Yesterday i went out at mid day to my honey hole to see if i could hear one. Usually at around 1 o clock if one answers you, better get ready. I walked out to my listening spot and heard a gobbler in a cow pasture. I knew exactly where to set up on this bird and did it in quick time. The terrain was just right for me to crawl and stick a hen decoy out and crawl back. I got back to my seat and I gave him a few yelps on my trumpet and he hammered back. He knew where I was so i just shut up. He gobbled every 10-20 seconds and I could tell he was getting closer. All of the sudden he shut up and I knew it was game time. He popped over the hill about 3 minutes later and knew something wasnt right. Maybe he already knew the decoy scheme, i have no idea. At that moment he was 65 yards. I wasnt too comfortable taking that shot, so i gave him a couple purrs and he eased another 10 yards or so and the gun went off. Bang flop at 54 steps. The Winchester Longbeard 6s put a hurting on him. No flopping what so ever. Biggest body jake ive killed. Now its time to get the one over there im really after. Excuse how sweaty i am lol
17 lbs 6oz
5 inch beard
Nubby spurs
(http://i936.photobucket.com/albums/ad208/mossybird_95/DSCN1543.jpg) (http://s936.photobucket.com/user/mossybird_95/media/DSCN1543.jpg.html)
Congrats on a fine bird!
:icon_thumright:
Nice :)
Congrats!
Sent from my iPod touch using Tapatalk
Congrats man
Sent from my C771 using Tapatalk 2
:icon_thumright:
Congrats......
:icon_thumright:
Nice bird. WTG
Congrats on your bird!! :icon_thumright: That'll teach him to gobble like a big boy!! ;D
Congrats, that is a big jake. I killed a longbeard this year...no, two longbeards that weighed less than your jake.
Congrats!!!
Nice work! The two longbeards I shot were both 18 pound 2 year olds also. That's a big jake.
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
:icon_thumright:
Congrats on a very nice jake. I had a big jake in my decoys for 45 minutes earlier in the season. He put on quite the show, before he finally left.
Congrats
good job!!!!! :you_rock:
Act like a man, you get treated like a man! Congrats!
:icon_thumright:
Congrat's on the big jake. Know go get Mr. Big Longbeard.
Nice!
:icon_thumright: Congrats!
We discuss each season how many funs hunts jakes have given us over the years...
I doubt I would be hooked like I am if I went 'toms only' at age 12....
Great bird, great story, great hunt!
mudhen
Big azz jake! Congrats!