Rhino Posted April 6, 2009 Report Share Posted April 6, 2009 For whatever reason the birds haven't been as vocal lately. Before dawn Friday morning I'm sitting close to where I heard a bird roosted previously. With a breeze blowing flydown time comes and goes without the 1st yodel from a love sick gobbler. Time to cover some ground I guess. Well I checked on a bird I was saving for a youth hunter this weekend. He was rocking the ground gobbling out the back side of one of our bigger food plots. Another couple of hours passes checking different areas and I return to where I started around 9:30. I find a comfortable tree and throw out some clucking and purring followed by the gobble call. A second later a bird answers in the distance. Time to cut off some distance so I try to cut it in half and set up again. Another gobble call thrown out that he answers again. Only problem is I haven't even cut the distance by a 1/3 yet and he's across a blacktop road but still on our property. Time to cut some distance again and get on his side of the road. About 10 minutes later I'm set on a not so comfortable tree about 10 yards off of a small opening on the ridge where I'd last heard him gobble. I call...no answer. Dang. About 5 minutes later I call and double gobble at myself and no answer. Some 15 more minutes of silence or so goes by. I'm now pondering my options when a hen suddenly appears from behind a tree inside the 20 yard line. Amazing how they can do that. She feeds around and starts feeding toward my left when a gobbler steps out from behind another tree at about the 35 yard line. A short check time to make sure he's mature and a load of Nitro 4x5x7's hits him in the face at 10:30 in the morning. My 2nd MS bird for the season totes a 9 3/4" beard along with 15/16" spurs on both sides. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted April 6, 2009 Report Share Posted April 6, 2009 Congratulations Al. What gobble call are you using? Think I am going to have to get one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAMABUCKS Posted April 6, 2009 Report Share Posted April 6, 2009 Congrats on #2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jesse8953 Posted April 6, 2009 Report Share Posted April 6, 2009 Looks like a primo call to me. Nice bird:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted April 6, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2009 What gobble call are you using? The Gobbler made by Primos. It's the only gobble call I've used for the past 10 or 12 years. I'm on my 3rd one now. I gave my 1st one to a guide in TX after tricking some Rios there. I wore my 2nd one out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slughunter Posted April 6, 2009 Report Share Posted April 6, 2009 Thats an awesome bird, Congrats on him. Seems like every year you have no problem tagging out. Seems like the gobbler call is where its at this year, hopefully I get some use out of mine. -shane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nut Posted April 6, 2009 Report Share Posted April 6, 2009 Congratulations:cool: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccwhitey Posted April 6, 2009 Report Share Posted April 6, 2009 Nice looking bird congrats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHISKEYSWAMP Posted April 6, 2009 Report Share Posted April 6, 2009 good bird and hunt... congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted April 6, 2009 Report Share Posted April 6, 2009 The Gobbler made by Primos. It's the only gobble call I've used for the past 10 or 12 years. I'm on my 3rd one now. I gave my 1st one to a guide in TX after tricking some Rios there. I wore my 2nd one out. Thanks Al, I will have to see if I can find one around here somewhere this week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddyboman Posted April 6, 2009 Report Share Posted April 6, 2009 i know Rhino has made us all believers out of that gobbler call. WTG on another great bird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pointing_dogs_rule Posted April 6, 2009 Report Share Posted April 6, 2009 congrats on another nice bird good luck to all the dog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VermontHunter Posted April 6, 2009 Report Share Posted April 6, 2009 CONGRATS on a GREAT MS Tom andout smarting that gobbler ... :cool: I'm going to have to make it down there and have you guide me on a hunt I see ... :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NiteRunner Posted April 6, 2009 Report Share Posted April 6, 2009 Gotta love that Gobble Call! Congrads! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowtech_archer07 Posted April 6, 2009 Report Share Posted April 6, 2009 Nice lookin bird! Congrats on him and a great hunt! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhine16 Posted April 6, 2009 Report Share Posted April 6, 2009 Congratulations Al! Great story! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3seasons Posted April 6, 2009 Report Share Posted April 6, 2009 Congrats nice bird Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted April 7, 2009 Report Share Posted April 7, 2009 You tell a great story Alan. Congrats to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dartonman Posted April 7, 2009 Report Share Posted April 7, 2009 The ole silver fox practices what he preaches.....that gobble call worked for my boys, it just gets em fired up to see what guys are yelling at the girls in their bar....it changed my whole perspective on shooting birds, and Ive been shooting them for over 10 seasons now.......great looking bird AL....congrads from your friend in Illinois...ps...Im still cold and sore from me and the boys hunt this past weekend...its heck getting older................al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dakota Posted April 7, 2009 Report Share Posted April 7, 2009 Wtg, Al! Congrats! Dakota Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leo Posted April 7, 2009 Report Share Posted April 7, 2009 That's the same one I use. Typically it pulls in a hot hen and the gobbler follows. Need to be careful with those things though they can get you shot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huntn4bucks Posted April 9, 2009 Report Share Posted April 9, 2009 Nice job once again Al. An occasional flash hunt is nice but those that you have to chase for awhile are always very rewarding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maytom Posted April 9, 2009 Report Share Posted April 9, 2009 WTG!!! Our season doesn't kick in until may 1st!! Can't wait to get out after them as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jorden Posted April 11, 2009 Report Share Posted April 11, 2009 Congrats on a great bird:D:cool: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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