TN opener, took all day but I got one

[catman529]

Started this morning with 3 jakes roosted right next to me, they came down and walked up to 10 yards and putted at me for 10 minutes.

Around midday I drove to another spot, struck a gobbler that ended up having a hen, but she answered my calls and came in with the longbeard in tow. Due to the thick undergrowth, I didn't get a shot. When I made a big loop to set up on them again, I spooked them off the ridge.

I drove to yet another spot around 4pm, a very familiar one that I don't hunt much anymore. Bumped a red head in a patch of woods, and then bumped into 2 guys walking a field who were headed out for the day. They had no luck, said it was too windy.

I went into and sat in that patch of woods for over an hour, calling occasionally, with no response at all.

With an hour till sunset, I got back up and started walking the field edges, and calling once or twice. Nothing to see or hear, until I got to the top of a hill, where I could see across an open field to the patch of woods I had set up in earlier. A big gobbler was standing in the field edge, making his way to the left.

I quickly walked down through the woods to the next field to set up on the bird. I found a spot in the fence row between the two fields, facing the direction of the gobbler. I was ready for him to show up on either side of me.

Called a few times and waited. Maybe 5 minutes later, I saw red, white and blue bobbing along to my right. Got the camera on, filming a nice video of the bushes in front of me, while I waited for the head to reappear and shot him.

Knocked some of the beard out, that's a first for me. Spurs look like he might be 3 year old. He didn't gobble once, but he came in quick.





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[Fatbeard]

Congrats I am right there with you. On birds early morning and all day hunt. Got mine around 6:30. Like the wingbone too

[tomstopper]

Congrats on a nice bird.....

[hobbes]

Congrats!

[Cottonmouth]

Good lookin bird!

[JK Spurs]

Congrats

[mgm1955]

Congrats!!

[renegade19]

 

[chatterbox]

Great story, and awesome bird!

[MouthCaller]

Nice job.... I fully believe the all day part story aside... heard one or two at daylight and not a peep since... going to head home for some lunch and may try to get back at it this evening

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[njdevilsb]

Congrats.  That's a nice end to a long day of hunting.

[Gooserbat]

Congratulations

[kyturkeyhunter4]

Congrats!

[surehuntsalot]

congrats on the bird

[triune]

congrats!