Post by countrygirl94 on Apr 16, 2011 19:26:57 GMT -5
Today for the junior hunt, my dad took my brother and I to one of our favorite hunting spots. We got to the woods at 6:00, and could already hear turkeys gobbling off in the distance. We quickly ran to where we were going to be hunting and set out our tom and hen decoys. Once we were situated, my brother and I loaded up our guns and my dad started calling. Probably at around 6:10, three beautiful turkeys showed themselves from where we had heard them. I got a little anxious because they were too far to tell what they were, so we didn't know you would shoot first...me, or my brother? Well when they got within about 100 yards, we could see that two of them were toms and the other was a hen. My dad slowly continued to call, and they all three came strutting down the field directly towards us. Since two were toms, my brother and I each decided to take the one that was on our side. Both toms approached the decoys, and when they lifted their heads we put the smack down on em! We fired at the same time and both turkeys dropped straight to the ground. Couldn't have asked for a junior hunt day. This is my last year to participate in the junior hunt, so it really made me proud to show that girls can do anything guys can.
Left turkey: 17.5- 18 pounds; double bearded-- one is 7 in., the other is 10 in.; spurs are about 3/4 of an inch long
Right turkey: 19- 20 pounds; 10. 5 in. long beard; spurs are about an inch long
Left turkey: 17.5- 18 pounds; double bearded-- one is 7 in., the other is 10 in.; spurs are about 3/4 of an inch long
Right turkey: 19- 20 pounds; 10. 5 in. long beard; spurs are about an inch long
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