3-20-12 Killin'

[ccleroy]

Started out this AM with a hoot and this bird hammers 125 yards in a pond to my right and 2 other birds 400 yards from him to my left, I head to the closer bird and get set up within 100 yards of him, he gobbled 25-30 times on the limb and I hear his hens start up...I immediately throw out some tree yelps and he cuts me off, I know the hens are closer to him so they will cut me off from the game no doubt....Meanwhile the 2 birds roosted together are hammering making their way to me so I spin on the tree in case the get there first. They get within 80 yards and lockup, I hear hens pitch down then the gobbler behind me and I sit to see what is about to unfold, sure enough the hens leave the hardwoods and head straight to the 2 strutters in front of me, I send out a few yelps off my Billy Buice trumpet and sure enough the lone longbeard is still behind me all alone so I spin once again back to him.......It takes all of 5 minutes of some more subtle trumpet work for him to strut to 30 yards in the hardwoods to me. Looking at him through that red dot was something cool too. I dropped the hammer and walked out happy
Well Fellas I have always been the one to down talk red dot sights and the likes on turkey hunting rigs, always saying I mean really do you need that to kill a turkey? No you do not, but it dang sure is the cats  for me, I really never understood the fascination with them until I put one on my rig earlier this week. They might not be for everyone but they dang sure have their place on my rig.

17lbs 1 1/8th needle hooks and 10 incher

[chatterbox]

Congrats Ricky! Sounds like an awsome hunt! Glad that Burris is working for you!

[ccleroy]

Dang right, A big shout out to SKFooter for hooking me up with it, I love it.

[neal]

Congrats!!!!

Yep I'm hooked on the red dot as well I put a speedbead on one of mine SBEII's now I have 4 of them, best sight I've ever used.

[MiamiE]

Congrats! Question, is that the speed stock from SpeedFeed? I'm thinking of getting one for my 870.

[bangbird]

Good job buddy

[Dan Mallia]

Very nice, congrats 

[dawgfrombama]

Good Job.

[Hognutz]

Way to go!! Nice stinkin' gobbler, my friend.. Congrats.. I am a red dot lover, as well. I favor Aimpoint, but any quality red dot will suffice.. Mike

[JVA54]

  Congrats!!

[savduck]

That's an awesome bird.....and a snazzy trumpet lanyard. Congrats....looking forward to meeting you this weekend.

[ccleroy]

That's an awesome bird.....and a snazzy trumpet lanyard. Congrats....looking forward to meeting you this weekend.

Just for you Del, that lanyard fits the Buice like a glove Son! See you tommorrow!

[spur collector]

Congrats on a fine trophy.

[Clay]

Congrats!  Excellent picture with your prize!

[Roostem33]

Congrats on the great looking bird!!!