Florida - It's a wrap

[joey46]

Even though our scouting was showing a big decrease in activity my buddy and I went out Wednesday (3rd) and yesterday (4th).  To our surprise a not very vocal bird strutted in for my buddy on the 3rd.  Yesterday, after having two jakes and two hens playing silently in our decoys a vocal gobbler approached to within 22 yards.  He finished my Florida season.  Can't get one if you don't go.

[renegade19]

 

[bbcoach]

Congrats!  As you said, when it's Slow keep hunting.  You can't kill them in bed or setting on the couch.

[Muzzy61]

Good job, Congrats

[tomstopper]

Very nice. Congrats

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[Wrangler95]

Very nice gobbler,congrats!!

[Southerngobbler]

I see a funky chicken in the background. It would be interested to know how that worked out. It seem to ruffle a few feathers for some of the user on this site as well.

[joey46]

Funky was involved in both my buddies kill on the 3rd and mine on the 4th.  My buddies gobbler was strutting in, spotted Funky, dropped strut and ran past a Primos hen and Avian X  breeding hen to try and to get to Funky.  My buddy stopped him a few feet short. I had a game camera on the area and will add a picture of him when he broke strut.
On my hunt the next day we had two jakes slip in to our three decoys.  Two hens joined them.  A boss gobbler saw the now gang of seven (3 decoys+4 live).  Guess which of the seven he was keying in on when I shot him?  We don't use Funky every hunt but when he works he really works.
Pic 1 - gobbler running to Funky on 4/3/19.  This camera takes good high speed pics.  This guy was moving. He wanted Funky bad.
Pic 2 - gobbler wishing he hadn't  (this is actually from the same area in 2018 but within 25 feet of my buddies 2019 4/3/19 kill - it is a fly down and strutting area we have taken birds in over the years).
Pic 3 - just found this pic - actual from 4-3.  This is how the "Streaker" in pic #1 ended up. May have to do a post season Funky thread. LOL.

[zelmo1]

Nice job 

[steveo]

Congrats
The funky chicken claims another...... LOL

[tomstopper]

Congrats

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[ManfromGreenSwamp]

Way to go! Congratulations on your Florida birds

[surehuntsalot]

congrats

[Gobble!]

That's one ugly decoy but most folks that use them seem to talk highly of them. Congrats.

[dwcim]

Congratulations