Team 4

[Cooter]

I might get out tomorrow after work, plus sunday.  All the surrounding land owners are hunting this week, gonna need some luck!

[rkhinrichs]

Well great!!! Cooter! Sending good vibs

[Powerstroke]

Now I figured out how to add pictures. Time to submit for a score. 

[DonBo]

Bonus points!  Well done Andy.

 

[Powerstroke]

My buddy Dan and I have been going to the same farm for 3 years now and the turkey hunting is almost unfair. We've never been skunked and the only time we haven't tagged out is the first year. 

 

This year the bowhunting was tough. We were trying to be fancy and get things on film and it hurt us tremendously. So, naturally, we gave up on filming and went back to having fun. 

 

We shot 4 turkeys, a tom and a jake each, all by fanning (reaping). The action was intense and super fun. Additionally, after having a set busted by a wandering daytime coyote, I lip squeaked her into to 20 yards and finished her off with the same treatment, a load of #6 to the face. My jake and the coyote are on cell phone video so I will see about sharing those.

 

My tom, came on the last day. He ran more than 200 yds just to confront that turkey fan. Due to a depression in the landscape, I had no idea where he would come up. He emerged at 10 FEET! and in a split second I shot him at 8FEET!! Thankfully I had the bead on his head or I would've likely missed. Nothing beats turkey hunting with your best buddy. 

 

And I'm having a taxidermist friend of mine do a euro mount on the coyote skull. Unfortunately the hide was shedding terribly and was matted with mud. 

[Borch]

Way to go Andy!

[rkhinrichs]

Cool story! 

[Powerstroke]

Sorry to disappoint guys, but this tom was not my first bird of the season. Apparently that's part of the rules. The score won't count towards the team. I don't have any measurements for the jake I shot so we will have a zero from me. 

 

At least my freezer is full.