Well I got down to the lease for a couple days of turkey huunting and the birds were everywhere. The first morning I went to the "Astroblind". It is a permanent ground blind with a feeder that the turkeys frequent VERY often. Before it was light enough to see good 6 pigs came in. The feeder had not gone off yet and they actually bedded down around it. Then a few minutes later they got up and left - before I could manage a shot. Well, the feeder went off at 7:30 and at about 7:40 here come the hens; about 20 of them. I was watching out a small viewing window to my left and following the hens comes Ol Tom. He walked in and immediately presented himself at about 7 yds. I drew back my brand new Sarrels Blueridge TD longbow and let the arrow fly. WHACK! My arrow went bouncing off behind the bird and he took off running to my left. He amde it about 18-20 yds, started to wobble, and fell over in sight.
That afternoon I went back to the same blind and at about 3:00pm here come two toms by themselves. They strut for my decoys and then turn around and walk right in front of my main window at 10yds. I draw and shoot. WHACK! This time my arrow stayed in the bird and off he runs. I waited a little while and hgot out to go get him. He had other plans! He got off in the brush and I could'nt find him. I was kind of bummed out about that.
The next day I hunted from daylight to dark with only a 1 hr break around lunch time. I saw a group of hens with two jakes at about 9:30 am but never got the shot. At about 6:00pm a big group of hens came in. Following behind them was MR TOM. He came in just like the one the day before - about 6 yds right in front of me. I shot this bird with a 1 7/8" GK broadhead, complete pass-through, and he waddles off in the brush. I found my arrow and it was covered in blood and feathers. I searched until dark for this bird and could'nt find him. I was REALLY bummed out then.
This could have been a stellar turkey hunt that turned out pretty depressing. I still can't figure out how that big BH did not kill that bird in sight. Oh well, I am going to South Africa in less than 3 months and I guess if I'm gonna lose something I'd rather it be a turkey here than a Kudu or Gemsbok in South Africa.
I hope to everybody at Vanderpool in a few weeks,
Bisch
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Topic: Texas Turkey! (Read 1352 times)
