OldGobbler

OG Gear Store
Sum Toy
Dave Smith
Wood Haven
North Mountain Gear
North Mountain Gear
turkeys for tomorrow

News:

registration is free , easy and welcomed !!!

Main Menu

Taking wife hunting. New guns. Need chokes.

Started by birchphone, April 06, 2013, 09:37:59 AM

Previous topic - Next topic

surehuntsalot

Quote from: birchphone on April 07, 2013, 10:00:34 AM
I'll have to practice a little further out.

We had birds gobbling all around us this morning. Man they were everywhere, and a bunch of them. They were sounding off like crazy. They just wouldn't come in. Had a blast. The wife had fun. It was a good morning. Went and grabbed some breakfast and she asked when are we going again. Great morning.

glad to hear it,keep at it,you will figure it out
it's not the harvest,it's the chase

birchphone

What an awesome morning! We had turkeys everywhere. Several 10 yards away. My wife just wouldn't shoot one. She tried several times all morning. She had them right in front of her but just wouldn't pull the trigger. Oh well, I told her it was totally fine. Not to worry about it. She wants to go again.

We had a big Tom and a jake come in, go away, come back, go away again....this went on all morning with several different sets of birds. Finally a Tom rushed off behind me and the jake was following. Stuck my gun out the back window and hit him on the run to knock down my first bird. Was pumped. Grabbed the bird, pulled it over towards the blind. Looked up and saw more big birds. We all 3 got back in the blind to try and give my wife another crack at it. Called these 3 toms in, 20 yards and she wouldn't shoot. We got ready to leave again, get out of the blind and there were more turkeys 60 yards away. We piled back in the blind to let her have one last chance. Called one of them right in at 20 yards again...all puffed up. She couldn't do it. Afterwards, she was all worried that I was disappointed. I'm not disappointed at all. She had a great time, I had a great time. She is ready to go back again. We have the turkey breasts soaking now for dinner tonight.

Great morning!

lightsoutcalls

Sounds like a great time!!!

I would agreee with others on suggestions of turkey chokes for future use along with patterning out to greater distances... up to 40 yards.  I would also suggest using or getting a range finder to help you have a solid feel for the distance your gun patterns well as compared to the distance in the woods.

Finally, my last bit of advice.  Although it sounds like you are already doing a good job on this one, be sure to encourage your wife and show nothing but approval of her going to hunt with you.  If she never pulls the trigger, so what?  The time she is spending with you doing something you love is PRICELESS!!! I SO wish I could get my wife to sit in a blind with me.  Although she is supportive of me hunting and has no problem with me putting mounts on the wall and she eats the wild game, she has no interest in going on a hunt.  Encourage her to take a shot and give her opportunities, but ALWAYS be supportive if she chooses not to pull the trigger!

Sounds like you have a great place to hunt. Congrats!!!
Lights Out custom calls - what they're dying to hear!


WV TURKEY THUG

#18
Goodluck on you and your wife getting one and good luck on your new addiction  :gobble: :gobble: :gobble: :anim_25: