3-16 Jake

[djbogle]

Birds were gobbling pretty good this morning. The one that I went to was hammering hard. When I got within 200 yd. of him I realized that he was across the line, and the landowner hunts, so I don't cross him. I set up at the property line and started calling, then the hens came. I watched three of them parade past me within 40 yds. headed straight to him. He never gobbled again, but pretty quick another one did about 200 yd. behind me. I scooted around to the other side of the tree, yelped twice and he hammered. He gobbled twice more and shut up. I saw something move, and the more that I studied it, I could tell that it wasn't a turkey, but a yard dog headed towards the bird. Not another gobble. I sat there for about 30 minutes, looking at nothing, lit a cigarette, and about halfway through it I saw something move to my right. Two jakes were within 20 yd. of me. When they went behind a rock I spit my cigarette out, turned, took aim, and now we're gonna' have turkey-ka-bobs for supper. It's kinda' like shooting a small buck...sometimes you gotta' have meat!

By the way, Spurhunter, that Hevi-shot does a number on a bird's head!

 

[SpurHunter]

Super deal Danny! Dont worry about the jake issue, gotta start the seaon off ya know!</p>

Glad the shot worked for you, no cripples with that stuff!</p>

 

[churly]

Glad to hear they are hammering! Nothing wrong with a jake if your looking for a meal! I'm looking forward to getting started next weekend, I'm taking a youth out after his first and gonna try to film it.

Again congrats!

 

[Guest]

Heck ya man! Glad they were talkin to ya.As long as you feel like you succeeded in a days hunt dont matter what kinda bird you take to yhe kitchen emoThumbsup So far i believe we are the only ones that talk turkey anyways....congratsemoToast

 

[bent rod]

<font size="2">Sounds like a great morning. Lots of stuff going on and you got a turkey, which is why you went in the first place. I have not seen a recipe for cooking a long beard anyway.

 on the turkey.</font>

 

[geallen]

congradulations...i gathered one in south ala.sun and again mon. gobbling good and workable both mornings. harveted 9 1/2" and a 4" longbeard and jake.....but the best two days i have had in 4 years...