Finally

[bmhern]

Had a rough couple of years, I tore my rotator cuff last year, so I lost last season. I was really pumped about this year. The second day of this season I tore my right knee up, could barely walk. Well that was 2 weeks ago, I've been going nuts sitting at home but I'm slowly starting to get around a little better. Yesterday, I couldn't take it any more, I'm going to the woods, shotgun on my shoulder, cane in my hand. I know I can't chase one, just thought I might hear one close by.  Don't hear anything after going to a few spots, so I'm just tracking the roads. Going to check a different spot  and  the rain has washed the road out. Now usually I park there and walk on in, but my knee is not gonna let me do that today, Dang!!! So I turn the truck around and start heading back toward the house. I've gone about 3/4 of a mile, when what do I see in the road, a fresh gobbler track on top of my track, and I have a blind I set up during youth week to take my grandkids, he is headed that way!!! So I go down a little way so I will be a little closer.  Don't know how long it took me to get there but it was fast as this old man could go. Now I know these turkeys here get messed with a lot so I don't want to do a lot of calling. I decided to just cluck  good and loud  cause I don't know how far off he is. He gobbled about 200 yards
away,game on!!  5 minutes later he gobbles again,   he's coming. Another 5 minutes he shows himself , about 100yds.          He's in full strut. I cluck again, here he comes a running. 30 yds. Is close enough. He can't take these #6s, done deal!!!  Not the biggest by ,far but after what I've been through the last 2 years he is one I dearly appreciate.... He weighed 18lbs.  9" beard and 1 1/4 spurs that are needle sharp!!! 
I'm trying to load pics, think I'm gonna have to get help and post them  later

[fallhnt]

Congrats

[tomstopper]

Congrats. Cant wait to see some pics

[Mtd69]

Congratulations

[g8rvet]

Very nice.  You earned him! 

[hobbes]

Congrats!

[Dr Juice]

Awesome and congrats.

[OldSchool]

Congratulations!! I can't wait to see the pics.

30 years of hard physical labor took It's toll on my body and I've had to change the way I hunt to a degree, but where there's a will, there's a way.

Bob

[taylorjones20]

Congrats. Looking forward to pics as well.

[albrubacker]

Congrats!

[RutnNStrutn]

Great story!! Congrats to you!!

If you're having problems posting pics, check my reply on this subject on a different thread.

http://oldgobbler.com/Forum/index.php/topic,53646.new.html#new

[tha bugman]

Way to go brother!!


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[mgm1955]

Congrats!!!!

[SS Calls]

That's awesome!! Congrats!!

[Happy]

Congrats! Sounds like you deserved that one!