Thanks Charlie. I arrived in western Nebraska the day before the season began and before setting up camp proceeded to walk the perimeter of an 880 acre SWA. I saw only one curly dropping the whole trip and getting discouraged. Almost 300 yards from my pickup and there they were 2 Toms in full strut with 2 hens. Meandered a different way back to my pickup to set up my camp area so as not to bother my new friends. Next morning I set up my Hide Out blind about 200 yards from where the birds were previously spotted. Set my 2 decoys up just the way I have read the way the TG fellows do it and proceeded to use the wooden box call and mouth call about every 20 minutes for 10-15 seconds. After 1.5 hours and nothing I began to wonder if I was calling good enough and the birds may not be seeing the decoys that were 10 yards away very well if they were coming in as I may have staked the decoys down to far. So, I climbed out of the back and walked around to move the decoys higher in elevation by about 2" and then walked back around to get back in the blind and there not 30 yards away are 3 of my new friends. Scared the begeezers outta all of us. Climbed in and tried to entice them over to my sexy hen decoys but as I peeked at them through the window they were on a beeline to parts unknown. Crud!! But farther out about 1/2 mile I see 20-30 Turkeys moving over a hill. E-Ha! What the heck lets try going after them and get in front. I must have got in front of them 6X. They would get somewhat close and then just head off east,west,north or south and I would have to change my plans and scamper this a way or that a way.Then the last time using the Cedar trees to my advantage I got far enough ahead as usual and would peek through the tree as good as possible and there were 2 hens clucking and pecking the ground only 21 yards away (stepped off afterwords). This later part took all of 2 minutes. I thought to myself while watching the hens that if a Tom were to come along and step right there I CAN make that shot. 2 seconds later 2 Toms step up and one stopped right where I had hoped. Missed the heart by 1 inch. Have not said thank you to god that much in a day in a long time. Better to be lucky than good any day. Man is this fun!!!!
Topic: Rick Seymour's first... and it's a turkey!! (Read 918 times)
