Ethan Givan Posted April 25, 2010 Report Share Posted April 25, 2010 Well for the second year in a row I managed to kill a bird on opening day. KY season opened on April 17th but Im just now posting because my computer crashed right before season and I just got it back to working yesterday. Anyways that morning was a perfect morning for turkey hunting. Temps in the 40s and clear with light winds. I went in blind that morning not knowing where the birds were roosted so I set up on a big hayfield that is surround by woods. At daylight I heard two birds gobbling about 300 yards away across the field and another one 100 yards to my right. They flew down and I started calling. The two gobblers across the field started coming straight to me gobbling all the way. They closed the distance to about 70 yards when the bird that had been gobbling on my right met them in the field with a bunch of hens. They began strutting and the hens pulled them away from me. After they left I tried repositioning on them several times while keeping tabs on their location with a crow call. Finally at about 9:30am I found them in a low bottom field and snuck to within 60 yards. They ignored my calls as they strutted with about 10 hens around them. I decided I needed to try and make something happen so I pulled out my strutter decoy and holding it by the stake out in front of me I started to belly crawl. I crawled out into the field about 20 yards while all the time watching the birds underneath the decoy. When they first saw the strutter they ran about 100 yards away, and then the 3 gobblers lined up and came running straight at me! I had the decoy stuck in the ground right in front of me and as they ran closer I snuck my gun barrel right up beside the decoy and waited. They stopped a mere 8 steps from me and I dropped the middle bird. It was the most exciting turkey hunt I have had in a long time. Beard was 11 inches, with 1 inch spurs. Weighed 23 pounds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamond Archer 01 Posted April 25, 2010 Report Share Posted April 25, 2010 Awesome bird Ethan. Congrats!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHISKEYSWAMP Posted April 26, 2010 Report Share Posted April 26, 2010 now that sounded like an exciting hunt... awesome! Conrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkeygirl Posted April 26, 2010 Report Share Posted April 26, 2010 Awesome bird, nice photo! Congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted April 26, 2010 Report Share Posted April 26, 2010 Congrats...nice opening day bird. That was a cool way to make something happen. I'll bet that was pretty exciting having them come in like that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maytom Posted April 26, 2010 Report Share Posted April 26, 2010 Awesome bird and stats!!! WTG!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pointing_dogs_rule Posted April 26, 2010 Report Share Posted April 26, 2010 congrats!!! good luck to all the dog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddyboman Posted April 26, 2010 Report Share Posted April 26, 2010 cool! I bet that was awesome having them run at you like that....knowing in the back of your head they was coming to fight :D Congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beagleboy Posted April 26, 2010 Report Share Posted April 26, 2010 Congrats on your bird Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muleyman Posted April 26, 2010 Report Share Posted April 26, 2010 Congrats on the great bird Ethan! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbeck Posted April 26, 2010 Report Share Posted April 26, 2010 Good Job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adjam5 Posted April 26, 2010 Report Share Posted April 26, 2010 Congrats! Those Toms were headed to kick some butt! I agree Turkey hunting can be quite the rush . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PA_Spike_King Posted April 26, 2010 Report Share Posted April 26, 2010 Congrats man, I just may have to try your approach sometime. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethan Givan Posted April 27, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2010 Congrats man, I just may have to try your approach sometime. LOL Yeah it works. It was kind of a last resort thing. I wouldnt suggest it on public land though. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckmaster Posted April 27, 2010 Report Share Posted April 27, 2010 nice bird ethan! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arrow32 Posted April 27, 2010 Report Share Posted April 27, 2010 Great looking bird! Awesome story I liked how you got it bud thats cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PA_Spike_King Posted April 28, 2010 Report Share Posted April 28, 2010 Yeah it works. It was kind of a last resort thing. I wouldnt suggest it on public land though. lol Don't worry, I don't hunt on public land much and wouldn't even think of trying it there. :clown: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waterfowler Posted April 28, 2010 Report Share Posted April 28, 2010 nice job!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flintlock1776 Posted May 2, 2010 Report Share Posted May 2, 2010 That is a BIRD bird!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jorden Posted May 3, 2010 Report Share Posted May 3, 2010 Good bird, congrats!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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