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2015 Turkey

On Thursday last, three of us made the drive to my old lease near Ballinger, Texas to enjoy our annual turkey hunt. I had this place leased ( 1400 ac. ) for 18 years. In wet years, it holds a good number of turkey and quail, as well as deer. When I gave it up to a friend of mine, he graciously invited me to continue to turkey hunt at no expense.

I got set up about 500 yd. from the Colorado River around 5:00 PM. I had my Avian X jake and hen about 10 yd. from the blind. I was planning to intercept a bird going to roost . I yelped a few times on my diaphram as the evening wore on. Pretty hot in the blind !

About 7:00 PM I heard a gobbler answer my yelps. Sounded like he was behind me. I yelped again and he's coming to me ! About ten minutes later he gobbles really close. I still can't see him. About this time I'm getting my bow out of the holder and as is my habit, I look at the peep, the rest, and the arrow. Oh no ! I have a torn fletching !

I quickly replaced that arrow with another just as two gobblers walk in from behind and right. Wings dragging, fans extended, they begin to shoulder bump the jake. I' m looking at two fans and no heads, so I draw aim, and release with the top pin right above the vent. He went about 12/15 yd. before collapsing.

The other hung around and I might could have killed him also, but it's the first day of a three day hunt, and I am happy !

I just got back from a hog hunt in S. TX. Turkeys everywhere. It's been a wet year for them so I'm thinking they should have a great hatch this year. Quail looked better than I've seen them in years.

Great hunt, keep us posted on the rest.

Nice OH CRAP moment lol! Congrats on the bird!

TOO much fun when it all comes together. Nice.

Paul

Time to wrap it up ! I had one tom look me over Friday afternoon and something didn't appeal to him, so he went on his way. Called in a hen Saturday morning and she passed right next to my dekes ( probably wondering why they were so snobbish ) , but no tom in tow. Saturday afternoon late I had one tom coming to me but a brand new fence broke that game up. I could tell he was walking up and down the fence a hundred yards or so away, but he gave that up. A little later, I heard wings dragging through the weeds and grass and a nice tom walked in from my left. He was between me and the dekes and somewhat surprised me because he never gobbled on the way in. I made the cardinal mistake of moving too soon, he caught me and turned right around and putted out of my life. He did give me a couple of courtesy gobbles on his way to the roost though. You win some, you lose some. I had a good trip with a couple good friends, and that's what its about anyway !

Nice bird! Congrats and thanks for posting. Hunt

Great tom! Nice work!

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