Season opened Wednesday here in Indiana,got out that afternoon in Lanesville IN. saw a Tom with 2 hens in the corn field. Went down the hill got geared up,got in the woods behind them and called,it was 2:30 in the afternoon. He gobbled for 30 minutes off and on but would not come to me,went silent game over.
Hunted in Sulpher IN. Thursday morning,got one gobbling coming in to me and my buddy Kent then another hunter hears him and walks into our kill zone looking for the bird. The bird flys off,game over.
Hunted my tail off until tonight and yet another dead end,almost. Saw some birds in Memphis IN. in a corn field I got my bird in last year,but they went away form me when I called. I thought my calling was going down hill or something. Well I got my binos out and scaned woods to my left and then I saw why they were moving away. A coyote was 300 yards to my left looking for Turkey like me. Packed up and went were I killed my first Turkey 3 years ago,it was 6:30. Walked back and sat down under a tree I shot my Buck last season, gave a yelp and some clucks,bingo! One gobbled and would not stop until he got to the edge of the thick woods,looked at my decoy and went back 40 or 50 yards into the woods still gobbling! I let him get far enough away and did a left flanking move on him,eased into the woods about 80 yards around and 30 yards back into the woods.Sat down at a log in front of me,and used a different type call,he came like he was on rails right to me strutting and gobbling. He cleard the trees and under brush about 35 yards out. I droped him right there with my Mossburg 835,game over. This bird would not come out of the woods so I went in after him,I was determined to end the week with a bird and here he is. He is my biggest yet 23lbs. 10 inch Beard and a 7/8 left spur & 3/4 right spur. I love this Turkey hunting stuff! Lets pour it on Beard Bandits!

That's cool, nice bird. I shot one on Saturday near South Bend about that size.

It's ruined many good men. LOL! I love it too. Congrats on a fine gobbler!

That is an AWESOME bird, congrats!!

Congrats on a nice tom indeed! It sure sounds like you had your work cut out for you on getting that one..

nice bird and nice pics

I can't lie,when he looked at my decoy from heavy cover and then turned around and went back about 40 to 50 yards away where he first gobbled my heart sank. I thought he must have seen me move or heard me stick the decoy in the ground and retun to my spot. But he was still gobbling at my calls,so thats when I decided to do the end around and try to get behind him I had nothing to loose trying.Bless GOD it worked out in the end. Thanks for your comments.

I see you have a Mossburg 835 also,I'm in love with mine after the way it put the smack down on this Tom. It is a weapon I had just bought and I can put my first hash mark on Old Thumper. I love the power the 3 1/2 rounds unleash,it performed flawlessly. Thank you for your comments.