VTbowman Posted May 4, 2006 Report Share Posted May 4, 2006 Where do I begin? Ok. 9am. Just got off a 12 hour night shift and an hour commute home. Only thing on my loopy mind was a dark room, running fan, and soft pillow.. LOL I pull into the long driveway and see a lone hen about 200+ yards away down the woods line out in the green field playin in the mistly-drizzle rain.. I get out of the truck and hit a mouth call I have to see if I get any reaction. "Why?" I think. They never do so why should this be any different? Waaay off in the distance, way up behind my house and ober the back hill I hear a faint gobble. "COOL!" I never get any response to my mergar attemps at diaphram mouth calling. I go inside not thinkin to much about it. I am spent from work and little sleep all week long. I go out on the back deck for one last yelp before hitting the sack to see if I can raise him again. Bamb! He cuts me right off and is a lot closer! This is where the loopy brain kicks in. I have roughly 6 hours to grab for sleep before going back in for another 12 hour night shift. So what do I do? I run downstairs to throw on anything I can find for camo. LOL (My brand new set of Predator Spring Green is out on the back deck dretched.. ) I go to grab the shot gun and its in 3 pieces hanging in the furnace room, taped up everywhere, and no butt plate. I just gave it a camo job and it was drying overnight (day for you day shifters) D-oh! I frantically put it together like some guy off some military camp show not even thinkin about it, it just flows together.. I grab my slate call and 4 shells and runout, mouth call still in place. I get up past my mowed section of our back yard and hit the "super thicket" as I call it. A tangled mess of thick cedars and black berry bushes. I wade threw this to find a spot right on my back property line and start calling... Bamb! Gobbles galour! Hard to tell but sounds like I have a group of 3 way on top of the hill and another coming from my right.. This is where it get frustrating... I find that turkeys do not like to come downhill to calling no mater how hard they are gobbling and how hot they sound. They cut off every little peep I make. With authori-ta! Funny thing is they did not respond at all to my Primos "The Freak" slate call, only to my mouth callin! Interesting... Well I keep checking my watch knowing damm well I NEED to sleep but man I got thundering gobblers closing in! What to do? What to do? "Stay put you dumb arse..." I decide.. LOL I try to find a way to close the gap but I really dont want to cross the posted signs the guy has up so I stay put. I call-they answer, I dont call-they gobble like crazy. They were fired up but I suppose the terrain simply foiled me since they would not commit. I had them within 50yards but my cedar woods and thicket are so thick I would be been lucky for a 25 yard shot.. 12pm rolls around and I had to call it quits. Not legal after 12 and I am just plain tired.. I walk away to the house with 3 gobblers still hammering away behind me. Just did not seem right... Talk about heart pounding fun!!!! BTW I got in 3 hours of sleep before the family came home fromschool and work.. Now I must endure the long night... Can't wait for this week!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VtBowhunter Posted May 4, 2006 Report Share Posted May 4, 2006 Re: Thunderous gobbling unlooked for...!!! (long) Sounds like I need to go up there instead, lol. Isn't turkey fun? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VTbowman Posted May 4, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2006 Re: Thunderous gobbling unlooked for...!!! (long) Very surprizing to hear them at all. 1st time I have up here. Isee a few here and there but nothing like you got donw there bro. But then I guess you only need 1 right... LOL Makes me feel good that they are coming along well up here... 2 years ago there was nothing up here.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VermontHunter Posted May 4, 2006 Report Share Posted May 4, 2006 Re: Thunderous gobbling unlooked for...!!! (long) GEEZE,,, one day our luck has to change Shawn.. Man this Turkey hunting is going to drive me insane,, I get foiled by a bunch of hens,, and yours just hang up, like they had no where to go....it's crazy Im telling ya... but what do we do ?? we just keep at it...NUTS.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VTbowman Posted May 4, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2006 Re: Thunderous gobbling unlooked for...!!! (long) Luke I can not explain the feeling when they gobbled right near me. I mean the literal "feel" of the sound vibrations were intense! They were very close. My set up would of been much different if I had no posted sign to deter me.. I do not think of this as a failure at all. I got to call in multiple turley via mouth calling and they came to me like they should of. It was sweet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VermontHunter Posted May 4, 2006 Report Share Posted May 4, 2006 Re: Thunderous gobbling unlooked for...!!! (long) [ QUOTE ] I do not think of this as a failure at all. [/ QUOTE ] I definately wouldn't either..... I definately didn't consider mine a failure also,,, I had the right setup,, the hens just didn't coperate and stick around quite long enough...and competeing with live real hens isn't what Im quite ready for yet... I will say this tho..... we be definately getting better at this game..... But it's still a crazy thing...