Good Luck Charlie 8 Bore

well george hees the way the hunt went today...first of all i heared the old clock go off at 5 this morning i shut the alarm off but did not get up till 5.30 so it was breaking daylight when i got into the woods. i next put the decoys out and got in my blind boy i had no more than got in my seat here came a big hen she was clucking and purring at my decoys but nary a word did they say..she stayed around for thirty minutes and left the field..it was 9.00 before i seen anything else and it was another hen she only clucked a coupla times and she went her merry way...it was 10.45 before the band of 6 big jakes came by they mite of stayed 1 minute around the decoys and off to who nos were....at 12.00 i packed up at wnt home it was a cool one this morning nary a gobble did i hear...charlie

Sorry Charlie
Next time- at least there are birds around. that's a good sign. There must be some big Toms nearby.
Good luck.
Keep us posted.

Had 14 in my side yard last evening. They flew up into my oaks to roost. We had almost 7" of snow by morning but they flew back down into my side yard this morning. No jakes but 1 big ol' tom with about a 10" beard.

His head and wattles were engorged and white last evening but the snow has obviously dampened his lust and they're all red and blue this morning.




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I missed opening weekend for the annual meeting, but will be out next weekend for sure.

I'll be using the Abby Gun. Last year was the first year since she has passed and I made it my mission to take a bird with the gun I had created to commemorate the best dog I'll ever had. Finally late in the season I made it happen with a load of 6's coming out of an RST shell. Pretty special moment and it brought a tear to my eye:



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Nice going Tom. Fox got the turkey.

big bird and a sure enough fine gun...charlie

Hope you get one Charlie. I'm missing those biscuits.

My son and I went out with my PH 12. We saw and heard lots of birds, but no turkeys.