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All Hunting => The Ol' Skinnin' Shack => Topic started by: VGJ5 on March 31, 2013, 08:35:01 PM

Title: Easter morning.
Post by: VGJ5 on March 31, 2013, 08:35:01 PM

I had a nice change this Easter morning: a turkey gobbling!  The cold weather has slowed them down in my area, but this bird sure was singing this morning!  

He flew down on the other side of the patch and didn't want to cross it to meet me on the other side, in the woods.  I found out why, when I saw him standing on a mound out there at about 100 yards or so.  I thought for sure he was coming right to me, when a coyote came trotting about 10 feet in front of the short mound.  Something was blocking them from seeing each other, and both had the *aah* expression when they met eyes.  The 'yote vanished like a ninja, and my gobbler jumped a few feet in the air with a putt-cackle.  I grabbed my box and started making whatever crazy turkey noises I could muster (sounded like a putt-cluck, followed by a 3-note yelp).  To my surprise, he calmed down and stood around.  I felt I needed to get call-heavy, so I yelped again and sure enough he gobbled.  

However, he began to wander off, and I felt the coyote situation spoiled the day.  The next thing I know he gobbles again, but this time in the woods on my side of the patch.  The problem was then a huge vine, which I couldn't crawl around.  It turned out to be a nice gun rest (gun: on top of the vine/left hand: under the vine, on front forearm/right hand: under and behind the vine).  The gun did tap my forehead, but after a nice 3-hour battle and some solid gobbling, the Easter Turkey went down at 9:30 this morning!

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Title: Re: Easter morning.
Post by: letinmfly on March 31, 2013, 08:37:47 PM

Congrats!!  *up*

Title: Re: Easter morning.
Post by: Turkeybuster on March 31, 2013, 08:48:35 PM

Congrats. sounds like a good hunt.

Jon

Title: Re: Easter morning.
Post by: RW Mackey on March 31, 2013, 08:50:53 PM

  Great going Gaines, I think that's the first bird for the Strutters this year,  you da man.   *up*.  *up*

Roy

Title: Re: Easter morning.
Post by: West Augusta on March 31, 2013, 09:13:28 PM

Nice bird. Congrats.

Title: Re: Easter morning.
Post by: turkey stew on March 31, 2013, 09:22:21 PM

Congrats on the nice gobbler!

Title: Re: Easter morning.
Post by: B-Ready on April 01, 2013, 08:25:21 AM

 *up* *up* Congrats !!

Title: Re: Easter morning.
Post by: Shadetree Callers on April 01, 2013, 09:54:19 AM

Congrats

Title: Re: Easter morning.
Post by: AlabamaDave on April 01, 2013, 10:17:11 AM

Good one bro!...I like that holster!

Title: Re: Easter morning.
Post by: jmck on April 01, 2013, 12:01:30 PM

congrats
sounds like he rreally had ya tied up  ;D

Title: Re: Easter morning.
Post by: VGJ5 on April 01, 2013, 02:18:41 PM

Thanks guys! 

Yeah Dave, that holster is new for me this year.  Truth be told, it is more frequently used as a thermacell holster, which just happens to fit perfectly in there!  ;D

Title: Re: Easter morning.
Post by: M,Yingling on April 01, 2013, 09:06:52 PM

Nice  *up*

Title: Re: Easter morning.
Post by: Silverspur on April 02, 2013, 03:45:41 AM

 *up* Congrats!

Title: Re: Easter morning.
Post by: Blackfalcon on April 02, 2013, 06:08:58 PM

Congrats! Looks like he had some nice hooks and sounds like a great hunt!  *up*