Darrin
Active Member
Had some roosted last night. Got in there this morning way too early. They wore themselves out gobbling at everything on the limb. As I guessed they gave me exactly one 
gobble once they hit the ground. Was never able to catch up with them.
Off to Casey’s to sulk in some breakfast pizza.
Walked a small property and didn’t hear a thing. One last call before I head back to the truck and bam…there he is fired up in a fresh burn. I’m pretty much in the open with a few cedars so there’s not many options. So I sit down in a cedar. Great cover, but I’m expecting him to be at about 60 if I can even get him to come over. No way he’s going to come any closer if he can’t see what he heard in this open country. I crawl up to a big tree in a fence row to cut the distance. I think I can cut just a bit more so I peek around the tree and all I see is a big red head. The trunk is split just enough to fit a shotgun barrel…wait for him to come in to view…and he gets to take a ride in the truck.
Roller coaster of highs and lows today, but glad for it to end on a high. Heard him at exactly noon and he was in the bag a few minutes later. It happens fast.
There’s nothing better than spring turkey hunting.
gobble once they hit the ground. Was never able to catch up with them.Off to Casey’s to sulk in some breakfast pizza.
Walked a small property and didn’t hear a thing. One last call before I head back to the truck and bam…there he is fired up in a fresh burn. I’m pretty much in the open with a few cedars so there’s not many options. So I sit down in a cedar. Great cover, but I’m expecting him to be at about 60 if I can even get him to come over. No way he’s going to come any closer if he can’t see what he heard in this open country. I crawl up to a big tree in a fence row to cut the distance. I think I can cut just a bit more so I peek around the tree and all I see is a big red head. The trunk is split just enough to fit a shotgun barrel…wait for him to come in to view…and he gets to take a ride in the truck.
Roller coaster of highs and lows today, but glad for it to end on a high. Heard him at exactly noon and he was in the bag a few minutes later. It happens fast.
There’s nothing better than spring turkey hunting.
