Missed160 Posted May 11, 2009 Report Share Posted May 11, 2009 Saturday morning was the last morning of my time period. I had been out a couple other mornings & a couple afternoons & seen gobblers every time. Seems as if I went right, they went left.. So saturday morning I set up on a field edge, as far west as I can go on this farm. I had birds gobbling a bit west of my on the next farm where they usually roost. About 6:30 a bird gobbled south east of me. I am sure that this is the same bird I have seen a couple times, and he always came to the field LATE - I hadn't heard him gobble, or seen him in the field before 10am yet. I had planned to move down there late in the morning & set up for him. When he gobbled I grabbed my decoys & ran down there to see if he was going to come out earlier. I got set up clucked a couple times & he gobbled back from about 150 yards straight south of me. After clucking a few times & getting gobbled at, I could hear him spitting & drumming in the woods. Finally I saw him, full strut about 80 yards south of me, he strutted along a small ridge top & ended up on the field about 90 yards west of me. It took him about 15 minutes to get down to me, full strut the whole way! I shot him at about 30 yards. It is one of my most memorable birds, I am sure it is the one which came into my son a couple weeks ago & locked up at about 50 yards. He is my second heaviest bird 24 lb 6 oz - Spurs 1 1/8, beard - 10 3/4. I will post pictures later.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohiobucks Posted May 11, 2009 Report Share Posted May 11, 2009 Sounds like a great bird, way to go! :cool: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted May 11, 2009 Report Share Posted May 11, 2009 Sounds like he gave you a great show too. Congrats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkeygirl Posted May 11, 2009 Report Share Posted May 11, 2009 Congrats on a nice bird! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAMABUCKS Posted May 11, 2009 Report Share Posted May 11, 2009 Congrats on a fine bird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jesse8953 Posted May 11, 2009 Report Share Posted May 11, 2009 nice job:D can't wait to see the pictures:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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