Nate called me yesterday and said he's picking me up in the morning. The birds in one of his honey holes were responding great and we'd hit them in the morning. He had an almost that morning.
Nate and Renee, his wife picked me up promptly after 4:30 and we headed to the spot. We walked the hill timely and were set up where I filmed Nate killing his longbeard last year. You can view it as the first hunt on volume III of the River Valley Game Calls' Headhunters series. It wasn't long when the birds he knew were there pounded and we were well within 100 yarda of them. They responded well and I saw the first one fly down. Once on the ground he was also responding. I didn't see the second bird come down nor did I see the 3 hens that Nate saw fly down. We had them coming but not directly in. Nate and Renee both had their barrels up and I thought it was a done deal.
We worked them for 20 minutes and they pounded on almost every call. The one we could see wasn't but 75 yards away and the other gobbled below him. Suddenly we could hear jakes coming in from our right and closing fast. This might present a problem. When the big tom saw the jakes, probably the same time I did he walked away from us headed toward his buddy and hens. The jakes continued to carry on until they were within 30 yards, 4 total.
I heard Renee communicating with Nate, I heard her scoot around the tree as well as Nate and knew it was on. Nate normally wouldn't shoot a jake as he said but he and Renee never doubled up on spring birds before and I couldn't think of any reason not too. At the sound of the all but simultaneous blast, 2 birds layed flopping.
What a fantastic morning full of gobblin action and friendships. Seeing Renee kill her 4th ever bird and doubling up with her husband made my season.
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Remington Model 11-87 Premier 12 Gauge
Remington Model 870 SPS-T Camo Thumbhole 12 Gauge
Ruger M77 Mark II .270 w/ Nikon 3-9x40 Buckmasters
Thanks guys, it's been slow for me tho the last two days. Hunting alone and not hearing a bird. I'll be on one soon enough, keeping the faith and I still get up every morning. I love May! BUT, I can't wait to sleep later come season end..lol
A Double for Team River Valley
