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Tagged out in Indiana, 2015 edition
Tagged out in Indiana, 2015 edition
Started by buck_hunter21, April 26, 2015, 05:00:49 PM
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buck_hunter21
The Boss Gobbler
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Tagged out in Indiana, 2015 edition
April 26, 2015, 05:00:49 PM
After a long wait, the Indiana turkey season finally came in. A lot of birds dropped during the youth season so I had high hopes going into the regular season. Unfortunately, right before season opened the weather turned really nasty here. Temps took a nosedive and opening day was greeted with very high winds.
Opening morning was pretty much a bust. I didn't see a tom or even heard a gobble all day. I called in a few lone hens, but other than that things were very slow in the woods. The second day of season brought a few gobbles on the roost, but nothing close. Things just seemed to be off in the area I was hunting compared to years past. Very little gobbling after fly down which makes me think the birds are henned up really bad.
The third day I was beginning to get a little frustrated by the lack of action so I decided to run and gun the whole day. Again, very little gobbling after fly down. Did not hear a single gobble from 8 am until noon. At noon I struck up a gobble and off I went after him. I spent 4.5 hours chasing this gobbler. He had hens with him, but I have no idea how many. I ended up calling in 5 of his hens from him to my set up but he stayed with the other hens he had with him. I was unable to see how many he had but I knew he had hens because a hen kept yelping at me and he just gobbled right beside her side each time she did. I wasn't able to bag the bird, but I was happy to have at least had some action.
Day 4 brought more really nasty weather. More rain and more high winds. My buddy and I decided to hit a farm where we could set up a blind in a big open field. As the morning broke, we were very pleased that it looked like the rain and wind would be holding off for just a little while. We heard no gobbles on roost, but I didn't expect to hear any gobbles from the area where we were set up, but knew birds made their way to this field after fly down. A little past 8:20 am, we heard a gobbler let loose on his own. He was across a holler in another field, but I knew he would be headed to the field we were set up on. I called, and he answered immediately. Every single time I would throw a call out to check his location, he answered. Once he gobbled so close that I could hear that rattle in his chest I shut up and got my gun up. He entered the field to my left at 30 yards. I didn't waste much time at that point. I pulled the trigger and let the Hevi-7's do the rest.
He was a beautiful bird and I was really happy my buddy was there to share the hunt with me. He sported 10 5/16" beard and 7/8 spurs. Gotta love 2 year old gobblers.
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Re: Tagged out in Indiana, 2015 edition
#1
April 26, 2015, 05:04:19 PM
Fine bird, congrats!
alloutdoors
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April 26, 2015, 06:51:20 PM
Congrats!
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April 26, 2015, 07:04:37 PM
Congrats
ridgerunner
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Roosted ain't Roasted!
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April 26, 2015, 07:44:39 PM
Nice bird. congrats
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April 26, 2015, 07:49:35 PM
Congrats
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born2hunt
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April 26, 2015, 08:19:46 PM
Good job !!
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Then God said, "Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the livestock and all the wild animals,[a] and over all the creatures that move along the ground."
taylorjones20
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April 26, 2015, 08:25:06 PM
Congrats!
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April 26, 2015, 08:28:31 PM
Congrats man! I know those high winds on opening morning sucked. I got lucky and tagged out anyways!!
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April 26, 2015, 08:46:26 PM
congrats! Nice one
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April 26, 2015, 09:40:35 PM
AWESOME BIRD
I am a fellow Hoosier, Allen County.. what county you get your bird in ?
Gooserbat
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April 26, 2015, 11:37:26 PM
Well done
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buck_hunter21
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April 28, 2015, 02:44:17 PM
Thanks all!
Spill Blood
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April 28, 2015, 02:53:56 PM
Good turkey hunter right there
Adapt and adjust. Great Pics too!!!
WTG
Shoot2thrill25
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April 28, 2015, 07:20:37 PM
Congrats. From talking to folks seems like we're having a pretty good year in IN
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