RatherBowHunt Posted April 26, 2005 Report Share Posted April 26, 2005 This has got to be the hardest bird I've ever worked for.....It started out at about 5:30 I got set up 50 yards from the tree these 4 gobblers were roosted in....I thought for sure I was in the chips....I did a couple tree yelps and clucks while they were in the tree and they gobbled their heads off, I thought there could have been no way for them to resist.....then once the birds were on the ground they were headed right for me.....and then it happened a hen that was roosted right above me flew into my decoys then walked off.....taking all 4 gobblers right with her.........and to get a little worse it started pouring down rain, so i waited for it to be a light rain and remembered that turkeys go to open fields while it's raining, so i crawled up to a 10 acre winter wheat field and did about 2 yelps when all 4 gobblers gobbled not 40 yards from me just over the lip in the field i just laid down and what seemed about 4 hours later (5minutes) they all struted over the lip and there they were they started to get nervous when they hadn't seen any birds because i didnt have time to put out decoys so at 47 yards i picked him out and pulled the trigger.....smoke was in front of me from my barrel and i couldnt tell if i got him because there wasn't anything flopping...i walked out there and there it was...talk about smoked turkey.... ....24lbs. 11 inch beard and 1 1/4 inch spurs.....gobbler number 2 in 2 springs of hunting! Im pumped to head to missouri this coming weekend!!!! Hope everyone else is having the luck I've had in my turkey hunting career! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
borch Posted April 26, 2005 Report Share Posted April 26, 2005 Re: Awesome Hunt! Congrats! That's a big old bird! Borch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RatherBowHunt Posted April 26, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2005 Re: Awesome Hunt! thanks borch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redbeard Posted April 26, 2005 Report Share Posted April 26, 2005 Re: Awesome Hunt! Congratulations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RatherBowHunt Posted April 26, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2005 Re: Awesome Hunt! thanks redbeard its all because of you that i took this magnificent gobbler....i had no idea what to do with these henned up birds until i pmed you and thanks so incredibly much!!!!! You are the king of turkey hunting!!!! Now its off to missouri to try for 2 of em there....my cousin and friend just got 2 birds this past weekend both with 10" beards and 1" spurs, one weighing 21lbs and one weighing 19lbs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hobie Posted April 26, 2005 Report Share Posted April 26, 2005 Re: Awesome Hunt! Congrats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gus Posted April 26, 2005 Report Share Posted April 26, 2005 Re: Awesome Hunt! Congrats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snapper Posted April 26, 2005 Report Share Posted April 26, 2005 Re: Awesome Hunt! Congrats on a great ole bird! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gobblergetter15 Posted April 27, 2005 Report Share Posted April 27, 2005 Re: Awesome Hunt! Congrats on that great turkey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RatherBowHunt Posted April 27, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2005 Re: Awesome Hunt! thanks guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted April 27, 2005 Report Share Posted April 27, 2005 Re: Awesome Hunt! Awesome! Congrats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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