Subject: TURKEY SEASON 2007

HI FOLKS, I STARTED OUT THIS MORNING  HUNTING ON A OLD FARM  HERE IN UPER SOUTH CAROLINA. A FRIEND OF MINE- TIM HEATHERY WAS HUNTING ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE FARM WHILE I SET UP ON THE NORTH SIDE ABOUT  A HALF MILE AWAY..TIM HAD A GOBBLER  GOING AT DAY LIGHT BUT HE WAS TO FAR  OFF AND OFF OF OUR LAND ALSO... I ON THE OTHER HAND HAD  SET UP ON THE EDGE OF A  CLOVER  FIELD. I HAD A HEN AND A GOBBER DECOY SET UP RIGHT ON THE EDGE OF THE FIELD. WITH MY SELF SETTING BACK OFF THE EDGE ABOUT 15 YARD'S BACK . I WAS SETTING IN A  BLOCK OF 10 YEAR OLD PINE TREES PLANTED IN ROWS .VERY CLEAR  BUT FOR ALL THE ROWS OF TREES...ABOUT ONE AND A HALF HOURS AFTER  DAY LIGHT  I HEARD A GOBBLER  TO THE NORTH OF ME. ABOUT 150 YARD'S OUT.. THE  PROBLEM WAS .I WAS FACEING SOUTH LOOKING AT MY DECOYS ON THE FIELDS EDGE.. SO I HAD TO TURN AND SET UP FACEING NORTH. BUT DOING  THIS WAS TAKEING THE DECOYS OUT OF THE PICTURE .I STARTED CALLING  LIGHTLY.BUT  HE CUT ME OFF SOUNDING EVEN CLOSER.. TWO CALLS LATER  BY ME AND ABOUT 5  LOUD GOBBLES BY HIM.. I SAW HIM MOVEING IN ON ME AT ABOUT 65 YARDS .HE  GOT  TO ABOUT 55 YARD'S OUT . AND STARTED LOOKING FOR THE HEN..  NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE MY HEN DECOY . HE STARTED MOVEING SIDEWAY'S  GOING FROM MY LEFT TO MY RIGHT.. AS HE DID THIS HE WAS MOVEING A LITTLE CLOSER  EACH STEP... .EVER TIME HE MOVED  BETWEEN ROWS OF PINES I WOULD ALLSO MOVE MY DOUBLE BARREL  12 GA.SHOTGUN  A LITTLE MORE TO THE RIGHT...WELL I'AM NOT THE BEST TURKEY HUNTER  OUT THERE . THAT'S FOR SURE.SO WHEN IT LOOKED LIKE HE WAS NEAR 40 YARDS. I THINK HE SPOTTED ME./ HE GAVE ME THAT LOOK ?.THE ONE THAT SAYS..I'AM OUT OF HERE/// THEIR WAS 2 PINE TREE'S AT 30 YARDS  THAT I HAD TO AIM THROUGH.THE OPENING WAS ONLY ABOUT 8 INCH WIDE.. HE TURNED TO LEAVE  GIVEING ME A CLEAN LOOK AT THE BACK SIDE OF HIS  BODY.SO I PLACED THE LEFT BARREL ON HIS  NECK. AND LET HIM HAVE IT...HE HIT THE GROUND .AND NEVER GOT UP. AS I  CAME TO MY FEET I COULD SEE THAT IT WAS FARTHER THAN IT LOOKED  SETTING  ON MY BUTT..I MADE A MAD RUN TO GET TO HIM.THINKING FOR SURE HE WAS GOING TO GET IT ALL TOGETHER AND LEAVE THE COUNTY..WELL HE DIDN'T .BUT IT WAS REALLY TO FAR A  SHOT--  REALLY//.. HE WAS TO FAR OUT ..WAY TO FAR FOR ME ANYWAY.. HE WAS 46 PACES.OR