EKYhunter Posted May 7, 2010 Report Share Posted May 7, 2010 Well I set out to get my 2nd bird Wednesday morning with my bow, but it didn't work out that way. Got in early, set the blind up, got the decoys out, and waited for daylight. Lots of gobbling this morning on the roost but the woods quietened down after flydown. Had two does come in to my set up about 8:30 and they sure were fun to watch. One would only come in to 42 yards but the other came in to 17. Neither liked the blind but didn't spook. Shortly after they went off to my right, my buddy called to see how my morning was going. He works for a gas company and there office is only about five miles from where I was hunting as the crow flies. He told me he saw a hen this morning by his office that was a blondish color, with no black on her whatsoever. Pretty interesting as I've never seen one like that. After talking to him, I ate some trail mix and made a series of soft yelps and clucks on my slate call. About ten minutes later I see two red heads coming up a little locust draw. They were looking for the hen they'd heard and when they saw my jake decoy and two hen decoys they started coming. I'd left B-Mobile at home and went with a more subdued set. They came in to thirty yards and would come no further. My personal max distance for turkeys with a bow is fifteen yards and I always set my decoys at ten. When it became clear that they weren't coming any further, I got my Encore 20 gauge up on my steady stix and aimed at the biggest bird. I shot and the Nitro 7's put him down! The other bird just stood there and I started soft yelping on a mouth call. The other gobbler started clucking and then pecked the dead one a few times before walking off, feeding. I didn't spook him so maybe I can take my buddy back in there Friday. I really wanted to get another gobbler with my bow but I'm very thankful nonetheless and prayed to the Lord and thanked Him for blessing me to be able to go hunting one more time and harvest one of these beautiful birds! Sorry, but the only picture I have is from my old cell phone. He was a good two-year-old weighing 20 pounds, 10 ounces, with a 10" beard, and 1" spurs. It was really good hunt on a beautiful morning! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted May 7, 2010 Report Share Posted May 7, 2010 Congrats...good luck getting your buddy a crack at the survivor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHISKEYSWAMP Posted May 7, 2010 Report Share Posted May 7, 2010 nice bird... congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamond Archer 01 Posted May 7, 2010 Report Share Posted May 7, 2010 Congrats on a nice bird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prairiepredator Posted May 7, 2010 Report Share Posted May 7, 2010 Congrats on the bird! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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