Took my annual trip to Kansas this past weekend. Got to the camp about midnight on Thursday. Got up Friday and got on birds almost immediately. Called in 3 longbeards but they hung up about 70yds out and were eventually carried away by some hens. A couple of hours later I hear a gobble in the same area. I slipped down the wood line and set up in a downed tree top. I let out a series of yelps on a box call and they cut me off with gobbles. Made one more call and they closed the distance of a couple hundred yards in a matter of minutes. When they got in range I got the big one doing all the strutting.
9 inch beard, inch spurs and 21lbs
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I struck out on Friday afternoon and headed to another property yesterday morning. I got out and heard a bird gobble before I shut the door. Grabbed my stuff and headed in his direction. Set up near the roost area and had a couple of gobblers in front of me just out of range after flydown. Once the hens flew down, they headed off with them. I tried to get around them several times but backed out due to how open the land was. After eating a quick snack, I headed back to the area where I started the morning. I decided to be patient and call about every 20 minutes or so. After the first series of yelps I think I hear a gobble but not sure. I called a little later and faintly hear another gobble. After 1 1/2 hours I hear a gobble and he's probably 200 yards behind me. I get in position for where I think he will come into the field and he never shows. I reach down and grab my call when he gobbles in the woods behind me not 30 yards away. I swing my gun just in time to see 3 bids coming out of a dry creek bed. I got the last one in line.
10inch beard 1.25 spurs 22lbs
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Bird number #2 headed to the camp
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do you hunt on public or private out there?.... if it was private, how did you go about gaining access?
Congrats!
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Great job on both of the birds. Looks like you nearly decapitated the second one!
Great job on a couple of great birds.
Quote from: Hookinembig on April 18, 2016, 07:22:09 AM
Great job on both of the birds. Looks like you nearly decapitated the second one!
Mag Blends through a jelly-head choke mean business at 15 yrds
:whip2:very nice
Great hunt congratulations!
NICE....bird!!!
Congrats!!
Awesome job. Congrats.
Congrats!
:icon_thumright: :icon_thumright: Nice pair!
Congrats on tagging out!! :icon_thumright:
Congrats!
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Congrats
congrats