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General Discussion => General Forum => Topic started by: Ditchbank on April 23, 2019, 12:18:05 PM

Title: Midday bird I killed yesterday...4/22
Post by: Ditchbank on April 23, 2019, 12:18:05 PM

I set my alarm clock for 5:15am last night and woke up to the sun up. I had set my alarm for 5:15pm. I am off work today and tomorrow and wanted to make a day of it. Well I screwed that up by not checking the AM and PM on my phone alarm.

Finally about 10:30 I said I'm gonna try some midday tactics, basically running and gunning.
I got to my spot that I have seen birds during midday in a small hidden field. I set up a lay down hen decoy and Jake decoy and a feeder hen. I sat and called there on and off from 11:30-1:30. Nothing there so I figured if a bird was there he wasn't coming.

I packed up my gear and headed to another spot on the farm about 1/2mile away. This time in the woods between two big fields and pasture they have been seen strutting in.

I was there and set up by 2pm I called and nothing. I waited about 15 min and called again and bam!! I heard him gobble. I called again after about 5min and he didn't respond but I figured he was coming. Then suddenly I hear footsteps to my right and he is walking towards decoys at 50yds and closing the distance fast. He saw my jake decoy and you should have seen the colors this boy displayed in the sunlight shinning through the Forrest canopy. He walked right through a good opening and I drilled him at 20yrds. I absolutely love killing them in the woods over the field. It was a quick hunt at that spot but a very very memorable one.



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Post by: surehuntsalot on April 23, 2019, 12:56:30 PM
congrats
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Post by: bear hunter on April 23, 2019, 12:59:58 PM
nice bird
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Post by: eddie234 on April 23, 2019, 01:16:01 PM
Very nice


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Post by: Yoteduster on April 23, 2019, 04:32:03 PM
Congrats very nice bird
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Post by: Divenut2 on April 23, 2019, 04:57:57 PM
That's a beauty! Congrats! :z-guntootsmiley:
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Post by: idratherb on April 23, 2019, 05:11:06 PM
nice bird
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Post by: tomstopper on April 23, 2019, 05:47:32 PM
Congrats

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Post by: Spitten and drummen on April 23, 2019, 09:26:33 PM
Great story. Congrats my friend.
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Post by: Gooserbat on April 23, 2019, 10:24:01 PM
Congratulations
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Post by: shoer2 on April 23, 2019, 11:46:23 PM
Congratulations.
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Post by: yelpy on April 24, 2019, 12:07:48 AM
Cant beat that. Turned out to a great day for you. Congrats!

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Post by: zelmo1 on April 24, 2019, 06:31:13 AM
Things work out sometimes, congrats
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Post by: Muzzy61 on April 24, 2019, 09:40:51 AM
Congrats, that's a good one.
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Post by: Tunaguy on April 24, 2019, 11:13:14 AM
Way to go!
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Post by: Pressured Gobbler on April 24, 2019, 02:26:48 PM
Congrats...

Had a flash hunt myself Friday 30 min before quitting time

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Title: Re: Midday bird I killed yesterday...4/22
Post by: renegade19 on April 24, 2019, 04:28:41 PM
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