DowninWhiteys Posted October 8, 2007 Report Share Posted October 8, 2007 Went out Sunday afternoon/evening deer hunting and decided to sit in my blind which sits on a fenceline. On our side we have soybeans and on the other is alfalfa. I'm really a deer hunter and don't get too excited about turkeys, but the last few days of sitting in this general area I have seen tons of them. They would come from the alfalfa side to the beans side and at only 15- 20 yards away from where the blind was at. So after my brother zinged one on Fri. I decided what the heck I've got to break in this new bow and what better way than to get some gobblers. Bought a permit Saturday night and then figured that I probably jinxed myself for the rest of the season, but I decided to just put it out of my mind and focus on deer. Whatever happens will happen. Around 5pm, I'm sitting in the blind, listening to the Chargers pound the crap out of Denver, and I hear a cluck-cluck sound. Look to my right and only see one head appear but it looks like he/she's going back to the other property. Go back to the game and maybe 5 minutes later I just look back to my right and there are turkeys just streaming over the fenceline into the beans (my side). Maybe 20-30 total, couldn't count em all. So I hurry up get my bow, and get situated. Turkeys weren't spooked, just milling around at 15-20 yards away. So I lock onto a group and wait for one to get clear and stop walking. One stops- Dead! Perfect shot-only fluttered around for a few yards. The others wonder whats going on and spread out but not out of my range and I get another to come into the clear. She stops-Dead! Another perfect shot. Both at 15-yards and both young birds. I was pretty happy how things turned out- a double my first attempt. So now I got the bug and will definately be looking forward to spring when I hope to get a couple good Tom's. Anyways, thanks for reading this far and good luck to rest of you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gus Posted October 9, 2007 Report Share Posted October 9, 2007 Congrats, nice shooting Not many birds around my parts during the fall season, but I have had 2 chances in the last few years with my bow and blew both of them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MUDRUNNER Posted October 9, 2007 Report Share Posted October 9, 2007 Congrats on the turkeys!Sounds like you have a good number of birds around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted October 9, 2007 Report Share Posted October 9, 2007 Congratulations. Had a group of about 30 turkeys in one of my plots Sunday morning. Some of them wound there way around over in front of me at just 12 yards out, unfortunately there is no fall turkey season here yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DowninWhiteys Posted October 9, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2007 Yep they are thick around here. Just last night I had another 15 or so come by the exact same place where I shot these two. -DW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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