Post by ozark on Apr 11, 2006 21:10:53 GMT -5
The first two days of the season were pleasurable and I got to see some hens up close to my blind. I didn't hear a gobble or see a tom but today was different. I got into my blind at 9:00 AM and called pretty often and watched a couple of hens feed close in. I did some reading and ate a large roast beef sandwich as I waited and waited. Finally about 1:30 PM I heard one gobble in the distance but after thirty minutes of calling I decided he wasn't interested. At 2:15 I decided to call it a day, took the shells out of my 20 Ga. Closed all the windows and opened the door to leave when the course clucks of a Gobbler cause an adrenalin rush. Now I rush to get the door closed, a shell in the chamber and a window open. By the time I got ready to slide the plexiglass window open the gobbler was ready to leave in a fast walk. When the sliding plexiglass window opened it made noise and the gobbler stopped to take a look in my direction. I put the crosshairs on its head at 35 yards distance and pressed th trigger. He went down instantly and I knew he was mine. He weighed 22 lbs. had one inch spurs and a ten inch beard. I was very thrilled that my new Mossberg 500 20 ga. did a great job at my personal Maximum range. For readers who question this type of hunting let me say that I am on oxygen, have COPD and can't play that chase um down game any more. But, the thrill of the hunt is still in this 77 year old man. I used factory 3" No. 4 shot. I have one down now and one more to go to limit out. Good luck to all. OZ.
I'm now starting my third season of turkey hunting and still looking for my first solo kill. 
I'm going tomorrow to a honey hole that I've saved for now, so maybe, maybe, maybe tomorrow... 