first fall turkey

  • firegetter911
    Pope County, MN
    Posts: 54
    October 27, 2009 at 8:10 am #211004

    Took this 20lb 3/4″ spurs and 5″ beard bird on Saturday the 24th near Forada MN after 2 days of pattering them and then changing my set up. After 2 hours of kee-kee calls a flock of 18 game out of the woods at about 9:05am (20 minutes early from the past 2 days)into a half harvested bean field toward my decoys. I was not sure if they would respond to the decoys in the fall but they came right to em. Not the biggest bird I shot, but for the first time fall hunting, I’ll take it!

    lick
    Posts: 6443
    October 27, 2009 at 11:31 am #64966

    Good job sounds like you did your homework

    firegetter911
    Pope County, MN
    Posts: 54
    October 27, 2009 at 12:01 pm #64969

    Got alot of great advise on this web sight! Thanks to all of you

    coppertop
    Central MN
    Posts: 2853
    October 27, 2009 at 5:23 pm #65029

    Great looking bird.

    Joel Nelson
    Moderator
    Southeast MN
    Posts: 3137
    October 27, 2009 at 7:11 pm #65054

    Firegetter:

    Right on! Way to stick it to that fall bird, which it sounds like you spent your due diligence on. Sounds like this bird was mixed in with some hens and young of the year jennys. When you can get that lead bird in a flock like that interested in your calling and/or dekes, it’s usually a done deal. Fall birds like the protection a flock offers, and you used that to your advantage – congrats again! Can’t wait for spring already!

    Joel

    illiniwalli
    WC Illinois
    Posts: 878
    October 27, 2009 at 7:12 pm #65055

    nice, way to go

    robstenger
    Northern Twin Cities, MN
    Posts: 11374
    October 27, 2009 at 8:56 pm #65081

    Congrats on your First Fall bird!

    Make sure you enter that bird and story into the Fall Harvest Contest.

    DANPEARSON
    Central WI
    Posts: 594
    October 28, 2009 at 12:40 pm #65174

    Nice job firegetter!

    deertracker
    Posts: 9253
    November 10, 2009 at 3:21 am #67255

    I was trying to think of a smart comment to make but I’m drawing a blank. Congrats buddy on a nice fall gobbler.
    DT

    big_g
    Isle, MN
    Posts: 22554
    November 11, 2009 at 12:51 am #67463

    Nice Tom I am still waiting on my first Bird…. period… Someday

    lick
    Posts: 6443
    November 11, 2009 at 1:49 am #67488

    Quote:

    Nice Tom I am still waiting on my first Bird…. period… Someday

    road trip to cheeseland game on

    Joel Nelson
    Moderator
    Southeast MN
    Posts: 3137
    November 11, 2009 at 4:22 pm #67576

    Quote:

    Nice Tom I am still waiting on my first Bird…. period… Someday

    No kidding, you know just a few guys now that could help you out with that!

    Joel

    big_g
    Isle, MN
    Posts: 22554
    November 11, 2009 at 7:43 pm #67634

    Oh…. I will be taking you guys up on that too…

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