fly Posted April 17, 2018 Report Share Posted April 17, 2018 April 16th brought sleet with 29 degrees and winds at 20 mph. I did not hear a gobble the entire day. April 17th (this AM) temps were at 30 degrees but no wind. Gobblers were sounding off like crazy. Got on 3 roosted Toms at first light but a hen coaxed them off. Then a 4th wouldn't come in. Then a 5th at 7:30am was headed my way when all of a sudden GOBBLE GOBBLE GOBBLE 60 yards behind me! A large tree hid me as I stood and turned. Here he comes Gobbling his head off. BOOM! he went straight down. The distance was 55 steps (I thought it was closer). The Winchester Long Beard XR did the trick. He weighed 22.8 pounds, 8 inch beard, and was a 2.5 year old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin R10 man Posted April 17, 2018 Report Share Posted April 17, 2018 Nice one Frank! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MUDRUNNER Posted April 18, 2018 Report Share Posted April 18, 2018 That a way Frank...congrats! It's been a chilly turkey season so far. Did you come across any mushrooms? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly Posted April 18, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2018 Thanks - Ive looked a little. Havent flind any so far. Odd year for sure Tim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Born4it Posted April 18, 2018 Report Share Posted April 18, 2018 Well done! I'm in Illinois as well...haven't been out yet, but figured they'd be going nuts yesterday. Congrats! God bless, Ryan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted April 20, 2018 Report Share Posted April 20, 2018 Congratulations Frank. Nice bird Bagged one myself in Missouri on the 16th...yep in that terrible turkey hunting weather. Overcast, snow flurries, and high winds. Heard a lot gobbling on the 17th (clear and calm) but we can't kill our 2nd bird in MO until after the 1st week of the season. With perfect listening weather, I had to get up and go listen to them though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly Posted April 21, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2018 Good luck with that second bird Al! I just love the sound of a Gobbler going at it at close range. Really gets the blood pumping! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly Posted April 21, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2018 On 4/18/2018 at 4:08 PM, Born4it said: Well done! I'm in Illinois as well...haven't been out yet, but figured they'd be going nuts yesterday. Congrats! God bless, Ryan Good luck! Hopefully you'll have some better weather when you get a chance to go after them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3seasons Posted May 1, 2018 Report Share Posted May 1, 2018 (edited) Good looking bird. Congrats on a cold weather bird. I like the shadow pic. I did some of those in Hawaii this year Edited May 1, 2018 by 3seasons 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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