Bird Boy
04-19-2009, 10:28 AM
went out yesturday. got setup at 5 thirty in the place where i had heard birds roosting and gobbling for the past 2 days prior to the hunt. 6:15 came around and we had only heard 3 gobbles from the place where we were riginally going to go. at 630 we got up and started runnin and gunnin. headed back to the spot where we heard the few gobbles and there were a group of birds all hened up. they were gobblin like crazy but just not to my callin. so we followed them trying to catch up to them in the swamp but then they got onto someone elses property so we headed back for breakfast. had breakfast at home at 9 and then at ten we were gonna go back out. while we were waiting my dad put some fish on the smoker. well im sittin on the couch pettin the dog and he comes runnin in sayin there's a gobbler out back right now. so we hurry up and get our camo on and head back. i set up on this little hill and he sets up ahead of me on a tree and the gobblers 40 yards away in some brush. i hit the slate call and no answer so i wait another 2 minutes hit it again and there he goes gobblin. again i hit the call and he gobbles. then i see him come out of the brush struttin he was behind a tree for my dad. i hit the call again and he gobbles. he comes downout of struttin and takes two more steps and my dad rolls him over. 21 lbs, 10 inch beard, 1 1/16 spurs. http://i706.photobucket.com/albums/ww63/Theosname8/Image009.jpg