Jonny P Takes a Great Tom! - With Pics!

[Hotspotter]

It was all in good fun. While slightly perturbed, it was a good laugh, even then. And quit pumping me so much, it's making me sick!

And thanks for coming clean on the "no-shells." I thought you had one or two left.

Speaking of yell-whispering through my teeth, Jon didn't mention the massive longbeard strutting on the limb while we were a mere 80 yards away with little cover. He cranks his head behind him (I was calling back in the brush) and states, "He's still in the tree!".....to which I promptly growled, "Look at the [PoorWordUsage] turkey, not at me!"

All the ticks in the world seemed to be crawling up his leg at once, but they'd typically wait until we had a gobbler or two within 100 yards.

Lines frequently spoken included:

"Turkeys hear that"

"That's not what I would have done..."

"SLOWLY!!!"

"This time on the stealth..."

Thanks for the kind words Jon, but thank you for having the grit and stamina to hunt as hard as we did. When nature throws a curveball and cuts the rope to all those gobblers I had tied up, it takes some extra effort to seal the deal. And what a bird it was. You might hunt 20 years and never shoot a bird that scores that well. Good work!

Let's do it again!

Joel

[Hotspotter]

That's the funny thing.....Jon's killed more big deer than most I know, bow and gun, and has been guiding for bears and grouse like a madman since before he could (legally) drive.

I think the thought of a bird with a brain the size of a ping pong ball fooling him just didn't sit right. That and all the butterball jokes Kelly's been spewing We'll be ready next year!

Oh, and you think this is funny, wait until all the stories about me screwing up a bear hunt. I'll probably get mauled or something.

Joel

[Random guy]

 Originally Posted By: jnelson

Oh, and you think this is funny, wait until all the stories about me screwing up a bear hunt. I'll probably get mauled or something.

Joel

Don't worry we will give you the spray paint can. We can't afford real mace or pepper spray so we give out clients a spray can of bright orange paint. It won't really slow down a upset bear when you spray them in the face but at least we will know which one ate you so we can get your watch and other items of value.

Nelson liked to say "on the stealth" lest see what he says when I yell "Run Nelson Run!"

[muc33]

Oh man, people kept walking by my desk asking if everything was ok since I was crying from laughing so hard. Great story, congrats on the bird, man that is some hillarious stuff. I give you a personal invite to come pay back those pheasants this October if you want. Let me know! you can actually have the jitters for them, we even let you yell at em if you want.

[Eric Wettschreck]

Rooster pheasants are vicious animals, Jonny. You are soooooo lucky you didn't get mauled. C'mon down sometime shoot them. If you get too scared we can let the dogs loose on them. The dogs run a good buffer and while on point, you can get a good head start running for the truck.

Great read and sounds like it was a great hunt. Nice pictures of the Tom.........oh, and Jon too.

[Team Otter]

Great read and congratulations Jonny. Beautiful looking bird.