ehunt Report post Posted May 4, 2010 After a great hunt on the San Carlos Reservation earlier in April, my dad and I were ready to get back into the woods chasing turkeys. When we pulled into camp Thursday afternoon the snow started coming down, we knew we were going to be challenged with weather this weekend. Friday morning we were up at 330 a.m. and with the temperature at 14 degrees and snow on the ground, we were not sure if the birds would be gobbling. To our surprise they were talking pretty good and we were soon set up 100 yards below their roost. There were 2 gobblers answering back at every call but they started moving to our right. We called back and forth for about 20 mins when to our surprise a loud gobble came from our left and he was close. We quickly changed directions just in time to see a hen followed by a strutting tom coming our way. The hen started towards us but saw something she didnt like and veered up the hill taking the tom with her, and at 70 yards he was just out of range. So we headed back towards the original birds only to find out they had 8 hens so they were not leaving. Saturday morning we were joined by my brother Darren to video the hunt for us. We were set up on the same birds and once again they moved to our right with their hens yelping. We quickly got up and tried to make a big loop around them to see if i could call in the hens. When i thought we were close i called and had a different gobbler answer back. We cut the distance in half and set up the decoys to see if we could bring him in. At first he would gobble back but it seemed like he was moving away from us. I started calling more aggresive and soon he was moving to our right but was closing the distance. After about 20 mins of calling back and forth he was closing in but had made a 180 degrees circle around us. Finally i was able to see him circling to my right but I could also see my bro out of the corner of my eye so i knew i needed to take the shot or he would be in the way of a shot. At sixty yards with just his neck and head sticking above a log i took the shot and had my second bird of the year! Sunday was our last day to hunt for my dad so we had to get it done. We headed back to the same area and with nothing gobbling we had to quickly change spots and try to get a bird to shock gobble. After a few spots nothing was sounding off so at about 530 we arrived at a spot that we knew held turkeys but we had never had any luck in there. After some agressive yelps followed by a gobble we heard a bird a long ways off. At first we all looked at each other and pointed in a different direction. So after 5 minutes we heard it again and were confident it was south of us so we headed that way. We covered about 500 yards and i called with no response, so we moved another couple hundred yards and this time after i yelped i got an answer. I set up the decoys and moved back behind my dad and brother. After calling a few times we heard a bird a few hundred yards from us but to our left, so i called a few more times. Within five mins i could see a tom strutting 150 yards through the trees. I whistled and let my dad know he was coming. The tom never gobbled but strutted back and forth for a few mins until he saw the decoys, and then he was on his way! He covered the distance quickly and at 30 yards my dad shot and killed his first bird of the year, he was pumped! This was an old tom with an 11 inch beard and sharp spurs! What a great few days we had killing two toms in three days, and for me being able to hang out with with my dad and bro! It just does not get any better! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bonecollector Report post Posted May 5, 2010 Nice job getting 2 birds and for calling one in for your dad. Nothing like being in the field with family. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CouesWhitetail Report post Posted May 6, 2010 Outstanding!!! Did you get any of it on video? Post it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ehunt Report post Posted May 6, 2010 we did get most of my dad's hunt on video, but i have a camera with a disc and am not sure how to load it on my computer?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
COOSEFAN Report post Posted May 6, 2010 Awesome job again Eric!! Your camp/trucks look very familiar, if that was you guys than I know for a fact you guys did very well for the conditions you were hunting in!!! Congrats again! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CouesWhitetail Report post Posted May 6, 2010 we did get most of my dad's hunt on video, but i have a camera with a disc and am not sure how to load it on my computer?? Maybe check the manual for the cam to see if you can just download using a USB cable. You would need some sort of video editing program on your computer to process the video. Not sure if you have that, but Microsoft includes Movie Maker and that works ok. Look under All Programs, then Accessories, then Entertainment, and you should see Windows Movie Maker (at least that is how it is on my XP machine, not sure about Vista). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ehunt Report post Posted May 6, 2010 Amanda, I will check out my computer and try to figure out how to download so i can get the video on here. Jim, sent you a pm. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CouesWhitetail Report post Posted May 7, 2010 Amanda, I will check out my computer and try to figure out how to download so i can get the video on here. Jim, sent you a pm. If you need more help, call or email me. 928-200-0544 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ehunt Report post Posted May 7, 2010 Amanda, I will check out my computer and try to figure out how to download so i can get the video on here. Jim, sent you a pm. If you need more help, call or email me. 928-200-0544 Ok thanks! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Coues Report post Posted June 5, 2010 Awesome!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
