MN 2011

[Hoyt4]

Opening day for me in MN and I could not make it out in the morning had to work. Got out of work around 2pm and headed up hunting. Took a nice bird around 6 pm. I started the afternoon out calling a hen in to about 10yds she came in looking for me fast aggressive.

After she left I had a pheasant come walking past me. This thing was on steroids one of the biggest pheasants I've ever seen. He gets past and into some brush cackles and a bird gobbles so I start calling nothing. I shut up for a bit and he cackles again and the bird gobbles and he is a little closer. I decided not to call at all he already knows where I'm at. After about 20min he steps out about 90 yds struts and steps back into the woods. I give him a couple yelps he comes back and struts but would not leave that edge too far. He leaves and I give him about 30 minutes before I get up to re-set.

I headed down the wood edge and past him to where I think he came from and heard the first gobble. I get back further in the woods and give a few calls nothing. After about 25 minutes I can walking I could hear it for a couple minutes. After hearing the waling long enough I figured it was a turkey. I get turned and setup out pops turkey. I could not tell with some of the cover right away if it was a long beard. He turns broadside and now see the rope hanging. Was a little further then I wanted but dropped him right where he stood. Only had the head to shoot at and man did I ever smack him. 23lb 10inch beard 1 inch spurs. MN tag check. Next week to WI.

[DHost21]

Nice bird!!

[IlliniWalli]

all right. way to go hoyt. nice bird. congrats!!!!!

[DonBo]

Great bird, good job! Where can I get one of those pheasant calls?

[123fish]

Congratulations on the nice bird. You hear toms shock gobble to rooster pheasant crows quite a bit hear in the southwest corner.

[Hoyt4]

Thanks

Yeah were I was hunting we do not have many pheasants only when the corn is up. This guy was lost. We have oats planted already. Next week in WI two tags left hope the weather holds.

[Borch]

Very nice bird!!!

Way to make it happen!

[Archerysniper]

Great bird, good job! Where can I get one of those pheasant calls?

My friend used to have one I think it was made by herters.

[Andrew Erickson]

nice bird! congrats

[mws4dux]

Congrats on a nice bird. Good Luck in WI

[Shu]

Nice bird!

[sticknstring]

Nice bird Hoyt! How come no bow in MN?

[Hoyt4]

Getting even with the pipe bomb now.

[sticknstring]

Me too. I'll be adding the shotgun to the arsenal tomorrow. I learned how much fun that is last year!

[DonBo]

Been trying to tell you guys that for years. After all the frustration of trying to kill them with the bow, the "get even factor" of the shotgun is awesome! It's payback time!

[Hoyt4]

That a boy SNS , I still get the same rush run or bow. Hope you will feel the same.

DonBo sure nice to reach out and drop one when they think that they are safe.

Also there something about the smell of gun smoke in a spring morning.