hey man me again, i got out this weekend and set up on the other side of a creek about 100 yards from where they were roosting and they came straight off the roost and hit in the creek bed. well i called and they came straight up the bank and stood at 38 yards for a minute or so then wondered off. i also found out that my cheap blind is to small to shoot out of very good. we then descided to ditch the blind and go to another spot 20 miles up the road. we get there and call in the first field nothing then move to the next field which is really big as we came up on i told him to stop and let me glass it first and sure nuff on the far side of the field there was 10 or so birds and at least 3 were strutting so we took off slipped down in the creek bottom and got all the way around to them slipped up on the bank probably 70 yards from them and i hit my glass slate and the hens headed right to us well you know what happens then the gobblers followed and came by at 10 yards and i put the smack down on him.
9 1/2 inch beard and 1 inch spurs 21 pounds. well now we deside to put the gun up and go back after the birds form the moning on sunday and see if they woud do the same thing they had the morning before and as it usually happens they didn't. one did hang up at 100 yards down the creek so we waited and nothing. so i descided to slip to the other side of the creek were my buddy was going to film from and see if i could see something and as soon as i peeked my head over the bank he was 150 yards out and just started running at us well i jumped back on the other side of the creek and got in the blind and waited he cam right in and walked by to fast to get a shot off then came around the back side of the blind where i couldn't get a shot either. i think i need to get a decoy set up if i want to get one w/ my bow to keep them there long enough to get a shot off. i also need to get a bigger blind when i come to full draw my arm hits the back of the blind and the front of my bow is touching the shooting window. well that's about it here can't wait til tommorow!! taking half a day off from school