Ks opener, 1 for 2...

[PaulN/KS]

My buddy Bill Martin, (hence the baseball reference), invited me to hunt the opener with him. Had birds gobbling at dawn but they went north so we looped around and down towards the creek and had two gobblers answering his calls.
Well, a big tom in full display comes in but he hangs up a bit, then stretches out the neck with the "what's that over by that sycamore tree" look and I blew the shot. He flies up and away but we head down to look and see.
Mind you, this is brushy hardwood Kansas creek bottom with a ridge above us to the North. After a search with nothing found,we were stopped and talking about what to do when above us there's commotion and, looking up here comes a turkey, beard hanging down, flying over our heads and down to the small clearing where we were along the edge of.
It "lands", bout as graceful as an anvil,gets up and looks at us (all three of us with the WTH look.. :wink: )
I was able to get my short smoothbore 54 up and shot him at about 15 yards. After the shot we heard more "commotion" and saw two more big birds flying off down the draw.
So, here he is, a fat jake with a 6" beard next to a fat OF with a grey beard. :grin:

 

[sooner]

Congrats Paul ,nice bird . Tom :grin:

 

[Kansas Jake]

Nice job and fun times, Paul.

 

[wattlebuster]

Congrats :thumbsup: :thumbsup: Some fine eats ahead

 

[Britsmoothy]

Great event.
Sometimes things just work out a treat :hatsoff:

B.

 

[robinsroost]

:applause: :bow: Congratulations Paul, nicely done. You must have been holding your mouth might to have that bird land on top of you. Keep yer powder dry.........robin

 

[Skychief]

Congrats Paul. Gotta love action like that. We never know what may happen next when after turkeys! :thumbsup:

Best regards, Skychief

 

[jrmflintlock]

Tsaan Wookkuh!!

Comanche/Shoshone for Good Job!!

Not a hunting memory you and your buddy will soon forget!! :thumbsup:

 

[wvbuckbuster]

Never turn down a gift! Dan.

 

[PaulN/KS]

Never turn down a gift! Dan.

Funny you should put it that way.
You see, a mutual friend of Bill's and mine passed away a year ago March. We both sort of wondered if maybe our late buddy Brett had a hand in what had happened...?

 

[hanshi]

That is a great photo to look at; it screams "success". Can't beat that for a good turkey hunt. Congratulations.

 

[wvbuckbuster]

He was with you in memory for sure. I know what that is like and its a great feeling! Dan.