2018 Turkey hunts

Anything that has Nothing to do with archery!
Forum rules
No political rants, discussion or arguing.
Post Reply
Message
Author
User avatar
Shadowhntr
Posts: 4614
Joined: Wed Feb 10, 2016 4:47 pm

2018 Turkey hunts

#1 Post by Shadowhntr »

So I get up Saturday morning at 4:30 and I hear rain hitting the trailer pretty good. Wyatt my youngest (18) and I pretty much cashed it in. Wyatt took off the camo and went back to bed in the travel trailer and I just started drinking coffee. The lil lady ends up at 5:30 having to do her buisness at the nearest bathroom. When she got back, she tells me she is hearing birds gobbling over the direction I wanted to hunt so I go take a listen Sure enough 2 birds close to 1/4 mile apart...one on public hunting, one on no hunting state ground. Rain was real slow right then, so I grabbed the gun. After I done MY buisness, they were still gobbling, so I take off after the one west that was huntable. I'm easing through there not knowing the area good enough and sporadically I see vaguely hens were roosted along the creek 70 yards or so.. No sooner then I cross on to public hunting, the east tom was getting LOUD. It wasn't until I could hear the air in his chest while gobbling that I realized he was following me in unknowingly . I was fortunate there was a little hill where I was standing so down it I went and quickly got against a tree and clucked for some unknown reason. 45 seconds after I sat down he was standing 20 yards at the top of that little hill. The ol H&R single got another notch.

Then Sunday evening I got too close to the roost and didn't end up with a shot, so had to sneak out at dark. I'd seen one bird go up right where I needed to walk out some hundred yards away with little other options. I successfully snuck away from the roost but then the one bird in my way I still had to deal with, but she left me with a memory. It was a hen...I seen that plainly. She roosted maybe 20ft high max in a smallish tree. I got beside and under her, and then past her without spooking her off...but the ground was real quiet from rain and lack of leaves . I kept creeping inch by inch expecting to flush her But never did!...But in the process I took pics and video of her....even with the flash and her eyes lit up!

My video..

20180421_070605-480x640.jpg
20180421_070605-480x640.jpg (140.76 KiB) Viewed 120 times
20180421_070527-480x640.jpg
20180421_070527-480x640.jpg (112.68 KiB) Viewed 109 times
20180422_203629-480x640.jpg
20180422_203629-480x640.jpg (136.6 KiB) Viewed 109 times
20180422_203634-480x640.jpg
20180422_203634-480x640.jpg (143.68 KiB) Viewed 109 times
Last edited by Elkman on Thu Apr 26, 2018 7:51 am, edited 1 time in total.
Reason: Display Video
The element of surprise can never be replaced by persistence.

User avatar
Greg Felty
Posts: 1712
Joined: Thu Apr 12, 2018 5:32 pm

Re: 2018 Turkey hunts

#2 Post by Greg Felty »

Congrats on a nice bird. :D
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.

Jose
Posts: 858
Joined: Thu Jun 11, 2015 6:47 am

Re: 2018 Turkey hunts

#3 Post by Jose »

Yes, congratulations are in order! Great job and nice bird!!

Captainkirk
Site Admin
Posts: 12787
Joined: Tue Aug 26, 2014 8:19 pm

Re: 2018 Turkey hunts

#4 Post by Captainkirk »

Now you have some feathers for another batch of woodies!
Aim small, miss small!

User avatar
Shadowhntr
Posts: 4614
Joined: Wed Feb 10, 2016 4:47 pm

Re: 2018 Turkey hunts

#5 Post by Shadowhntr »

Thanks guys! ....darn it my pics didn't work...ill have to fix later. me and mama are celebrating our 31st today and dinner plans are made.


Hey I got it up and going...alright! Check out that crazy hen!
The element of surprise can never be replaced by persistence.

User avatar
Graps
Posts: 6696
Joined: Mon Sep 08, 2014 8:39 pm

Re: 2018 Turkey hunts

#6 Post by Graps »

Way to get it done Jason.
"Maybe the truly handicapped people are the ones that don't need God as much." ~ Joni Eareckson Tada

Captainkirk
Site Admin
Posts: 12787
Joined: Tue Aug 26, 2014 8:19 pm

Re: 2018 Turkey hunts

#7 Post by Captainkirk »

Shadowhntr wrote: Wed Apr 25, 2018 2:07 pm Thanks guys! ....darn it my pics didn't work...ill have to fix later. me and mama are celebrating our 31st today and dinner plans are made.


Hey I got it up and going...alright! Check out that crazy hen!
She's givin' you the stinkeye 'cuz you shot her ol' man.

Congrats to you and the wife on 31 years! I gotcha beat but I ain't gonna mention it. Nope. Not gonna do it.
Enjoy your night out!
Aim small, miss small!

Post Reply

Return to “Off-Topic Discussion”