Great morning

[huntingfool43]

Well after getting my brother his bird opening day I figured putting my tag on one should be pretty easy, Wrong. I could not find a bird that wanted to play untill this morning. I hit the woods about 5am and was all set by 5:20. Had out 3 decoys, 2 hens and a brand new jake that I just got. At 5:45 the first tom sounded off front and center about 75 yards away. By 6:00 I had 4 toms talking and figured this would be a good morning. The closet tom flew down about 6:10 and I figured I could get him to come in. Well everything was going great untill 6:20 when 4 deer came running into the woods snorting up a storm, tails held high spooked really bad. They ran right through the woods and spooked all the birds, not a pep to be heard. Looked out the side window of the blind and see what caused all the trouble, coyote was walking down the edge of the feild. He was headed away and I hit the box call and he turned around and came right back to me but I didn't have a clear shot, he finally got my wind sent and headed across the feild.As I just sat there debating what to do a tom sounded off. Game back on. I figured out real quick the only call he would answer was a few soft clucks off the slate call. At about 40/50 yards he hung up. I had 3 differend deer meander between us but he would not budge. I gave him the silent treatment, hoping he would come looking for me. Well he sounded off again off the right hand front corner of the blind and I refused to answer. I heard noise, sort of a peping noise out the left window of the blind and when I looked here is the tom pecking my jake decoy tring to pick a fight with him. Needless to say I about chit, here is this tom 25 feet outside the window and my gun is lying in my lap. Thank god for the mesh windows, he never saw me raise the gun and put an end to my season. I did end up putting several #5's in the head of my new decoy but it was worth it.

Stats are:

Beard thick 9 1/2 inches

Spurrs 1 1/4 in. both sides

Weight 23lbs.

[DIRTY DOG]

way to go nice bird steve, and good story

[GLF]

Nice bird Steve. I have a question. I thought turkeys roosted standing on top branches, not hanging from them. Is this a bat turkey?

[huntingfool43]

Nice bird Steve. I have a question. I thought turkeys roosted standing on top branches, not hanging from them. Is this a bat turkey?

I don't know about a bat bird, but he sure was a sneaky sucker. Never knew he was there or how long he was with in range because I was concentrated on the other tom that kept gobbiling at me. I am sure if I had not had the blind he would have busted me long before I saw him. A pop up blind is the only way to go.

[caznik]

Great job Steve,

But whitch is the turkey....

[huntingfool43]

Great job Steve,

But whitch is the turkey....

Keep it up fur ball.