Buddy and I made it to Bama and had a great trip. We fought some henned up birds and cold mornings. He had more interactions than I and killed two good birds.
I had some interactions but things were slow. Did not hear a gobble this morning and went to camp early. Sat around and decide to go back at 11:00. Was just going to do light calling on the side of a plot in the pines.
Sat for about 30 minutes when I swore I heard drumming in the field. Looked but did not see anything. About 10 minutes later I look behind me and see a longbeard feeding on grasshoppers. I watched him as he worked across the plot and into the pines to my right.
I yelped and I heard spitting and drumming. He worked around in the pines and popped out in a hole. Was too far to shoot. Shut up let him walk away and then waited 10 minutes. Got up and ran to tree that he stopped at. Set up and yelped. I hear him walking and drumming. He gets closer. I yelp and then scratch leaves. He struts and drums. I go silent except scratching leaves. He comes in searching so I lay the hammer. Never heard a gobble today but the spitting and drumming was just fine.
Shot at 12:35 pm central time
21 lbs, 1" spurs, and 11" beard
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Congrats way to go
Congrats man - good bird!
Sweet, congrats.
Congrats
Sounds like a great second shift hunt, congratulations.
Looks like a nice Swamp Bird.
Congrats !!
Awesome!!! Congrats!!! :icon_thumright:
Congrats and great call!!
Congrats!
Way to go buddy ! Congrats !! :icon_thumright:
:icon_thumright:Congrats!!!
Nice!
Nice. Congrats.....
Great job, I have heard that those Bama turkey's can be tough. Congrats!
nice bird congrats
Nice job and a great hunt!
Nice one , congrats :icon_thumright:
Nice bird, congrats! :icon_thumright:
Thanks everyone!
Congratulations that's a fine bird, I hope to be heading up to Alabama soon , love to hunt the terrain up there, its a lot different than what I get to hunt. Again nice bird!
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Nice Job!!!
Good Job
Good hunt .!!! nice to see you hunt in woods that look loke mine.!!! I hunt in mobile, washington,and clark county's. Took one Sat. morning at 6.50 am just above Thomasville.Great hunt, the bird gobbled 40 or more times, came in spitting, drumming and gobbling. Love sick two year old.!! 9" beard ,3/4" spurs 19# .
Nice bird! :icon_thumright:
Nice bird! :icon_thumright:
Congrats on your gobbler!!
Congrats on the mid day bird!
Congrats!
good deal
congrats
Thanks again! Just waitng for April 1 to get things rolling here in SC.
Nice bird and pics...Congrats!
Nice job! Great bird.