After calling in a bird for my dad on opening day, I finally connected on my third time out this season. I set up about 150 yards from this bird in the tree. After some heavy cutting on a mouth call to a bird that was so hot in the tree that it gobbled at 5:15 am this morning, I watched as he appeared on the trail in front of me at about 100 yards out. Once he was visible I just shut up and let the decoy do the work. He was spiting, drumming, and strutting all the way to the decoy for what seemed like half an hour but was really about 5 minutes. I had to talk to myself to get my hands and legs to quit shaking during his long approach. Once he was in range I played the (lets see how close he will get) game until he stretched his neck out real nice and I couldn't help but end it there. 16 paces later I was standing over him. A great morning and a great hunt! Taking my brother out on Thursday for a bird that I heard gobbling on my way out of the woods this morning. Hopefully I will be posting pics of his bird on Thursday night.
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