Team 1 ~ Beard Bandits
04-14-2013, 03:17 PM
#202
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Alabama
Posts: 1,068
Good looking public land bird Blackheel, congrats. I hit some public land yesterday where a buddy of mine killed a double bearded bird last week. He had to take me in there because I had no idea where it was, and I tell you what I will probably never go back. The climb back outta that place was completely insane. We did get on two birds gobbling at about 7:30 about 200 yds down in a steep hollow. They were gobbling back and forth at each other and after we got set up we started calling to them. After just a few minutes of calling to them and getting good responses, we heard some idiot hit a crow call right down where the birds were gobbling. Why he felt the need to crow call to birds that were already gobbling is beyond me. He crow called several times right in close to the birds and must have spooked them off because we never heard them again or saw them. We sat there another hour waiting for any sign of them and the fool down in the hole threw every stupid call he had at them, including a dern owl call at 8:30 and several horrible gobbles with what was probably one of those dumb shaker deals. After he started doing that we left that spot and started walking some more. Never heard or saw anything after that.
I went back to my place today and sat in the rain for 6 hours and saw one hen walk by early in the morning. I might give it one more shot later toward the end of the season but right now I'm just ready to get moved into my new house and just relax with my little girl on the weekends. Two seasons in a row of this is tough but I guess it happens.
I went back to my place today and sat in the rain for 6 hours and saw one hen walk by early in the morning. I might give it one more shot later toward the end of the season but right now I'm just ready to get moved into my new house and just relax with my little girl on the weekends. Two seasons in a row of this is tough but I guess it happens.
04-14-2013, 04:27 PM
#203
Fork Horn
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: North Carolina
Posts: 365
Sorry to hear it SS. We were blessed to have that section of the land to ourselves for some reason yesterday. It was a youth & adult draw hunt. Had my nephew with me. We should have doubled but miscommunication lead to mistiming of the shot. It was my fault. I'm just glad I got him on a nice tom last Saturday on youth day (also a public land bird!) Last Saturday's hunt was bad with hunters on top of hunters in the morning despite it being a limited draw hunt.
04-15-2013, 02:41 AM
#204
Typical Buck
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Tuscaloosa AL
Posts: 609
That's a good lookin bird blackheel!!! Hope I can get on one.....well shoot one like that before season goes out! I've been on more than my fair share, just have the turkey gods frowning on me this year! Lol!
How many can you take in a season? You still going to be out hunting?
How many can you take in a season? You still going to be out hunting?
04-15-2013, 03:43 AM
#206
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Sulphur,Indiana
Posts: 1,350
Good job blackheal! Arrowmaster left it to me to post the scores,never done it before so be patient and I'll get it up as quick as I can. Great Bird!
Last edited by doetrain; 04-15-2013 at 04:30 AM.
04-15-2013, 04:26 AM
#207
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Sulphur,Indiana
Posts: 1,350
Great Job!
04-15-2013, 04:32 AM
#209
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Sulphur,Indiana
Posts: 1,350
Ok Im leaving today for Missouri. Im ready to feel the rush. Im gonna bust my butt and try and put one on the ground Monday. Im setting blinds Sunday and will be ready to go Monday. I wont be back until late wednesday night so someone has to step up and score birds if we get some. I put the names in a hat and drew and doetrain your name was drawn to score the birds and post them. Hopefully we can lay the smack down. Good luck to all and be safe. Missouri here I come 
04-15-2013, 04:33 AM
#210
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Sulphur,Indiana
Posts: 1,350
Well *&%(^*#.................
:b ash:
I've done it yet again. Two consecutive hunts with two consecutive misses. I will be shooting my gun this evening to see what's up. This one hurts. He gobbled at EVERYTHING I did. I even beat my hat on my leg as if a hen were flying across a little branch and he triple gobbled at it!
I got nestled in between a nice size tree and a rock bluff. The bird was on top of the bluff but it sounded as if he would swing around and come up the hollow. Nooooooo!!!!! He pitched off the thing about 15 yards away just over my head and hit the ground about 30 yards away! I guess I got turkey fever. HE HARDLY FLINCHED WHEN I SHOT!!!! He gobbled a few more times after I shot. For some reason my gun ejected my second shell after the shot. IT'S A STINKIN' BENELLI SBEII FOR CRYING OUT LOUD!! He gave me a great second shot but I DIDN'T HAVE A FREAKIN' SHELL IN MY CHAMBER!! I had to cycle my last shell in but by then he had gotten too far. I spent the next hour trying to convince him to come to see me again. We made our way down the hollow some more before I gave up on him.
I think I will wallow in self pity for awhile.
:b ash:I've done it yet again. Two consecutive hunts with two consecutive misses. I will be shooting my gun this evening to see what's up. This one hurts. He gobbled at EVERYTHING I did. I even beat my hat on my leg as if a hen were flying across a little branch and he triple gobbled at it!
I got nestled in between a nice size tree and a rock bluff. The bird was on top of the bluff but it sounded as if he would swing around and come up the hollow. Nooooooo!!!!! He pitched off the thing about 15 yards away just over my head and hit the ground about 30 yards away! I guess I got turkey fever. HE HARDLY FLINCHED WHEN I SHOT!!!! He gobbled a few more times after I shot. For some reason my gun ejected my second shell after the shot. IT'S A STINKIN' BENELLI SBEII FOR CRYING OUT LOUD!! He gave me a great second shot but I DIDN'T HAVE A FREAKIN' SHELL IN MY CHAMBER!! I had to cycle my last shell in but by then he had gotten too far. I spent the next hour trying to convince him to come to see me again. We made our way down the hollow some more before I gave up on him.
I think I will wallow in self pity for awhile.
