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Author Topic: Nonstop gobbling today  (Read 1550 times)

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Offline deadeye

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I got up early today, 3:00 AM.  Headed out at 3:30 and arrived at the end of the road by 4:30.  Because I didn't want to chance driving in, I loaded everything on my wheeler and trailer and set off in the darkness.  By 5:30 I had everything set and ready.  Decoys out, gun loaded, arrow knocked in the bow, extra clothes on. lol.  I heard the first gobble at 5:45 only a few gobbles and then all was quiet until 6:30.  A tom appeared on the field about 240 yards away, gobbling to beat the band.  I gave him a few scratches on the box call just to let him know I was there.  Over the next 45 minutes he only covered a little over half the distance to my blind gobbling all the time.  I don't think he went over 20 seconds without a gobble.  I was sure he would make his way past me as he approached my decoys at which time I planned to shoot him with my bow.  He had other plans and went in the woods continuing to gobble.  After a short time due to his incessant gobbling, I was able to pick him out in the woods. For the next 20 minutes I played with him but he started to slowly move farther away, still gobbling.  I pretty much gave up on him at that point.  Then I heard a rather loud gobble to the north. (the turkey had left going west).  I'm not 100 sure it was the same turkey but here comes this gobbler right at me. Boom. I didn't have time to plan a bow shot.
24 pounds, 1 inch spurs and 8 inch beard. 







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Online Jerkbiat

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Wow!!! Nice job.
Hey look your bobber is up!

Online glenn57

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2015 deer slayer!!!!!!!!!!

Offline dakids

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Way to go!!!!   Nice bird.
Anything that is free is worth saving up for.

Offline Reinhard

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I have never hunted Turkeys but that's a big one!!!!  I'ts amazing how these birds have spread in this state.  I see them sometimes north of Duluth.  good luck.