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mtnbuk
| | Posted on Saturday, May 18, 2002 - 10:58 pm: | |
Since today was the last day, I just had to go... weather or not. I slept in the truck until the rain ended and hit the woods at 8:00am.
Due to a bum hip I've had to change my style of hunting this year & I've learned a great deal.
I made the short walk to the same blind I've hunted exclusively the last several weeks and got comfortable. The wind was rockin & rollin and I called about once every 30 minutes when the wind would lighten.
At 10:30am I decided I would try walking some & stood to put my vest back together. Crows began calling near the 1 acre field 200 yds below me & the first gobble of the morning responded to them from the field.
I sat back down, set up and yelped to him loudly on my box call. Two minutes later I called to him again and he gobbled back. I immediately answered him and then remained silent until I saw him strutting at the edge of the field below me.
I yelped to him once more on the box to be certain he could locate me with all of the wind. He began working my way - strutting occasionally.
When he paused to strut on the logging road 60 yds below me, I clucked lightly on a mouth call when he turned his fan away from me and showed me the old Texas heart shot. That sealed it & he came on in. I took him at 30 yds. A hen flew off at the shot. I was so intent on him, I hadn't even noticed her!
17 1/2 lbs
10 inch beard
1 1/8 inch spurs
My second bird and an awesome finish to the season.
Hope everyone had a safe and productive season.
Thanks, Freddy, for a great website.
Jim |
4DBIRD
| | Posted on Saturday, May 18, 2002 - 11:05 pm: | |
It sounds like you had a great time. Congrats |
Freddy McGuire (Vaturkey)
| | Posted on Monday, May 20, 2002 - 3:25 pm: | |
Congrats MTNBUK! Way to finish off a great season! |
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