Finally I hear some noise behind me down the field edge (I am only about 20 yards from the corner they enter). I catch some dark movement out of the corner of my eye. A bird moves in front of the blind at about 4 yards and heads right toward the jake decoy. I can see a long beard hanging down. He is quartering a way so I draw, lock on and release. The bird flaps and leaps over the decoys leaving them like the pict in the first post.
The bird starts walking off, and I can see my fletching sticking out right where I was looking. He heads up a slight hill and curves back towards the trees. I can see my broadhead protruding out the right breast right about beard height. He disappears into the woods. The jakes that were with the tom putt for a while, and slip off. I quietly get up and tell Carl we are going to stay put for a while, as I don't want to push the tom. We check the video, but Carl got so excited he hit the record button twice. After about five minutes we hear some loud flapping only 25 yards away in the woods. A minute later another round. I am sure the tom is done, but give him some more time and break down the blinds.
I finally nock an arrow and sneak up through the woods. I spot the bird and he is done.
The Simmons land sharks are certainly a super turkey head.
Ready to head out
The scale bounced between 19.14 and 20.1 lbs. 10" beard and 1" spurs.
And a nod to the traveling call.
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