slughunter Posted April 22, 2007 Report Share Posted April 22, 2007 So as most of you know my season got off to a rough start, guiding my grandpa and 6 of his freinds to turkeys and then during the last day he ruined my shot at a nice tom. then from wednsday to friday I guided my buddy jake to a big tom. Well this morning (sunday) had a feeling to it and I knew things would be good. I got out there kinda late but it was still dark out. I walked back to a different spot than normal cause the land owner suggested it becasue every opening morning he has gotten a tom there. So I set the decoys up and waited, by this point they are just starting to gobble and they were everywhere, up the hill, way on the other side of the valley, over the bluff, and one was about 100 yards away on the edge of the feild. When he was gobbleing I knew he was big so I got really excited, but I realized that the location that he would be comming from would leave me too exposed to his line of vision, so I went to a fallen down tree about 10 yards away and got into it and was hidden a little better. Right when I sat down a turkey flew into the feild which suprised me becasue it was still really dark. then 3 deer came and investigated the decoys. As the gobbling show went on I decided to call a little bit and that got the tom next to me really fired up. then a couple more turkeys flew into the feild and landed about 150 yards away and one had a very large beard. They walked up the hill and out of sight and I thought my morning was over. Then I heard a huge gobble about 30 yards behind me and I knew things were about to heat up. I tryed my best to remain motionless but the mosquitoes are already hatched and they wouldent leave me alone. Then he gobble again and it was a fly down gobble so I knew he was after the decoys. So I called a little and then in the very corner of my eye I saw black moving. But I still didnt move an inch. I thought there was just one but after they got in front of me I realized there were 2 toms both in full strut. They were about 25 yards away going from my left to right after the decoys. I didnt have my gun up and so I was watching close for my opertunity to raise up, and that opertunity came about 10 seconds later, the bigger of the 2 toms turned the other way in full strut and the smaller one went on the other side of him, leaving a 2 second opertunity to raise. After raising up I waited for a shot at the big one, he slowly came twards the decoys and raised his head for a second and I layed the smackdown on him, but then the other tom ran at me and stood 10 yards away, so I aimed and put the smack down on him too. Neither of them flopped around at all. I was so pumped. The bigger tom weighed 24 pounds, 10.5 inch beard and had 1 inch spurs, the smaller one weighed 21 pounds, 10 inch beard, and 3/4 inch spurs. Pictures will come tommorow when I have time to download them on my computer. -shane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huntinguide Posted April 23, 2007 Report Share Posted April 23, 2007 congrats....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddyboman Posted April 23, 2007 Report Share Posted April 23, 2007 sounds like a great morning. COngrats!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted April 23, 2007 Report Share Posted April 23, 2007 Sure does sound like a great morning. Congratulations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy Posted April 23, 2007 Report Share Posted April 23, 2007 Congrats on the birds!! We need pics now!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAMABUCKS Posted April 23, 2007 Report Share Posted April 23, 2007 congrats on the birds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NiteRunner Posted April 23, 2007 Report Share Posted April 23, 2007 Congrads! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted April 23, 2007 Report Share Posted April 23, 2007 Congrats on the double Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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