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Just wanting to know see some stories on some memorable turkey hunts. Doesn't matter whether you got one or not. I'll start with one of my own.
I would have to say one that stands out was the first bird I ever killed. It was late in the season and I had seen several birds, but for one reason or another I could never close the deal. With only a couple of days left in the season I was still hoping for the best. It was one of those mornings you just knew the birds would be gobbling. As it neared daybreak I heard one gobble about 150 yds from me. Not another gobble until it hit the ground. It wouldn't answer a call, but it did shock gobble at a goose. Well several minutes had passed and I was wondering what to do when I heard some walking in the leaves behind me and then this noise that I have never heard. I was up against a huge oak tree and couldn't see a thing. Finally it dawned on me that what I was hearing was a gobbler spitting and drumming. I then heard something else out in front of me. it was the gobblers hens. No wonder it hadn't gobbled much. I was trying to figure out what to do when he broke strut and walked around to follow them, which put him walking in front of me. I already had my gun up so it was just a matter of putting the bead on him. He stopped one time to go back into strut, and I pulled the trigger. At first I thought I had missed because the shot knocked him behind a tree. It wasn't a second though before I saw him and knew I had my first one. It weighed 20lbs. Had a 10 inch beard and 1 inch spurs.
I will post more later.
I would have to say one that stands out was the first bird I ever killed. It was late in the season and I had seen several birds, but for one reason or another I could never close the deal. With only a couple of days left in the season I was still hoping for the best. It was one of those mornings you just knew the birds would be gobbling. As it neared daybreak I heard one gobble about 150 yds from me. Not another gobble until it hit the ground. It wouldn't answer a call, but it did shock gobble at a goose. Well several minutes had passed and I was wondering what to do when I heard some walking in the leaves behind me and then this noise that I have never heard. I was up against a huge oak tree and couldn't see a thing. Finally it dawned on me that what I was hearing was a gobbler spitting and drumming. I then heard something else out in front of me. it was the gobblers hens. No wonder it hadn't gobbled much. I was trying to figure out what to do when he broke strut and walked around to follow them, which put him walking in front of me. I already had my gun up so it was just a matter of putting the bead on him. He stopped one time to go back into strut, and I pulled the trigger. At first I thought I had missed because the shot knocked him behind a tree. It wasn't a second though before I saw him and knew I had my first one. It weighed 20lbs. Had a 10 inch beard and 1 inch spurs.
I will post more later.