RE: Team 2 !!! "THUNDERSTRUT"
Now I'm really worried, no bird this weekend and I only have 1 shotgun and 1 bow day left in the season.
I did have a bead on one, saw one dusting itself before it saw me, I got behind a bush and waited till it crested the hill - no beard, it was a hen. I'm still hearing gobbling but always from the next concession over where the fields are turned and seeded, the aren't visiting to corn stubble fields on the farm I hunt. I guess I should have scouted some private land, but before the season started I didn't think it nessesary, I've hunted 3 successful seasons on this land and after easily tagging out with 2 nice toms last year I thought that I had these dang birds figured out.
On a side note I found out why I wounded one opening weekend, its because I'm retarded. I decided that the modified choke always worked fine and I had no luck with the full so I'd switch back, when I pulled the tube and checked the markings I was horrified to see that I had actually installed the improved cylander by accident. Not only did my lack of attention wound a beautifull bird, but now I may get skunked when I could have had a tom 1st day, serves me right for being careless with my equipment.
I'll be working out of town for the rest of the week, but I'll be back out on the farm come saturday.