Running and gunning!!
May 2018, the final weekend of spring turkey season and I wanted one more chance to get another Tom. I was on some friend's land where I have harvested turkeys with success. It was a Sat afternoon, about 90 degrees in the shade. I had scouted a few places earlier in the season where I knew turkeys were. I made a couple of yelps to see if I could get Tom on the line. Nothing. Tried again. Nothing waited about 10 minutes and tried again, nothing. I moved about 150 yards and tried again. This time I got him to talk back. I hunkered down and gave another couple of yelps. Sure enough he answered. This went on for about 20 minutes. He was coming closer but then he hung up. Dang. I waited about another 15 minutes and tried him again. Nothing. I made another move and tried again. Yup. There he was talking back to me. Once again hunkered down and waited. I kept talking with him as loud as he was talking to me. Then I spotted that red head. There was a lot of tall grass between us, but he was moving right into an area that would give me a clear shot. He kept coming closer and closer. I could see his head pop up every now and then thru the grass. I was getting excited and ready to take the shot. Using my favorite mouth call I did an little purring and he was coming closer to my shot lane. What happened next is beyond belief. South of the land I was hunting on was a weekend gathering of people for a Black Powder Rendezvous. I hadn't heard anything from them until now. It sounded like the Fourth of July. I kept still and the turkey kept coming. He was just about in my site line when here come about 3-4 deer. They were hauling their tails out of there. They practically ran old Tom over. Needless to say he lowered his head and took off also. I sat there sweating and cussing. Then I just started laughing. I've done a lot of research on late season turkey hunting but never I have encountered what do do when the black powder guns and crazy deer start running. Oh well. I always have a great experience when I'm in the field. Sometimes I bring home the game but I always bring home a story!!
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