Mine are always changing and usually a slide show. Just put this one up today. That is me and Sam (13 months old) North Dakota Christmas 2001. 33 wild roosters for us that first year!! The 2 we are holding are mounted. Both with 24+ inch tails.
Here is mine from work. Joel Nelson was along for hunt. Fun opening morning but short season.All packed up and heading out around 8:45 AM- maybe sooner
Joel showed me the patience needed to wait them out. Very interesting hunt. I met Joel that morning at 4:30 AM for the first time- I had a good idea that birds would be roosted nearby but not quite that close. As it got lighter I was getting more and more nervouse that there were not any birds nearby Joel let out a owl hoot and a pile of birds sounded off really close I thought at flydown they would march right out and come on in but a tree blocked one of the trails into our setup We could see 3 toms strutting 80 – 130 yards out. They moved off – I think to hit a bird feeder 300 yards away. Joel had the experience to not overcall in this situation . After some time at the feeder they started their march in. Chineese fire drill- we both had been sitting in the blind since 5:30 AM or so with coffee and soda’s pushing Time to make the quick nature call and be ready Joel saw the first one- a mature longbeard- I waited and looked for the other two before committing to the shot. I saw them out of the corner that he came from and took the shot Thanks Joel
My background pick is the close up of with the call and double beards. The colors are incredible
I hope to be sitting with a friend in the same spot on opening morning – hopefully watching him tag out. My daugter and I will be hunting F in the same area.
Good stuff. Here are a few of my favorites that I tend to switch back and forth between. The hummingbird picture took me at least a six pack to capture , and BB with a fawn my friend rescued last spring.