Last Chance Turkey

Greziew — Thu, 24 May 2007 01:57:00 GMT

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 !!