Post by: turkey slayer on May 01, 2010, 09:05:25 PM
That night I roosted 3 toms and I was ready for the next morning for a shot a daddy long beard again.
Day 2 the 17th.
Bird jumped of the roost and strutted in the Field about 150 yards from me but would not come any closer even with deaks out. Well getting ready to leave about 1030 and I heard a shook gobble behind me, so I stayed down and started doing some soft yelps and here came the flock of jakes off the hill and in front of me but I let them go again because I had one bird in my mind.
That night I roosted birds and going to hit it again
Day 3 the 18th
Got in a different spot were I but a bird to bed the night be for but nothing was talking so I left and I went and packed up to go home
Well headed out of are property and I seen my flock of Jake's out in the field that I have been hunting so I said what the hell. I stopped and walked to the corner of the feild and started calling and here then came so I shot the redest head bird that was in the flock. 4 1/2 incher.
Well a few weeks went by and I was hunting after work every night but I didn't see any thing that I wanted and I took the 2ed weekended of.
Day 4 April 30
Well got up and walked out on the porch of are trailer and I herd one gobbling, it was daddy long beard here we go again ( he has a really screechy gobble. He had move a ways up the canyon and I new the roosting that he was in. Be for this morning that is where I killed my biggest bit to date. So I hiked up on this finger I started calling an he tippled gobbled rite bake about a 100+ yards away and I herd him fly down and he started gobbling his head off I could not even tought the call. Well 10 min or so later I could here him drumming and spiting but I could not see him because of the ridge where it droped of and some bushes.Well a min or so latter he stepped out to my left a 8 yards (it was daddy long beard) I couldn't get a shot and he seen me and started puttin and ran over the hill and started side hilling away from me and ran into a opening at 32 yards and I pulled the trigger and he went down, daddy long beard was down :). So I got up and ran over and A nother tom was standing there looking at me. I shot the wrong bird, This bird came up from the bottom without making a peep. So the big boy males it through a nother season.
I can't complain I called him in 3 times this year and he will be there next year.
The tome that I shot was 10 1/4 with 1 1/8 spurs
Here are some pics of the jake and the tom. The 1st 3 are of the big boy and the last one is of the jake.
I has been a great year and good luck to every one
Post by: yelp on May 01, 2010, 09:17:11 PM
Post by: The Deacon on May 02, 2010, 01:37:32 AM
Iowa's as tough as I've seen it right now. Woods are FULL of mushroom hunters from dawn 'til dusk, and that's making the birds edgy. Too, we've had 25-35 MPH sustained winds for three days now, and THAT'S making them nervous. Worked two birds on Friday morning, only to have them stolen away by hens. Next two weeks ought to be great, though -
When's the little one due again? Isn't it July? Keep in touch, and thanks for the photographs - Mom and Dad
Post by: Birdguy on May 02, 2010, 08:30:38 AM
Post by: turkeydancer on May 02, 2010, 08:48:31 AM
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Post by: turkey slayer on May 07, 2010, 08:12:37 AM
Yep there always next year. He is in the same peace every year. I am already putting a game plane together :chuckle:
Post by: Phantom Gobbler on May 10, 2010, 10:09:04 PM
Now where is that ole Federal Flite Control wadproof ridgerunner hiding? I still have a tag to fill! LOL