Dusty and I had a blast the past couple of days and finally sealed the deal this am.
Saturday we heard 4 birds, 2 way off only gobbled once or twice and two fairly close that gobbled several times on the limb. We set up on the closest birds, but they shut up when they hit the ground. We hunted hard all day and only saw two hens.
This morn was pretty exciting as we were greeted with a gobble before daylight not too far from the truck. We set out for the tom and soon found that it was two as they covered each other up with gobbles on our way to set up. We slipped as close as I felt comfortable, found a tree, and hunkered down. The two toms hollered at some tree yelps, so I figured we might stand a chance. Then, I heard the hens :( Once again they went silent after fly down. I got them to hammer once in the distance with some cutting, but the ladies didn't want anyone messing with their men. I told Dusty we'd give em a few hours and come back to see if one was lonesome, so we pulled out and headed to another area to listen for a while.
We decided to set up on the edge of an old highline in an area that usually holds birds and call blind for a while. After about 15 minutes I heard a faint gobble in the distance. A few seconds later I let out some cutts and he answered back much closer. I hit him again and he hammered back about 100yds out. It wasn't long before we heard footsetps in the dry leaves and he popped out in the open puffed up. That's the first time I've heard a jake drum and Dusty's first time to hear a bird spit and drum. He did the dance to about 20yds and then started to get alittle nervous, so I told Dusty to let him have it. I knew it was a jake, but didn't tell Dusty any different and after seeing how excited he was during the show I decided to let him lay the hammer on him. Heck, I was pretty shook too, the ole pen was still shaking when I filled out the tag :D That's what it's all about.
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Ya'll have a good one,
Reloader
Awsome Ronny!
Congrats to you both on a fine hunt! :icon_thumright: :icon_thumright: :icon_thumright:
Good job you two, and congrats to Dusty.
Trophy's are measured in the experience, and I'm sure that one will rank up towards the top for a long time.
Congratulations fellows on a GREAT HUNT.......
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Sounds like an awesome hunt!!
Congrats, too the both of ya... :character0029:
Thanks fellas!
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Amen brother, that one could have had a rope and wouldn't have been any more exciting.
Nice really nice.
TRKYHTR
Congrats to the both of you!
Congrats to the both of you! :icon_thumright: :icon_thumright: :z-guntootsmiley:
Cool story. Congrat's to the young man.
Congrats to both of you guys! That smile says it all! :you_rock: :you_rock: :you_rock: :you_rock: :you_rock:
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Congrats ! Sounds like a great hunt !
Congrats on a great weekend with your son, and got a bird as a bonus. Exciting hunt!
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Exactly. No matter what else I shoot in my lifetime, I will never be as happy as when I called up my brothers first turkey. A jake. Since then he's been hooked on turkey hunting and that's been more than I could ever hope for. :icon_thumright:
Awesome!
WAY TO GO :icon_thumright: :icon_thumright: :icon_thumright: :icon_thumright:
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Way to go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
sounds like yall had a great hunt!! congrats
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GOOD JOB GUYS !!! :icon_thumright:
Brian
anit nothing wrong with a kid shooting a jake imo.
congrats!!!!!!!!!
WAY TO GO!!!
Congrats to you both. Great story, and hunt!!
Thanks for sharing!!
God Bless,
David B.
Congrats!!!
Heck yeah congrads.The smile says it all he is hooked for life now.
Congrats on a fine bird. Memories are made to last forever. This will last 'till the day he dies..Well done, boys..Mike :you_rock:
Congrats to you both. Sounds like a good hunt.
:anim_65: Congrats! Sure sounds like it was an awesome hunt!! :icon_thumright:
Congrats to yall, that was awesome.
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Awesome
Congrats to the both of you. Thanks for sharing. :icon_thumright: :icon_thumright:
Congrats! Sounds like a great hunt, and that looks like a big jake.
I'd take it in a heart beat....great job!!
good deal Ronny -- glad yall got one
Congrats Ronny and Dusty, that's a hunt the both of you will always remember.... :icon_thumright:
Sounds like a great hunt to me!! Congrats to the both of yall!!
Doug
Good job,,, congrats :icon_thumright: :icon_thumright:
Congrats !! :icon_thumright:
Congrats to both of you! :icon_thumright:
congrats Dusty & Ronny, glad it worked out, took my daughter sun eve, we did get to see two deer, she been round her pawpaw two much, she wanted to shoot them, 20 ga, bout 150 yds, just can't breed it out of em, enjoyed seeing yall on sat, good luck this weekend
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congrats Dusty & Ronny, glad it worked out, took my daughter sun eve, we did get to see two deer, she been round her pawpaw two much, she wanted to shoot them, 20 ga, bout 150 yds, just can't breed it out of em, enjoyed seeing yall on sat, good luck this weekend
Were the backstraps good?
Congrats on the great hunt with your son!! :you_rock: :you_rock: