...sorry again for a big delay,not intentional.
I just got in from a great hunt.Had hens within feet of the blind,but Trainwreck and Splittail stayed just out of range.He came all the way back to the vineyard from where I shot at him yesterday,about 2 mi. north!!
...yesterdays hunt.....roosted the birds the night before,knew I had a killer set up.Had about a mile and a half walk to get to the spot.Set up my blind and within minutes they started to gobble,5:01,first gobble.Birds were bangin' away in the trees,I knew Splitail and Prettyboy were there,also sounded like a few jakes.As it got lighter a hen appeared about 100yds away in the field,coming from the south.She passed by at about 50yds and headed down the hill.I can tell the gobblers are on the ground now,so I scratch out a few clucks and yelps.They come right back at me..hard!! Now the hen reappeares and comes right to the decoys and hangs around a little.I'm figuring,"this is perfect,the boys will have to walk right by me to get to her.I can tell know the the gobblers are going to appear at any second...then there he is,Splittail and a second later comes Prettyboy.Here's a view of the setup from where they were looking(hen deke close,jake behind her)......
...now the hen starts up toward the boys and they start down.At about 30yds she about faces and comes back down the hill.She is going to pass at about 12yds,but the boys are gonna at about 20yds. She goes by,here they come...not gonna get any closer..Splittail strutting by,at about 20...start to draw.............
Gotta cook pancackes...sorry............back soon
Topic: Prettyboy is no more!!!!! PIC. (Read 8032 times)
