Another beautiful morning! I literally walked under a longbeard this morning. I glanced at my watch and noticed the 5:48 time. I thought gobbling should be reality any moment now, when an earth-shattering gobble exploded approximately 100 yards from and the area I walked through not more than half an hour ago!
I hastily crept to a nearby tree and began to check his temperature and mood. The situation felt good, but my calling position was less than desired, but, now I was afraid to gamble on a move. Another gobble erupted and I believed that a one year “jake” must be close too. Shortly, I heard alarm putts and began to mimic them. This bird calmed down and a second jake could be seen within shotgun range too. The jakes worked towards the longbeard and shortly silence was all to be heard from the turkeys.
I was using a box call given to me from a new friend, Kip Feroce. Kip makes quailty box calls and I was hoping so much for success with it. His business is Ferocious Calls. His web site, still in the making, is: www.ferociouscalls.com .
Other sightings of the morning were: fox squirrel; groundhog ; some deer including a buck (that walked past me five times) and various other bird and animal life. I found a few morels too.
Also, I heard an oriole …first one of the year.
Unfortunately for me was the first bad allergy time. I decided to quit early to take a pill. Itchy, watery eyes, sneezing and hives around the lips made the morning to uncomortably to stay. Tomorrow I will be prepared!
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Hi Larry, Hey… what’s that first picture? It looks like a ferret. You’re not using Laurie’s ferret to track down gobblers are you! I know they use them to take rabbits… so I suppose they would work for turkeys too. Better check you Game Laws booklet under ‘using household pets to assist in taking game’ to see if you are in compliance. I heard a lot of birds this morning but another hunter came into the area and shot a nice 3 year old bird. As we were talking the surviving member of the pair starting gobbling again so I worked him for 2 hours without bringing him in. If only I would have had a ferret to circle below him and force him my way… Dana
Silly rabbit… that is a groundhog! I believe I would loose my happy home if Laurie’s ferret was to go with me hunting.
What cool pictures!!!! Thanks for sharing them on your blog. I haven’t been brave enough to start a blog except for the one on my site.
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