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Last Chance Turkey

I was fretting and fuming over my last chance to get a 2007 Tom on Saturday afternoon.  Had watched two toms come towards me on Friday evening for about 2 hours when they finally mosied over the farm ditch, in full strut, following 5 hens and got to about 60 yards.  I tried to make up some distance by sneaking to the edge of the woodlot and a Hen busted me from behind.  She let out a call that froze all seven and then another that sent them packing!!  Here it was mid-afternoon Sat & I wasn't seeing nothing except for 2 far-off hens that weren't thinking about coming my way.  So I put in an emergency call to Turkey God.  Low & behold he was free Sun morn.  He told me to hightail it out of there nn later than 6:PM so that the resident turks could roost in their normal trees near me w/o me scaring them out of the area.  I did what I was advised and met the God first thing in the AM.  Got to the spot a tad late - scaring one hen from her roost - but set up near Sat's spot.   Turkey God began his calling and before 20 mins were up we got some responses from hens and then a Tom.  With the God's ears tracking the bird thru the woodlot we were pretty positive of his entry into the field.  The tom followed a hen out and started heading away from us and toward her. Looking lilke it was "now or never" I levelled the Benelli Super Black Eagle and hoped the 80 yard pattern was still good. Holding at the neck base, I squeezed off  a shot and he flipped.  A second one took care of any getaway possibility.  18 lbs , 8 1/4 inch beard with 1 inch spurs.  The God stated that it looked like  that shot was at the limits of the Benelli with the Hevi-Shot #4's in it.  Pacing off back to the calling location showed a distance of 83 yards!!!   Once again (like last year) Thanks Turkey God !!

  

 

 

 

 

 

Published Wednesday, May 23, 2007 6:57 PM by Greziew

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