I killed this bird last week with a Ricky Padgett African Blackwood trumpet. I had to work on opening weekend, but saw this bird on security camera on Sunday evening.
Tuesday morning, when I got off work, I went down and set up across from the field in the background. The bird was roosted across the corner of the lake and after flydown, I coaxed him across the dam and watched his strut and could hear him spitting and drumming as he came across. About 2/3rds of the way across, he cut across the spillway and straight into my lap. Crossbow bird.
Interestingly, I saw a few hens and they all left right after flydown and appeared to be going to nest, which would be early for here. Either way, he was very lonely and was dead at 755 that morning.
Sounds like a great hunt. Congrats! A fine caller too!
Ricky's trumpets are pure death on em. Congrats!
Great job, really nice Tom and to take with bow is extra special, Congratulations!
Congrats on a nice bird an a killer trumpet!
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Congrats!
Congrats
Called in 8 hens and a Jake all separately on Saturday for our youth season and 5 gobblers Sunday in a group with my Ricky Padgett ABW. They will sure talk turkey!. Congrats
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