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VTbowman Posted May 4, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2006 Re: Thunderous gobbling unlooked for...!!! (long) I know to those who read this are saying whats the big deal. It is to me since I am still sorta rookie, not once calling in a bird before no less via mouth call and gaining the tons of experience on doing so... My 1st season was basically guided by Vtbowhunter and we slammed me 2 jakes in less then 40 minutes. On 2 consecitive mornings. 2nd season I hunted the top half of our state which is not known for its mass turkey flocks and I was skunked all year. Not once even hearing a gobble! This is my 3rd season and its lookin bright! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted May 4, 2006 Report Share Posted May 4, 2006 Re: Thunderous gobbling unlooked for...!!! (long) [ QUOTE ] I know to those who read this are saying whats the big deal. [/ QUOTE ] Not at all Shawn. The sound of an up close and personal gobbler or gobblers that are gobbling their heads off is an awesome experience. Especially with Eastern turkeys because their gobbles are so much coarser and louder to boot than a Rio or a Merriam. As you know from your experience when they get that close it sounds like their gobbles just echo across the ground. Now just wait until one starts drumming up close and so loud your insides feel like they are vibrating. BTW, thanks for sharing your true feelings about your great day turkey hunting. Hope one pokes his head out for you next time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VTbowman Posted May 4, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2006 Re: Thunderous gobbling unlooked for...!!! (long) I swear they were close. I could "feel" thier gobbling on my chest and coat. LOL It was amazing how loud... Here I though they were close and now I see they were not until they DID get close. LOL Thanks all... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lilbuckmaster Posted May 4, 2006 Report Share Posted May 4, 2006 Re: Thunderous gobbling unlooked for...!!! (long) Well better luck next time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowtechTurkeyHunter Posted May 5, 2006 Report Share Posted May 5, 2006 Re: Thunderous gobbling unlooked for...!!! (long) Sounds like my kinda hunting I love to justt hear the gobbles man that is awesome .... Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VtBowhunter Posted May 5, 2006 Report Share Posted May 5, 2006 Re: Thunderous gobbling unlooked for...!!! (long) Shawn, I'll try to get one so close this weekend that you'll feel the ground shake under you when he gobbles. That's what it was like with the last one I shot. Remember one thing about last year.......Vermont's season was bad all over, so disregard the bad from last year. With the mild winter this year, and the way these things breed, you guys are finally in for some great turkeys up your way in the next few years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VermontHunter Posted May 5, 2006 Report Share Posted May 5, 2006 Re: Thunderous gobbling unlooked for...!!! (long) [ QUOTE ] and the way these things breed, you guys are finally in for some great turkeys up your way in the next few years. [/ QUOTE ] Man I hope so...... And I have to agree Josh last year Turkey hunting in the Northeast in general wasn't great at all... I know I seeing lots of birds on the farm and hearing lots of Gobbling,,, it just my lack of experience that's hurting me this year,, competeing with live hens, is just out of my league.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VTbowman Posted May 5, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2006 Re: Thunderous gobbling unlooked for...!!! (long) [ QUOTE ] I know I seeing lots of birds on the farm and hearing lots of Gobbling,,, it just my lack of experience that's hurting me this year,, competeing with live hens, is just out of my league.... [/ QUOTE ] Come on Luke give your self a little credit. Your not totally clueless... -just partially.. LOL I know that the other day was something that has not happen EVER around my house so I agree that the birds are really starting to multiply up here. Hopefully one day, in a few years, I must have you up Josh to help thin them out.. You still owe me a couple doe shot via your bow... Man now those things are like roaches around here. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VermontHunter Posted May 5, 2006 Report Share Posted May 5, 2006 Re: Thunderous gobbling unlooked for...!!! (long) OH I give myself all kinds of credit on not being the best caller out there.... Man I need a teacher, to help me out with these hens... ,, I just can't compete with them.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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