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bamaranger · April 3, 2015, 07:50 PM

Been scouting hard for nearly 3 weeks, if not laid up with extreme bronchitis!

Season came in here (N. AL) on Weds, 1 April. I've been hunting every morning, on birds every morning. On second day, 0900 appx, a good gobbler came in silent and made the fatal mistake of crossing a small depression, letting me get the gun up. The old 870, bought new by me in 1981 as a college graduation gift to myself, and retiring my granddad's old Savage, did the deed again at 35 paces. Sixteen lbs, 9-1/4 " beard, one spur broken off, the other 1-1/8".

It has been an odd, wet and cool spring. Serviceberry is our first blooming tree, we didn't see any 'till very late. Eastern Redbud is normally out and fading, it just came in this past weekend. No sign of Dogwood. If we're very lucky, we'll get Redbud and Dogwood at the same time! Glorious!! But with all that, the recent 3 days of 70 degree temps has brought the snakes out. An odd spring.

April 3, 2015, 07:50 PM	#14
bamaranger Senior Member Join Date: October 9, 2009 Location: North Alabama Posts: 8,314	Oh yeah!!! Been scouting hard for nearly 3 weeks, if not laid up with extreme bronchitis! Season came in here (N. AL) on Weds, 1 April. I've been hunting every morning, on birds every morning. On second day, 0900 appx, a good gobbler came in silent and made the fatal mistake of crossing a small depression, letting me get the gun up. The old 870, bought new by me in 1981 as a college graduation gift to myself, and retiring my granddad's old Savage, did the deed again at 35 paces. Sixteen lbs, 9-1/4 " beard, one spur broken off, the other 1-1/8". It has been an odd, wet and cool spring. Serviceberry is our first blooming tree, we didn't see any 'till very late. Eastern Redbud is normally out and fading, it just came in this past weekend. No sign of Dogwood. If we're very lucky, we'll get Redbud and Dogwood at the same time! Glorious!! But with all that, the recent 3 days of 70 degree temps has brought the snakes out. An odd spring.