Today is the second day of Georgias' turkey season and I got whooped bad.
I went in before daylight this morning and got set up. At the break of day two birds started gobbling in the distance and another on a hill north of me. I felt the bird on the hill could hear me so I did some soft calling. Then from no more than 40 yds. behind me, in a tree on the logging road I walked in on, which I walked directly under to get set up, a bird gobbles one time and flys down away from me. I'm pretty sure he could see me from where he was roosting. Anyway, away he went and I couldn't turn him. Within 30 minutes it was quiet, at 9 a.m. I gave up and walked back to my truck, got my chair out of the truck and my thermos and just sat and listened. Around 10 a.m. a bird gobbled directly in front of me about a quarter mile at the most. I took off towards him and stoped at the edge of the swamp to listen for him, then another gobbles to my right, maybe 300 yds. I could tell the first one was going away from me, so I moved closer to the one on my right and set up a little past him.
I thought I had him, he went quiet and I could see a head coming over a small rise. Wouldn't you know it, a jake! Now I'm talking to myself, no way this was the bird doing the gobbling. Well I wouldn't call, and that jake walked to within 30 feet of me and stood there for what seemed an eternity. One thing for sure, my new camoflage worked to perfection. He started putting, and looking for a hen and then finally walked a way from me, I watched him till he was about 50 yds away. Then the other bird gobbled where he came from. I called, he gobbled, and gobbled, and gobbled. I saw the jake coming back and I went quiet again, he went towards the big bird. Well that old gobblered played with me until 1:00 p.m. and was going away all the time. By this time I was cooking in the Ga. sun and gave up. When I walked back to my truck he was still gobbling. I probably should have stayed but I was give out.
My final thought as I stood at my truck drinking coffee, JW!, this one is yours. If y'all have read some of the other post, JW! is coming down from WI. to hunt with me this week.
Sorry Team 9, I got whooped.
dog1
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Oh Ya tenderized him? Mark that spot well as me thinks with a bit of investigation you might have found a strutt zone.......we will set-up on that bird and let Bruce do his magic!
I be coming and have I gotta hera a gobble and get my butt whopped to disease! I think I will not be ale to sleep and jsut may leave very early Am Tuesday if not Monday Night........I'll call and keep ya posted.
I am all set - Made a Cabela's run and after over 400 bucks later - got new snake boots, chaps, extra snake leggins (couldn't pass them up) camoflagie armoured pants, and will be wearing that new camofalgie snake cup too.....let em bite me - they be bustin fnags fer sure!
Wife thought I wuz nuts and I found a new decoy for less thatn 10 bucks!
Soon........and once you get over my oggliness - and I shoot my first Georgia bird before you do (hehe) ...man.....I guess I had better shutup now beofre i wear out my welcome before I even git there!
Stories - many of them to come folks.......this Boy needs to find out if he can Yelp-Yelp-Yelp ya'll with those southern boys!
JW
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Turkey Hunting! ~ One Turkey Calling Another!
Dont feel bad we all get whooped. I got whooped for 5 years until I connected. It happens.
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Im a turkey hunting addict
Bow Oneida Eagle Tomcat
Easton Arrows
And the most reliable release Fingers
Gun Mossberg 500 & T/C Hawken
Fire and Iced custom calls Field pro staff
If they are doing a lot of gobbling in that area...it seems like they like that spot...I would frequent that area every time I went out.
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Remington Model 870 SPS-T Camo Thumbhole 12 Gauge
Ruger M77 Mark II .270 w/ Nikon 3-9x40 Buckmasters
Took a whooping today!
