#2 FINALLY

[DMP]

Man we have hunted hard the last few weeks with little to show for it. Haven't killed a bird since the second day and was starting to get frustrated. We've been on birds and have been close a hand full of times to always have something go wrong whether it be a hen cutting him off or a farmer checking his cows running the birds off but there have been many a mornings that we have heard nothing. All around its been a tough season.
Well this morning things turned around and the birds were on fire. Located 2 on the roost and got set up with in 100 yds of them and when they hit the ground a 3rd joined them.  After 10 to 15 mins it seemed like they were staying in the same spot so we figured some hens were in the area but thankfully there were some jakes around also. A jake gobbles off to my right and the next thing I know the toms are making tracks in the jakes direction and fast. Well this is going to put them behind us so we swing so we can both get a shot and I make a few yelps and gobbles came from everywhere. A jake steps into the road and then a tom ran him off but only to be run off by 3 other jakes but then 2 more toms run them off and all 7 birds start fighting.  Finally two of the toms stand off alone and we do the count down and hammer them at the same time or we think we do. We jump up and I only see one flopping and the other is flying right at me but my gun is jammed and I never get a shot off as he flys right over me and my heart sank not knowing who missed but when I turn around I see the other tom and jakes are still in the area and we jump back down and give a few yelps and the big boy can't stand it. He runs to the flopping tom and I roll him.  Well then it gets good. While running to claim my prize the bird gets up and starts running so I hammer him again and he flops. While walking to him all sprawled out he jumps up again but wait im out of shells. I yell to the guy with me to give me one and im off to the races.  I bet I ran 500 yds down the creek bottom before getting to where I could shoot again and finally he is done.

We went and checked the area the other bird flew to and found nothing and I pray one of us made a clean miss on him.

All in all a great morning.

My bird:
19 lbs
10 1/4 beard
both 1 " spurs
Score 59.5

Buddies bird
17 lbs
1" spurs
10" beard

My home computer is down and my office computer want let me upload pics so ill post them later this week.

[derek]

 Great work DMP,

I missed one a layup on a longbeard this morning.. oops. 

[Spurs]

Man, you and I wouldn't be able to get nothing done.  Both of us have been having the worst year ever...then we can't hit crap when it is right in front of us.

[oneleg]

  

[DMP]