2nd VA bird

[barry]

As you guys know I'm in a wheelchair so my hunting tactics differ from those of most able-bodied hunters. I do my scouting to make sure there are turkeys in the area then I find where I want to set up, usually on the edge of a field. I use some camo burlap draped in front of me to conceal my movement. Very seldom do I kill a bird right off the roost, that's one thing I do miss about hunting before my injury. I typically drive my van right to my pre-chosen spot then try to get set up well before daylight so things have a chance to settle down. My hunting partner will move the van out of site.
I often hear birds on the roost in the distance, I will let those birds know where I am just in case they want to come in early. Most often they will hook up with a hen and get lockjaw for a few hours, this is where my patience comes into play.
An old timer once told me that a bird you call to early in the day will often come looking for you later when his hen leaves him, so just stay put and throw a call out there every now and then. If a bird comes back and gobbles looking for the hen he heard earlier then he's ready to die.
My hunt Friday played to this script almost to the letter. My friend and I got set up early on the edge of a pasture and then the woods around us came to life with birds gobbling in all directions. This went on for an hour then as if you flipped switch they all went silent, and I'm talking about 6-8 different birds. I told my partner then that we were in for a wait.
At 9:50 a bird announced himself about 200 yards off. I waited a bit and he gobbled again, he was looking. We played cat and mouse for a little while with him slowly getting closer. Finally my friend says "There he is on the edge of the woods and he has a buddy with him." The one bird strutted a  little and then they started away from us. We had dekes out but there was a rise in the field that prevented them from seeing them. I told my buddy to give a few soft yelps on his box call but they kept going away. Desperate times call for desperate measures so I turned my head away from the birds and cut hard on the little green tube you see in the pic. They both hammered back. I cut again then followed it with a gobble and they went crazy double and triple gobbling. Now I LOVE to hear a bird gobble so I hit'em again even though they needed no more encouragement, here they come in a dead run right into the deke setup. I picked out the strutter and the game was over at 10:20. Yep, another typical wheelchair hunt.
21 lb- 2oz

[stinkpickle]

WTG, Barry!!!  As I get older, I'm starting to realize that more birds probably get killed using your style than from folks that just chase them around all day, anyway.   

[OLE RASPY]

good job barry u sure do have the paitence my friend.great hunt and bird sounds like.

[vicksburg]

Way to get it done, Barry!!!  Great bird!

[Flydown]

That's a great turkey Barry! Congrats buddy!

[LX_Trkyhntr]

Congrats Barry!!!

[TRKYHTR]

WTG Barry. Nice turkey.

TRKYHTR

[handcannon]

Way to go bro! I'm happy for ya. Congratulations on a fine bird. You still got more tags?

[barry]

Way to go bro! I'm happy for ya. Congratulations on a fine bird. You still got more tags?

I've got one more brother!

[honker22]

Congrats.  Keep knockin em dead Barry!!!

[HARDCORE]

Way to go KILLER, congrats Barry!   

I'm betting that you fill your last tag in no time.

HC

[SC_WILDMAN]

Awesome job Barry. I need to learn to be more patient. I'm sure i could kill a few more birds if i did.