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One last great TN hunt this morning

megalomaniac said:
Sounds awesome! Was that the boulder he was on yesterday in the pic?
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Nah. That Boulder was about the size and height of a truck, just a lone rock on a steel hillside. Made for good cover to make an approach, I just never expected him to hop up on it! Would have been better on that set up to back off the Boulder a bit but the lay of the land just didn't allow for it. It's all good though because that just resulted in the hunt this morning.
 
Grainger said:
Man, you hunt some beautiful country, though I'm sure it presents many challenges.

Great story, congrats on a hard earned bird!
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Yep, that's why I go crazy when I get to go to flat or rolling land. Can just cover so much ground with so much less effort on that flat or rolling terrain. I think I like the flat or rolling land in other areas more every year 😂
 
PickettSFHunter said:
I worked this bird for nearly 3 hours yesterday. Had him at 35 yards and 5 yards without getting a shot. Yesterday, I had my gun ready on the left side of a huge Boulder, I could hear him coming and just knew he was going step out behind it at 20 yards any second. Instead he hops on top of the Boulder, looks at me sitting there 5 yards away, and takes off. I went back after him this morning, he was roosted in a different spot, but it was a better spot. I got within 75 yards or so of the roost, had a perfect bench leading to him, just perfect for him to walk down the gun barrel. Instead, he hits the ground, and circles above me, I couldn't move at all, he gets 5 yards behind me and stands there gobbling his head off. I was so thankful for good cover. It was intense, nothing like a gobbler 5 yards behind you gobbling like mad and you can't even see it. After several minutes, he began walking off, I waited until he entered my peripheral vision, and watched him go behind some large trees. At that point, I adjusted and got a 25 yard shot. One thing really cool for me on this one, I only used this slate call that my dad built for me this year. He just got into making calls, but they sound really good. I have several other states to hunt now, but will also just take weekends to camp with the family.
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Nice bird. Gotta love it!
 
PickettSFHunter said:
I worked this bird for nearly 3 hours yesterday. Had him at 35 yards and 5 yards without getting a shot. Yesterday, I had my gun ready on the left side of a huge Boulder, I could hear him coming and just knew he was going step out behind it at 20 yards any second. Instead he hops on top of the Boulder, looks at me sitting there 5 yards away, and takes off. I went back after him this morning, he was roosted in a different spot, but it was a better spot. I got within 75 yards or so of the roost, had a perfect bench leading to him, just perfect for him to walk down the gun barrel. Instead, he hits the ground, and circles above me, I couldn't move at all, he gets 5 yards behind me and stands there gobbling his head off. I was so thankful for good cover. It was intense, nothing like a gobbler 5 yards behind you gobbling like mad and you can't even see it. After several minutes, he began walking off, I waited until he entered my peripheral vision, and watched him go behind some large trees. At that point, I adjusted and got a 25 yard shot. One thing really cool for me on this one, I only used this slate call that my dad built for me this year. He just got into making calls, but they sound really good. I have several other states to hunt now, but will also just take weekends to camp with the family.
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Congratulations nice bird and love the story with it I think I would have lost it when he was behind you so close lol! Congratulations again.
 
PickettSFHunter said:
I worked this bird for nearly 3 hours yesterday. Had him at 35 yards and 5 yards without getting a shot. Yesterday, I had my gun ready on the left side of a huge Boulder, I could hear him coming and just knew he was going step out behind it at 20 yards any second. Instead he hops on top of the Boulder, looks at me sitting there 5 yards away, and takes off. I went back after him this morning, he was roosted in a different spot, but it was a better spot. I got within 75 yards or so of the roost, had a perfect bench leading to him, just perfect for him to walk down the gun barrel. Instead, he hits the ground, and circles above me, I couldn't move at all, he gets 5 yards behind me and stands there gobbling his head off. I was so thankful for good cover. It was intense, nothing like a gobbler 5 yards behind you gobbling like mad and you can't even see it. After several minutes, he began walking off, I waited until he entered my peripheral vision, and watched him go behind some large trees. At that point, I adjusted and got a 25 yard shot. One thing really cool for me on this one, I only used this slate call that my dad built for me this year. He just got into making calls, but they sound really good. I have several other states to hunt now, but will also just take weekends to camp with the family.
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Congrats!
 

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