Was ready to pack it in at 10:30 CT when a live hen showed and decided to stay for 90”s. She would just lay down next to the DSD breeding hen then get up peck at the other decoys, pick some clover and then lay down again. Just before noon, I decided to run the trumpet one more time….had not heard a gob all morning. Was answered immediately by a close thundering gobble…The gob appeared within seconds in full strut at the edge of the sanctuary, approximately forty yards diagonally left across the 30 x 75 yard clover food plot. Another hen, from far to my right was quickly approaching the decoys. She then started meandering within the dekes.
The gob had dipped out of sight and had been silent for nearly 10”s. I hit a couple of notes on the trumpet. He hammers as he emerges 30 yards out directly behind the semi strut DSD jake. The semi strut jake is facing the blind at eight steps. The tom struts a straight line directly behind the semi strut deke. My TimberGhost is on fire in my hand and the Tree Shark is rattling its cage. He struts within one yard of the deke as I am prepared to load up the TimberGhost in anticipation that he will step either left or right. The gob stops and suddenly comes out of full strut as if alarmed. I draw foreseeing an immediate need to be ready for an abbreviated window. The gob raises his head and putts…fortunately, I am intently focused on his head and release the shark. He drops on the spot.
I was again blessed with a special opportunity.
Note: I live on the farm and quite often hunt alone. I may have to drive over thirty miles in order to have someone to take a pic of me with a harvest. Quite often I don’t even take a pic. The memory and gratitude have been securely stored. My buds have prodded and harassed me for years for not taking pics. I didn’t start taking pics until two seasons ago.
I should learn how set up a digital to take appropriate pics.
The gobs head was re-attached for the pic.
Topic: Shark Feeding Frenzy (Read 3989 times)
