muddy
Well-Known Member
Happy Birthday to me,
I set my blind 'neath a tree.
I clucked 6 times on my mouth call,
And a 27 lb gobbler got shot by me.
Fore score and 26 years ago I was born. Today at 11:50 I took my best bird with a bow to date. He weighed 27 pounds, has a 10 inch beard, and 1 1/2 inch spurs. Happy?? Elated!!
Gotta tip on some birds but they were on public ground so I gritted my teeth and gave 'er a whirl. Set up when I hear someone shooting a .22 rifle. I'm thinking, I've been here 5 minutes and that starts?? Not 5 seconds later a herd, not a flock, but a herd of 20 hens nd 5 toms are running towards me. I belly crawl back to my blind and throw everything in it. After a while the birds are in a draw and I can't see them. Then a lone hen comes across the field. 5 minutes after that I see a lone gobbler about 200 yards away across the fence and in private ground. I clucked 6 times, he broke strut, and I didn't see him for 10 minutes. Next thing I hear is TOOM-TOOM-TOOOOOM!! Drumming. I peer out of my blind and finally notice a red head next to the woven wire hog panel fence. Thinking the bird would never come through it I dont' call and hope for the best. Birthday present #1, he comes through some broken part. At 40 yards I remember I'm hunting and finally knock an arrow. 2 minutes later I'm at full draw on him at 30 yards. Birthday present #2, perfect release and he is flopping around. I stuck another in him for mercy and walk up to him. His leg is almost off...I believe in expandable broadheads on turkeys now!! About this time the noon whistle blows in a town to the south. How many guys were back home or in a bar eating lunch at that time?? Anyway, I just wanted to share the story and here's the picture, my first "limbhanger" with a bow, and I did it on public land.
Not only do Iowawhitetail shirts look cool to wear around but they work really well inside blackened out DoubleBull blinds also!!
Equipment: Hoyt RazorTEC, GoldTip arrows, 75 gr. Rocket Miniblasters, DoubleBull blind...and last but not least the only mouth call I could find, a $4 single reed HS call. =)
I set my blind 'neath a tree.
I clucked 6 times on my mouth call,
And a 27 lb gobbler got shot by me.
Fore score and 26 years ago I was born. Today at 11:50 I took my best bird with a bow to date. He weighed 27 pounds, has a 10 inch beard, and 1 1/2 inch spurs. Happy?? Elated!!
Gotta tip on some birds but they were on public ground so I gritted my teeth and gave 'er a whirl. Set up when I hear someone shooting a .22 rifle. I'm thinking, I've been here 5 minutes and that starts?? Not 5 seconds later a herd, not a flock, but a herd of 20 hens nd 5 toms are running towards me. I belly crawl back to my blind and throw everything in it. After a while the birds are in a draw and I can't see them. Then a lone hen comes across the field. 5 minutes after that I see a lone gobbler about 200 yards away across the fence and in private ground. I clucked 6 times, he broke strut, and I didn't see him for 10 minutes. Next thing I hear is TOOM-TOOM-TOOOOOM!! Drumming. I peer out of my blind and finally notice a red head next to the woven wire hog panel fence. Thinking the bird would never come through it I dont' call and hope for the best. Birthday present #1, he comes through some broken part. At 40 yards I remember I'm hunting and finally knock an arrow. 2 minutes later I'm at full draw on him at 30 yards. Birthday present #2, perfect release and he is flopping around. I stuck another in him for mercy and walk up to him. His leg is almost off...I believe in expandable broadheads on turkeys now!! About this time the noon whistle blows in a town to the south. How many guys were back home or in a bar eating lunch at that time?? Anyway, I just wanted to share the story and here's the picture, my first "limbhanger" with a bow, and I did it on public land.
Not only do Iowawhitetail shirts look cool to wear around but they work really well inside blackened out DoubleBull blinds also!!
Equipment: Hoyt RazorTEC, GoldTip arrows, 75 gr. Rocket Miniblasters, DoubleBull blind...and last but not least the only mouth call I could find, a $4 single reed HS call. =)
