All those expensive calls I bought throughout the off season and I called him in with a $15 diagram call. I won't tell the wife that though, as far as she knows it took each of my call's to bring him in.
I was actually walking back to the truck when I yelped a few times to see if I could hear one gobble. Sure enough I did, I waited a few minutes then yelped again and he responded. He was on the neighbors property so I couldn't go after him. I sat down on an open hill side and gave a few more yelps/cuts. He was getting closer, I told myself "this might actually work". A few more yelps/cuts and next thing I know he's at the bottom of the hill in an open area on my property. I was sitting in the open and thought for sure I was going to get busted and he was strutting/ drumming/ spitting about 60 yards away, I didn't have a shot. He done that for a few more minutes and finally turned around and that's when I made the move to the tree line. Next thing I know a hen is calling on the hill side where he came from, I started calling back cutting her off hoping she wouldn't pull him back. She flew down to him and started coming in a b line straight at me. Again, I thought for sure I was busted. She got to within about 10-15ft and I knew it was now or never to take the shot. I just needed him to give me a clear shot of his head. Finally he gave me a good shot at 38 yards (I stepped it off) and I dropped him. What a fun and intense hunt. I'm still not sure how that hen didn't seen me, there was absolutely no cover between her and I.
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That's how it is sometimes, congratulations on the bird!!!
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congratulations
Congrats!
Well dang, a $15 mouth call seems way expensive to me. Congratulations on the hunt!
Congrats on the Tom, both the wife and I laughed at your story.
You know the calls that consistently work the most are the calls I consistently use the most, regardless of price/quality.
Similar thing happened to me too. Bought I don't know how many calls in the off season trying to diversify my sounds and the first bird I killed this season I only killed my crawling in on him out in a food plot. It is what it is sometimes
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Fun story congrats on a nice gobbler
Congrats. Sounded like a fun hunt
Quote from: RLAG on April 20, 2022, 09:26:46 PM
Similar thing happened to me too. Bought I don't know how many calls in the off season trying to diversify my sounds and the first bird I killed this season I only killed my crawling in on him out in a food plot. It is what it is sometimes
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Crawling?
Quote from: silvestris on April 20, 2022, 09:51:24 PM
Quote from: RLAG on April 20, 2022, 09:26:46 PM
Similar thing happened to me too. Bought I don't know how many calls in the off season trying to diversify my sounds and the first bird I killed this season I only killed my crawling in on him out in a food plot. It is what it is sometimes
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Crawling?
I was walking down a road to this small plot in the middle of a clear cut when I saw the red head pop up. Because I was in a clear cut I couldn't exactly just drop back into the woods and call it off the plot so I hit the deck and crawled on it using the cover of the broomstaw and sapling pine trees as cover to get close enough. Surprised myself I got away with it
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Congratulations! Never know when your luck turns around. Keep at it
Congrats! Beautiful bird. You'll hold on to that $15.00 call for next year I'm sure.
I don't spend hardly any money on calls.
Congratulations! Great hunt!
Sweet success!!
Quote from: davisd9 on April 20, 2022, 08:57:23 PM
Well dang, a $15 mouth call seems way expensive to me. Congratulations on the hunt!
X2. But I hadn't bought one lately. That may be the normal now with inflation like it is.
The hen saw you. She was just not sure what you were. Great job at no panic and making your move at the right time.