Best Turkey Hunt of My Life!

[RC]

I got up this Morning for a Turkey hunt and what a hunt it was.
 Yesterday My first Turkey hunt of the season found me in a brush blind at a place I have had great luck at in the past. Turkeys Gobbled where they were supposed to but would not come in.
 Today I grabbed my leafy suit and decided to go to some Gobbling birds and try to be a bit more aggressive.

 I walked out of the yard about 200 yards or so headed toward a swamp and stood and listened till it got daylight. I could hear four different birds but all were across the creek except for one. I sat up on him a little farther away than I would have liked but after one yelp I could tell this was gonna get good.
 After about 10 minutes of quiet I yelped a bit " excited" and it was on. 1-2-3 Gobbles quick...from different birds in the same direction. Within another ten minutes 3 Mac Daddy Gobblers were under 20 yards with one strutting. All Mature Toms with swinging beards.They kept coming....
 One bird was to my left at 8 steps and his head went up and I knew he had smelled a rat so I slowly tried to draw on the strutting bird that unfolded and turned to run. I came to full draw and tried to shoot him in the back going away but shot low and got tail feathers. I leaned back against the tree and smiled. Sweet to get three toms that close with them Gobbling near every breath.
 I sat for a minute to not let them see me if they were still hanging out and yelped before I got up. Another Gobbler Gobbled to my right. The three I just called up Gobbled back from the swamp but were leaving.I yelped and cut a couple times and here comes two more long beards straight to me.
 I`m set up to shoot to my left and these birds are coming from my right. I cup my hand and try to "throw" my calls left and it works too good as they go around at about 25-30 yards out. I let them get by and call them back on my shooting side and they come back to 25 yards but seem a bit skittish and don`t come on in.They finally walk off the way they had came....Towards my yard.

  By now I`m a wreck. My nerves are shot and there is another Gobbler sounding off directly behind me. I yelp a few times and he won`t gobble at the call just on his on every five minutes or so. I ease my slate out and cut a couple times and he starts turning flips it sound like. In a minute or so it sounds like a herd of pigs coming instead its two more gobblers Two year olds . they come directly behind me and are drumming mere steps away. I can do nothing but close my eyes and enjoy. They come around on my right side and walk straight away. I twist just a bit to get a shot and get busted. I look at my cell phone to call Brother John and tell him about my Morning and its only 8:05. I slip out with some better plans for in the Morning with  some deks and maybe my blind.Thank You Lord.RC

[tradhunter]

That is what keeps us rollin back for more.Sounds like a great way to start the day to me.

[RC]

I just posted the post above and walked out on the deck and heard a bird Gobble. Gods Country.Thank you Lord.RC

[Onestringer]

Isn't turkey hunting awesome.

[limbolt]

RC,thats what I call a cardiac hunt,really keeps the heart rate up and nothing does it better than turkeys.I'll be looking for hero pic's in the near future.  

[kat]

What a morning. That's what it's all about.

[huntsmanlance]

Sounds like a great morning to me.    

Looking forward to your next post!!!

[magnus]

Wow what a hunt! Thank you! I felt like I wasright there with you. Got a few more weeks for my chance. Good luck on your next hunt.    

[bohuntr]

Very cool RC!!!

[Guru]

Awesome buddy!  Only a matter of time....

[Altiman94]

Sounds like a great hunt...that's what makes turkey hunting exciting!

[snakebit40]

 Awesome hunt! I love it when turkeys are that fired up!

[Lil Okie]

That's a successful hunt to me...stay after them and good luck

[maineac]

Sounds like a fantastic hunt!1  Still a month from tomorrow before our season starts.  Stories like yours will have me chomping at the bit long before then.

[Robhood23]

What are you doing on your deck???? Get back out there and HUNT!!!! thanks for sharing and looking forward to tomorrows pics!!

[lt-m-grow]

Go get'm man.  And see you soon.

[wooddamon1]

Oh yeah! Looking forward to tomorrow!  

[RC]

Thanks Guys. I don`t "push" birds. I hunted that group this morning without really messing them up actually three different groups.lol
 I will hunt a strut / dusting area this evening then be back after this mornings birds in the morning.Turkeys seem to be easy for me to get in shotgun range and one reason is because I don`t put lots of pressure on them. I hunt different Birds at each sitting and after tomorrow will not hunt again till Tuesday.Even Public land birds here are not that hard to kill with a gun if you take the time to listen rather than call.I kill most of birds hunting them like deer meaning I try to get where they are going anyway and call little. Birds don`t feel much pressure like that.
 Not an elitest but in reality I could have probably tagged out this morning with a gun.The fisrt two birds lined up heads more than once under 20 yards and a face full of #5`s would have set two flopping with one shot.But wheres the fun in that...RC

[awbowman]

Something is about to die!

Turkey hunting .... I call it the purest form of hunting we have.

Thanks for sharing RC

[rushlush]

Very cool!