Just got back from my turkey hunt.Shot a longbeard on wednesday morning,opening day.Had a tom strutting on a ridge top with a hen about 80yds away.He would come to the edge of the ridge on then go back about 40yds. After a half hour of this I snuck up the ridge when he started going back.When I peeked over the ridge I couldn' t see him but the hen was only 10yds away.Then he gobbled from behind some trees 40yds away.I gave a couple soft clucks and he took the couple steps I needed to make the shot.He weighed 22#,two beards 8 1/2" &2" ,3/4" spurs.
Friday I called in two toms for my hunting partner.I had roosted them the night before about 200 yds off the road.In the morning we went in early and got behind them so we wouldn' t be calling them towards the road.After the toms flew down a hen came sailing over our heads and headed towards them.She wasn' t with them when they came strutting down the trail.At 35yds my partner dropped one.18#,10 1/2" beard,7/8" spurs.Both birds were taken on public land.