Pisgah bird. This one gobbled like crazy on limb started at 0620 jumped out tree before 0700 took me till 0825 get him on ground. 2 year old but he was boss of the are had 8 hens with him.
Got this bird and a loudmouth Tom going at daylight. Had them close enough to hear drumming and walking in the leaves 3 times, but the fog was awful.
Ended up repositioning 4 sets over a mile before got them called in close enough to get a look at. Strutter got past my little lane and he was about 32 yards and obscured by fog.
This bird popped into my little lane through the laurels and I dusted him at 24 steps.
Great hunt. Got to hear about 150 gobbles over the course of 3 hrs and they were screaming, no competition from other people, lots of runnin and slipping with my buddy, and a pretty day on the hill.
Ashe county 2:30pm
Jake
Remington 20ga
Tss #9
Natures Voice Ghost Cut
Miss yesterday and no bird last year I’m proud of this guy I was shaking like a leaf when he came in gobbling
Live Oak County , South TX
9:30am (last morning hunt)
Watched him strut to us from 300 yds away
20#
9”-10” beard
3/4-1” razor sharp curved spurs
.410 Iver Johnson
Apex 9.5 TSS @ 7 yards
Accompanied my buddy's son opening morning and we had a quick-but-exciting hunt. 19.6 - 10-1/4" - 1". 12 ga Fed TSS 9s. 43 yds. Tobacco Row picture call & slate.
Fun weekend opener for my crowd. Opening morning was fun. Got this bird with the new Mathews V3. Got video. Hopefully I'll find time to upload it. Lighting was perfect. Update: The video transfer to youtube lost some quality, but you get the idea....
And then on Sunday, I spent all day (except for the 9:30-12:30) introducing these rookies to turkey hunting. Boy did they catch on fast.
4/10 6:35 am Chatham County
Had 4 screamin' on the roost --- I was 50 yards from them
flew down into the decoys, I shot what i believed to be the biggest
20 lbs. 9.75" beard 1 3/8" spurs
Mossberg 835 3.5" Longbeard #5 25 yard shot
Monday morning in Chatham County. A slow start but an exciting end, 9 3/4" beard. Took him with my father's old Browning A5 12 gauge and 3" Winchester XX #6 turkey load. A 26 yard shot in the woods.
Tag out bird just before lunchtime. Just shy of 20 lbs 9 1/2 inch beard 3/4 inch spurs 12 g #5 longbeards Halifax County. Called him and his brother in with RidgerunnerRP copper/ Slate pot call.