I finally made it to the Woods this morning to do a little scouting, Man was it wet, but a gorgeous morning. No wind and calm as could be.
I went into the area where I've taken several Birds, sat down and opened up my coffee bottle, poured a little hot brew. I had just about finished my first cup about 5 minutes before daylight when a Bird Gobbled about 60 yds in front of me on the hill, I shot "HOT" Coffee outa both nostrils! Totally caught me off gaurd, I wasnt expecting one to be quite that close. Anyway, I sat there motionless waiting for the flydown and listening to several hens about 30 yds to his left when another bird about 100yds away and to my left started lighting the woods up, It was great! The birds in front of me started flying down and feeding towards a cut over, with the Tom gobblin his head off. I got up and moved towards the cut-over and slipped up to the edge and watched two Toms strutting their stuff for about 15 minutes undisturbed, it really got the heart to pumping. The hens fed off to the other side of the cutover with the two toms in hot pursuit, after they were out of site, I went over to one of the wind rows and started making me a little ground blind and just about got it finished when I heard some clucking behind the wind row, I looked over and there was a Jake running around in circles trying to figure out what kinda critter was making all the movement behind all of the limbs- He was only about 30 yds from me and acting all goofy turning his head left and right, it was funny as hell.. He moved off and I finished the ground blind, I'll be sitting there with my 11 yr old and his new Rem 870 on the Youth hunt on Mar 20.. I'm gonna take the video camera and Video the whole hunt, He wants to do all of the calling so I just get to sit their and watch and hopefully cry after it's all over with-

I'm Pumped!

Vance,That's great to hear my friend.I enjoy scoutin ALMOST as much as the hunt.I sure wish your son all the luck in the world come Mar.20.Is he entered in the contest?

do like i do.there is a big pile of cow **** next to the woods.turkey come there to eat it all the time.ijust wait there
radical

Jalvja, It never dawned on me to enter him in the contest!

I'm sure he would want to, but if Pat put em on another Team, I dont know if I could deal with all of the smack talking he would be doing 24/7..

I think he's worse then me![8D]

Get him signed up Vance

Vance sounds like your in for a real treat buddy!Watchin my boys throw there toms over there shoulders and packing them back to the truck was quite a feeling!!Good luck...

I have scouted a couple of mornings down here in the lowcountry of SC. Birds just aren't ready yet. My good friend just came back from an opening week trip for Osceolas in Flordia and said they aren't ready yet either. It was below freezing here this time last week, so with this warmer weather I am hoping they fire up before the opener on the 15th.

Andy

VP, I did add him....It worked out that he is on TEAM #6, But hey no matter what, you Both win this year by being able to be out there together. Good luck My friend to you and your Son.

Thanks Pat,

Sorry for the trouble, I know you've had your hands full taken on this task.

My hats off to ya!

No trouble VP. I was glad to add him. Since he is on another team though, No opening his shells the night before and dumping out the shot either.[8D]