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I spent the weekend seeing deer stands and camping. I heard a lot of gobbles. The birds weren't on my land but it was still great to hear then. I am really fired up now.

I moved to public land this afternoon. I went to roost some birds and found some about where i expected.

Now, I'm relaxing with a beer and getting my stuff organized.

I don't think i have roostted birds o on my field. So i don't expect to see themuntil about 730 or8

I let out a few tree yelps.

It got a bit lighter and i gave a fly down sequence. He's still gobbling in the tree.

A gobbler responded to my last set. He seemed like he was a little closer. ..

A bird had entered my field about 80 yards from me and gobbled. But then, it just sorta stood there. Eventually, i noticed that it was 2 Jakes. They started feeding away from me.

I gave a series of yelps but they were not interested.

About 5 minutes later, they start heading my direction.

They get to the decoys and start puffing, spitting, and drumming. It was pretty cool at 8 yards.

I really wanted to try the bullhead and take off one of their heads. But it is just opening morning

Then, i was texting home and heard grass rustling next to my blind. I look over to see a red head about 5 yards from me.

It turned out to be two different Jakes. They just casually fed away

Checked a spot yesterday afternoon and had toms well scattered, on only about 100 acres. One, looked like a three-year-old, was doing what the Cali-guys call a "death gobble,"...he was obviously looking for love, or a broadhead.

Bow is ready, birds are ready...danged work keeps getting in the way, and turkey hunting is actually part of my work! :-)

Get 'em, Mad, glad to hear there's a good crop of jakes.

I flashed the heads up and they all ran into the woods. What did i do wrong?

Im packingup and heading to the truck

I'm trying a natural setup with my heads up decoy. In theory, i could draw while the gobbler goes behind the cedar tree.

I might go back out to roost another spot

Tomorrow sounds like an ideal day. The birds won't stay too long on the limb in the morning because they might get blown to another state.

But i feel like a wimp. I'm only about 400 yards from the parking lot. I would never do this during gun season but i haven't seen a single hunter in the woods. I have seen a few trucks parked but that is it.

Here goes. ..

I let out a light tree yelps and one answered

Should i stay or should i go after then?

i'll be up there tomorrow afternoon.

Don't worry about it, just hunt. We've killed a lot of birds when the treetops have been dancing and clashing.

I was trying to figure out what to do. 3 Jakes and a tom walk out about 400 yards away. They are walking towards me.

The tom started to strut and the Jakes let our little jake gobbles. And they were really coming now. ..

I drew and shot at the tom.

I don't know if i hit him. I sounded like a hollow thump. But my arrow disappeared. He ran about 150 yards. He ran at the same pace and path as the Jakes.

My orange fletched arrow was definitely not hanging out his side.

I still can't find my arrow.

And u can't find any blood along the path he ran.

I'll keep looking. ..

Hope it goes well.

And, he ran perfectly for 150 yards. Can they do that after a good hit?

Broadhead was a Rage. Shoulda used my Bullhead

If it's hit well, you'll easily be able to tell. Even poorly they show a reaction.

Sorry about the $25 arrow and broadhead.

...but at least you're not feeling like you wasted money on your Heads-Up! :-)

And i went bad to my buddies land near Harper. The drive over was pretty crazy.

She got face to face with the dsd upright hen.

Now she's feeding around the decoys. A nice live decoy.

But it was also very hot. Too hot for this guy from wisconsin. I've been sitting in the bound without my sorry on. It is finally getting cool enough to put it back on.

And it is a100 yard walk to camp. That is a nice change.

Yesterday, i took my shirt off. I don't think i have ever taken my sorry off, at least not in a turkey blind.

I heard one gobble this morning before fly down and then one hen on the ground later.

I'm on a grassy little batch next to creek. I saw a flock come through here Saturday morning. I also saw two Jakes Saturday evening. And there are a lot of tracks.

The weather is also much better than expected. Slight breeze, clear, nice temperature

No shot but pretty cool.

And this is where i hunt deer. I really wanted to see if I could learn anything. I did find a large concentration of big rubs. That was good to know. I wasn't expecting a buck bedroom right there.

I also checked two trail cameras that i placed on Sunday. One already captured a few deer.

I walked and called about every 100 yards. I covered most of the 160 acres. I did not see or hear any turkeys.

But the wind in back up to 20-30 mph. I don't know if i could have heard them.

Im sitting in this spot until dark.

I found another spot for tomorrow morning. I think I'll put out my full strut Pretty Boy decoy. I think they might be able to see it from their roost trees.

Put out decoys and stay put! Call a bit here and there.

Good luck.

I keep calling, they keep gobbling; single, double, and quadruple gobbles.

They walk right though my camp about 100 yards from me. They must have walked within 5 feet of my tent.

They keep coming. Eventually, i see that it is two nice toms. They're coming right to me.

At about 25 yards, they hang up and start going sideways. I thought they were going to leave. But them, they dropped into a gully. They would pop up at about 15 yards

They were sitting a little, spitting, and drumming and puffing. They were about 5 yards away from the DSD jake but they were not going any closer.

They kept skirting to the side and eventually were leaving.

They were about 20 yards away. I opened a new window but i had to shoot through the screen.

I switched out the bullhead for a Rage. I took my time and hit the lead bird. It looked like a good shot but they both just jumped about 10 yards and started waddling.

They started walking faster when they saw me. They eventually ran about 200 yards and left my property.

So, i think i just grazed him towards the tail.

Hunting turkey with a bow is way harder that with a shotgun. .

Who knows, you might be able to get back on the same pair in the morning.

Keep us posted.

How long are you staying?

Right now, im at up with my original Pretty Boy full strut decoy. I have not used it in years but i wanted a big decoy. The tom is roosted on my neighbors land. I roosted him last night. I think he will be able to see the pretty boy when he wakes up. ..

I had a great time. It was a quick fun trip.