This morning was a good one. Worked birds from the moment they sounded off.

First bird/birds I worked I had cows move in and surround me....don't really know if those birds were going to come in anyway.

Second set up was going to be a winner. Struck the bird at about 200 yard and he was steadily coming in. When he got about 65 yards from me, I hear pop,pop,pop from behind me and here comes a hen walking about 3 feet from me and she proceeds right in the direction of the gobbler and I never hear him again....Daymmm.....the normal course of nature wins out.

The third set up turned into a Mexican stand off with the bird not wanting to come closer than 65 yards or so. After an hour of this I quit the coy stuff and go medieval hen on him pounding yelps out on the glass call as loud as I can and also with the mouth call. Whaddya know...it worked. He steadily made his way into my set and I finally see him at about 45 yards and for the rest of the way he gives me the full fan, sideways strut, spit and drum show. Right before he attacked the Jake decoy I had put out I couldn't stand it anymore as I was seriously tired of this SOB so I gave him the old #5 facial. It was 11:58 AM.

One of those hunts you remember for the quality of the hunt and the circumstances surrounding it even if it wasn't a giant bird. Barely a 9" beard and only about 3 strands made it that long with one spur that was 1" and the other was broken off.

Hunts like this is why I am sooooooo addicted to chasing the yard bird and.....This morning that third set up was the charm!

Congrats! Great story!!

way to go Mallard. 3 tags left looking forward to the pics of the upcomming victumd

That is a good story. Congrats!

Awesome read congratulations on the Gobbler.

Wow! That opening you took the picture in looks almost identical to my favorite ground blind set up spot. I have a few bluebonnets but otherwise, looks like your poaching on my place, Mr. Mallard. Ain't it great when a plan comes together. Congratulations!

Thats a good 3 year old bird Mallard, and a heck of a hunt. Cows and hens huh?

Sounds familiar.

Congratulations

There are only two things that would make me cross a fence onto another mans property that I do not have permission to be on...One is Megan Fox and the other is a gobbling turkey




You know that it does.

You the Man Mallard

and of course afterward you

Congrats great pics!

Great pics and story. Congrats

Nice great hunt!

Very nice Jon. Glad to see you got to slip out and jap one!



X's 1000

Nice bird

Congrats on a nice bird!