A successful Turkey hunt!

[BowHuntingFool]

All in all another successful spring Turkey hunt! I got to Full draw on a big ole Tom with my Longbow, from the ground, no blind and at at 12 yards! I set out what I wanted to do and scored on some nice Morels!!!!! This was my 1st real chance at an animal with my Longbow!    

Well I had one of my best hunts ever, even with no Tom killed. I had em gobbling every where off the roost and then they clammed up! Run & Longbowin' most of the day and stalking and listening. I kicked up a few birds which was cool, a hen off her nest and 2 different Toms. Yesterday evening I got a bit aggressive with the calling and wouldn't you know it, I had a Tom come running over the hill to me like it was on a string! I was  standing in the woodline about 5 yards and he came just to the outside off the woods and stopped. I was starting to get pretty fired up, hoping to get my first shot at an animal with my Longbow, I was ready! Like I said he stopped at about 12 yards and stood there for a few minutes looking into the woods for the hot hen. Then he decided to bed down in the tall grass, for 2 hours, just staring into the woods!!!!! I was standing there with 2 trees and some ground cover between us, for 2 hours, unbelievable!! He starts to get up and walk into my shooting lane I picked out, I get to full draw on him, one more step, wait, wait then..... cluck, cluck cluck... I get busted by 4 Turkeys that came in behind me that I had no idea they were there. I heard some leaves rustling but didn't turn to look, Bummer. From the warnings he squats in the tall grass again because of the warning clucks the other birds. They walk off and he is hiding for another hour, gets up again stands there looking into the woods again and walks straight away from me with no shot! What a rush, talk about shaking with Turkey fever, I had it, I love it!

I did find about 7 big Morels which were very tasty!   :cool:   I also had a Coyote that I spotted at 150 yards and called in. He was at 60 yards and closing in fast when he got down wind of me, I was busted, he was gone! Pretty cool!

While I was stalking along a small river that snaked thru the woods I look up and see a Bird still on the roost! I stalk up to with in 15 yards and get a better look thru the clearing just in time to see it swoop down into the river and snatch up some breakfast right in front of me, a Bald Eagle, VERY COOL! The fish he caught was big enough to feed his whole family!

I'm hoping to get out once more over the weekend!

[bowhunterfrompast]

Joseph, sounds like you had a successful hunt. One that will be remembered by you for many years. Your Tom will be harvested one day and it will that much sweeter.

[frassettor]

Fantastic story! Thanks for sharing

[BowHuntingFool]

Hey thanks guys! I'll be going out again in he morning and see if I can find the birds again! I hope so!