Post by WVHunter129 on May 9, 2005 10:30:31 GMT -5
Well Saturday, May 7th, was our third time out for this spring gobbler season. You couldn't of asked for such a beautiful morning. Jerod and I got there just after 6 AM. We started walking out an old gasline/4 wheeler trail doing some crow calls. Didn't hear anything, after more light we started some hen calls nothing. We found some really fresh sign and almost made our mind up to setup the decoys and blinds and hunt there. But with not getting any answers back to our call we continued walking. We had left that area and about 5 minutes we could hear a hen call. Then we heard a crow call. Shorly after that we heard a shotgun blast.
We met the fellow about 20 minutes later at his 4 wheeler. We had walked past it after we heard the shot and kind of stayed around the area just to see if this was the guy and if he got one. Well when the fellow showed up, he didn't have a turkey. He had gotten a shot at one about 60 yards out, he said. The bird wasn't coming any closer, but he said he missed. He also told us that the tom never made a sound, he came in silent. After talking over our experience the previous two times Jerod and I had been out, he decided to call it quits. Jerod and I then found a spot and decided to setup our blinds and decoys. We stayed there till 11:30, about 2 and half hours calling about every 10 minutes or so.
All we saw was a deer, but that made the day. At least we saw some game and had a nice day in the woods.
We did find a turkey egg that a predator had gotten. Well at least I think it was a predator. Anyone know how long a turkey incubates their eggs before they hatch?
We met the fellow about 20 minutes later at his 4 wheeler. We had walked past it after we heard the shot and kind of stayed around the area just to see if this was the guy and if he got one. Well when the fellow showed up, he didn't have a turkey. He had gotten a shot at one about 60 yards out, he said. The bird wasn't coming any closer, but he said he missed. He also told us that the tom never made a sound, he came in silent. After talking over our experience the previous two times Jerod and I had been out, he decided to call it quits. Jerod and I then found a spot and decided to setup our blinds and decoys. We stayed there till 11:30, about 2 and half hours calling about every 10 minutes or so.
All we saw was a deer, but that made the day. At least we saw some game and had a nice day in the woods.
We did find a turkey egg that a predator had gotten. Well at least I think it was a predator. Anyone know how long a turkey incubates their eggs before they hatch?
