I have been studying abroad in Argentina for the past 9 months, and returned to the states 2 days ago. My dad told me he had a turkey spot like 45 minutes from our house in Eagle, gave me directions last night to the place, and I set out at 5 this morning in search of spingtime toms. I got there a little late, they had already come off the roost, and i could hear at least 2 gobblers within 400 yards or so. I walked in, crow called, located the general direction they were and kept moving towards them. About 250 yards into my walk, I stopped to call, and got nothing. They had henned up and shut up and since I had no clue of the lay of the land, it became a guessing game of where to set up. Well about 50 yards later into my walk, I saw some turkeys, froze, and dropped to the ground. It was about 4 or 5 hens with a strutting tom coming straight for me. About a minute later (what seemed like an eternity) I had the tom at 35 yards and it was a done deal.
Im guessing he weighed 18 or 19 pounds, he had about a 6 inch beard, and average sized spurs. Anyways, I am way stoked, what a freaking way to come back to the states. I love the USA
It is what it is.
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