Post by: Bogie85 on May 07, 2021, 01:15:48 PM
As I check my phone with my gun at my side on the ground, I see movement out of the corner of my eye about 75 yards out. I look up slowly and see 3 turkey running in. I slowly put my phone down, now they are within 50 yards and making their way to my decoy. I wait until the right chance where they aren’t looking at me and slowly shift my gun into my lap. I see no noticeable beards I could be sure of, so I have my gun in place hoping this is one of my gobblers. Then the biggest ones head changes colors blue to red and back to blue. And he starts strutting and I pull the trigger BLAM! He drops the other two jump and one gobbles, I go oh crap
There is another legal bird here on my knee now I stop make out one Yelp he looks at me and stretches out his neck. BLAM he goes down too, now I am in disbelief. Not only did I just get one, but I somehow tagged out on my last full day in the morning.
I have all of you to thank, in helping me bridge some gaps and fill in knowledge that I didn’t have before . A huge thank you to TBall99 for helping with questions and guiding me in the right place. And a huge thank you as well to Stovepipekid, I got a chance to meet up and see how to break a bird down and exchange stories and learn a ton. I am hooked for life now, best experience I have had in years and my hunting curse of no animals in 5 years is broken. Now to get a blacktail, can’t wait.
Post by: brokentrail on May 07, 2021, 01:27:26 PM
Post by: Bogie85 on May 07, 2021, 01:31:17 PM
Awesome! Congrats! Way to put the time/effort in. Was the little guy with you?
He was sleeping at the room, but was excited when I woke him up.
Post by: HikerHunter on May 07, 2021, 02:38:40 PM
Post by: TheStovePipeKid on May 07, 2021, 02:55:16 PM
Post by: Bogie85 on May 07, 2021, 03:07:18 PM
Well done, that's awesome Bogie!
Ty ty sir.
Post by: Bogie85 on May 07, 2021, 03:08:13 PM
Lots more success in the future for you. Great job making it happen.
I definitely feel way more confident now, I was doing the right thing the whole time. But patience really is the key, wait and wait and wait.
Post by: hughjorgan on May 07, 2021, 04:11:30 PM
Post by: 253shotgunner on May 07, 2021, 05:58:49 PM
Post by: Tball77 on May 07, 2021, 06:46:29 PM
Post by: Bogie85 on May 07, 2021, 07:04:29 PM
Well done!
Ty ty
Post by: Bogie85 on May 07, 2021, 07:05:46 PM
You will always remember your first tom. :tup: Great tale and I bet your son wants to get a bird now too! Congrats, 253shotgunner
It keeps playing out in my mind, and is an experience I will never forget. And he is stoked, we did some “hunting” calling for birds to see if we could get gobbles. And even that he thought was awesome.
Post by: Bogie85 on May 07, 2021, 07:07:35 PM
The pics say it all! Your son looks stoked like he may of caught the hunting bug. Nice work and congratulations.
If he wasn’t hooked, now he is. He asks me every year if he can go hunting. I was going to start him off this year with the pellet gun on grouse but Wdfw decided to stop that from happening :/
Post by: Russ McDonald on May 07, 2021, 07:12:07 PM
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Post by: Bogie85 on May 08, 2021, 10:03:33 AM
Congrats. Great job.
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Thanks! Took awhile to make it happen. But I won’t doubt myself again :).
Post by: konradcountry on May 09, 2021, 09:46:27 AM
Went from bad luck to a double. Nice work.
Great pic too. Look at that proud kid! He is like hell yea my dad is a bad ass.
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Post by: Bogie85 on May 11, 2021, 12:20:10 PM
GET SOME!!!!!!
Went from bad luck to a double. Nice work.
Great pic too. Look at that proud kid! He is like hell yea my dad is a bad ass.
Honestly seeing his face when I woke him up was the best feeling ever.
Post by: Bogie85 on May 11, 2021, 12:21:47 PM
Good job!!
Ty ty
Post by: Bogie85 on May 11, 2021, 12:22:20 PM
Right on!!
Took awhile, but doubling on my first time is pretty great.