How bout that.  One week to the day of the season opener.  I got up yesterday morning, went in the same scope of woods where I was last saturday morning.  I had been seeing gobbler tracks on the road all week, but have not heard a gobble yet.  

I popped blind up, and decided that I would just come back in saturday morning, and start my morning off listening from the blind.  Well it started raining at daylight, and was still as a pin.  Not a single peep from a turkey.  I had the jake dsd flock of decoys out, and was calling like a turkey off the roost after daylight.  Long lonesome yelps,few clucks and purrs.  I would stop calling every 10 min and just sit and listen.  

I looked down, and heard a flop.  looked up and had a hen at 5 yds slapping and pecking the face of my upright hen.  I heard leaves scratch to my left backside of the blind.  Here come two more hens, and they start pecking my dekes.  I waited for 10 min and no gobbler.  I thought I heard a drum once, but didn't dare move with the hens in my face.  I heard leaves and looked left through a crack, and there they stood.  Two long beards, a strutter, and a stander.  He stood motionless strutting for 10 min then made his move in on the jake at 12 yds.  He brushed right up against the decoy posturing, and that is when I drew the Tines.  I released thwack!!! and he went 20yds.  The simmons treeshark went in about 6-8 inches, and dispatched him quickly.  

Not used to the birds being so quiet, and never thought that I would be so addicted to bowhunting them.  I guess I have to try and get one more so I can say I have a season limit with the curve.  

The turkey was a 2 year old, with no real exciting spurs.  I would have taken a picture if over an inch.  Like my handle reads, I like spurs, so it takes some decent ones to get me excited.  I will say this though, he was a fine bird, and I am proud to have him.  He had three beards.  That makes up for small spurs, lol.

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Great shooting and great pictures.

Way to go! Gotta love those Tree Sharks.

OH Yea!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Turkey, its whats for dinner!    

Nice! I'd say the beards make up for the spurs.

Nice!

Great shooting congrats.

Oh yeah Tom, getting it done!!!!  I love bowhunting turkeys.

Way to go! Still hve another month to go here good to see someone gettin it done!

Great story and pictures.  That is a very nice bird and you made a great shot, way to go.  Can you tell me what quiver you have on your tall tines, I like it?  Also what woods are in your bow, looks like cocobolo and bocote in the handle?
John

Way to go tom your putting it to em!! Your torturing me for I have a month or more to go yet congrats on a fine bird and awesome pics!

Congrats cant wait for the Ohio season to open!

wish our season here was open, great pics and story!

Very nice!!

Nice!!  Our season here in kansas opens April 9th I can't wait!!! Just acquired permission to hunt 120 acres with 2 long tall ridges and a 20 acre lake and lots of oaks and other hardwoods. I got lucky because the old fella is picky about people and he just hit it off well with me. He asked me if I hunted(had camo hat and hoodie on) I told him yeah when I can find places to hunt. He said don't mess up and you can be the only one hunting my land!!!
 Congratulations on the nice birds
Larrydawg

Thanks guys, I am on cloud Nine.  New Tall Tines gonna be here tomorrow, and just before my annual Texas bowhunting trip.  I hope to christen her there.  

The woods in the riser are Honduras rosewood on the outside with spalted maple flare.  Ryan, (Manitoba Stickflinger) can correct me if I am wrong.  It was his bow.

What a bird! What a hunt! Way to go  

Congrats! Beautiful bird and bow!

Good job buddy!  Looks like ur breaking your new bow in FAST!

Awesome. Thanks for sharing. I'm more excited about turkey season this year than any before. Little less than 2 weeks and counting.