Sean
05-03-2010, 10:12 PM
The man that gave me permission to hunt their land that they keep cows on called me this morning asking how my hunt went Sunday. I told him I saw a couple but just couldn't connect. He told me to go ahead and hunt there this afternoon when I got off work if I wanted to. Anyone that knows me knows I was going come **** or high water. Well as luck would have it that what I had when quitting time rolled around. I ran by the house to change clothes and grab my shotgun and I was off on the long trip of 2.8 miles to the turkey grounds. It started to sprinkle a little on my way there but no problem in my book. Rolled thru the gate and was met by about 30 cows and a donkey. They all was around me as I got all my stuff unloaded and ready for the 200 yard walk to where I wanted to setup at. After throwing a few sticks and running towards the cows they finally meandered off away so I could slip out of sight from them.
As I was getting close to my setup area it started thundering pretty good and I heard a gobbler going off every time. I went to plan B, which was made on the fly while I slipped thru some woods. Thundered again and the turkey was within 80 yards or so of me. I dropped the decoy bag and made my way to the other side of the woods and spotted the gobbler. He was just standing out in the open while the thunder was crashing and lightning started putting on a good show. I eased up thru a few scattered cedars and was finally within about 40 yards of the turkey. I let out a few soft yelps with the moth call and he strutted up like a magazine cover and closed the distance to about 12-15 yards pretty quickly. Only problem was that he was on the other side of a cedar from me and I had no shot at all. He stood there for at least 5 minutes just looking around and half strutting, but wouldn't take another step. I guess he finally started to sense something wasn't right and turned to leave, as luck would have it he stopped where the only hole I could get a shot thru was. Perfect head shot with the old trusty Remington (about:blank#) 870 and it was all over but the wing flapping.
He isn't nowhere near as big as some turkeys I've shot but I don't care, I've worked my butt off this spring for him. I have 2 weekends left so maybe I can still a good 'un before season ends. 6.5 beard with half an inch and three quarters of an inch spurs. The breast should fry up nice with a couple eggs and biscuits and gravy.
As I was getting close to my setup area it started thundering pretty good and I heard a gobbler going off every time. I went to plan B, which was made on the fly while I slipped thru some woods. Thundered again and the turkey was within 80 yards or so of me. I dropped the decoy bag and made my way to the other side of the woods and spotted the gobbler. He was just standing out in the open while the thunder was crashing and lightning started putting on a good show. I eased up thru a few scattered cedars and was finally within about 40 yards of the turkey. I let out a few soft yelps with the moth call and he strutted up like a magazine cover and closed the distance to about 12-15 yards pretty quickly. Only problem was that he was on the other side of a cedar from me and I had no shot at all. He stood there for at least 5 minutes just looking around and half strutting, but wouldn't take another step. I guess he finally started to sense something wasn't right and turned to leave, as luck would have it he stopped where the only hole I could get a shot thru was. Perfect head shot with the old trusty Remington (about:blank#) 870 and it was all over but the wing flapping.
He isn't nowhere near as big as some turkeys I've shot but I don't care, I've worked my butt off this spring for him. I have 2 weekends left so maybe I can still a good 'un before season ends. 6.5 beard with half an inch and three quarters of an inch spurs. The breast should fry up nice with a couple eggs and biscuits and gravy.