I finally got back to turkey hunting last friday, I hunted the afternoon andhad a great day seeing lots of elk but only a few hens, I got an early start saturday morning. I was in the middle of the roosting area and had two hens 10 or so feet away from me in different trees, the gobblers roosted a bit farther away than usual.
[/align]The hens never saw me and the gobblers where not interested in coming to any of us, so when the hens all left I stalked the two gobblers. I found one struttingwith hens in an open area, I was about 30 yards from them and couldn't get closer without being seen. My Rem 870 with Rhino choke will pattern well past 40 yards but I have never taken a shot at a bird past 20 and I had to take this shot standing while resting the shotgun on a fallen aspen to steady the shot because I couldn't see him sitting.
[/align]Merriam Gobbler
[/align]17 lb
[/align]8 1/8 inch beard
[/align]3/8 spurs LOL
Rem 870
5/9/09
Colorado Rockys
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