How'd it go?

[RAM3500]

[Dayfat]

Day 2 was a success!!

Morning started off with gobbles in every direction, lots horny birds all over the place!

We eventually had one Tom come around the corner 100yrds out and take a look at our decoys, he wouldn't close the distance at all and walked off.

At around 7:00 a hen walked into the field and came over to us and hung around for a bit giving off the occasional yelp. Didn't take long for a Jake to walk in from across the road and start strutting all the way over us. The hen wasn't interested and left slowly, luckily I was able to coax the jake into hanging out with the decoys with purrs and clucks inching him forward bit by bit.

I use an old Baikal over under and absolutely love the gun (super cool that it says made in the USSR on it) but I'm not comfortable making long shots so I kept waiting trying to get the bird closer. After 10min he turned and started heading in the same direction the hen went which was enough waiting around for me and took one shot dropping the bird. Turned out to be just shy of 30yrds and I probably could've shot sooner.

The scary thing was when I fired my shot the action on the gun flew open and ejected the shells, I wouldn't have been able to fire a follow-up shot if I wanted to! I must have not closed the gun properly in the morning attempting to be quiet. It was a good reminder of gun safety.

All and all great morning and weather with lots of action!

[Dayfat]

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[sabmgb]

Some really nice birds there guys. I woke up at 4 and looked outside, heavy fog and -2, so ice fog, so went back to bed. Took dog for a walk at 9 and still couldn't see more then 200 yds. Tomorrow should be better.

[gaston]

good to see the young fella's out giving them hell. you were taught well. keep it up.

[bear75]

Those are some nice birds! Congratulations to you all.

[longfish]

Well done guys....nice birds.

Arnie

[RAM3500]

Did an afternoon hunt yesterday. Only a hen came to visit.

[bear75]

Got out again this morning and man was it silent. No geese, no woodpeckers, no crows and no gobbles. Did a few faint yelps, clucks and purrs at 6:30 without hearing anything and 5 hens and a Tom walk out of the woods 60 yards to the east of us. They didn't even look at the decoys and walked to the center of the field where to Tom did circles and the hens fed. 40 minutes later they were gone and left the field to the north. Just after 8 impatient me started to call very loud and often. After the 4th series of yelps a faint gobble could be heard way way away. Stopped calling for 20 min and struck up some yelps and the gobble was closer and could pinpoint the rough location. Far north east corner of the field. While looking that way I didn't notice a hen come out to the west about 20 yards from us. 2 more hens came out and all 3 were walking 30 yards directly in front of our blind and then we heard 2 gobbles. Two birds now can be seen way off in the corner and heading slowly towards us. The hens walked on by and went into the woods. The 2 birds coming from the corner of the field stopped when the walking hens left. They gobbled at every sound but did not get closer than 150 yards. Thinking they were jakes and did not like to jake in the decoys. They turned and went back to the corner and after an hour moved out of sight. Stuck around until 11 and headed to work.

[bear75]

Just dancing.

[bear75]

The two off in the distance that didn't come in.

[finsfurfeathers]

Yesterdays hunt happened pretty quick. Watch the birds exit their roost in a hurry crossed the field and dropped in the gully where I lost sight of them. Knew I was set up pretty close to their strut zone and 2 came in a hurry to check out the intruder, only 1 walked away[YOUTUBE]https://youtu.be/fHP5-7AtPDE[/YOUTUBE]
Today went to my go to spot where Sunday saw 8 toms strutting in the field. Don't know why but all went MIA.

[Disco]

Good stuff everyone. Keep up the reports. Good reading starting the morning. 👍🏻

[Wallyman]

Great detailed reports, keep them coming. Good luck.

[RAM3500]

Has anyone been hunting in the rain. Been spotting a few only in open fields in the afternoon.