300H&H
05-12-2009, 05:24 PM
Well it looks like this was my last turkey hunt for the year. Luckly I got my tom.
I was sitting at 4:15am today and it was just getting light out. I tried a area Dad & I hunt. We have never been able to put it toghter in this spot. We sit just below a small ridge and the turkeys ALWAYS come thru up on the ridge, so we never get a chance. So I out-smarted them and sat on the ridge. A tom was calling down the vally. So I let out a couple of hen calls and the tom closed in fast. I was all ready for him to poke his head out . Instead he walked BELOW the ridge where I usualy sit. So much for me Out-smarting the tom. I could not get him to come back so I jumped into my truck and got ahead of him & set up a hen decoy. A couple of calls and hes coming in fast. He just kept going up the vally. Out-smarted AGAIN. It started to rain so I went under a tree until it stopped. The turkeys stopped calling for a hour till it stopped rainning. I heard a gobble in the distance and called back. 20 mins. later another tom was in sight. I could only see legs, but he was gobbling.He went out of sight so I went ahead of him trying to get him in close. We played leep-frog for over 30 mins. until he crossed the vally and went over the hill. I returned to my decoy for a new set-up. I moved 100yards and did a hen call and got a responce from up where the tom went. I qickly set my hen decoy in some lite brush and then crawled behind a log. A few more calls and he was on the road behind me (just in front of my truck, I could see my truck from my spot). I called VERY lightly on my slate. Each time he would come a few feet closer until I saw him. Slowly I pointed my 12 gauge to where I thought he would come out. A final churp and he stuck his head out passed a pine tree, one shot at 48 paces and I have my second turkey ! Beard 8" , spurs 1/2" , about 15-16lbs. This late in the season I think its a great bird. This whole hunt from first call to last call took about 4 hours. Im glad I stuck with it. Now Dad has to get his.
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http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee29/dorf007/CIMG1400.jpg
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee29/dorf007/CIMG1399.jpg
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee29/dorf007/CIMG1394.jpg
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I was sitting at 4:15am today and it was just getting light out. I tried a area Dad & I hunt. We have never been able to put it toghter in this spot. We sit just below a small ridge and the turkeys ALWAYS come thru up on the ridge, so we never get a chance. So I out-smarted them and sat on the ridge. A tom was calling down the vally. So I let out a couple of hen calls and the tom closed in fast. I was all ready for him to poke his head out . Instead he walked BELOW the ridge where I usualy sit. So much for me Out-smarting the tom. I could not get him to come back so I jumped into my truck and got ahead of him & set up a hen decoy. A couple of calls and hes coming in fast. He just kept going up the vally. Out-smarted AGAIN. It started to rain so I went under a tree until it stopped. The turkeys stopped calling for a hour till it stopped rainning. I heard a gobble in the distance and called back. 20 mins. later another tom was in sight. I could only see legs, but he was gobbling.He went out of sight so I went ahead of him trying to get him in close. We played leep-frog for over 30 mins. until he crossed the vally and went over the hill. I returned to my decoy for a new set-up. I moved 100yards and did a hen call and got a responce from up where the tom went. I qickly set my hen decoy in some lite brush and then crawled behind a log. A few more calls and he was on the road behind me (just in front of my truck, I could see my truck from my spot). I called VERY lightly on my slate. Each time he would come a few feet closer until I saw him. Slowly I pointed my 12 gauge to where I thought he would come out. A final churp and he stuck his head out passed a pine tree, one shot at 48 paces and I have my second turkey ! Beard 8" , spurs 1/2" , about 15-16lbs. This late in the season I think its a great bird. This whole hunt from first call to last call took about 4 hours. Im glad I stuck with it. Now Dad has to get his.
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee29/dorf007/CIMG1390-1.jpg
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee29/dorf007/CIMG1400.jpg
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee29/dorf007/CIMG1399.jpg
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee29/dorf007/CIMG1394.jpg
http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee29/dorf007/CIMG1393.jpg