Are you Hook'd?

[MK M GOBL]

Just thought I would share this with you!

I have had some history with this "bad" bird and have been hunting him for the past 3 years, he was the kind of bird who would always answer but never come in, seems he always had hens with him and 5 or 6 of them at a time. Well here we are in year #4 and have seen him out strutting with his harem of hens and have set-up on him a number of times this year already, actually killed a couple of satellite birds in his area during our first couple of seasons. So we are now into our 4th season and after a tough few days and a unsuccessful morning hunting with a buddy I was headed back to the house to mow my lawn that seriously needs it. My buddy says you can always mow lawn in 2 weeks when turkey season is over... Took his advice and went out to the blind, got the DSD's my Cody and BIG PUFFY out. Once I sat down this guy gobbles once at my hen talk and then shuts up, I gave him a few more calls and no response... Next thing I see is a head pop up in the field and disappear, the a fan appears and he is strutting in and doing the fast walk. Eleven minutes into it and he's down at 15 yards! This is the one I was after and he was lonely today. This is a bird that I knew all too well and finally taking this longbeard "Hook" was worth the wait! He weighed in at 23lbs 7oz, a 10 ½" beard and spurs were at 1 7/16"

MK M GOBL

[trad bow]

Great story. I like those Cody's. Work for me.

[OldSchool]

Cool, congrats on taking "Hook". Don't you just love those old birds? Just think of the turkeys he's passed his genes on to.

Bob

[jepcho]

Great story! I have hunted too many birds like that, but seem to keep going back when I find another. I got 2 birds that kicked my butt several times last year and I already have plans for them for this year!

[tomstopper]

 

[Fan Club]

It's kind of a no brainer in retrospect, but your best opportunity to tag a Boss gobbler is at the end of the season when the hens are on the nest, he is lonely and yes, the lawn desperately needs mowing. A couple weeks earlier he would have been henned up and most guys would put their tag on a subordinate tom in order to get at that nagging honey-do list.

Your buddy was right...they lawn will still be there and spring turkey season is only once a year. Well done!

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[High plains drifter]

You should not have taken that bird.

[MOWEN]

Why should he have not shot the bird?

[MK M GOBL]

You should not have taken that bird.

Just seeing this, bird is dead and has been on my wall for years (with a number of his friends) 

So the question would be why "Should" I have not taken that bird???


MK M GOBL

[MissLouHunter]

Great story!