Got my first long beard!
04-09-2006, 04:48 PM
#1
Thread Starter
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Roanoke, Va
Posts: 3,562
Got my first long beard!
Well, yesterday was opening day in VA. I went out Friday to put some birds to bed and only heard one. It was raining Saturday morning when I got into the woods. I owl hooted once and heard him gobble. He was farther away than the previous day. So I walked a good ways and hooted again. GOBBLE GOBBLE GOBBLE. He was really close. So I began walking and saw him in the tree. I hid behind a pine and decided to wait. Well I glanced down for a second and looked back up and he was no where to be found. I thought he may have jumped down silently. So after a few minutes of searching the tree I started out to follow. He was still in the tree and I spooked him.
I decided to go into a pine bottom and wait the rain out. It stopped raining enough for me to call on the slate. Soon as I put the call down I saw something red. It was two gobblers, a jake leading the big boy. I inched my gun up and shot the longbeard at 25 yrds. He never gobbled or gave me any warning that they were on the way. This is my first tom.
He weighed 17 lbs and had 1" spurs. His beard is 9 1/2 inches.
I decided to go into a pine bottom and wait the rain out. It stopped raining enough for me to call on the slate. Soon as I put the call down I saw something red. It was two gobblers, a jake leading the big boy. I inched my gun up and shot the longbeard at 25 yrds. He never gobbled or gave me any warning that they were on the way. This is my first tom.
He weighed 17 lbs and had 1" spurs. His beard is 9 1/2 inches.
Congrats
04-09-2006, 09:15 PM
#10
Typical Buck
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Jackson, TN
Posts: 836
RE: Got my first long beard!
Congratulations - very nice bird and good story.
Every time I go hunting I try to learn something.One of the toughest things to learn is how close to get to a turkey. That distance is different depending on the day (still or windy), hills or flat ground, and early or late season. Sounds like you may have learned something today that will serve you well in the future.
Good luck the rest of the season
Mouthcaller
Every time I go hunting I try to learn something.One of the toughest things to learn is how close to get to a turkey. That distance is different depending on the day (still or windy), hills or flat ground, and early or late season. Sounds like you may have learned something today that will serve you well in the future.
Good luck the rest of the season
Mouthcaller