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Author:
Passinthru Outdoors
Date:
Apr 17, 2011
Subject:
Youth Hunt Success
Message:
Well My daughter did it. She finally connected on her first turkey and took a nice jake at 4:13pm on 4/16/11 almost 12 hours after I dragged her out of bed. It was COLD and windy in the AM and our first stop on State Land proved to a be a bust. The birds we had last week were no where to be found so after 4 hours we headed out to breakfast and then off to private land - same place with all the birds in my previous post. My daughter and I were hunting with a friend of mine, so the 3 of us started up the field only to have 6 jakes pop out into the field forcing us to hit the dirt and stay down for almost 15 minutes until they cleared the field. We scurried up to the upper field. As we were standing there deciding what to do, Billy noticed two birds coming up the field from where we were laying just minutes before. We got the blind setup in record time. They came around the hedgerow and my daughter took the shot and missed her first long beard...twice. She never ruffled a feather and they stayed in the field and slowly walked off into the woods. Not long after they came back. about 5 minutes of watching them and 3 jakes come into the field and start chasing the two toms as they are running by 3 more jakes pop out across the field and join the chase. It was funny. We continued to watch birds come in and out of the field and at one point we had 6 jakes fighting each other while 2 other toms tried to seduce a couple of hens. about 3pm we decided it was time to get out of the field and over to where all the birds where in a small open area so we hustled across the field and into the woods. It took us a while to move to the spot thanks to prickers and knowing the birds were around. We got setup and Billy called and the birds gobbled and then we had 4 jakes in the open, but just to far for the 20ga. They went off into the woods. we called some more and birds gobbled from another direction and came in while the 4 jakes came back. My daughter got one lined up and let it rip only to MISS again. The birds never left and we called them back across the opening when 2 more jakes came in from the field and walked right into the shooting lane where my daughter put one down and the other one started jumping all over him. What a day and we have it all on video. Here is her bird.....The smile says it all. [img:06360673e5]http://www.ctfishtalk.com/gallery2.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=12823[/img:06360673e5]
Author:
DirtyDawg10
Date:
Apr 17, 2011
Message:
Nice bird!! Congrats to you and your daughter.
Author:
Stratos17
Date:
Apr 17, 2011
Message:
Great story! I had the opportunity to do the same thing with my daughter years ago. It's something I'll never forget!! I think extending the hours is pretty cool too. Congratulations!!!
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