Tagged out. 4.5 mile loop today only to get back to the truck and have 15-20 birds squawking all over around it. Proceeded to watch most of them walk past behind my pickup and onto posted private. Called this one back and shot him at about 15 feet only 25 yards from the truck. I walked way too...
Almost every bird I’ve shot has had rounded off spurs, occasionally will get one with some sharpness to them. I have always assumed our birds had short spurs due to environmental factors. This was by far the biggest I’ve got.
Five mile loop yesterday only to call this one in about 500 yards from the car. Absolutely beautiful big mountain bird. Been a weird year with birds being very unresponsive up until this one. I probably heard 20 different toms last Wednesday and never had one come closer than 60 yards
From my experience BT99’s are hard to beat for the price as a dedicated trap gun
Lots of stock makers and options out there to make a gun an exact fit if needed
Thankfully I have a ton of public spots to hunt so I’m not exactly worried about some pre season calling. Oddly enough I can 100% guarantee I’ve called in some birds pre season and then killed them in the same spot.
A friend was even telling me about a bird he called in and shot twice in one...