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Title: Eastern Kansas WIHA Shotgun Opener
Post by: HookedonHooks on April 12, 2017, 02:40:15 PM
Got in this morning real early but quickly realized someone was in my spot that I've been hunting for two years with no pressure. So I went the opposite direction only to have another jackalope come blow my set up. Not more than 15 minutes after shooting time I had eyes on four birds in my field, what appeared to be three hens on the far other end, I noticed a gobbler plop out of his tree 2-300 yards directly across the field. He noticed my strutter immediately and was seriously thinking about what he was going to do about it until someone rolls in parks and gets out of their vehicle. They took nearly 25 minutes to get ready, when they were already way late to the party as it was. While this didn't immediately spook the bird, he wondered off into the draw and I could hear him gobbling at the bottom of that hill. After that guy had walked to wherever it was he was going I got up took my lone hen and went to where that guy went down seeing if I could bring him back up the hill if a hen had moved in on his old location. After awhile of sitting and not hearing nothing any longer because only God knows what that goober was doing, I decided I'd call it a morning because I had classes to get to. Well on the way out, right at the fencerow was this guy, his friend, and a few hens. Not sure why they didn't run, but I'll take an easy bird after a frustrating setup.

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Title: Re: Eastern Kansas WIHA Shotgun Opener
Post by: spaightlabs on April 12, 2017, 03:32:10 PM
What color toenail polish are you wearing in the photo?  My wife wants to know.   :z-guntootsmiley: :TooFunny:
Title: Re: Eastern Kansas WIHA Shotgun Opener
Post by: spaightlabs on April 12, 2017, 03:46:54 PM
PS - congrats on the bird, he's no slouch.  Now get back out there and get #2.
Title: Re: Eastern Kansas WIHA Shotgun Opener
Post by: HookedonHooks on April 12, 2017, 03:47:35 PM
You wouldn't want to see my toes....  :TooFunny:
My girlfriend came out for pictures, and she's wearing red lol.... Was gonna crop it out but what's the fun in that?  ;)
Title: Re: Eastern Kansas WIHA Shotgun Opener
Post by: spaightlabs on April 12, 2017, 03:51:51 PM
Quote from: HookedonHooks on April 12, 2017, 03:47:35 PM
You wouldn't want to see my toes....  :TooFunny:
My girlfriend came out for pictures, and she's wearing red lol.... Was gonna crop it out but what's the fun in that?  ;)

You have big old hairy hobbit feet?
Title: Re: Eastern Kansas WIHA Shotgun Opener
Post by: cramerhunts on April 12, 2017, 04:56:21 PM
Congratulations on the bird, sometimes it nice to have one work out after a frustrating morning or two.
Title: Re: Eastern Kansas WIHA Shotgun Opener
Post by: taylorjones20 on April 12, 2017, 06:19:22 PM
Congrats!
Title: Re: Eastern Kansas WIHA Shotgun Opener
Post by: Gold Spur on April 12, 2017, 08:16:31 PM
Congrats, nice bird.
Title: Re: Eastern Kansas WIHA Shotgun Opener
Post by: Gooserbat on April 12, 2017, 11:00:24 PM
Congrats
Title: Re: Eastern Kansas WIHA Shotgun Opener
Post by: kyturkeyhunter4 on April 13, 2017, 12:52:57 AM
Congrats!  :icon_thumright:
Title: Re: Eastern Kansas WIHA Shotgun Opener
Post by: surehuntsalot on April 19, 2017, 04:29:03 PM
congrats