Day 2 New Jersey, got lucky..

[Tom007]

Well, day 2 this morning. Had this guy scouted last week. Heard him on the ground last Thursday at 6:15 am. Got in at 5:00 this morning. He gobbled at 5:25. Hers where I got away with some mistakes. I moved in to where I thought I was about 200 yards away. Cleared the leaves around a big tree. The tree was not a good one, I was leaning back to much. While I was adjusting, I spooked some deer behind me, they trotted off. No gobbling. I thought I was done. Next mistake, pulling out my push pin, it squeaked. Again, no gobbling. I figured game over. I waited. Then, a crow called, gobble!. Game back on, but he was closer than I thought. Could not see him, but at 6:05, he flew down, away from me. Gobbled when he hit the ground. Hit my Roberts Glass with Frogwood, he gobbled. I said to myself, maybe, maybe. After a 4-5 pause, he gobbled, closer...he's coming....Saw the red/white/blue head coming, he strutted about 70 yards away. Tom.....when he got behind a big tree, I leaned forward to get my head on scope. He came around tree, closed in to 35 yards, boom (6:29 am). Nice Tom, 19.10 pounds, 9 inch beard. I did everything wrong, but one thing right. Thanks, be well, be safe...

[SteelCityArcher]

Sometimes we make mistakes. Sometimes things happen out of our control.

That's the fun of it all. Hopefully, we learn a few things along the way.

Great pic. Congratulations my friend.

[1iagobblergetter]

Congrats. Glad to hear you got him!!!

[Tom007]

Thanks guys...

[jamo]

Congrats, your on a roll!

[Tom007]

Thanks James.....

[NCL]

Congratulations, it seems something do everything right and it goes wrong, sometimes do everything wrong and it goes right

[Tom007]

Very true...thx much....

[JeffC]

Congrats ..again. 2 A week birds, do you have tags for all weeks? You should shoot for a Jersey slam!

[Yoteduster]

Congrats on a nice bird

[zelmo1]

Sometimes hard work will overcome small glitches, lol. Congrats bro

[Hobbes]

Congrats on the bird.  It doesn't look like to me you did anything wrong, but it sounds like a normal day of hunting.  Congrats again.

[kyturkeyhunter4]

Congrats 

[Tom007]

Thank you so much team. Taking them one day at a time. I jump around to different spots. Will not burn out one area. I spend tons of time scouting so I have numerous spots, have had them for years. I just love waking up on a logging trail, waiting for Major Tom to reveal his location, then the game is on. I don't have to explain further how it feels because everyone on this forum has these feelings every season. Heavy wind tomorrow, will be challenging, humbling, cold, but I will be in a different spot trying again.....be safe , good luck to all.

[tomstopper]

Congrats