I got connected on a nice bird this morning here in Oklahoma. It was a pretty short hunt, but it was fun!
I got to the farm just as day was breaking and actually sat in the truck for a few minutes listening to the radio to hear the weather. I went to bed late and was struggling to get motivated. I got out of the truck and owl hooted, mostly to motivate myself. I have never heard birds roost on this end of the place . . . until today! He hammered back about 200 yards away, on the neighbor's property.
Now, I rarely have a "normal" hunt where the bird comes off the roost and walks in, so I was actually thinking of walking off to the wheat patch I was planning on hunting. As I was getting my stuff together he began hammering and everything and nothing, triple gobbling at the crows that were waking up! It was at this point that I realized that could not walk away from this turkey. I took off my vest and got back in the truck to move it farther down the field road and behind a cedar tree so he did not see it if he actually came my way.
Again, this is the part of the farm I always park, I had never hunted it. It was light enough to see, but dark enough that I did not think he would see me. I hurried to a cedar tree in the pasture and cut branches so I could get to the trunk to sit. I got my decoy out and my camera equipment set up. He continued to gobble until 6:45 or so when I heard him fly down. I did a flydown cackle and beat an old wing I carry and he HAMMERED back at me! I yelped a couple times on a Gooserbat Hillbilly and he gobbled again. Soon, I saw him on top of the hill in the field. He gobbled, strutted, then RAN toward me! I gave a few soft yelps and soon he was at 20 yards at my jakemobile. I was going to see if he would flog it, but he lifted his head straight up and I introduced him to Hevi number 6s through my 870 and Indian Creek, he barely flopped!
I was able to get all this on film to boot!
19 lbs, 3 oz, 9 1/4 beard and inch spurs.
(http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p85/UKturkeyhunter/2013gobbler_zpsf2d31544.jpg) (http://s126.photobucket.com/user/UKturkeyhunter/media/2013gobbler_zpsf2d31544.jpg.html)
CONGRATS NICE BIRD can't wait to see the video
Great story...sounds like you have discovered a new place to hunt. Congrats and a beautiful bird.
Congrats!!
That is awesome, congrats
Congrats on a good looking bird.....
Good deal. Congrats on the bird
Nice, looking forward to the video!
Congrats!!
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bring on the video :happy0064:
congrats!
Congrats...good story and pics! Send some sunshine my way would ya!!!!!
Good job Dr.
very nice gobbler,congrats!!
Awesome!
Nice story congrats!
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Congratulations
Congrats ! Can't wait to see the video.
Nice tom,Congrats! :icon_thumright:
Congrats!
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very nice congrats