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Old 04-20-2011 | 07:04 PM
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Hey guys, been really busy lately and haven't been keepin up with you guys. How long do yalls seasons last? I know EFH and I will be done April 30 here in Alabama. I went last weekend Friday Saturday AND Sunday, and missed one at about 60 yds that I shouldn't have shot at. I was walking down the road towards the cabin and the fields, and saw a hen walking across the field towards a gobbling tom about 400 yds to the left. I couldn't walk down the road any further or I woulda been in the open and the hen would have busted me. So I dipped into a strip of woods to the left and crawled up behind the cabin and waited til she was out of sight. I started calling away from him to my right, which was a mistake, and then made my way up on the cabin porch to try and get a peek of the gobbler. He gobbled at me 3 or 4 times, and by the time I got up on the porch to peek around and see him, he was already about 150 yds away coming across the field strutting. He didn't pay a bit of attention to the hen, just passed her by and came towards the calling. He was moving a lot faster than I first thought, so I kinda got trapped and couldn't circle back to set up. I hunkered down beside an old recliner and hoped he'd come close enough, but he took the farthest path around a low wet spot in the field about 70 yards out. The hen was following him so I really didn't want to let them go and him get henned up all morning, but I should have. I took a shot from the porch at least 60 yards out and missed him. If I would have let them go past maybe I could have set up on him later on, but I couldn't hold my finger back guys haha. Bad bad season down here, but some good news, I got the new job I interviewed for and will be moving back home about 45 minutes from my land! I'm hanging with wifey and her family for Easter this weekend, but I'll be back out on the 29th and 30th to end this crappy season, hopefully on a good note. Good luck to the rest of you guys, maybe we can make a big comeback!
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