It was a pleasure taking Scott this morning. It was rainy and windy (would keep most in bed) but the birds still do what they do: eat and breed. Our hunt was a "classic off the roost hunt". We got in close to a gobbling bird. I let him know a hen was there and fired him up once he hit the ground. After sitting in the rain all night, this gobbler was more than ready to cuddle up to a hot hen. In he came... full strut. Bad news for him ... Scotts payload cuddled up to the strutters noggin. Lights out 6:28 am. We ate a nice breakfast and Scott headed home with his first longbeard and a great Spring morning memory.... Priceless This client had hunted but not killed a longbeard.
Big thanks to Doug Wigfield for making it look easy. It's been a long 5 years since I started turkey hunting and I finally scored. We got in early on some gobbling birds still in the roost. Doug clucked, purred and scratched leaves sparingly until the birds hit the ground. When they did he fired one up and he never stopped gobbling and strutted into range where i dropped him. I'm still stoked!!!!
Scott
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