Sunday night, Freddy and I both roosted birds for me to hunt on Monday. He roosted them from the neighboring ridge and I heard them from the front porch. They were gobbling on what we call Squirrel Ridge on our family farm.

We got setup Monday morning and heard a bird to our right spitting in the tree. Once it got light we were able to see the turkey in a tree about 70 yards to our right, spitting and half strutting…pretty much right on top of us. Once gobbling began we heard a turkey behind us about 100 yards and this turkey to our right. They gobbled back and forth to each other all morning. Finally the bird behind us flew down and started our way. When the turkey that was still in the tree to our right saw this bird, he flew down to meet him. The bird behind us gobbled right in our back pocket and then came up out of the logging road right on top of us. He knew that we didn’t look right up against that tree and started a soft alarm putt. He was still interested in meeting the gobbler that we had watched all morning in the tree. I started trying to get around on the gobbler that came in from behind us and rushed the shot and didn’t get my head down on the stock and shot over the turkey. The only thing I have to show for this bird is a couple of educated birds.

The gobbler that was in the tree to our right flew back into the same roost tree after I shot. He finally started answering Freddy’s soft yelps but some hens on the next ridge won out. He flew down the creek and went to find the hens. The gobbler that I shot at started gobbling again and was answering us. He was coming around the ridge to our calls but evidently saw the hens on the next ridge and went over to be with them.

We got up from this setup and went to the neighboring ridge to set back up and see if we can call the birds in. We got setup and a turkey answered us from down in the hollow. We were right over the edge of an old logging road and decided to make a quick but stealthy move and get into a better position on these birds. We made a couple of calls from our new setup and the turkey answered us about 100 yards down the ridge. After a couple of soft yelps and another gobble I saw the 2 turkeys coming up over the ridge. I told Freddy that I saw them and he told me to take the shot whenever I had an opportunity. He didn’t have to say it twice because I was already on the bird and was repeating in my head…line up the sights, head down, and squeeze the trigger. It all worked out and I harvested an awesome “Super Jakeâ€

Good Job Lady!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

good job!!!!great looking bird and a good job on the story to

Awesome job Amy, congratulations!

Congrats. Good story and pics.

Looks like ya'll had an exciting and successful hunt. Congrats.
GS...

Way to go Amy!!! Now it's Abby's turn.

Congrats, great story!

Job well done, Amy! Congrats on a fine showing.

all I want to know is when is Abby going to get one this year...? ;>)

Way to go Mom!

Great story and pic's Amy!!! WTG!!

i still say you need that SC gun rest...


congrats...again

great story Amy. sure am glad to here you all doing well. Sure is glad to see pictures of smiling faces.

Rob

good job, great pics