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kyhunter28

04-15-2007, 12:53 AM

I managed to connect on a gobbler this evening 6:20 to be exact. I went down there to put my blind out for in the morning. As I was putiing my blind up I heard a gobble in the distance. So I went out and set up a jake and hen decoy. I called a few times went out a response. So I called every 15 minutes mostly soft clucks and a purrs. Then the rain came in so heavy I couldn't see acroos the field and my decoys were taking a pounding by the rain and wind. Thats when I said why didn't I go to the truck after sitting up the blind. I started to get everything together and was waiting for a break in the rain to head to the truck when I noticed a tom running into the decoys with another right behind him. They come into the jake decoy and started to tear him up when he was greated with a load of Winchester sixes. He started to flop around a little and the other gobbler started to work my bird over pretty good. Usually I would have run him off but a wet bird isn't much to look at so I let him have his day. I decided it was enough and went to get him thinking the other tom would fly off. Wrong, he didn't want to leave I got to withing 10 yards before he ran off. I put my foot on his head and looked up and the other tom was 35 yards away and putting his head off. When all of the sudden a tom gobbled right below the ridge where I had my blind set up. I grabbed my vest and gun and got out of there before I spooked him. So I hope to get one of them in the morning.

Sorry for the long story but all in all it was a great day to be in the woods.

Here is the wet guy after being beat up and soking wet and not to mention the ride home in the back of the truck. 21lbs, 10.5 inch beard and each spur was 1 1/8.
http://www.jesseshunting.com/photopost/data/515/Picture_024_600_x_450_.jpg

Highbow

04-15-2007, 08:33 AM

Our CO has already nailed two hunters that came over from West Va. and he caught them red handed on Friday. He is really working the area hard and I just wish he was more appreciated for his hard work. KDFWLR is lucky to have him and I hope they get off his back and let him continue the good work he is doing.
Our weather was nothing but nasty yesterday and my sinus are hurting too much for this cold air this morning maybe later this week.