Short story for a longbow... and a turkey.

[Shaun]

Sweet! So good to be carried off into your hunting prose again. Good shootin' too Charlie!

[Ray_G]

Charlie, I always enjoy the mental images from your stories.  Congratulations on the hunt and bird!

[snakebit40]

Congrats Charlie!    

[Tater]

Nice Bird and story...thanks for sharing your adventure..!......  

[LONGSTYKES]

Charlie, Great story and a fine bird. Congrats

[Charlie Lamb]

With a second permit in my pocket I climbed back in the blind with my prize. There with the rain beating a tune on the roof I took care of the cleaning process and soon had him reduced to various parts.

What was left of the afternoon went by quickly and when the rain finally gave me a break I headed for the truck. Back at the house a hot meal and warm shower brought my aching bones  back to reasonable levels.
Rusty and I spent the evening sharing stories and news since last we'd been together.

I was also able to ferret out the alarm clock problem and fix that. Hopefully morning would find me making a more leisurely start to the days hunt.

But I seem to be cursed by alarm clock issues and though the alarm sounded right on time, I didn't hear it. It's electronic "sound" is apparently in a pitch that my impaired hearing doesn't pick up well.
Fortunately I woke on my own. As I picked up the clock to check the time I could hear the pitiful excuse of an alarm. I turned it off in disgust and got ready for another day.

[Mudd]

 

God bless,Mudd  

[Charlie Lamb]

This morning and the rest of the week I'd be on time. Sitting in the dark I waited for the morning serenade to start.
 

Soon the sound of soft clucks came from a distant hen gently waking the flock and not long after that a gobble, discordant and challenging cut through the dark morning air. A full bright moon eased slowly toward the western horizon it's nights work done.

With lots of birds on the farm I had decided I would answer for myself a question I had seen posed on Trad Gang for at least the last couple of  seasons.

In my kit I had a pack of Magnus Bullheads. I'd try for a head/neck shot. They should work. After all they flew well and were razor sharp.

I expected a banner day. The sky was clear and a bright sun warmed the blind with it's first rays.
It was well up in the morning before I'd get my chance.

As it turned out this perfect day would show me very few birds but I kept my vigil confidently. Around 10 A.M. a group of hens hove into view from the same the direction as the jakes of the previous day.

In their midst was a lone gobbler. I was ready as they approached my position, slowly feeding along as they came.

The Bullhead is a 3 bladed head and I'd mounted it so that one blade pointed straight down leaving a nice wide "V" which wouldn't interfere with my vision.

At 10 yards the gobbler suddenly broke clear of the surrounding hens. I had the windows open wide. There could be no screen for a shot with this head.
I drew the string to it's familiar anchor, held for just an instant and loosed the deadly shaft at the birds outstretched neck.

[snakebit40]

I wasn't expecting more! I'll wait impatiently again today            

[Guru]

Originally posted by Charlie Lamb:
I drew the string to it's familiar anchor, held for just an instant and loosed the deadly shaft at the birds outstretched neck.

I luv it!!  Nobody better  

[Orion]

Wow!  There's more.  You fox.

[Lil Okie]

That sir is an awesome story.. You make me feel like I'm there

[wapiti792]

[Ray Lyon]

"At 10 yards the gobbler suddenly broke clear of the surrounding hens. I had the windows open wide. There could be no screen for a shot with this head.
I drew the string to it's familiar anchor, held for just an instant and loosed the deadly shaft at the birds outstretched neck".........

Sometimes I think Charlie sits in his blind thinking up how he's going to "cliff hanger" the Tradgang reader.  Charlie sir, you're in a storytelling class by yourself.  

[tippit]

Charlie
You just made my sitting in the airport much more enjoyable.  Great story as usual...tippit

[RC]

Great Story Mr. Lamb. Always enjoy them.RC

[23feetupandhappy]

For a few min. I wasnt at work any more..........

I was there, in the blind, watching it all unfold!!!!

 

[BMN]

Great stuff Charlie! Congrats on the jake. Looking forward to more.        

[Doug Campbell]

   

[Fritz]

Congrats and thank you, Charlie!