Opening Day Bird

[HARPJ_is_HOOKED]

For those of you who have read the story I wrote on this forum a few weeks ago, you know it took me the entire season last year to harvest my very first bird. Not this year baby!!!! Numero Two-oh came this morning on opening morning. There's no doubt in my mind that I couldn't have done it without tips I've gotten from reading everyone else's experiences on this forum. I don't make many posts, but I read a lot of yours. So this one is for everyone on Oldgobbler. Thanks for your help! Harper

P.S.- For those of you who said patience is the most important tip they could give to another turkey hunter, I believe you are correct, sirs... I sat frozen from the moment he pitched down until 10:45 while this bird paced back and forth about 10 yards behind me, for what I believe was 3+ hours. I'm not sure when he pitched down, as I couldn't look at my watch. I sat completely still if you don't count trembling. Here's my tip... don't set up directly under a roosted gobbler you don't know is up there.

[Publicland]

Great job! He looks nice!!!

[strut-stopper]

Congrats on the bird! And yes it's best to not sit under the roost tree if at all possible ha ha glad it worked out for you

[TN-Hunter]

Great Bird 

[vaturkey]

Congrats on bird # 2 ! Now the ice has really been broken ! Good luck the rest of your season ! 


  vaturkey   

[alloutdoors]

Well done, congrats!

[Flydown]

Congratulations! Nothing better!

[Rio Fan]

Way to go! 

[captin_hook]

Congrats, alot of non turkey hunters don't realize how difficult it is to sit still for a very long time. Well deserved bird!

[tomstopper]

Congrats, alot of non turkey hunters don't realize how difficult it is to sit still for a very long time. Well deserved bird!

especially with a temptation like that one behind you & you just want to take a sneak peek..... Congrats on a fine looking bird. The crazy addiction has begun.......

[Wrangler95]

Very nice going,congrats!

[Wrangler95]

 


Great Going

[DirtNap647]

way to go 

[reflexl]

Way to go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[CT Spur Collector]

Good job.

That's good that tips from the forum helped you bag this nice tom.

Two tips that an old guy told me one day many years ago: 1. Be patient. 2. Be out there.

You'll never kill one from the kitchen table. (unless you use the high-power).  No sport in that.

Congrats  again.