Osage Roost

All Hunting => Spring Turkey Hunting => Topic started by: ghost5 on April 16, 2013, 11:48:02 AM

Title: #2 Down!!
Post by: ghost5 on April 16, 2013, 11:48:02 AM

I got a chance to hunt a good bird right down the road from me this morning. I sat until I needed to leave without seeing a thing. Before I left I drove to the other end of the farm to check a spot the owner saw a different bird. When I looked across the fence to another guy's property I saw a hen then saw the gobbler. I pulled down got my gear and 1 decoy then went back to set up. When I called he gobbled then started to strut. He strutted for his girlfriend for a good 30 minutes or more. I would answer back when she called then I looked to see her coming down the fence row on the wrong side . I had my camera running so I laid down and the hen came through the fence at 5 yards and walked within 4 yards of me to check the decoy.

She decided everything was cool and I could see the gobbler coming the same way so I got ready to shoot laying down at 5 yards. But then no bird. I looked and he had doubled back and was standing on my property but was going to go with the hen. I got to my knees put the dot on his head then dropped the hammer. When the smoke cleared he was flopping. What I didn't realize was he was 40 yards away a long shot with my muzzle loader.

I have shot at three good toms since Thursday and killed two so I am happy happy. 9 1/2" beard and 1" spurs another beautiful Tennessee gobbler.

(http://i45.tinypic.com/2iuc0h2.jpg)

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Title: Re: #2 Down!!
Post by: West Augusta on April 16, 2013, 12:12:03 PM

You are having a great year Tommy.  Congrats.

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Post by: Silverspur on April 16, 2013, 01:17:29 PM

Congrats and fill those tags! *gobble*

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Post by: AlabamaDave on April 16, 2013, 03:35:14 PM

Congrats!...He's beautiful!

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Post by: fargobox on April 16, 2013, 05:16:45 PM

Good story and a better bird--congratulations!

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Post by: triune on April 16, 2013, 08:41:50 PM

Nice job!

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Post by: Turkeybuster on April 17, 2013, 01:42:19 PM

Great job Congrats.

Jon

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Post by: Blackfalcon on April 17, 2013, 02:49:22 PM

Congrats!! *up*

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Post by: jmck on April 18, 2013, 10:01:03 AM

congrats on the week your having
have a blast and continued good luck

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Post by: MadYelper on April 20, 2013, 08:33:58 AM

Congrats!  *up*

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Post by: jbuchin3 on April 24, 2013, 08:37:17 PM

 *up* on a fine bird there Tommy!!!