At 61 years young I did my first ever turkey hunt opening morning. I lucked in to a piece of private land that had lots of turkeys. I was in the woods well before daylight and as soon as light started to break I heard at least half a dozen gobbles, several which were very close. About that time some one in the neighboring property started hammering on a call and called every 2-4 minutes. A little before 7 am I did a soft purr and yelps and the birds close by went nuts. About 5 minutes later I heard and saw them fly down as soon as they hit the ground I did another couple of yelps and cuts and had two toms make a beeline to where I was. Not 5 minutes after they flew down I had both of them within 20-25 yards, at that point I filled my first ever turkey tag on first ever turkey hunt! He weighed 19 #s with 11" beard and 7/8" spurs.
Sorry for the sideways pic, couldn't figure out how to rotate it :shock:
Sorry for the sideways pic, couldn't figure out how to rotate it :shock:
