well the weather here in ohio has been horrible but the birds are still out there and people are still getting them. almost conected on the opener but a bad set up hurt me. so last night a buddy called and told me about 2 long beards that he had been seeing. so this moring i went there and at about 620 a bird gobbled. so i set out after him. in route it started to rain a little and he stopped gobbling but it was ok i already had him coursed. i slipped down a little creek and got close to the feild corner. scanned it and didnt see him. so with a light rain i coming down i let slip some yelps. and was greeted with nothing. so another series came out and about 20 seconds later he gobbled. he was up on the hill behind the feild. so i let some more out and he hammerd it. it was intermitent raining but he didnt care and neither did i. he wouldnt gobble on his own but about everytime i called he hammered it. he twice 5 time gobbled on himself. with many double and triple gobbles. i knew he was game and
gonna play by my rules. he came through the bottom but i couldnt see him and got to the feild but i still couldnt see him because i couldnt see about 40 yds of the corner. i thought he was just gonna skirt the feild because of the fence but then he headed back to my left. i finnally seen him and i t looked like he was hung up on the fence so i called hard and aggressive and he double gobbled. did an ab face and walked back the way he was coming from and walked through the fence.. i hammerd hoim with some more calls as he was still about 100 yds. he gobbled at everything and at about 80 yds i stopped calling. i slipped my gun through the fence and waited as he dissapeared from sight due to him having to walk up the hill. i waited what seemed like an eternity but really about 2 minutes and i see him at about 40 yds. i had a bush between us so i eased down on the gun. and dang it man the scope was blurry due to the rain. so i had to ease up and wipe the back of it. looked again and it was better but the front needed wiped so with him at 25 yds i eased my hand up and wiped it. he stopped and was looking but it was to late. boom he crumpled and barely kicked. i hit a little low. right in the feathers at theneck but hey it worked...