ABOUT 46 TO 47 YARDS...I WAS THINKING 40 OR 42 YARDS , WHEN I PULLED THE HAMMER ON HIM. LORD WAS WATCHING AFTER ME TODAY..I'AM  SHOOTING  A OLD  DOUBLE BARREL SHOTGUN BOTH BARRELS  OR FULL X FULL. BUT IT ONLY  SHOOTS  2-3/4 SHELLS. I HAND LOADED  MY OWN LOADS OF NUMBER 5 SHOT. AND FEEL GOOD ABOUT IT OUT TO 40 YARDS .BUT AFTER THAT .LUCK STARTES TO PLAY A BIG PART...TOM WAS 18 LB'S  HAD 3/4 SPURS AND A 11 INCH BEARD.A 2 YEAR OLD I THINK .A LITTLE WHILE LATER I HAD A NEW TOM  START GOBBLEING  OFF ON A DIFFERENT RIDGE. I HOT FOOTED IT DOWN A HILL AND SET UP ON HIM,EVER TIME I CALLED HE WOULD CUT ME OFF. BUT I COULD TELL HE WAS  HEADED  OVER TO A RIDGE WE CALL PERSIMON HILL . THIS WAS ABOUT HALF WAY BETWEEN TIM AND I.. NOT HAVEING HEARD TIM SHOOT YET. I GOT ON CELL PHONE AND CALLED HIM..TOLD HIM THAT I HAD  GOBBLER  HEADED TO PERSIMON HILL. AND DID HE WANT TO LEAVE HIS SPOT AND HEAD THAT WAY OR NOT. BECAUSE IF NOT .THEN I WAS GOING AFTER HIM. TIM SAID.. NOW DONNIE DON'T PULL MY LEG .YOU REALLY GOT ONE  OUT THEIR.?? I SAID WAIT A SEC. AND HIT MY CALL AGAIN. GOBBLE GOBBLE  CAME RIGHT BACK AT ME.. SO I SAID YEA //HES STILL HEADED TO THE RIDGE  .WHAT OR YOU GOING TO DO?..TIM SAID I KNOW HE WANT BE THEIR WHEN I GET THEIR.BUT I'AM PULLING MY DECOY'S NOW  AND I'AM HEADED YOUR WAY.IT WILL TAKE ME 15 MIN'S OF HOT FOOTING IT . BUT I'AM COMEING. WELL WHEN HE GOT THEIR . BEFORE  HE EVEN SET UP HE CUT LOOSE WITH A CROW CALL . AND GOBBLE GOBBLE.THE GOBBLER IS RIGHT THEIR///  ABOUT 100YARDS  OFF TO HIS LEFT.. NO  TIME NOW  FOR DECOYS TO BE SET UP ..HE DID A FAST SET UP AND STARTED A COUPLE SOFT  HEN CALLS   --GOBBLE GOBBLE  GOES THE OLD TOM  COMEING IN FAST..THEN 70 YARDS OUT HE SHOWS HIMSELF.COMEING IN SLOW .BUT COMEING HE IS//   .TIM  CALL'S  ONE MORE TIME A LOW  HEN CALL. AND THAT DOE'S IT. HE'S ON HIS WAY  BUT AT  45 TO 50 YARD'S . HE PULL'S UP AND STOP'S .TIM HOLD'S  AND HOLD'S .THEN TIM  SAY'S THE  OLD TOM  TURNED TO GO----BOOM --- TIM SAID I REALLY THINK HE SAW  ME THIER AT THE END..TIM ROLLED THE TOM .STONE COLD DEAD.THOSE 3 INCH MAG SHELL'S  THAT TIM SHOOT'S  DO WORK GREAT.I THINK HE WAS USEING  WIN --NUMBER 5    HIS TOM WAS 19 LB AND HAD 10-1/2  BEARD AND SPUR'S OF 1-1/8 AN 1 INCH  A .NICE  OLDER TOM.. GREAT  DAY TO BE IN THE WOODS  --DONNIE KNGHT

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