Not a bad weekend....
04-19-2011, 08:33 AM
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Fork Horn
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Location: Northern IL
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Not a bad weekend....
We had some awesome hunting in Northern Illinois over the past weekend.
I took a nice tom off the roost in 30 mph winds.
There were birds roosted about 100 yds from where I was set up.
I was able to convince Ms. Henrietta to come over for a visit and she had company.
10 yd shot.
SBE #5 Hevishot
10.5” Beard
Matching 1” spurs
23 lbs
Quaker Boy World Champ mouth call
No decoys
My buddy came out with his 2 boys that night, 8 and 11 year olds. Neither of them have taken a turkey before.
They have shot a lot of deer.
I took out the 11 year old in quest for his first bird, and my buddy took out his youngest.
We started out at the same spot I took my tom the day before.
Not one bird on the roost. It was windy.
We relocated to an edge of a turned over corn field.
Set up 3 decoys. 2 hens and a jake. No fan.
We heard birds gobbling off in the distance. They liked aggressive cuts.
All of a sudden a hen pops out in the field with some red heads following behind about 200 yds away.
I called in the hen and 3 jakes followed her in.
They were 14 yds from us. We were in a blind so movement was not a problem. I told him to get his gun up, concentrate on that neck and squeeze.
He connected with his first bird. It was very cool. His dad heard the shot, we texted his dad, he was so proud of his boy.
We are not done yet.
He still has a second tag. So we stayed in the blind.
About 2 hours later we had more birds gobbling in the thick woods. Some aggressive cutting got them interested.
All of a sudden 4 red heads come out in the field. 2 clucks and they saw my jake decoy.
They ran right in. 2 nice toms and 2 jakes.
They put on a unbelievable show of spitting and drumming, 12 yds in front of us.
The bigger tom did not like my Jake decoy. He clobbered it, knocked it over and was stomping on it.
I told him to concentrate on the bigger tom. And just squeeze just like your deer gun.
I could tell his heart was pounding with excitement. His breathing was loud and then he squeezed.
He connected again, unbelievable show and to share it with a youngster…it does not get any better.
Of course his dad heard the shot again, we texted him. He was speechless.
The tom was
21Lbs.
9” beard ¾” spurs
The jake was 18lbs.
SBE with #5 hevishot
And we are still not done.
We were tagged out and left.
My buddy called in 2 hens with a tom following about a hour later. His 8 year old made the 12 yard shot and connected on
A nice tom.
20lbs
8.5” beard ¾” spurs
With a 20ga with #5 hevishot.
A day we will always remember.
The calls I used were the Quaker Boy World Champ mouth call, and my Quaker Boy Grand Old Master Supreme Grade box call (made in 1993)
I’m sure Dick Kirby had a mighty big grin on his face in the heavens above us.
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I took a nice tom off the roost in 30 mph winds.
There were birds roosted about 100 yds from where I was set up.
I was able to convince Ms. Henrietta to come over for a visit and she had company.
10 yd shot.
SBE #5 Hevishot
10.5” Beard
Matching 1” spurs
23 lbs
Quaker Boy World Champ mouth call
No decoys
My buddy came out with his 2 boys that night, 8 and 11 year olds. Neither of them have taken a turkey before.
They have shot a lot of deer.
I took out the 11 year old in quest for his first bird, and my buddy took out his youngest.
We started out at the same spot I took my tom the day before.
Not one bird on the roost. It was windy.
We relocated to an edge of a turned over corn field.
Set up 3 decoys. 2 hens and a jake. No fan.
We heard birds gobbling off in the distance. They liked aggressive cuts.
All of a sudden a hen pops out in the field with some red heads following behind about 200 yds away.
I called in the hen and 3 jakes followed her in.
They were 14 yds from us. We were in a blind so movement was not a problem. I told him to get his gun up, concentrate on that neck and squeeze.
He connected with his first bird. It was very cool. His dad heard the shot, we texted his dad, he was so proud of his boy.
We are not done yet.
He still has a second tag. So we stayed in the blind.
About 2 hours later we had more birds gobbling in the thick woods. Some aggressive cutting got them interested.
All of a sudden 4 red heads come out in the field. 2 clucks and they saw my jake decoy.
They ran right in. 2 nice toms and 2 jakes.
They put on a unbelievable show of spitting and drumming, 12 yds in front of us.
The bigger tom did not like my Jake decoy. He clobbered it, knocked it over and was stomping on it.
I told him to concentrate on the bigger tom. And just squeeze just like your deer gun.
I could tell his heart was pounding with excitement. His breathing was loud and then he squeezed.
He connected again, unbelievable show and to share it with a youngster…it does not get any better.
Of course his dad heard the shot again, we texted him. He was speechless.
The tom was
21Lbs.
9” beard ¾” spurs
The jake was 18lbs.
SBE with #5 hevishot
And we are still not done.
We were tagged out and left.
My buddy called in 2 hens with a tom following about a hour later. His 8 year old made the 12 yard shot and connected on
A nice tom.
20lbs
8.5” beard ¾” spurs
With a 20ga with #5 hevishot.
A day we will always remember.
The calls I used were the Quaker Boy World Champ mouth call, and my Quaker Boy Grand Old Master Supreme Grade box call (made in 1993)
I’m sure Dick Kirby had a mighty big grin on his face in the heavens above us.
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