singleshot Report post Posted May 1, 2013 My heart skipped a beat as the turkey blew up with a gobble just over the edge at 30 yards. I had been working this bird with his lone hen for about an hour as they fed along up a fairly open bottom. Both the tom and his hen would answer just about every time I called but I could not get them to commit and climb the ridge to where I had been setting up. I kept backing out and angling in from ahead of them hoping they would feel that I was coming to them, instead of them coming to me. I once again crawled to the edge and was able to see the tom in full strut about 80 yards away. I backed up and laid in the short grass and scratched the slate call a couple of times and he fired right back. I waited several minutes and while on my stomach scratched the slate once again. He about blew my hat off this time and I silently said a "YEAH BABY" this is fixing to happen. Slowly his blue head and neck appeared over the edge as he angled up the ridge. I thought about holding off and watching the show but at 25 yards, and no cover thought better of it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lucky2hunt Report post Posted May 1, 2013 Very cool! Yeah, I imagine your heart was racing just a tad bit!!! Congrats! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
125coues Report post Posted May 1, 2013 Great bird congrats What unit were you in and was that the only bird you heard. Mark Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bonecollector Report post Posted May 1, 2013 Congrats. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CouesWhitetail Report post Posted May 1, 2013 Very Exciting!! 25 yards and no cover! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
