Had a great morning it was cold in the low 50's wind blowing me and a buddy thats more experienced walked out around in an old corn field found a spot in the pines set out the decoy and waited. We where out and setup just before first light after about 45 minutes i heard a single gobble then nothing for about 5minutes did a couple of yelps with mouth call waited few minutes got another gobble but louder spotted the gobble on the other side of the field from where we thought he was roosting the day before.
In no time ole tom made it across the field and to the decoy. He stopped about 30 yards out and just looked at it. Slowly but sure he made his way in about 10 more yards then behind us we heard the hens out in the field. Soon as tom heard and seen them he lost interest in the decoy and started moving to the other hens. I lined up my gun and took the shot folded him up.
The hens ran off soon as we got out there picked up the bird laid it by the decoy we thought we where done but heard another gobble from the space place this one came from we ran back over by the tree and sat down and my buddy did a few yelps and tom came strutting full speed across the field. This one came right on up to the dead gobbler and started pecking at it my buddy folded him up he was inside of 15 yards.
It was pretty interesting to watch to. I am glad i got william with sumtoy to build me a choke for my left handed escort shotgun at 20 yards the pattern is pretty dang tight. Think i will stick with the longbeard xr 3in number 6 shells.
This is my first time ever turkey hunting and it has been a blast so far his beard measured 9.5inches think he may have been a 2 year old bird. I'm huting in southeast ga I owe some credit to these forums for helping me get started and learning what to do and how to do it. Thanks guys
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Congrats on getting your first!
:icon_thumright: :icon_thumright:congrats on your first bird a nice one at that.
Congrats! Getting your first bird is an awesome feeling. Great job! :icon_thumright: :icon_thumright:
Oh, I just want to say, We can appreciate a hunter doing his homework before going into the field. Your success the first time out is proof of all the hard work you put in.
Congrats on your bird!
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Congrats. Now you will be addicted forever....
Congrats that's awesome
Congrats!!! Hopefully the first of many for you.
:welcomeOG: That's a GREAT bird Congrats on the first of many :icon_thumright:
congrats on #1 ... wishing you many, many more
Congrats on your first bird big guy!!! Many more birds down the road now..
Nice looking bird! Congrats on the first one!
Congrats on your first turkey!! Glad this site helped you out. Now get all the overtime this summer and fall that you can because now that your hooked your gonna need to buy all the turkey toys known to man before next spring lol
Congrats! I am sure this will be the first of many!
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Very cool! You're hooked now! Congrats!
If you wasn't hooked before you are now, congrats.
congrats on your "first"
Congrats!
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That's a fine bird...Congratulations!!!!! And many more.... :icon_thumright:
Congrats on your first bird, no better way to do it than with a buddy.
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Congrats on hopefully the first of many!
Congrats!!!
Congrats your hooked now !
Awesome job!!!!
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awesome congrats
congrats man!!!
Quote from: turkey buster on March 30, 2014, 07:40:54 PM
Congrats on your first turkey!! Glad this site helped you out. Now get all the overtime this summer and fall that you can because now that your hooked your gonna need to buy all the turkey toys known to man before next spring lol
I couldn't have said it better. Congrats from me as well.
Quote from: BigStrutter on March 30, 2014, 06:54:04 PM
Congrats! Getting your first bird is an awesome feeling. Great job! :icon_thumright: :icon_thumright:
Oh, I just want to say, We can appreciate a hunter doing his homework before going into the field. Your success the first time out is proof of all the hard work you put in.
Thanks, the biggest concern i had was wounding a bird an it getting away but thanks to learning to pattern my gun i was more than confident that wouldnt happen out to 40 yards. Mouth calls are awsome ive still got some work to do with the calls my buddy is a pro with them
That bird on your tailgate is the beginning of a disease with no cure. Good job.
Way to go!!!
Awesome gobbler ! Congrats on your 1st bird of hopefully many more to come. Welcome to the brotherhood. :icon_thumright:
Congrats!!!
Congrats, you never forget your first.
Congrats!!
Congrats on a nice bird!
Awesome!! :z-guntootsmiley: Congrats!!
CONGRATS!!
Thanks guys, yep im defintely hooked lol already thinking of a couple of things to buy. I wanna pickup a more realistic decoy my buddy has one with a hard shell looks way better than my featherflex only problem im running into is my ole lady fussing already about me buying all this turkey stuff. Also gotta pickup a decent vest i can manage without it but be nice to have.
Yep the big has bitten you.
Congrats on your first bird, it's a pretty awsome feeling. Many more to come I'm sure.
congrats
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Congrats on your first bird...memories of a lifetime!
:icon_thumright:Congrats and Best Wishes for many more in the future! :happy0064:
That's great. Congrats on your first! You've set the bar high now!
Congrats in your first.
Welcome to the nut house.
Congrats! Welcome to the addiction!!
Congrats. That's a heck of an experience for a first bird.
Congrats, you will never be the same.
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Congratulations on your first bird...you now may be able to retire with about half what you would have had if you didn't take up turkey hunting...but you'll be happy!
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Atta boy,
Very nice. Sounds like the bug has bitten you hard.
Way to go!!
Good Job!
:icon_thumright: Nice job!
This hunt went perfect we scouted out the area the day before found there feeding ground i guess it was a corn field they where roosting near. And on the next day we sat an put out the decoy and i didnt know it at that time but we positioned our selfves between where the hens and gobblers where roosting. We just wanted to get to an area where we thought the gobblers might come out to get in the field we nailed it. The hens came out behind us about 100 yards an gobblers directly in front of us across the field. Hopefully we can replicate this again on another hunt sure was fun