WHISKEYSWAMP Posted April 21, 2010 Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 I took a nice gobbler on Monday, opening day of Ohio’s season… I did some scouting on Sunday and watched 3 gobblers, 3 jakes, and about 10 hens out in this field for over an hour. It made an easy decision on where to hunt the next day. I woke up at 4am to make the hour drive and to be set up before the turkey woke up since I didn’t know where they roosted on that side of the farm… of all the years I’ve hunted there, they’ve almost always roosted on the opposite side. I was set up around 5:45 and waited on daylight. Once daylight hit, they started gobbling, but probably around 200 yards away. I decided to wait it out hoping they would make there way to the field like the day before. At about 6:40, 4 hens worked their way passed me a few yards away… once they were well out in the field, I made a few calls, and the gobbler responded from the river bottom, but still a ways out. After 15 minutes of sitting quiet, I seen brief movement of a white head and the top of a fan at the back of the food plot we planted last year, but due to my position I didn’t have a good view of him. I made a couple light calls, he gobbled, and made his way towards me. A couple minutes later, he walked right into my shooting lane and the hunt was over. He is my first to take on opening day of season… thank goodness for having another tag as I have a couple new places I plan on trying out this year, and I have a couple other hunters that want me to take them out as well… :gunsmilie: 23 pounds 10-3/4” beard 1-1/4” right spur 15/16” broken left spur Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamond Archer 01 Posted April 21, 2010 Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 Congrats on an great bird. That is awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted April 21, 2010 Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 Good deal. Great bird. Wish I had some time in the spring or closer access to birds, I like hunting them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhine16 Posted April 21, 2010 Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 Congrats Whiskey! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohiobucks Posted April 21, 2010 Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 Great bird Rodney, congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redbeard Posted April 21, 2010 Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 Nice birds. Congrats! LOVE THE PHOTO TOO! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jesse8953 Posted April 21, 2010 Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 congrats on that Ohio gobbler! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pointing_dogs_rule Posted April 21, 2010 Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 Congrats!! Nice bird. good luck to all the dog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PA_Spike_King Posted April 21, 2010 Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 Great shooting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strut10 Posted April 22, 2010 Report Share Posted April 22, 2010 Now, that's a pig!! CONGRATS!! Like the setup on your pic. Good stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHISKEYSWAMP Posted April 22, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2010 thanks all for the congrats! what I'm looking forward to most the rest of the season is helping a couple other hunters bag their first gobbler ever... should add some excitement to the season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddyboman Posted April 22, 2010 Report Share Posted April 22, 2010 great bird! Congrats! I too like the pic nice work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbHunterNY Posted April 23, 2010 Report Share Posted April 23, 2010 nice thunderchicken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goinghuntin Posted April 23, 2010 Report Share Posted April 23, 2010 Good job on the bird! Like the picture too :1eye: Nathan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethan Givan Posted April 23, 2010 Report Share Posted April 23, 2010 Very nice bird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted April 23, 2010 Report Share Posted April 23, 2010 Congrats!!! Niceun too. Gotta love those opening morning birds working in like that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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