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I cannot believe how lucky I've been so far this year...

3 hunts in south MS since juvie season opened, and had a bird gobble back on every hunt. All my local hunting friends haven't heard a peep, and only 1 has killed a bird so far.

I thought I had a chance yesterday. Covered 1.5 miles in the area where the boss I'm hunting has been hanging out, called up 1 hen. I decided to hit the opposite side of the lease where there isn't much sign, and got a distant bird to answer back prob 300 yds away across a swamp at 1130. I cut the distance in half, called again, and he answered at the same spot. Closed in another 50 yards and he answered a 3rd time again in the same spot. I couldn't go any further for risk of bumping him, so I set up. Never heard another peep from him, I assume he has hens. I gave him till 1230, then had to bail for a meeting. I think I found his roosting tree however :)

Last year I only heard 1 bird gobble the entire season, and I killed him 3rd day of the season, so this season has already been a great success for me.
 
Glad things a going well for you in the Turkey woods so far, hope this turns into a great season for you and keep us informed. Really fires me up to read others hunting reports, keep them coming!
 
PalsPal":3hcdp0g8 said:
Good luck.

Interested in what you struck him with at 11:30?
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almost literally the kitchen sink. Aggressive cutting with a mouth call and aluminum call acting like 2 hens in a knockdown dragout fight.

once I closed the distance, he responded initially to traditional lost yelps.... until he didn't anymore :(
 
TheLBLman":32vbbpht said:
Think he saw you?
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always a possibility, but unlikely. I had already been calling non aggressively for 10 min at the initial spot when I struck him. I really think he just reflex gobbled to my aggressive calling despite having a harem of hens. I HAD to get to the opposite side of the swamp to have a chance, I don't think he would have crossed it where I was due to the density of the underbrush. Lots of big trees blown down from a tornado there a couple years ago. More open woods on the other side makes for good turkey habitat, but also a lot easier for him to pick me off getting set up.

Going to hunt some land right on the pearl river this Saturday morning with a friend. I hope Jon Papelbon didn't kill all the birds on it when he hunted yesterday. I've called up birds 3 out of 4 times I've hunted it in the past.

I'll try to locate this bird again Sat afternoon and tee him up for one of my kids the next morn I hope.
 

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