Team 2 ButterBall Bandits
04-13-2014, 05:40 PM
#242
Typical Buck
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Tuscaloosa AL
Posts: 609
I don't hear a bird on roost yesterday morning, so I eased my way to a pasture I've seen birds use later in the morning so I could set up and call for a while. I had made it within 60yds of the pasture when I heard a bird clucking. I got down and listened, it was coming from where I had just came from. It wasn't long before I could tell it wasn't a hen sound, it was a gobbler yelping! In a min I could see him below me in a draw about 80yds!! I scratched the leaves and he went right into strutt! He got at the foot of the hill and I couldn't see so I readied my gun....this was about to be over. Well, several min went buy and I was expecting to see a head pop up at any second when I heard a putt behind me. That stinking thing went to the pasture edge and walked to me! Well that was over!
As I sat by that tree I heard another bird gobble a good ways back in the pines and I called but no answer. I was going to try another spot in a few min and then some on the neighboring property shot (just in earshot) and it made the bird gobble again. He had halted the distance and was about 100yds out!! I called then and got him fired up! Then another bird worked in there with him from the other direction. They wouldn't commit the last bit and started moving off. As soon as they moved I towards them about 60yds and got down and cut! They cut me off and I could tell they turned around. I quit calling then and in a min could see one easing down the ridge to me. The scout was ahead of the strutter about 15yds and was getting close fast! I lost sight of the boss for a second in the undergrowth and the scout had made it about 15 steps to me. He stood up tall and I knew if tried to wait on the other bird I might bugger this whole thing up so I squeezed off on the closest one!! BOOOM!!!! Great bird and a super fun hunt!!! This bird had a really thick beard and decent spurs, but was the lightest bird I've taken....14lbs. Haha!!! Guess he was just built for speed :P
As I sat by that tree I heard another bird gobble a good ways back in the pines and I called but no answer. I was going to try another spot in a few min and then some on the neighboring property shot (just in earshot) and it made the bird gobble again. He had halted the distance and was about 100yds out!! I called then and got him fired up! Then another bird worked in there with him from the other direction. They wouldn't commit the last bit and started moving off. As soon as they moved I towards them about 60yds and got down and cut! They cut me off and I could tell they turned around. I quit calling then and in a min could see one easing down the ridge to me. The scout was ahead of the strutter about 15yds and was getting close fast! I lost sight of the boss for a second in the undergrowth and the scout had made it about 15 steps to me. He stood up tall and I knew if tried to wait on the other bird I might bugger this whole thing up so I squeezed off on the closest one!! BOOOM!!!! Great bird and a super fun hunt!!! This bird had a really thick beard and decent spurs, but was the lightest bird I've taken....14lbs. Haha!!! Guess he was just built for speed :P
04-13-2014, 05:52 PM
#243
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Lutz, Florida. Turkey woods in the spring.
Posts: 1,143
Sounds like a fun hunt Ethan. I was supposed to be hunting with John tomorrow but tagged out last Wednesday. I think his brother was going to use my permit instead. He's on some real nice public land but the birds have been very quiet.
Ray
Ray
04-14-2014, 06:45 PM
#246
Super Moderator
Thread Starter
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Indiana
Posts: 7,182
well bsums Im chomping at the bit to go again this year. Ethan got me fired up with some bama turkeys and now the addiction is really kicking in. Im headed out Saturday to Missouri. Ill set my blind Sunday and be hunting again Monday morning. Then back to Indiana sometime to hunt a few days. Then back to Missouri for a few more days. Off to Nebraska in May, then to Wisconsin.
