That afternoon I tried another spot just east of where I had been that morning. I had also spotted a group of Turkeys there the evening I arrived. The winds had picked up even more during the day to a steady 40 plus mph,and temps had actually fallen a little. The 7 hour set was pretty uneventfulas I had one hen come by and check out the decoys, and I spotted 2 Gobblers 150 yards or so working through the timber right before dusk.
Ok back to plan A and the corn field the next morning. It was 17 degrees with winds that had calmed to 20 mph, and I could actually hear Turkeys on the roost this morning, and I was excited about the next couple of hours ahead. I had set Pretty Boy & the WM hen up the same way as the previous morning.
There were soon Turkeys all over the field and I began calling but not overly aggressive. It was not long before 5 Turkeys broke out of the group and headed for the decoys again. This time I was Not so fortunate as they were 5 Jakes and I decided to pass since there were at least 3 long beards in the field. Several Hens followed the Jakestothe decoysand had me pinned down for a while. Soon the group went back to the west and I decided to give a few yelps. I then heard a Gobble behind me and across a big creek, but after investigating I could not see anything.
I kept working the calls every once in a while and after about 15 minutes I heard the Gobble behind me again, only this time it Boomed, and I knew he was fairly close. I again looked for him and finally spotted the top of his fan on the other side of the creek at the edge of the field. Time to hit the call again and I got a booming Gobble in return. Within seconds I had 3 Mature Gobblers on the opposite creek bank Struttin' their stuff. Another yelp and they all 3 gobbled at once. What a rush!! I was only hoping they would cross the creek.
I then thought I heard something out in the field, but after checking it out for a couple of minutes decided it was nothing. When I looked back to check on the 3 Gobblers they were on my side of the creek and heading a little behind me. Another yelp on the call got a triple Gobble and they soon spotted the decoys and all 3 came to full strut, spittin, and drummin' within 5 yards to the east of the blind.
Here they came to the decoys and would soon offer me a shot. I had decided to pack in the Ross Carnivore 31 this morning. It wasn't long before I was at full draw on a Gobbler at 10 yards and let it eat! The Ross was setup with a Hostage Octane Pro arrow rest, ViperPredator Micro Tune sight in matching AP,Alpine SoftLoc quiver, Vibracheck stabilizer, shooting Easton XX75 2013's tipped with Grizz Tricks and sporting Firenocks which worked flawless. This Gobbler was of the Eastern variety and a beautiful specimen for sure.
He weighed 24#
9" beard
1" spurs
2 days, 2 Turkeys down in less than 20 yards, and these 2 gobblersmade my 5th killed with Slick Tricks.
I guess like most Hunters I was elated to have had such quick success, but to a degree saddened that the next morning would find me on the road home and Not in a blind listening to Turkeys.
For everyone that tried to contact me while I had limited access, Thanks for your Patience!! You will be taken care of!
Dan
