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Other Hunting => Turkey Hunting => Topic started by: jblackburn on December 13, 2013, 04:31:09 PM

Title: Thanksgiving Bird
Post by: jblackburn on December 13, 2013, 04:31:09 PM: After finally getting resident status and not having much luck finding a legal deer, I set out to get a bird for Thanksgiving during WSU's break. I was hunting a friend's place that was loaded with birds in October, but as luck would have it, in a couple days of hunting, I never saw/heard any.

I got a lead on where some turkeys hang out and boy were they ever! I counted over 140 birds behind a farmer's house, and after a little investigating I found his name and he gave me permission!

The morning I hunted that farm there was a flock of around 50 birds in the field. I busted the flock up and birds went everywhere. I found a good tree to sit by and soon the hens were assembly yelping and the young birds were kee keeing like crazy! I joined the conversation alternating between yelping and kee kees and soon 8 birds came around the corner, but skirted my at 80 yards. Suddenly a hen came flying in and landed about 15 yards from me. She was standing there calling and I was about to bust her when I glanced left and saw for birds at less than 10 yards! Two jakes stopped at the little ditch to get a drink and I was able to get the gun up and bust one at 7 steps! When the gun went off, turkeys went everywhere!

He weighed in just over 12 pounds and was delicious!
Title: Re: Thanksgiving Bird
Post by: Gobble Doc on December 13, 2013, 04:55:24 PM: Nice work. Congrats.
Title: Re: Thanksgiving Bird
Post by: Turkeys on December 14, 2013, 03:53:25 PM: :brew:
Title: Re: Thanksgiving Bird
Post by: turkeydancer on December 16, 2013, 02:38:03 PM: :whoo: tasty !