Been having a good time reading opening day stories and having fun in the bush myself. Lot's of turkey's out there for sure.

6:00am opening morning I could see the silouhette of a longbeard on the roost about 50 yds to my right. A few soft tree yelps and he gobbled followed by another gobble on another tree. They both flew down below the ridgline very close so I gave a few purrs and clucks and brought the gun up. Sure enough about 5 mins I see a white head bob up over the ridge only 15 feet in front of me! Problem was it was the little jake. 2 inch beard but a whole lot of strut! He was spitting and drumming and showing off right in the bead of my 12 guage but I knew the big guy was just below as well so I waited. Long story short the big guy never showed and vanished it seems. I passed on the jake and eventually he got spooked.

Day 2 I proved for the second year in a row the theory that gobblers won't cross bodies of water is false. Located a gobbler but he was on the other side of a 75 yd wide river. I put the decoy down and went to work getting that guy in a frenzy. Before long I have a hen coming in to check me out 10 yds in front. She eventually walks off into the bush and is gone. After a little more calling and a lot of silence from the other side I am about to give up. All of a sudden this big turkey comes soaring from across the river right over my head! Quite a sight. He flew deeper into the bush behind me and I think he found that hen because I didn't see him again.

Lots of fun after only 2 days! 28 more to go unless my wife kicks me out.

Gotta love it. Have fun out there. Good luck!

Keep it up and you'll pop him the way it sounds!!! Good Luck

Sounds like a great time. Good luck on the rest of your hunt.