headed out with a ton of excitement this morning.. got to my spot a little late. pulled up to my parking lane @5:20 am and could tell by the trees that i was gonna be pushing to get set up in time.. gathered my gear and walked the 3/4 km to my spot. before i stepped in the bush, gobbles started. Damn i thought.. walked in, set up my dekes, blind and got everything ready, all the while having 5 or 6 turkeys gobbling.. sat there about 10 minutes and this loud gobble comes from what seems like 10 yards away.. did some soft calls, he hammers.. wait a few minutes, more soft calls, he hammers again.. did a serious of yelps and cuts and he hammers.. a minute or two later, he flies down from the roost and i can hear him walking around.. a crow flew over and called, he gobbles and man, he is close.. got ready , looked to left a little from my blind and there he is.. big white head, big beard.. he comes in to 30 yards, starts to run at my dekes and stops right at them, struts again and BOOM.. big tom down @ 20 yards.. my biggest bird ever and shortest hunt ever, approx. 45 minutes.. not too bad, 26.2 lbs, 10 1/4" beard, left spur 1 3/8" and right spur 1 1/4".... here's some pics of my set up , blind and bird..
p.s.. i know this is in the crossbow hunting part, but i did shoot with my stoeger 12 guage.. sorry, just had to brag..lol
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Excalibur Matrix 330 Bulldog Suppressed, 18" Diablo bolts, 100 grain Rage Crossbow X blade