Red
5 year old buck +
It was a great spring in the turkey woods. My dad and I each connected which we have never done before in the same year. There were still birds around so we got a friend out and he arrowed a jake to boot.
My bird came on my second sit. We dad had been watching a group of three toms that recently moved in and were giving the flock of jakes a hard time. Knowing that I thought a jake decoy with a hen would get them worked up. In the pre-morning darkness I walked out to the blind only to see turkeys skylines in the trees not more than 30 yards from the blind. I was sure I was busted and the hunt was over but I eased the final bit and got the decoys set.
To my surprise as the sun came up a hen that somehow didn’t see me pitched down 15 yards behind my blind. In no time she had the group of three toms strutting and circling. After ten minutes she wondered away and I called softly. The toms perked up and started around the blind to see who was over there. Once they saw the jake decoy they raced over for a fight. A quick 12 yard shot and a very exciting season wrapped up for me.
Good luck to everyone still out there chasing those gobblers.

My bird came on my second sit. We dad had been watching a group of three toms that recently moved in and were giving the flock of jakes a hard time. Knowing that I thought a jake decoy with a hen would get them worked up. In the pre-morning darkness I walked out to the blind only to see turkeys skylines in the trees not more than 30 yards from the blind. I was sure I was busted and the hunt was over but I eased the final bit and got the decoys set.
To my surprise as the sun came up a hen that somehow didn’t see me pitched down 15 yards behind my blind. In no time she had the group of three toms strutting and circling. After ten minutes she wondered away and I called softly. The toms perked up and started around the blind to see who was over there. Once they saw the jake decoy they raced over for a fight. A quick 12 yard shot and a very exciting season wrapped up for me.
Good luck to everyone still out there chasing those gobblers.

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