tbgator
Banned
Went out this morning in search of Creek Monster. Everyone was of the same opinion last night that birds should be gobblin crazy this morning. Well, so much for opinions. Heard one bird gobble one time way off. Hunted 3 different spots an hour at the time and managed to fire up one hen. I decided to go back to Creek's domain and sit out my last hour there at 11:00.I decided against taking a decoy and boy was that the right call. Set up and soft called for awhile. I was watching a skidder lane that runs off the club road down to the creek that the birds frequently travel. I noticed fresh gobbler tracks in the club road as I was walking in. Thought maybe just maybe he was still around. I decided to give it up if I hadn't had any response by 12:00. At about 11:50 I took out my Scott's Cutter and threw out some loud cuts and yelps. Bingo, I heard a gobble several hundred yds out. Went back to clucking on my slate but loud. He gobbled again but closer. I knew he was coming. At about 12:30 I had him inside 100 yds. I clucked 3 times and he gobbled 3 times. I shut up and watched his direction. Shortly I saw him coming down the hill through the thick pines toward the club road. He hit the road and went into strut. I started purring at him at 50 yds and he broke strut and came down the lane looking for me spitting and drumming the whole way. It was an awesome sight watching him in and out of strut and drumming as he moved closer. When he hit a good shooting lane at 15 yds I let him have it and he took a full load of 3.5's to the head. He had a nice rope at 11.5 inches and 1" spurs, weighed 20 lbs. Kinda surprised at the spurs but all I was seeing was the beard.You never know. It wasn't Creek today but it was a good midday textbook hunt. Makes ya feel better about stayin out there late. Left there and went to another property with confidence and low and behold I spotted another good bird at 100 yds walking through some open pines at 3:00. Sat down in the road and hit the slate 3 clucks and he took off like he had seen a ghost. Musta had a bad experience recently with a slate cluck I guess cause he was call shy.Close to two but no cigar. It was a good day.
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