Jumped into a spot I have had good luck with before. Having to be at work around 9:00 I could only hunt til about 8. After nothing gobbled around me at first light I finally heard a bird but he was across a lake. I gave out a few calls to him in hopes he might pitch across. After having him answer me multiple times he finally started to fade farther away, so I headed back in the direction of the truck. Before cresting into a large open bottom I gave out some calls and had a bird answer me about 200 yards out. I guess I got into his bubble cause once he started he was fired up and coming. I gave out one last call and the bird gobbled just out of sight, soon I could see him walking in the same bottom I was in and walking straight at me. Every 5-10 steps he would stop, look, and strut before continuing his course right to me. Once he hit about 30-35 yards out he stretched his head up one last time to look and that would be it. It's was 7:05 and still plenty of time to get him taken care of and off to work..
19 lbs, 10 1/2 beard, 1 1/8 spurs
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Great hunt, Congrats!
congrats on a nice gobbler
Big congrats on a fantastic gobbler! I would love to squeeze in a before-work hunt.
Congrats. Great bird. Is it me or do those Virginia gobblers seem to have lighter tipped fans than normal. I noticed it last year and being a Virginia resident I don't recall them being that light. Maybe I'm wrong. I need to look at a few of my fans and mounts more often maybe??
Way to get it done and still make it to work. Congrats!
Way to go, great bird!
Congrats on a fine Tom, good story and pictures, thanks for sharing.
Perfect ending and and a nice bird, Z
Gotta love it when everything works out just right. Congrats!!
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Nice Tom. Congrats!
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Nice bird and way to get it done before work
Congrats
Awesome to be able to hunt close to home/work. Ideal circumstances and convenient. When you finally get to work you feel like you've already accomplished so much, which you have, Congratulations!
Congrats, Nice bird.
Congrats on a fine gobbler!