Fall turkey season opened last Monday, but I did not have a chance to get out until Friday morning. I got out to my blind early, about 6:30 a.m. while it was still dark. Woods were very quiet and still. Was really nice being there and listening to the woods wake up. Sunrise is not until close to 7:30 when it actually starts to peek up over the horizon so I just sat quiet and listened to the critters for a while. Shortly after sunrise I heard a turkey yelping. It sounded kinda lonely after the long dark night so I answered it with my homemade turkeywing call. Suddenly I had 3 others answering, 2 of them were fairly close! Well the heart started pumping cuz I thought this was gonna be a lot of fun. Well, I yelped a few more times on my wingbone and again got imeadiate answers from 2 of them. I heard one fly down and gobble, he was really close. I yelped again and he thundered out a gobble, he was getting closer. I could hear him coming, he had to be less than 50 yards away over a small ridge, I got my double flintlock ready.......... then less then 200 yards away a couple of dogs started barking...... never heard those turkeys again :cursing: . I waited a while and decided they were gone, so I popped a nice fat fox squirrel that was sitting in front of me eating a nut.
Went back out Saturday morning same time, same place. Again just after sunrise I yelped with my wingbone call and got an answer behind me. I yelped again and it answered again a little closer. I opened the window behind me in the blind, but unfortunately it is velcroed so it made a lot of noise. Didn't hear that turkey again, guess I spooked that one. I waited a bit and yelped a few more times, didn't hear anything. Suddenly about 25 yards straight out in front of me a turkey flew down out of a tree and landed right there!! Must have been roosted right in front of me and I didn't see it. Well, I poked the muzzle of my double throught he window, set the bead on its head, and pulled the trigger....nothing :shocked2: ... pulled it again...nothing
.... suddenly realized I had used the right barrel the day before for the squirrel :redface: . I pulled the rear trigger, the gun thundered, lots of smoke in the blind, and the turkey was down :grin: . It was just a small hen, but it will taste good :hatsoff: .
Went back out Saturday morning same time, same place. Again just after sunrise I yelped with my wingbone call and got an answer behind me. I yelped again and it answered again a little closer. I opened the window behind me in the blind, but unfortunately it is velcroed so it made a lot of noise. Didn't hear that turkey again, guess I spooked that one. I waited a bit and yelped a few more times, didn't hear anything. Suddenly about 25 yards straight out in front of me a turkey flew down out of a tree and landed right there!! Must have been roosted right in front of me and I didn't see it. Well, I poked the muzzle of my double throught he window, set the bead on its head, and pulled the trigger....nothing :shocked2: ... pulled it again...nothing
.... suddenly realized I had used the right barrel the day before for the squirrel :redface: . I pulled the rear trigger, the gun thundered, lots of smoke in the blind, and the turkey was down :grin: . It was just a small hen, but it will taste good :hatsoff: .
