Grouse Gun Gobbler

[Spring Creek Calls]

After nearly 3 weeks and 3 states I finally arrived home yesterday to start my Michigan hunt. I missed a gobblers head at 13 paces on the second day of the Missouri season, I just know I jerked the trigger instead of squeezing. I've seen grouse take longer to get airborne. Slipped out on the deck at sundown last night and within a few minutes one gobbled right behind the house. Was setup this morning early as the woods are just beginning to green up. Some light calling with a Lonnie Sneed slate let him know where I was and he gobbled to every noise in the woods including deer that were downwind and blew a few times. I saw him fly down to my left from about a hundred yards. From that point he would only gobble at crows and my bloodwood over limba box, which I was protecting from a light rain  with my fanny pack. I've shot several birds in the area and knew once I saw him he'd be in range. The last short series of yelps brought an immediate response. We saw each other about the same time as I moved my gun to his outstretched neck. He putted but was too late as the TSS #9's were on the way. At 31 paces he barely flopped leaving a lone feather at the kill sight. I shot him with my ATI Cavalry 20 gauge o/u from the top barrel with a Carlson's. 565 tube and #9 TSS. Bottom barrel had a .575 Carlson's with HVWT #7's.

The bird was a typical 2 year old for this area, 20.5 lbs, 9.5" beard and 3/4" spurs.



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[daddyduke]

Congrats!

[BrowningGuy88]

Awesome!

[tomstopper]

Very nice. Congrats

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[J-Shaped]

Way to go Mike. Great story too! Congrats

[1iagobblergetter]

Congrats...

[Gooserbat]

Nice

[albrubacker]

Congrats!

[Spring Creek Calls]

Thanks guys! Got a Kansas tag that's begging to get filled after Mother's Day.

[renegade19]

 

[surehuntsalot]

nice gun....congrats

[chbarnha]

sweet gun, my dad bought the 410 variant to rabbit hunt with. id like to get the 20 just to have, but im a hold off for now. The 410 dads got with 7.5s is nasty on a bunny. Many fell infront of the beagles this year with it.

[Spring Creek Calls]

sweet gun, my dad bought the 410 variant to rabbit hunt with. id like to get the 20 just to have, but im a hold off for now. The 410 dads got with 7.5s is nasty on a bunny. Many fell infront of the beagles this year with it.

I've shouldered many Turkish made o/u's and these ATI Cavalry's felt the best by far to me. POA/POI on my gun are spot on. Not sure how they'd hold up to shooting thousands of rounds but my little gun will never see that many rounds.

[Tunaguy]

Congrats!