Went to Michigan last week for my annual hunt with a friend and hunted Friday, I was able to get on about 4 toms and got my Turkey at about 8:15 with a Paul Platz Double glass and my mouth call. Big bird weighted 27 pounds 10 inch beard and 1 1/4 spurs. We met back at the truck and went to get breakfast and do a few things. We went back and got in the woods around 1:30 and I struck his tom around 2 p.m using the same combo Platz/Mouth call and my friend took him around 2:15. (23 pounds 1 1/8 sharp spurs and a 11 inch beard.) Friday was a good day!!
My Bird
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His Bird
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Nice birds, congrats
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Way to go! Gotta love taking a food break, going back on a full belly and nailing a second one!
Congrats!
Man, That sounds like 2 great hunts!!! :you_rock:
Very nice,congrats
Congrats, those are some nice birds. :icon_thumright:
Congratulations, looking forward to my Michigan hunt.
Congrats!
Congrats! I had an interesting Michigan hunt as well. It started last Thursday in Wisconsin. Shortly after fly down, 5 gobblers were in my lap. I aimed at the lone strutter when his head was up and pulled the trigger and . . . nothing. After a few attempts at trying to figure what was wrong with my gun, I ejected the shell. Of course the tom putted and acted nervously. I squeezed the trigger and BOOM! Then the tom took off. A clean miss at 12 yards. Ten minutes later two jakes came in to my spread. One of them humped my decoy, knocked it down and started pecking at it. I briefly thought about burning my tag on him because I was pissed at him for messing with my decoy and I was pissed at myself for missing the tom. Glad I didn't because while he was strutting next to my downed decoy, another tom showed up. That one didn't get away. Then I made the 4-hour drive to a farm in southern Michigan. I made a loop around the property in search of a strutter. Nothing. Then I made another loop and saw a nice tom in the corner of a field. I knew the brush was thick near the field, so I did "the sneak" on him. When I got to the corner of the field, he wasn't there. I glanced at the next field and there he was. (Or at least I thought it was the same bird). I did another sneak and the same thing . . . no tom. 15 minutes with my mouth call and no response. Then I glassed the next field and saw a tom and two hens. This was the last field on the property so it was also my last chance at a "sneak." So I made my move and ten minutes later I saw him out in the field at about 60 yards. A few soft yelps brought him in and this time my aim was true. I thanked the landowner and drove home. Two turkeys in two states in two hours of hunting. I doubt that will ever happen again.
Congratulations on your hunt.