scottcw

Hello Team 1. I am a newb. I got my very first gobbler this morning. It is opening day in Ohio. I cannot believe it.

Species = Eastern
Weight = 19 pounds
Spurs = 1.25 inches each foot the same length
Beard = 11 inches

It is a beautiful bird. I took it straight to the taxidermist.

I set up at about 6:20am. I called every 15 minutes. At about 7:30am I heard a loud gobble about 200 yards away. I gave a final hen call to give the Tom my location and then sat and waited. The gobbler got closer and closer and had to fly across a creek to get to me. It took about 20 minutes for him to get to me. I think he wanted my hen decoys to fly to him, lol.

It turned out to be two Toms walking together. They walked out about 40 yards away from my blind as they were checking things out. I could have plugged both because they were staying so close but I waited until one separated a little bit and then I took the shot.

I hope I have posted enough info. If I need to do anything else let me know.





Scott