Time to reflect...

[trkehunr93]

Went out this morning just to keep my batteries charged as I had taken off the whole week to hunt but was very fortunate to fill my last tag this past Saturday.  I just wanted to hear a gobble this morning and hear a gobble I did.  I parked at a spot I had taken my oldest son to on youth day but we weren't fortunate to call in a bird that morning so I went back today to see what was happening in this patch of woods.  Got out of my truck right as it was just getting enough light to see without a flashlight and I hear a gobble where it should have been on April 2nd, I just grinned and climbed the ridge to my stick blind and proceeded to enjoy the symphony.  30+ minutes of continuous gobbling as I sat there with my head leaning back against the tree soaking it all in.  I imagined what he was doing on that limb, facing east then west gobbling and strutting, were there hens with him or is he lonesome?  I got my answer at 6:35am, as he let out a gobble I could here the cackle of a hen as she flew down, he had his harem and was announcing to the world "Come and join me!"  Things went quiet for a bit then he gobbled on the opposite side of a small hollow that separated us, then the seductive yelps of his harem as they led him on his journey for the day.  By 7am I thought they had drifted off but I wanted to be sure before I left so I blew on my crow call and he gobbled directly in front of me, I got anxious as I thought maybe I'll get a glimpse off him but I never did.  A little while later some dogs began barking and he gobbled 100 yards further away than he was 20 minutes before.  I knew the performance was over so I got up and walked back to my truck and said "Thank you, I needed that"


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[Greg Massey]

Great story. Nothing like turkeys in the woods..

[mgm1955]

Great time in the woods!!

[SteelerFan]

Nice... That's some good medicine right there!!

[mikejd]

Awesome story. Just gave me the chills. I actually felt like I was there. May 1st can't come soon enough. I'll be at it for 8 days strait. And if I don't tag a bird but feel like you just did. That's good enough for me.

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[catman529]

Yea I've had some great days watching the turkeys after tagging out, whether mushroom hunting or something else it never gets old seeing and hearing them do their thing


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[Roost 1]

Makes for some great therapy.

[Tail Feathers]

Reminds me of the old quote, "Sometimes I sit and think, sometimes I just sit."

[Erno86]

Woods are naked that are void of turkey gobbling.

[OHturkey85]

Mornings like that make you say it's good to be alive and thank god for turkeys!!

[101st501]

I love hearing those birds in the morning.

[Phire Phite]

That's a good time of enjoying everything there is to offer.

I want to take my boy out this year to experience it.