OldGobbler

OG Gear Store
Sum Toy
Dave Smith
Wood Haven
North Mountain Gear
North Mountain Gear
turkeys for tomorrow

Gobbler down in SC

Started by RutnNStrutn, April 21, 2020, 02:16:59 PM

Previous topic - Next topic
Print
Go Down Pages1
User actions

RutnNStrutn

April 21, 2020, 02:16:59 PM Last Edit: April 21, 2020, 07:49:43 PM by RutnNStrutn
Went out this morning and had an awesome hunt!! Saw 10 different birds, half of which were gobblers and heard 3 more gobblers that I didn't see.
Set up on a couple of roosted gobblers, but they skirted me and walked off. About 5 minutes later one of them gobbled at about 200 yards, heading away. I slowly followed, keeping track of them by crow calling to get shock gobbles.
Finally they went into a field for a while, and I stealthed towards them inside the woods. I stopped and crow called again, and the dominant bird gobbled to my call, and stepped out of the field into the woods in full strut at about 80 yards. I froze and leaned against a tree. Then several satellite gobblers, a couple of hens and a jake followed. The strutter wouldn't leave his group. I soft called and one of the satellites broke off. He came to about 40 yards. Popped into strut, looked around but saw no hen. Then he dropped back out of strut and turned to leave. I already had the green dot on his head, so I squeezed the trigger, and dropped him at 40 yards. I shot him off hand standing up. The first gobbler with my 20 gauge build!!
He weighed 17 pounds 2 ounces, with a 9-3/4" beard, and 7/8" & 15/16" spurs. Scores 54.75.
Unfortunately, the tornado that hit nearby on Easter night took down the local Verizon tower. The service isn't good enough to upload pictures. I'll have to do it when I get home.

Sent from my moto z4 using Tapatalk

Mountainburd

#1
April 21, 2020, 03:50:17 PM
Awesome work Rut! So glad it finally worked out for you.  Looks like this last ditch outing was worth all the effort. 

Dr Juice

#2
April 21, 2020, 06:41:47 PM
Congrats

On the board!

suburbhunter

#3
April 21, 2020, 07:04:58 PM
 :jackson: Sounds like it was a fun hunt. Congrats on the bird and christening the new gun!!!!  :policeman: :jackson:

RutnNStrutn

#4
April 21, 2020, 07:48:51 PM
Thanks guys!!

Sent from my moto z4 using Tapatalk

g8rvet

#5
April 21, 2020, 07:52:10 PM
Fantastic.  Welcome to the yeller shell club! 

You can't kill no gobbler at 40 yards with a little 20 gauge!   :drool: :smiley-patriotic-flagwaver-an :fud:
Psalms 118v24: This is the day which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.

TrackeySauresRex

#6
April 21, 2020, 08:11:03 PM
WoooooHoooo! Congrats were on a roll now  :smiley-char092:
"If You Call Them,They Will Come."

WildSpur

#7
April 21, 2020, 09:05:22 PM
Congrats!

Sent from my SM-G970U using Tapatalk



Cluck more, yelp less

RutnNStrutn

#8
April 21, 2020, 10:50:43 PM
Quote from: g8rvet on April 21, 2020, 07:52:10 PM
Fantastic.  Welcome to the yeller shell club! 

You can't kill no gobbler at 40 yards with a little 20 gauge!   :drool: :smiley-patriotic-flagwaver-an :fud:
LOL!! Apparently you can!!! It will kill!! Thanks Larry!!
Thanks guys!! GNH is rolling now!

Sent from my moto z4 using Tapatalk

Twowithone

#9
April 22, 2020, 08:34:19 AM
Way to go Rut     :firefighter:
09-11-01 Some Gave Something. 343 Gave All F.D.N.Y.

Mountainburd

#10
April 23, 2020, 03:45:02 PM
How about some pics Rut....

RutnNStrutn

#11
April 23, 2020, 08:01:58 PM
Quote from: Mountainburd on April 23, 2020, 03:45:02 PM
How about some pics Rut....
Coming up!! I had to wait til I got home. A tornado took out the Verizon tower near camp last week.

Sent from my moto z4 using Tapatalk

Print
Go Up Pages1
User actions