My First Bird (Jake)

[Hootowl]

Getting into this Turkey Hunting Real late in Life, last year I hunted a Total of 3 times, And just had to much going on to get at it 100%. This I could not wait for opening Day, Other than the Rain it was Great day, I packed up about 4am and Headed to my Woods which is a Hour drive, Rain all the way up. I took my Ground Blind setup my Decoys and climbed back into my Home for the next several Hours? I had Deer move through right at first light, and the 2 hens walking messed around my decoys a few minutes and they were Gone. By this time I thought well ts over, I really dint make that many calls couple from a Slate Call (Fire and Ice) And that was it, about 8 am I see movement off to my right and I can see its a Turkey By him Self, I made a few mouth calls but it was like he was trying to Skirt me, I lost sight of him and made a few more mouth calls and then he make a Straight line for the decoys 2 hens and a Jake, He walked around them for a few and I just watched, I have a Bathroom and Kitchen to redo, so I aimed and shot and he dropped right there. My season Is Over, I called the wife and she said good now you can Start my Bathroom? Got to love women....He was not the biggest Bird weight 16 lbs with 3 beards I am going to try and get some Picture up when My wife gets Home of the Bird and His 3 beards all about 1 inch. Its kinda nice to be tagged out but I am going to miss heading to the woods and watch the woods come alive, I was thing About heading down to Ky on are Farm but the wife said Bathroom 1st. so I guess its Next year, Be safe everybody, and Thanks for all the help with some of my dumb question Andy Kaiser sure help alot as did Eric from Fire-n-Ice Calls, and Ron Taylor. Thanks alot. Hurry up Deer season, I guess I could go out and get some Mushrooms, the woods I hunt is like a Small swamp.  




Pictures will be coming soon....
Hoot


     
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[redarrow]

Congrats,and welcome to our addiction.

[hookedspur]

 

[flintlock]

Congrats on your first.

[Sherrell]

Very nice and congratulations on a fine bird!

[Tom Foolery]

Cograts,and welcome to our arriction.

Man, I'm glad you didn't throw an "E" in there for arriction or poor old Hootowl would have left the site for good.            



Congrats on a great first bird!

[Hognutz]

Congrats on the bird, Hootowl. He is a dandy first bird. It will give a guy an arriction, for sure.   Mike

[harleytomms]

Congrats! Nice bird. Welcome to the brotherhood.

[I hate turkeys]

Well it's in your blood now sorry no cure for it.

[BOFF]

Congrats, I think!!  I hate remodeling!! 

Here's your other pic that didn't post.




God Bless,
David B.

[barry]

Congrats on triple beards.
Make that trip to Kentucky, that bathroom can wait a couple days

[turkey slayer]

congrats

[redarrow]

Cograts,and welcome to our arriction.

Man, I'm glad you didn't throw an "E" in there for arriction or poor old Hootowl would have left the site for good.            



Congrats on a great first bird!

Dad gum fat fingers.

[Wrangler95]

Very nice gobbler,congrats!!

[Trip]

Congrats!!!