I put this bird down yesterday evening. I'm not a good story teller but I will try. I arrived in the woods before daylight and the rest of the day was pretty uneventful until about 6:45 pm. This gobbler came into view strutting in the field about 60 yards away ( I was sitting 40 yards into the woods). I started off with some soft yelps on my scratch box and he would stare into the woods and strut. He stayed in the field for about 15 minutes as I was doing some purrs and clucks. He finally entered the woods (still 60 yards away) strutting some more. He stayed at that distance for another 15 minutes then I hit him with another purr & cluck and he was headed my way.
He was at 30 yards and started acting apprehensive, I figure this was because of my jake decoy. I took aim and sqeezed the trigger, I apparently pulled the shot because feathers flew and he took off running. Luckily he stopped at 53 yards I fired again and dropped him. I thank the good lord he stopped where he did and offered another shot.
18 lbs, 1" spurs & 7.5" beard. Not the dominate bird in the area but a nice 2 year old in a tough season.(http://i1277.photobucket.com/albums/y495/coydog2/9187e23c-62a0-4398-9190-94c3d7d163cd_zpsdw2p75wo.jpg) (http://s1277.photobucket.com/user/coydog2/media/9187e23c-62a0-4398-9190-94c3d7d163cd_zpsdw2p75wo.jpg.html)
(http://i1277.photobucket.com/albums/y495/coydog2/70dab925-22e8-4e4f-9ca4-0c82dff4bd48_zpsitjnbtwp.jpg) (http://s1277.photobucket.com/user/coydog2/media/70dab925-22e8-4e4f-9ca4-0c82dff4bd48_zpsitjnbtwp.jpg.html)
Bad picture. I forgot to move the tag to see the other spur. ::)
Good job
Congrats, on your bird.
:drool: :drool: :drool: I knew that scratcher was gonna hit for ya! Congrats and great story...pappy
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Thanks guys! This has been a tough season, normally most of the hens are on eggs by now. Judging by the number of hens I saw, they are just starting to breed.
This is my first bird with a scratch box. I guess he couldn't resist the sweet sound of that scratcher!
Congrats!!
Congratulations, gotta love those scratchers!
congrats
Way to go. Need to try a scratcher myself. If I can ask what wood combo do u have Ryan
Quote from: Spring Creek Calls on May 09, 2016, 08:04:38 PM
Congratulations, gotta love those scratchers!
They are quickly becoming my favorite calls.
Quote from: Hersh on May 10, 2016, 09:11:51 PM
Way to go. Need to try a scratcher myself. If I can ask what wood combo do u have Ryan
You won't regret trying them. I'm not 100% sure what kind of wood this one is. Pappy sent it as an extra with another scratcher i ordered. If i had to guess i would say african black wood/ ambrosia maple?
I fired one of those "warning shots" this spring also which was quickly followed up by a successful load of #5s. Congrats!
Congrats!!