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I took Brenda hunting this morning and it turned out to be an action packed morning, As daybreak came We had Gobblers all around us. Once they started pitching down, I didn't know with way to turn.
We picked out a Longbeard that was with two jakes and I told her to take it....'CLICK'...Good thing we were in a blind...In a state of panic she handed me the gun, I jacked out the shell and handed it back to her, She took aim again and 'BANG'. Birds flew in all directions!!
All this was caught on video ! [up]
I took her back home and went out on my own, As soon as I got out of the truck at around 8:00 I heard a gobbler He was HOT!! I grabbed my gear and set-up in a patch of cedars. When I hit the call he double Gobbled and came straight at me, the next time he gobbled he had cut the distance in half.
Soon I had him in the video camera. As he approached I panned back to give me time to shoulder the gun and fire,, As soon as I moved the barrel he spotted me and started to get out of Dodge. I shot and ROLLED HIM! He flopped around for a couple of seconds and then got his feet under himself and took off !!![wallmad][wallmad]I couldn't get another shoot so I chased him but when he went over the ridge we were on,, he disappeared !!![wallmad]
I searched for an hour and a half and never found him ![wallmad] A great morning turned sour in a hurry!
We should have both gotten LongBeards this morning !
We picked out a Longbeard that was with two jakes and I told her to take it....'CLICK'...Good thing we were in a blind...In a state of panic she handed me the gun, I jacked out the shell and handed it back to her, She took aim again and 'BANG'. Birds flew in all directions!!
All this was caught on video ! [up]

I took her back home and went out on my own, As soon as I got out of the truck at around 8:00 I heard a gobbler He was HOT!! I grabbed my gear and set-up in a patch of cedars. When I hit the call he double Gobbled and came straight at me, the next time he gobbled he had cut the distance in half.
Soon I had him in the video camera. As he approached I panned back to give me time to shoulder the gun and fire,, As soon as I moved the barrel he spotted me and started to get out of Dodge. I shot and ROLLED HIM! He flopped around for a couple of seconds and then got his feet under himself and took off !!![wallmad][wallmad]I couldn't get another shoot so I chased him but when he went over the ridge we were on,, he disappeared !!![wallmad]
I searched for an hour and a half and never found him ![wallmad] A great morning turned sour in a hurry!
We should have both gotten LongBeards this morning !