deserthntr Report post Posted April 18, 2010 me and my buddy both got our birds this weekend. we went up wednesday night and they were gobbling pretty good, thursday me and my buddy went up 1 canyon and my dad checked out another. we were hearing gobbling and came to a clearing with about 200 elk in it, no antlers and it was to dark to check for bulls, but we were listening to the birds and pin pointed them so we went to a different part of the canyon, we sat down to listen and a gobbler landed on the other side of the draw and started working his way towards us, we were gunna leave so we didnt booger him but we were sorta in the open so we just stayed put, he ended up walking about 5 feet from us gobbling his head off, and it was the day before opener he didnt bust and walked on by over the little ridge, we went back to camp and then went to roost the birds that evening. i glassed about 12 birds up a little before they started gobbling. they were lightin it up so we didnt sleep much that night, we got up and set up in a little field we had heard them gobbling the morning before. real early a gobbler flew down to us and was spitting and drumming and strutting for us. i thought he was close to my friend so i was waiting for the gun to go off but it never did and he started to leave, it was about 45 yards from me but i let one off and it hit him but he took off so i booked over to him and put another one in him on the run and he was down for good, he has 1 inch spurs and a 7 inch beard he had broke off you could tell. my dad and friend went to go get one for him when a little after they left i hear some hens and see a gobbler behind them working there way towards me. so i ran and got my dad and friend and me and my dad started calling, i kept cutting the hen off making the most noise and she started getting mad, i looked and saw a gobbler strutting in and told me friend, he goes where?! and stepped on a branch and spooked him off. so he blew it for himself then. there was about 3 gobblers in this group and 1 or 2 were kinda working there way up the hill, well me and my friend backed out and started climbing up the hill while my dad stayed at the bottom, we were almost to the top, which was climbing the rim, and we heard some gobbling up at the top so i started calling and they were hammering my call, but a hen showed up and kept them from keeping coming in but soon a jake popped up and my buddy couldnt see a beard when he was about 10 yards away cause his body was behing a log so i was telling him-shoot it shoot it- but he couldnt hear me and the jake alarm putted and so i said louder kill him! but my buddy stayed sitting there when he couldnt see it so i said stand up and shoot it! and finally he did but the bird was gone, so he blew it again. we went back to camp and he had a headache that evening so my dad checked out a spot and i went up the canyon on my own to roost the birds. i glassed up the same group of birds just before dark and roosted them up. nothing was gobbling cause they got boogered from the morning. my dad found some birds so we went after those, they were gobbling like crazy and we called one in real early and my friend finally popped one. this was his second gobbler and this was my 5th. we had breakfast in heber at 7 am. his beard was about 9 in. and had maybe 1/2 in. spurs. we both got some nice birds. we stopped in at the game and fish camp for a little bit on sat during the seminars but we left after we talked to jerad mcfarlan a game and fish guy who we made friends with. but we had a great weekend. ill post pics soon but i dont have them loaded on the comp yet Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CouesWhitetail Report post Posted April 18, 2010 Congratulations on a productive and exciting hunt!! Amanda Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tjhunt2 Report post Posted April 19, 2010 Congratulations on the birds. Sounded like you guys had a great hunt with lots of bird activity. Thanks for sharing but where are the pictures? TJ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bonecollector Report post Posted April 19, 2010 Thanks for sharing your hunt and congrats on the birds. Look forward to some pics. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
standman Report post Posted April 19, 2010 Way to go!!!!! Can't wait to see the pictures. Brian Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deserthntr Report post Posted April 20, 2010 here are a few of my bird off my phone, so their not the best quality, just cant my pics uploaded from my camera yet so more will be coming.... just click on them to make them bigger Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hunterdan Report post Posted April 20, 2010 Good Job. Congrats!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
