Nice story and a great conclusion!  That must have been nerve wracking watching your arrows fall so close!  That's extra special using your own crafted bow.    

Bernie Bjorklund

NC Iowa/SW Wisconsin

Well I made it out this morning again. Like clock work the gobbles started at 5:59. At 6:15 I watched as a tom pitched out to catch up with the hen already in the field. Shortly after that another tom and a jake make their way into the field to joint in the fun. Try as I may I couldnt turn any of the guys from the lone hen. By 6:45 they had moved away across the field behind a rise so I couldnt see them anymore. I snuck out of the blind to see which way they had gone. I spotted them about 300 yards away feeding in another field. I had a feeling they would make thier way back by so back to the blind I went.

At a little after 7 I saw heads popping up over the rise in the field. They were making their way back to the woods but still 100 plus yards away. For some unknown reason the hen turns around 180 degrees and makes a big loop out infront of the blind draging the guys along.
 

She contiued to angle towards the woods but not near close enough. As I peered out the window to see the hen clear the corner of the woods to my right I figured it was now or never to test out the new haint gobble call I got. After I gobbled they popped their heads up and gobbled back. I hit em one more time with a gobble and it was on both toms and the jake turn right towards the decoys and came running!

After missing so many times last round I decided to stay calm and let them whoop on my decoy for a bit. After they racked my jake over for a bit I focused on the closest tom hit achor and sent my arrow on its way. It indeed hit its mark and he took off running only making it 70 yards or so. The jake took off as well but the second tom stuck around and made sure my jake decoy knew who the boss was.

my bird is the speck off to the left


After a couple minutes the second tom decided it was time to find his girlfriend again and headed out.



thanks for reading!

Off to visit Bud and tell him how well this new bow is treating me!

Great!  What a season.  Now you have to hunt with someone else to carry your season further.  Congrats on the two nice birds.

Wow, sounds like you are having a great and successful turkey season!  

This morning was a good morning to be out . Congrats on your success.  

Oh yea dirtybird my girlfriend still has both tags and her 8 year old daughter is eagerly awaiting a chance at a bird. Youth season wasn't very good weather wise as I'm sure you knew. I'll still be out chasing them

great bird and story CONGRATS!!

what part of Ohio?  The weather was foul today for us here in southeastern part.

I was just into Williams co. (Most northwest co.) It started to rain just after they hit the ground this morning. We had snow for Saturday of youth season up here not much but still made it tuff for the youngins

Many congrats on a fine tom,nice beard!

Way to go David! Or should I say Hitt man!

wow!!  

Thanks drew

Yea I'm sure those birds are thinking I am a "hitt man" haha! I'll get yours going asap bro

       

Great job, and beautiful birds.