It has been the worst season I've had since I started in 2011. Birds are still there but don't want to talk and hide in the woods. Certain days are good and I've heard a bunch on roost. I've also had a couple chances to kill toms, but blew it.
Rode with a friend to a couple of his spots and we struck one midday bird that hammered and came in on a string, but busted us due to bad setup.
Went to another spot and found a whole gang of jakes. I could see one was bigger than the rest and was picking a fight with another jake. I decided if we could "reap" these jakes into range, I'd shoot the big one.
Well it worked out... here is the video
http://youtu.be/KwrV68JVf_QThis bird weighed 17 lbs 3 oz with a 6" beard and 3 smaller beards. He actually weighed more than my smallest tom. I think it's only the second time I've ever intentionally shot a jake.
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