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Finally got a SC gobbler today

Started by mtsrunner, April 03, 2013, 05:53:09 PM

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mtsrunner

I hunted all day Monday and only saw two Jakes and only heard one bird gobble.
Went back today and hunted from dark until 11:30 and only saw 6 hens and heard zero gobbles.
I decided to go back to the truck and eat lunch then moved to a different hunting area.
At 12:40 I set up in a pine thicket looking in to a clover field. I almost decided to set up my hammock and take a nap for a couple of hours, but I decided to call a little just in case.

I gave a series of yelps from a Woodhaven V3 and was greeted with one gobble from an oak ridge to my left about 200 yards from the pine thicket.

I didn't call again.

About 10 minutes later, I thought I heard something. I could see movement to my left through the pines. There were three birds coming, but I wasn't sure they were mature. Once I was able to identify the first one as a big Tom, I waited just for the second one to step in to the same little opening. One shot at 39 yards put him down.

19lbs 12oz. 10" beard, 1 1/8" spurs.

Gear included 12 ga T/C Encore with 20" barrel, Kick's GT .665 choke, 3" Hevi 13 Magnum Blend shell.


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