Redneck Hunter

Yesterday was the first day of spring turkey season, and as luck would have it I was able to bag my first turkey!
The day started early, as the alarm clock went off at 3:30 am. As usual, during hunting season, the adrenaline started to flow just thinking of what was to come, and I had no problem getting out of bed.
Brent and I were in the woods by 4:30 a good 40 minutes before shooting light. It wasn't long before we heard our first gobble, then another, and another. We figured there were at least 5 gobblers in the tree tops. So we find a nice place to set up, and wait for them to fly down, but they end up coming off the roost straight away from us. We tried to work around them to get out in front of them, but didn't have any luck. So, at about 7am, after an hour and a half of chasing them, we gave up on those birds, and headed for the truck to go get some breakfast before the mid morning hunt.
As we were nearing the truck we heard a gobble from a couple hundred yards up the hill. so, we figured we would give them a few hen putts to see what would happen. Well, they heard it, and made a "B" line straight towards us. We never even really had time to get set up. I ducked behind a big rock, and before I knew it there was 3 turkeys standing in front of us at 25yds. They spotted us, because we didn't have time to set up very well, and one made an alarm putt. As they turned to get out of there, one stuck his neck out a little too far and BOOM. There lay my first turkey!
MMMMMMM I'm getting hungry just writing this!




Good shooting all,
Vikes