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I have a lot to share...but first I'd like to back up a bit.
A couple months ago when I was looking to buy some 1 1/4" VPA Terminators, Trad Gang'r "Kenneth" pm'd me that he had some. Some were his and 3 were some that he'd gotten from Chris just before his untimely death.
We made a deal for his and he passed the one's he'd gotten from Chris on to me knowing I'd put them to good use. They arrived still in the box that Chris sent them to him in...thanks again Kenneth!
So with turkey season approaching, I promised myself that I'd have these broadheads in position #1 in the quivers of each of my two turkey set-ups. One for the blind, and one for my ghillie hunts.
Before the season started(May 1st) I wrote what you see in the pix with a silver sharpie, knowing I'd do all I could to keep Chris along with me hunting.
Fast forward a couple tough weeks of hunting to last evening...
I went to a spot that before the season, their was, everytime I went there to scout, a couple birds gobbling. Although my 2 previous attempts to find birds here after the season started came up empty, I figured what the heck last evening, and went to try to roost a bird.
As I closed into where the birds usually roost, I let go a couple soft clucks, and was pleasently surprized by a booming gobble!
I moved around and closed in as close as the terrain allowed to figure out exactly where I needed to be in the morning. Thge forcast was calling for rain just like every day prior for 4 days now. So I needed to find a good spot to set up the Double Bull.
I got within about 75yds. of the bird, found a great place to set the blind on this big oak ridge with some good shooting around it. Then I clucked a couple times, and 2 birds answered! Now they both had something to think about all night and look forward to in the morning...and so did I!
Up at 3:45 and no rain...cool! But sure enough during the five minute drive to my spot, it started to pour!
I sat in the truck for 15 minutes, but knew I had to get going if I was going to set up so close. I needed darkness. Then as the rain let up a bit, I threw on my new KUIU Chugach rain jacket and headed up the ridge...
As I set up in the pitch black, the rain let up and all but stopped. But the water dripping off the trees was still pretty substantial, but I was all set and dry in my DB...
5:15 I heard this(turn it up)...
They continued to gobble steady and right about the time I thought they were going to fly down I let them know the hen from last night was still here looking for love...