Osage Roost

All Hunting => The Ol' Skinnin' Shack => Topic started by: J R Hunt Camp on March 21, 2010, 05:12:35 AM

Title: ... pretty short encounter for this Gobbler ...
Post by: J R Hunt Camp on March 21, 2010, 05:12:35 AM: I had seen a group of birds feedin' through a road strip field about 500 or 600 yds down of my roads, while walkin' in the other mornin' ...
... so I went to one of my other favorite spots off the road, & did a little sittin' & soft callin' for about 45 minutes ...
... I wanted to let the group I'd seen move on to wherever they were headin' to, before I headin' on down the road ...

(http://img688.imageshack.us/img688/3738/p3181310.jpg)

... after gettin' no response from where I was sittin', I decided it was time to head on towards the back - so after checkin' to see the coast was clear, down the road I went ...
I got about 200 yards from the road strips where I'd seen the group earlier, & stopped to run a couple of softer yelps & clucks from a short box caller ...
... those were greeted with some pretty quick turkey talk from on down the way ...
I was kinda' surprised at this response, as I'd figured the group had headed on down the road to my back power line area ...
... I decided to try to slip in a little closer, & get set-up on the side of the road at about 100 or 120 yards from where the strips started ...

(http://img532.imageshack.us/img532/4956/031810gobblerb.jpg)

After gettin' settled in I ran a few very soft yelps on a certain aluminum pot caller, & followed that with some quick clucks on an orange mouth call ...
... well I guess that was all this dude needed to hear, cause he piled right out onto the road from the right side field - lookin' real hard in my direction ...
... a couple of sharp clucks on the pot, & soft cluck / cackle on the mouth call got him headin' in my direction - at a fairly rapid pace ...
At about 30 yards; or so; I hit him with a quick double cluck on the mouth call, & he hit the brakes & blew right on up into a full strut - still headed towards me, but at a much more manageable pace ...

(http://img510.imageshack.us/img510/4726/031810gobblerc.jpg)

... when he got to about 20 yards I figured that was close enough ...
... so another cluck from the mouth call raised his head right on up out of the tuck, & I let the business end of the SBE II "speak it's peace" ... ;)
He did a half a back somersault right were he was standin' & there was no floppin' about it ... 8)
Title: Re: ... pretty short encounter for this Gobbler ...
Post by: Hobie on March 21, 2010, 07:35:51 AM: Congrats JR
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Post by: Bulldogmikey on March 21, 2010, 07:59:27 AM: Awesome Jim, good story. Congratulations!

Mike
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Post by: augiedog55 on March 21, 2010, 08:04:41 AM: Congradulations Jim on a fine gobbler. Great story.Keepem comin. *bannana*
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Post by: Harrison on March 21, 2010, 08:06:11 AM: Congrats on another great hunt Jim!!

Steve
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Post by: letinmfly on March 21, 2010, 08:43:42 AM: Quote from: Harrison on March 21, 2010, 08:06:11 AM
Congrats on another great hunt Jim!!

Steve

Way to go Jim. *cheers*
Title: Re: ... pretty short encounter for this Gobbler ...
Post by: BD1 on March 21, 2010, 09:04:39 AM: Congrats
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Post by: hunter22 on March 21, 2010, 09:10:35 AM: Jim,

Dang Jim, you are hammering them!!! You got any tags left? You fill that 3rd tag and you are not going to have any excuses not going up to KS/MO with me. Congrats on your success.
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Post by: Daryl on March 21, 2010, 09:14:35 AM: Congrats buddy on another fine bird !!!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by: Porter on March 21, 2010, 09:32:55 AM: Man you are whacking and stacking them buddy! Congratulations on another fine fine bird!
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Post by: SS Custom Calls on March 21, 2010, 11:20:41 AM: Great job bud!!!! Now, time to go after some of them tough birds. ;) ROTFLMBO Just ribbin' ya man! Congrats.

Al
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Post by: superstrutter on March 21, 2010, 11:30:04 AM: Good job, way to get it done! *up*
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Post by: turkey stew on March 21, 2010, 03:12:56 PM: Congrats on another fine bird! RkLu
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Post by: Ghost Maker Calls on March 21, 2010, 06:34:47 PM: Rackin em up there Jim, congrats!
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Post by: SurroundedByOutlaws on March 23, 2010, 05:28:47 PM: another fine bird from ol JRHC, hope they got some left. Jim when you going to start writing for outdoor magazine?
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Post by: Hobie on March 26, 2010, 03:07:05 PM: Congrats Jim
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Post by: stubby458 on March 30, 2010, 07:40:28 PM: Quote from: augiedog55 on March 21, 2010, 08:04:41 AM
Congradulations Jim on a fine gobbler. Great story.Keepem comin. *bannana*
Title: Re: ... pretty short encounter for this Gobbler ...
Post by: Gobbleking57 on March 31, 2010, 10:04:06 AM: Congrats on your successful hunt Jim... *gobble*