A Blind Turkey

[Landshark160]

Got an invitation from RC to come hunt turkeys at his place this morning. Since we work different shifts, Monday is the only day that we're both off work. I knew I'd be awful tired after working all weekend, but you don't turn down an invitation like that. I managed to drag myself out of bed, and leave the house in time to make the 45 minute drive before daylight.

I forgot about a bridge being out for construction, and after making a detour around, I ended up arriving a few minutes late. RC was right ready to go when I got there, and we hurried up and headed to the woods.

We got to the blind during gray-light, and got settled in. Now this blind hunting is totally new to me. I've never even been in a blind but once, and that was down at Big Jim's shoot a couple years ago. We got our chairs situated, and I made a couple draws to make sure my bow limbs weren't going to hit anything.

Before long, the woods started to come to life. We actually had a squirrel on a tree about 3 feet from the window of the blind. Pretty neat. Before long, we heard a few yelps on down the branch. We figured we'd hear a gobbler fire off any minute, but never did. No response to any of our calling either.

At around 7:30, RC whispered that he could see one approaching from our left, and told me to get ready. By the time I could get my bow up, the bird was probably 20 yards out. It eventually worked it's way, from my left to right, in to about 5 or 6 yards. RC had been schooling me about where to shoot these turkeys, and I had been paying attention. Straight over the leg, in the crease formed by the edge of the wing and the rounded part of the top of the drumstick. I slowly drew my bow, and hit a good solid anchor. I stared at the spot I wanted to hit so hard, I believe I burned a hole through the shoot-through screen in the window of the blind.

I dropped the string and, in a blur, the arrow was there, exactly where I had been looking. There was a loud crack as the broadhead broke a bunch of stuff on the way through. The bird half leaped at the shot, ran about 5 feet, and collapsed. Graveyard dead. The big Simmons Tree Shark did the job.

A jake, but a turkey nonetheless. Any bird you kill with a friend is special.

[zwickeyman]

Way to go, good times for sure  

[bluegrassbowhunter]

Way to go Chris....  

[snakebit40]

Awesome hunt! I can't wait to get a turkey with my recurve. And a turkey is a trophy whether its a jake or tom. Good Job!  

[KentuckyTJ]

Very nice.

[varmint101]

Awesome congrats!

[Yolla Bolly]

All right!  I am so jealous.  Just got back from the doc---said I still can't draw a bow.   :mad:

[Shedrock]

Nice, congrats!  

[Guru]

Way to go Chris, that's very cool...congrats!!    

[Terry Green]

           

[Cyclic-Rivers]

Good stuff.  

[maineac]

Nice!! Congratulations!

[Bernie B.]

Congratulations on your great looking bird!  I can hardly wait to hit the woods, but my season doesn't open 'til April 27th.  Extra special to share the hunt with a friend.

Bernie Bjorklund

NC Iowa/SW Wisconsin

[xia_emperor]

great job!! I hope I do the same tomorrow.

[GWV]

Great job bro!

[JJB]

Congratulations on a great hunt!
-Jay

[swp]

Congrats!!

[Steve O]

You guys are killing me!  I have the toughest time with turkeys.  Nice one!

[TimDougan]

CONGRATS!

[Tique]

Nice job Chris, congrats!