way back to the blind and retrieved the other three missed arrow from the field so that the horses wouldn't be hurt on them. At that point we got rid of some gear and took up the blood trail with in 70 yards of where he entered the woods the trail took a sharp 90 degree turn once I looked ahead I seen a lone evergreen ahead I said to my buddy he'll be right there, I approached slowly and seen him laying under the tree but couldn't make out wether he was alive or not so I figured heck give him another just for good measure. I drew back and release and another hit but this time he flapped afew time and then out from under the tree he came and took off at a fast walk over the next knoll out of our sight. We regrouped once again not believeing what was happening. This bird just didn't want to die. after afew minutes we started to head in the direction he had went this time there was no blood as it had clotted when he had lay down under the evergreen tree. So, we started doing a grid pattern in the general direction that he had went. It tok us over an hour to finally find him again but this time he had managed to gett into the thick stuff along a swamp edge were shooting the bow was pretty much useless. By this time you could tell he was getting very weak and we just want this bird dead. I did managed to get a couple of shots off at him only to have twigs deflect the arrow before it got to him. Just as we were getting up the nerve to rush him I finally seen that I had a clear shot at him from about 10 yards back and I let one last arrow go at him and struck him right on the point of the wing breaking it and passing most of the way through.

Not the prettiest end to the bird, but was glad that he finally found him and never just wounded him and never retrieve him. upon plucking him found that the second shot had just creased his back as he had been laying right on his side not sitting with his feet under him. If I would have known that I would have shot from a different angle and ended it all right there. Not the cleanest kill but I got him in the long run and two hours after the first shot.

So, I'm done for the season and know we are trying to fill my hunting partners last tag and we are still going to be trying the bow with it.

My birds stats:
20.4 lbs
one spur 1/2" right side
8" beard

Don't have any pictures right now as I'd forgotten my camera again this week but will post some once my buddy send me them.

Matt
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good story :allright:
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worth the wait and congrats on a well deserved bird
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Congrats Matt

Great story :cheers:
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Congrats on tagging out with your first bow kill :cheers:
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Congratulations on you first archery bird, Matt. :thumbsup:

Good story! :cheers:
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:allright: :thumbsup: Congrats
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