I forgot to post a story from Tuesday.Me and my friend Tommy decided we'd go out after we got off work tuesday.I wanted to help him get his first turkey.

We went to a spot where I had seen a bird last week.I knew there was a hen nesting close by and he was visiting her.We got to the spot and I glassed the area.I saw a hen and right behind her was a tom in full strut!It was 4:20pm.I knew the area,so we swung around and got within 300yds of him.He was strutting and gobbling hard.Very odd for this late in the season.

He was moving away from us,so we swung around again to get in front of him.We crawled the last couple hundred yards.And we were even with him but in some good cover.I directed tommy to continue crawling down the firebreak and it would take him to an opening.As he slipped along on hands and knees the Tom would gobble once in a while.I think it was because he heard the leaves shuffling and thought it was a hen.
The bird was 40yds straight across from tommy when he got a clean shot.He squeezed off on my 3" 11-87 with Win HV #5's..tru glo 40mm red dot,and .665 kicks choke.The bird crumpled at the boom.It was 5:35pm over an hour after we first saw him.

I was happy.Tommy got his first bird ever,and a nice one too...Not to mention late season on public land.[8D]
9 1/2" beard...1 1/8" spurs...14lbs 8oz...He was still very excited the next day.When he came into work he was showing everyone his beard and spurs.That's what I like about helping people.Here are a few pics.





Today is the last day me and my wife could go out together for turkeys this year.We saw a bird around 8am and swung in front of him.We were almost in position when I saw him traveling the tree line towards us.We stood there with no face masks,or gloves on.I knew we were gonna get busted,and I told her I would shoot him if he got nervous.
I didn't know it was a jake to start with,but when he got about 25yds from us,and cleared the brush..I saw it was,and so I decided to pass.She wanted a tom,but she whispered to me that she would take him if he came around the tree.He musta read her mind cause he turned around,ran and then flew off.Actually I think he saw some movement.

We hit another spot after breakfast,and it was time for my seek and destroy tactic.I saw 3 jakes together.We put a 200yd crawl on 'em,and when she had a clean shot she took it.I was quite proud of her shooting my super mag free-handed.

I was out of 3 1/2" shells,but knew my gun patterned almost the same with 3 1/2" or 3" shells.I was pleased at the results from 3" win HV #4's at 48 steps,and so was she.Another public land bird down.
It was a nice way to end her season.This is her 3rd bird ever...2nd in less than a week.Here's a pic.