shawneehunter
04-20-2009, 11:46 AM
Team #4 is on the board.
What a day. I set my alarm to get up at 5:30 and didn't hear it. My wife came in at 6:30 and asked if I was going hunting. I jumped up to see if was raining and went outside to see it wasn't raining and as I stood there a bird gobbled up on the hill. He was the one I was going after.
I got my stuff on in a hurry and shot out the door and up on the hill. As I was getting closer to him I realized he was on the ground on the ridge. The ridge behind my house is very steep so I knew I could get close.
I tried to get to the low spot before he did. I beat him there but he was to close for me to get on the ridge so I set about 20 yards from the ridge top. He gobbled and was coming closer. He gobbled again and I could hear the thumping in his chest http://ohioturkeyhunter.net/ohiolive/Smileys/classic/shocked.gif. He drummed and was maybe 30 yards from me but I still couldn't see him. Finally he appeared on the ridge.
I seen the beard sticking out and knew he was the one. There was a jake near him. I almost shot while he stood there but it was a little brushy. I let out 3 soft yelps and he turned to look and went into a strut. He came down the hill but it was to thick to shoot yet so I waited for him to get into the opening. When he got into the opening I seen a hen to my left and she putted and he stopped in his tracks so I said it's now or never. I pulled the trigger and he started flopping down the hill. It was 6:30 when I got up and I had the bird down at 7:07. It almost wasn't fun, almost http://ohioturkeyhunter.net/ohiolive/Smileys/classic/grin.gif
He was 21 1/2 pounds 9" beard and 1" spurs
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b45/ShawneeHunter/04-20-09_0800.jpg
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b45/ShawneeHunter/04-20-09_0746.jpg
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b45/ShawneeHunter/04-20-09_1227.jpg
What a day. I set my alarm to get up at 5:30 and didn't hear it. My wife came in at 6:30 and asked if I was going hunting. I jumped up to see if was raining and went outside to see it wasn't raining and as I stood there a bird gobbled up on the hill. He was the one I was going after.
I got my stuff on in a hurry and shot out the door and up on the hill. As I was getting closer to him I realized he was on the ground on the ridge. The ridge behind my house is very steep so I knew I could get close.
I tried to get to the low spot before he did. I beat him there but he was to close for me to get on the ridge so I set about 20 yards from the ridge top. He gobbled and was coming closer. He gobbled again and I could hear the thumping in his chest http://ohioturkeyhunter.net/ohiolive/Smileys/classic/shocked.gif. He drummed and was maybe 30 yards from me but I still couldn't see him. Finally he appeared on the ridge.
I seen the beard sticking out and knew he was the one. There was a jake near him. I almost shot while he stood there but it was a little brushy. I let out 3 soft yelps and he turned to look and went into a strut. He came down the hill but it was to thick to shoot yet so I waited for him to get into the opening. When he got into the opening I seen a hen to my left and she putted and he stopped in his tracks so I said it's now or never. I pulled the trigger and he started flopping down the hill. It was 6:30 when I got up and I had the bird down at 7:07. It almost wasn't fun, almost http://ohioturkeyhunter.net/ohiolive/Smileys/classic/grin.gif
He was 21 1/2 pounds 9" beard and 1" spurs
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b45/ShawneeHunter/04-20-09_0800.jpg
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b45/ShawneeHunter/04-20-09_0746.jpg
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b45/ShawneeHunter/04-20-09_1227.jpg