Wow!!! What a start to the season!!
 

Scored on my second bird of the season this morning. My son got his first yesterday and I got one on Thursday. I missed on Wednesday and had a bad experience on Tuesday with a guy shooting a bird right next to me and my boy.

Took my youngest boy this morning. We got set up before daylight and heard a tom gobble about 40 to 50 times while on the roost. (Never have I ever heard anything like that.) We had another bird closer to us that gobbled a few times, but I couldn't talk him into playing the game. About 7:45 my son decided he had enough and was sleepy to he wanted to go home. I tried to talk him into staying, but he wasn't having any of it. I took him home and got back into the woods (different area) at about 8:25. Went out on a hillside overlooking a harwood draw and creek. Got out my box call and let out a few yelps. Nothing. Few more yelps.....there he was, maybe 200yds away on the other side of the creek. So I took off, down the hill, across the creek, and got set up about 25yds away from the creek. Gave it a couple minutes to catch my breath (I'm in shape and all....ROUND:bash:) then got out the box and let out a few more yelps. Now I don't know if he was louder because he was coming or because I got closer to him, but my excitement level went up none the less. I laid the box down and waited a few minutes and called on my mouth call. GOBBLE!! I immediately answered him back with an excited cutt. BOOM GOBBLE, GOBBLE. There were 2 of them coming in. I stayed silent for a few minutes. Then gave a couple clucks. GOBBLE. Even closer this time. The brush was kinda' thick so I got my eyes peeled......there he was at about 40yds bobbin' head coming through the brush up the creek bottom into my lap. I let him get to 10yds and released the full load of 3 1/2" #5 Winchester Supreme's. He cut a back flip and didn't even quiver!! Woo Hoo!!! Team 3 is on the board again.

My wife said she's getting tired of getting woke up to the phone call saying "get the camera" LOL.:jaw:

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nice bird, congrats!

good story and nice bird congrats.

Hey Great Story there Ole Team 3 Tom Tipper!

You just wait as us northerrn guys/gals will be adding to the team Score - you just wait!

JW

Congrats! I'm jealous of you guys being able to hunt so early!

Nice bird and good job.

nice bird man!!!congrats

Nice bird!

Love the story. As far as you son goes I think he is at the age where the deep passion is'nt in him yet. Once he gets to about 11 he will want to be there fom 6 to 3! Anyway nice story and bird. oh /btw what are the specs on that ole bird????