Team #1 Last Gobble - 2009 Champions
#151
Awesome huntress, good work, now get some sleep.
Keep at it everyone, with all these encounters its only a matter of time before you all connect.
Season is only a week away from me now, but it opens on a Monday so I'll probably have to wait till the 1st weekend in May.
Keep at it everyone, with all these encounters its only a matter of time before you all connect.
Season is only a week away from me now, but it opens on a Monday so I'll probably have to wait till the 1st weekend in May.
#153
Typical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: florida
Posts: 972
thanks guys....
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Hunted this area the last 2 weeks in SC.
Birds would fly down and go directly to the private club.
Turns out that they were baiting...grrrrrrr.
Anyway, I bumped my bird off the roost so I wasn't into it.
About 0830et or so I ate my bagel and told Jim that I was going to pack
up soon.
I then heard some far off yelping so I decided to play games.
I let loose and started cuttin', yelpin', purrin', cluckin', and just
tearin' it up.
The responses were getting closer and closer and before I knew it they
was crunchin' coming right at me.
I saw movement and went to turn but realized it was a gobbler so I
froze.
He came through the bushes and jumped up on a log and started to strut.
It was so beautiful!! He had 2 jakes with him and they kept watching me
so I was afraid to move.
At this point the gobbler knew something was up too so he jumped off the
log and started to head off.
Luckily he stopped behind a small tree long enough for me to turn and
shoot.
All I saw were birds flyin' so I wasn't sure if I got him or not but
then I saw floppin' on the ground.
I jumped up and stomped on his head cause this one wasn't getting away,
I had waited too long for this moment.
I then go so excited that I puked...lol...and thanked God over and over
a million times over.
He only had 1 spur, 7/8in and the other looked like it wanted to grow
but was more like raised skin, not even a bump.
He weighed 21lbs and had a 10.5in beard.
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Hunted this area the last 2 weeks in SC.
Birds would fly down and go directly to the private club.
Turns out that they were baiting...grrrrrrr.
Anyway, I bumped my bird off the roost so I wasn't into it.
About 0830et or so I ate my bagel and told Jim that I was going to pack
up soon.
I then heard some far off yelping so I decided to play games.
I let loose and started cuttin', yelpin', purrin', cluckin', and just
tearin' it up.
The responses were getting closer and closer and before I knew it they
was crunchin' coming right at me.
I saw movement and went to turn but realized it was a gobbler so I
froze.
He came through the bushes and jumped up on a log and started to strut.
It was so beautiful!! He had 2 jakes with him and they kept watching me
so I was afraid to move.
At this point the gobbler knew something was up too so he jumped off the
log and started to head off.
Luckily he stopped behind a small tree long enough for me to turn and
shoot.
All I saw were birds flyin' so I wasn't sure if I got him or not but
then I saw floppin' on the ground.
I jumped up and stomped on his head cause this one wasn't getting away,
I had waited too long for this moment.
I then go so excited that I puked...lol...and thanked God over and over
a million times over.
He only had 1 spur, 7/8in and the other looked like it wanted to grow
but was more like raised skin, not even a bump.
He weighed 21lbs and had a 10.5in beard.
#156
Good work everybody! Team 1 on the assault!
Huntress that is a mighty heavy bird for SC this late in the season. A good hunting friend of mine killed one this morning down there with 1 3/8" spurs that only weighed 15#s. Usually by this time, they are really really running themselves thin. Thats a great bird! Congrats!
Good work on yours also pins... looking forward to seeing pictures and getting the full report.
I went this morning myself to a little 20 acre patch back of a church. Had three gobbling in the tree, sadly.... all off the property. There is no doubt in my mind that the birds are relating to this place, as it looks like a team of landscapers with leaf blowers have gone through the woods... turkey scratching EVERYWHERE. The rain moved in about 830 and the bird I was trying to coax across the creek hushed up and went the other way... hen likely found him. I just need to catch one on my side and he is a ghost.
Going someplace with my best friend tmw AM. It'll be fun and hopefully productive. Got another extended hunt in the mountains lined up for mid-May when we can hunt all day.
Huntress that is a mighty heavy bird for SC this late in the season. A good hunting friend of mine killed one this morning down there with 1 3/8" spurs that only weighed 15#s. Usually by this time, they are really really running themselves thin. Thats a great bird! Congrats!
Good work on yours also pins... looking forward to seeing pictures and getting the full report.
I went this morning myself to a little 20 acre patch back of a church. Had three gobbling in the tree, sadly.... all off the property. There is no doubt in my mind that the birds are relating to this place, as it looks like a team of landscapers with leaf blowers have gone through the woods... turkey scratching EVERYWHERE. The rain moved in about 830 and the bird I was trying to coax across the creek hushed up and went the other way... hen likely found him. I just need to catch one on my side and he is a ghost.
Going someplace with my best friend tmw AM. It'll be fun and hopefully productive. Got another extended hunt in the mountains lined up for mid-May when we can hunt all day.
#157
Well went out tuesday morning to a farm close by. Had probably eight to ten different birds hitting all around me. Then about 7:30 they shut up and disappeared. Heard a four wheeler or tractor an think it might have moved them off a bit. So I thought while I still had a little time I would run to another farm close by. Didn't see or hear any birds in the cow fields so I set up in one of my favorite spots with my widow maker hen and b-mobile. Sat there for about 10 to 15 minutes soft calling a bit. Then I heard him gobble at the other end of the field. So I got the ole browning over and under up and ready. Called one more time and he hit again. Then I seen the hen working my way and I knew he was in trouble. Then here he came around the cornerturning sideways and strutin a bit. Then he came running to b-mobile ready to lay the smack down but he didn't get a chance. I dropped the hammer on him at about 17 yards. It was a great morning and ready to get back out there and try and fill that other tag. Good luck team and will try for a bigger one now. Lets keep it up. Nice job to the other ones too. Later
#159
home from a long week way up north. I hate those mill towns, the smoke stacks don't stop spewing stink. The people are friendly enough though.
My season opens monday, I don't have the day off but seriously considering running up to the farm sunday to set up blinds, get my cameras back out, and maybe sneak in a quick hunt monday morning before running back for work.
Keep at it everyone, good luck.
My season opens monday, I don't have the day off but seriously considering running up to the farm sunday to set up blinds, get my cameras back out, and maybe sneak in a quick hunt monday morning before running back for work.
Keep at it everyone, good luck.
#160
Hey guys, computer took a crap on me, so had to bring it in to get fixed... No more birds down, but we're going to a promising spot tomorrow, so we'll see what happens... Congrats to all that have downed birds!