TURKEY SEASON....

 Well, as we know I didn't get drawn for the turkey hunt, so I went yesterday and today for the no show. Would you believe I made it both days? I know...

Yesterday I really didn't have any interactions until the last couple hours where I got to mess with a gobbling turkey, he didn't budge. 

I did see all this though....

This was my last set up

With the info I had from yesterday I went to the same area in the morning, and worked a gobbler that I was hoping would pitch across the river and right into my lap..... He did not!

So after a couple hours of trying to get him to cross the river, I left that bird and went to find the bird from yesterday afternoon. I slipped a couple hundred yards into the woods to a spot I thought looked good, set up my decoy and chair and started calling.... He absolutely opened up and let me know where he was... so I shut up and let him come to me.... After a half hour or so I called a
gain and again he gobbled, only this time I also heard a hen and a Jake.... Well that's no good.... 

I kept letting him know I was still there but he wasn't budging. I can only hunt until 1 so I just sat tight and waited. Eventually he shut up, I'm pretty sure the hen drug him away. So I called every 15 mins or so, and on one of the breaks I heard a twig snap. I got the gun up and ready to shoot, within 4 minutes I had 4 Jake's walking by me at 10 yards. They never saw me and I almost dropped the hammer on one, but just knowing I could've filled my tag was good enough. I let the hammer down slowly and just watched them until they moved out of sight.

 I know it's a crappy pic but between the two trees are 2 of the Jake's.

After they walked off I started my calling again and wouldn't you know it the Tom started gobbling again. I was like.. well alright lets finish this... 

I called, he gobbled, I called, he gobbled a little further, and eventually I ran out of time. I had to let him be, so I slipped back out of the woods, with the hopes I can hunt him again on Mon.