bshaf
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I Have seen gobblers each day I have been out (Sat.,tues,thrus, and sat.) Missed on tues and had a close call on thurs with a very big bird but it just didnt work out. I connected saturday with a longbeard.
At daylight we set up on a bird that we active on wednesday for my dad and brother. Nothing happened and we moved to get close to another gobbling bird but no go there either. We moved to the lower woods that have a nice field and and creek surrounded by woods. This place has been getting little pressure except from us.
We got to the edge of the field at 7:15 and I set the decoy out in the field at 25 yrds and dad walked along the edge of the field to hunt the other corner... I was putting more cover around me to cover my movement a little bit. I was just about to sit down and.... "Putt putttputtt" and here comes some turkeys, out steps a jake, hen, and two longbeards, running across the field... Im standing there with my gun behind me. The they werent spooked too bad so I didnt move and let them walk out of the field.
Time went by and Dad made his way down to my set up... it was about 8:45 and we were just sitting there wondering what to do next...
It was about 9 and I looked down to the far end of the field and saw something that looked out of place. I whispered "Is that him?" meaning the bird from thursday because this bird was standing exactly the same place the one appeared from on thurs. Well this bird was followed by 3 more... the same 4 (jake, hen, and 2 toms) we had spooked earlier. The birds fed into the field a little way and the two toms stayed very close to each other. All 4 bird fed up to about 150 yrds away and then the two gobblers started towards "bob" the decoy. The made their approach and at 100yrds both birds doubled... and again at 60 yrds they doubled. The wanted a piece of him. I let them get to 35 yards and decided that was close enough. Game set match... longbeard on the ground.
These birds came 200 yards and into gun range and we did not make a peeps... the crossed the field while leaving the hen and jake over 100 yards behind to have words with the other bird strutting on their turf. I was impressed.
Bird stats: 19 lbs, 3/4 inch spurs and 10 1/2 inch beard. Beard isnt my heaviest and the other bird is a twin. This is the 8th and 9th gobblers I have seen this year and the 6th different one in the area. There are 3 VERY big birds we saw on tuesday but wouldnt come a hair closer than 60 yards.
Heres a pic if it works.
Oh and this bird and his buddy were the 4th and 5th birds to see bob and the 4th and 5th birds to come within gun range... the big one on thurs should be dead but I messed that one up so... I had to apologize to him for messing it up. Based on my experience... b-mobile "bob" is worth its money already.
At daylight we set up on a bird that we active on wednesday for my dad and brother. Nothing happened and we moved to get close to another gobbling bird but no go there either. We moved to the lower woods that have a nice field and and creek surrounded by woods. This place has been getting little pressure except from us.
We got to the edge of the field at 7:15 and I set the decoy out in the field at 25 yrds and dad walked along the edge of the field to hunt the other corner... I was putting more cover around me to cover my movement a little bit. I was just about to sit down and.... "Putt putttputtt" and here comes some turkeys, out steps a jake, hen, and two longbeards, running across the field... Im standing there with my gun behind me. The they werent spooked too bad so I didnt move and let them walk out of the field.
Time went by and Dad made his way down to my set up... it was about 8:45 and we were just sitting there wondering what to do next...
It was about 9 and I looked down to the far end of the field and saw something that looked out of place. I whispered "Is that him?" meaning the bird from thursday because this bird was standing exactly the same place the one appeared from on thurs. Well this bird was followed by 3 more... the same 4 (jake, hen, and 2 toms) we had spooked earlier. The birds fed into the field a little way and the two toms stayed very close to each other. All 4 bird fed up to about 150 yrds away and then the two gobblers started towards "bob" the decoy. The made their approach and at 100yrds both birds doubled... and again at 60 yrds they doubled. The wanted a piece of him. I let them get to 35 yards and decided that was close enough. Game set match... longbeard on the ground.
These birds came 200 yards and into gun range and we did not make a peeps... the crossed the field while leaving the hen and jake over 100 yards behind to have words with the other bird strutting on their turf. I was impressed.
Bird stats: 19 lbs, 3/4 inch spurs and 10 1/2 inch beard. Beard isnt my heaviest and the other bird is a twin. This is the 8th and 9th gobblers I have seen this year and the 6th different one in the area. There are 3 VERY big birds we saw on tuesday but wouldnt come a hair closer than 60 yards.
Heres a pic if it works.
Oh and this bird and his buddy were the 4th and 5th birds to see bob and the 4th and 5th birds to come within gun range... the big one on thurs should be dead but I messed that one up so... I had to apologize to him for messing it up. Based on my experience... b-mobile "bob" is worth its money already.
