A Blessed Easter Evening on Cohutta WMA

[whitetailfreak]

After Easter lunch, I decided to hit a spot on Cohutta that I haven't been in since killing a good buck in there back in Dec. Last fall I saw a good many turkeys in this area, and one morning in early December had a gobbler turning himself inside out. I struck and worked this bird with a new diaphragm call by Antnye which is appropriately called the "Conasauga Killer". This 2 year old gobbled all the way to the gun. 17 pounds/ 9.5"Beard/ 1" Spurs. I continue to be very blessed.

 

[Killer Kyle]

Awesome work! I went out on Chattahoochee today after lunch looking for an afternoon mtn bird, but struck out. How did you find the bird? I didn't call once today. Just walked, looked, and listened. Great mountain bird man. They're the best!!

 

[mose]

Nice work and beautiful backdrop on those pics

 

[herb mcclure]

Blessed Easter Afternoon hunt.

Those are my kind of turkey woods; just maker me homesick not to be able, to be out there.
herb mcclure

 

[01Foreman400]

Congrats!

 

[ADDICTED2HUNTIN]

Nice congrats!!

 

[whitetailfreak]

Awesome work! I went out on Chattahoochee today after lunch looking for an afternoon mtn bird, but struck out. How did you find the bird? I didn't call once today. Just walked, looked, and listened. Great mountain bird man. They're the best!!

Prospecting for late evening birds is the most aggressive I ever get with my calling. Loud aggressive yelps and cuts every 50 yds or so. With that being said, I don't do this in my primary areas, but mostly new areas I have found in the fall or winter that has good sign or eye appeal. Many times these areas will become a primary spot after some success.

 

[sman]

Congrats !

 

[jbogg]

Way to get it done! Cool pics.

 

[Steve Roberts]

Congrats!!! Nothing like hunting turkey's in the mountains!!!!

 

[blood on the ground]

Very nice, congratulations!

 

[antnye]

Congrats on a fine mountain bird Kris! Great pic!

 

[Timber1]

Nice one Kris. Had a close encounter with a strutter up there opening morning. I can still see his glowing white head looking at me thru a tree fork at 12 yards. He lives to be hunted another day.
Good bird.

 

[Curtis-UGA]

Congrats! Beautiful place!!

 

[Johnny 71]

Congrats

 

[The Cohutta Strutter]

Shhh...dem turkies can't be killed in the evening. Congrats !

 

[trkyburns]

Congrats. Nice pictures!

 

[XIronheadX]

Nice!

 

[AliBubba]

A job well done on a tough mtn bird!

 

[cohuttariverrat]

Congrads kris. Sounds like sunrise service is the way to go on easter. Its always a trophy when its in the cohuttas. an killer with a call made here. I had em fire up last 2 days with only calls from me and anthony but hens, church, and work has kept them alive for another day. Good job