Turkeys

[Hem]

Mountain birds have worked me over pretty darn good last few weeks. This bird made a dummy of me earlier this week.
Started at 3:15 am this morning. Found him in the dark up on the mountain. Crept within gun range of the roost. Couple very soft calls to let him know he had company. His four hens flew down and walked in to my lap. Shot him at 10 yards.

 

[Outlaw99]

I finally found time to sneak out this am. Birds are really tight lipped around here as of late. Finally got one interested and worked him over a half hour only to somehow miss with the ol .410…..never happened before and I have no excuse. Tomm is the last day and I’m not messing around; I’m packing the 10 gauge double medicine in the am. As a consolation, I moved 20 pairs of bovine a half mile to their new spring pasture while I was cussing myself on the missed bird.

 

[Bluffgruff]

This bird had a frustrating pattern, and it was a long walk through the Angus in the dark, but decoys led him and his hens in a big "S" into range at 556am, which is way to early for this guy.

 

[Hem]

Check out the beard from yesterday's turkey.

 

[Wild Bill]

22 lbs Eastern with a 12” beard to end the season for me. They were fired up this morning.