Osage Roost
All Hunting => Fall Turkey Hunting => Topic started by: drabndouble on November 07, 2010, 01:08:43 PM
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Different area on the public land today . Had a long engagement with a tribe of jakes . You know jakes ,,,,got to stop and fight no matter what's going on .
They were roosted on private land . This parcel of land has a long narrow stip of mowed grass on top of a low ridge between two high ridges which are public land . I didn't figure this out till I dressed the bird , but turkeys more times than not , when roosting in this area , tend to roost on this low ridge . And then they pitch out to the narrow grass strip . The jakes crawl had a lot of grass in it and this strip of land is the only place he could get it .
Anyhow , They finally got in good sight and within range of the double . They knew where to look for the bird that I portrayed as I told lots of lies with the brass call and the Havoc. They just stood around looking . Some on the ground , several on logs ,,,necks stretched high . After several minutes of just looking at each other I decided to tag a bird . At the shot birds went striaght up and some ran . A couple stayed put . Then one decided to check out his fallen friend . He didn't attempt to whip the down bird but rather stood over it clucking . I got to my feet and the remainder flew away and the ones in nearby trees flew again as well .
My right foot seemed useless since I squatted on it for nearly an hour . Finally , when I was able to walk ,,,,clumsily,,,I fetched the bird and went into direct sunlight to warm up ,,,,eat something and take a pic. As I stood still there in the sun I began hearing something coming through the woods . Not toward me but it was going to pass within 30 yards . I suspected a turkey ,,,,wrong,,,another 'yote. Goofball left his gun against a tree about 12-15 feet away . The dog went behind some thick brush and I dropped to the ground but never got a chance to move to the gun due to the dog catching my scent and quickly changing zip codes .
It was a fine hunt in my book . Good long and drawn out affair . I had planned on waiting for a longbeard but I'm fully content with the way things went this morning .
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Congrats!! *up*
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Sounds like alot of fun to me. Congrats. Bill
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Congrats, sounds like a blast!
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Sounds like alot of fun to me. Congrats. Bill
*up*
Mike
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Congrats friend. I am very happy for ya. sounds like you need to make a couple dirtholes or get to howling ;D ;D
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Congrats, sounds like a blast!
Roc *up* *up*
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Thanks fellers .
Dylan , I intend to do just that ,,,howling that is . Them yotes seem to let their guard down concerning the wind when in thick cover . It is something to see when all I do is lipsqueak and they immediately change direction and come my way . I've been stocking up on #4 buck lately . Now I plan on shooting some songdogs and 'coons too.
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Ive been talking with a couple guys that are saying they mainly trap yotes in the timber the last 6 years they just keep getting deeper and deeper. Everyone tells you that ya gotta be in the fields.
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nice bird and a great story.
I killed 6 yotes in the same corn field in Nov one year while deer hunitng. I shot the female first and the rest were young ones. Was an expense afternoon but worth every cent.
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Congradulations on a fine hunt RkLu
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Congrats on a fine Ohio bird !!
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Congrats. Mark sounds like you had a real good hunt.
Jon *up*
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Congrats, sounds like a blast!
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Congrats partner, glad to see that double got to sing after that brass lied to them turks. ;)
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Way to go!! Sounds like it was a great day to be in the woods *up*
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Congrats! Sounds like an enjoyable time in the woods, (of course any time spent in the woods is good)!! *up*
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Thanks fellers ,,it was fun .
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I went back to near the area where the jake died last weekend . Thought I'd try to trick that yote . Well , no yotes showed . Ain't no wonder as dry as it is .
But them jakes are still there . Heard them arguing . Then shortly they were taking turn about flying up to roost. Last sunday they were roosted on the east side of the little grass strip of private land . Tonight the were on the opposite side .
It's nice to just sit and listen to them sometimes .