Well, today I struck out after the bronze baron's.  AFter working a mile or so back into this little peninsula I got a gobble.  Faint and distant, but there.  This was a new area for me so wasn't real sure of layout and being on public land, I new there was some other hunter out, for down the road seen another truck in parking area.  I moved up the hillside a little, patiently waiting feeling his temperature.  I could make out a grass field up ahead, so I slowly moved to it staying in the timber 20 yards.  I stood next to a tree glassing the field, trying to make out where he could be.  I then noticed a dip in field and pondered he could be down in one and sound more distant.  I slid my mouth call in it's carrier and grabbed my box call, right in the middle of the yelp, he cut me off.  Okay, now to formulate a plan.  After I got an idea, I called once more to ensure he was still hot, gobble, he is there.  I took two steps and heard a  heart dropping "BOOM", "BOOM".  A gun hunter just shot the Tom I was working.  In all the public land we ended up on the same bird.  So, I worked back a little and did some more calling and figure I would hit another area.  After I got back to the truck I noticed the hunter coming out.  So, I drove down and talked to him.  He was 32 and had his son with him who was 11.  They both was stoked, this was his first turkey and his son's first time afield, he was all chatty.  I asked what kinda call he used, he said I don't have one, we just walked out there, then heard a female turkey then heard him gobble.  Once, I explained I called the turkey.  He felt bad and I said glad I could help and treasure it.  I then showed him some call's and how to use them, we chatted for few hours.  The son really liked one slate call and he was working it.  As I went to leave his dad told him to give it back, I said, "nope.  He said he couldn't pay me for it.  I said, tell you what you and him practice with it and go out next year and use it to harvest another bird together.  It was a success to me!!

Thats awesome man, sounds like it was meant to be.

nice story and nice gesture....conratz on an assisted turkey kill

Cool story. Thanks for sharing. God bless.

Helluva guy you are!

This, my friends, is the perfect example of a trad hunter! Good on you brother. We should all be so selfless. Thank you for being the good person you are, and may the gods of the hunt bless you for many years to come.

This is an awesome story, one to go down in the memory book.

I wasn't going to post it, but after telling my wife, she suggested I post it because "it show's what alot of your guys/gals on there preach, not the kill, but the whole hunt experiance".  She got me thinking so why I posted. thanks for compliment's

That is cool.

That's what it's all about. A true sportsman! I wish all hunters thought like that. You did good brother.
Charlie

Very nice gesture and very nice story with it.  Well done.

Good Stuff!!

I'm grateful to have heard the story!  Well done, on SO many levels, Todd.  Way to go!!!

 way to look past yourself and put yourself in someone elses shoes!  well done!

VERY well done.

Nice!!  Not just hooking another hunter, but showing the youngster the him the true way of the hunter!

"This, my friends, is the perfect example of a trad hunter! Good on you brother. We should all be so selfless. Thank you for being the good person you are, and may the gods of the hunt bless you for many years to come."

Excellent and excellent response. kind of brought a tear to my eye. Good on you and thank you for keeping it positive!

That's the way it SHOULD work,  You done good, thank you
ChuckC

I have watched my Dad bless people in similiar ways for years and that level of compassion needs to be contagious!
 
"Let your good deeds shine out for all to see so that they will give glory to your heavenly Father."

Well done my friend!!