So there's this hole in the roof of my blind

Rusty Snuffers · April 08, 2013, 12:44:00 PM

Thanks to the bow limb when taking a shot at my first Tom. Argh! Shot pulled high and right and he hopped on outta here.

Exciting but not the outcome I was hoping for. :(

Should I move to another blind or stick it out in hopes that he or a buddy will return? Help a noob please!

Rusty

ron w · April 08, 2013, 12:59:00 PM

Let that spot cool a bit , but I would return and try again. They can hear well, they can see well, but they are really not all that smart. Give it a couple of days and you'll kill one from the same spot!!!!.....I'd bet on it! Best of luck

Converml · April 08, 2013, 01:20:00 PM

X2 what Ron said

MOFISH · April 08, 2013, 02:34:00 PM

Now all you have to do is make sure your top limb lines up with existing hole. No problem.

threeunder · April 08, 2013, 02:59:00 PM

Unfortunately, despite all the excuses I come up with year after year, Ron is right. Go back a little later.

April 08, 2013, 03:28:00 PM

And don't forget the duct tape......

LittleBen · April 08, 2013, 04:36:00 PM

tent repair kits at walmart. .... they're sheap and they'll fix that blind. everything you need, thread needle, patches etc.

Rusty Snuffers · April 08, 2013, 07:45:00 PM

Thanks for the input guys. (Especially Mofish :D ) Unfortunately I head home in the morning. I guess Thomas will have to get him for me.

Dave Bowers · April 08, 2013, 07:50:00 PM

QuoteOriginally posted by huntryx:
And don't forget the duct tape......

Or periscope

Roadkill · April 08, 2013, 10:51:00 PM

Periscope, great idea for one the Iraqi army gave from the first gulf war. They did not need it, and now I have a use for it 20 years later!

Rusty Snuffers · April 10, 2013, 10:08:00 AM

So how long until I stop replaying the event through my head? I need to get some work done here at the office and can't seem to concentrate.

I mean, the beard was only dragging the grass while he was feeding and he only stood about as tall as my 3 yr old (who's tall for his age) ... No big deal, right?

Mudd · April 10, 2013, 11:14:00 AM

QuoteOriginally posted by Rusty Snuffers:
So how long until I stop replaying the event through my head? I need to get some work done here at the office and can't seem to concentrate.

I mean, the beard was only dragging the grass while he was feeding and he only stood about as tall as my 3 yr old (who's tall for his age) ... No big deal, right?

When you draw your last breath..... How cool is that?... way!!! I'm saying...

God bless,Mudd

akaboomer · April 10, 2013, 02:40:00 PM

I doubt you will stop replaying the events of the hunt, the pain will fade and make it just a great memory. Keep after them Rusty and tell us the tail.

Chris

Rusty Snuffers · April 10, 2013, 05:09:00 PM

It really was as good a hunt as you could want with the only missing part is taking the game. I managed to not scare anything with my slate and even had a couple gobbly answers a few times. My mistake was not resetting myself when he changed direction. He was coming from my left to the front-center window of my blind, so I checked my bow before drawing back. Right as I was about to go to full draw, he did a 180 but was walking very slowly so was presenting me with a still-good shot. I was so focused on the spot that I didn't notice that when I switched to the corner window that my bow no longer had clearance. Being at full draw by that time, it didn't touch the roof... until I released.

The rest, as they say, is history. BTW, I don't recommend trying to use a slate call after having just missed the prettiest longbeard you've seen outside a magazine or hunting calendar. It won't sound very good. :D

Thanks again guys. The trip is over and I'm back in the office with nothing to show but a picture of the hole in the blind and a good story of the one that got away.

There's always next year!

Rusty

Kip · April 10, 2013, 05:16:00 PM

Rusty tell Thomas Kip said

for me.Hope you get him next time.Kip

magnus · April 10, 2013, 06:45:00 PM

I relive my first miss on a giant Tom 2 years ago all the time. It even happened in slow motion. Nothing like seeing yourself miss in slow mo. Lol! I cherish that hunt now as if I connected. It gets easier I promise.

Rusty Snuffers · April 12, 2013, 11:11:00 AM

Will do, Kip!

I think the hardest part of the trip was seeing all the turkeys strutting along Hwy 6 on the way home. :D

Thanks again for the encouragement guys. I intend to make this trip at least once a year, if my in-laws can handle it.

Last year we saw only hens and a few jakes. This year I got to loose an arrow. Next year, I'll get one!

Rusty