i woke up at about 430 this morning (april 30th) and i looked outside to see if it was overcast like the night before and yes it was. i had my dad give me a ride to my hunting land just up the road about a mile. i hiked probably 3/4 of a mile to my blind. i put a hen and a jake decoy out past the blind about 20 yards, i sat there until 630 and didnt hear a gobble or yelp of a hen or nothing. finally around 645 i heard a faint gobble off to my right. 10 minutes later he gobbled again and this time he was closer. i only had one window open in my blind cuz i wanted it completely black in there when they came in.a lil while later i heard a spit and drumb behind me about 20 yards.....thats when i started shakin. i had no idea where this bird was goin and just kept listening. i yelped a few times with my sonic dome mouth call from primos. another gobbler up ahead of me gobbled they came around the corner and one popped out in full strut...then another...then another and i before i knew it i had three strutters in front of me....they started makin there way down the hill towards the decoys. once they got closer and closer i saw the bird that was behind me the whole time. he was also struttin on my left. the lead bird got to the decoys and all ihad to do was wait until he came outa strut. once he did that i sent the aftershock gobbler head at him...perfect shot under the wing and he was dead at 18 yards.. the other three birds didnt know what happened they just stood there. then four jakes comni walkin in and didnt leave for another hour. but i was happy and patient. the bird weighs 24 lbs. and has 1 3/8 inch spurs and a 9.5 inch beard. first one with a bow!!
first turkey with a bow!
