Bird 2 Down

Todd1700 · April 26, 2011, 04:14 PM

Got number two this morning. Went to the swamp this morning and this bird gobbled at an owl at 5:37. I had fooled with this same bird several days ago and he had flown down out to the left of his tree and walked off gobbling. Today I sat down next to the largest water oak in Packers Bend out in the area he had flown down to the other day. I listened to him gobble for about 15 minutes. At 6 am I purred ever so softly. So low some would not have believed he could have heard it. He didn't gobble but I saw a turkey sail down out to my left. Then I heard him drumming. I was worried he would get too far left on me but he walked right back over in front of me. Shot him at 6:02. Talk about a flash hunt. Good bird too. 18 lbs 3 oz
11 1/2 inch beard and 1 1/8 right spur, 1 1/16 left spur.

bamaranger · April 27, 2011, 12:16 AM

Hey fella, congratulations.

+1 on their ability to hear. Most of us, me included, likely call to loud, to often. But then you hear some noisy displays as well from live birds, at least early in the season.

Still trying for # 2 myself.

Logs · April 27, 2011, 05:42 AM

Nice bird

jwilson48 · April 30, 2011, 10:40 AM

awesome bird! thats a whopper of a beard. and nice hooks too. just got my first today, was also a flash hunt. was running late hit the woods at 6:05 headed back at 6:30! first one i ever shot that had 5 beards. young bird though only 13/16 spur. other spur was broken from fighting. now i need to get number two so i can go back to fishing!

April 26, 2011, 04:14 PM	#1
Todd1700 Senior Member Join Date: August 5, 2008 Posts: 192	Bird 2 Down Got number two this morning. Went to the swamp this morning and this bird gobbled at an owl at 5:37. I had fooled with this same bird several days ago and he had flown down out to the left of his tree and walked off gobbling. Today I sat down next to the largest water oak in Packers Bend out in the area he had flown down to the other day. I listened to him gobble for about 15 minutes. At 6 am I purred ever so softly. So low some would not have believed he could have heard it. He didn't gobble but I saw a turkey sail down out to my left. Then I heard him drumming. I was worried he would get too far left on me but he walked right back over in front of me. Shot him at 6:02. Talk about a flash hunt. Good bird too. 18 lbs 3 oz 11 1/2 inch beard and 1 1/8 right spur, 1 1/16 left spur.

April 27, 2011, 12:16 AM	#2
bamaranger Senior Member Join Date: October 9, 2009 Location: North Alabama Posts: 8,308	congrats Hey fella, congratulations. +1 on their ability to hear. Most of us, me included, likely call to loud, to often. But then you hear some noisy displays as well from live birds, at least early in the season. Still trying for # 2 myself.

April 27, 2011, 05:42 AM	#3
Logs Senior Member Join Date: November 26, 1999 Location: BLUEGRASS STATE KY USA Posts: 1,780	Nice bird

April 30, 2011, 10:40 AM	#4
jwilson48 Senior Member Join Date: February 17, 2011 Posts: 105	awesome bird! thats a whopper of a beard. and nice hooks too. just got my first today, was also a flash hunt. was running late hit the woods at 6:05 headed back at 6:30! first one i ever shot that had 5 beards. young bird though only 13/16 spur. other spur was broken from fighting. now i need to get number two so i can go back to fishing!