(Roger’s great looking Tom – 20 lbs, 9.75″ beard and 1″ spurs)
With the Province of Ontario’s Wild Turkey Season now in full swing, I invite all you dedicated Gobbler Guru’s out there to share your hunting stories with us.
Be they tales of victory, or be they of defeat I’m not picky, I’ll take either one!
Outdoorsguy
Roger’s First Gobbler:
Arrived in the field at around 5h30am (little late) but most of the turkeys were still roosting. I set up in a small 1 acre kidney shaped field. Not even time to sit down and the Toms were Gobbling and dropping from the trees, so I began clucking. Call back and forth for about an hour. No sightings yet. All of sudden a Hen appears out of nowhere about 8 yds to my right. (not supposed to come out there). She walks by and goes to have a closer look to my decoy clucks a few times and she’s on her way. 10mins later I hear one loud Gobble about 70yds away I look and I swear its a turkey the size of a moose coming in the field Strutting like he owns the place . He’s so puffed up that his head seems inside his body. He’s coming my way strutting… chirp, chirp gobble gobble….. for the next 15mins. He walks 10 ft my way 5 ft back and so on…. finally I think he’s in range ( little far but he’s nervous I’m nervous and I don’t want to loose my chance for the perfect 15 yds shot. So I let one rip BANG!! He’s down flopping around… so like the shows I run to it, The MOFO gets up flies 10yds and starts running…… Oh no you don’t, I tell my self, BANG BANG…. still going nuts out of shells… Grab my last 2 from my back pack….Where did he go???? Start walking the river bank full of dried up Raspberries…. I hear something little far I get closer he jumps he and he tries to run off… NOT THIS TIME…. BANG BANG the king is down. One tuff guy. count out my steps 46 yds little further then expected… well he’s dead and in the freezer now After all that shooting no pellets in the breast neck and back is full.
Jaye Newton’s First Gobbler:
I took monday off, and it was worth it. I got my first turkey. Man, what a rush! It not a big tom, but will be tasty on the table. I think I am one of those PETA people that was mentioned before.
By the time it came to the decoys, I was shaking so bad like a dog passing a peach pit. I hope everyone else made out good on opening day, looks like the weather is going to be crap the rest of the week.
Cheers, Jaye