2012 Late Turkey Season

[JD338]

I went out for the opener of the 2012 MI Late Spring Turkey season. There were a lot of gobbles and yelps right off the bat. I called in 5 hens, 5 jakes and 3 long beards, they were all less than 25 yds from me. I couldn't tell which Tom was labled for my daughter so I let them walk.
An hour later I called in another hen and she went past me. About 30 minutes later this Tom came in looking for love. He spoted my Primos B-Mobil strutting Tom decoy and went for it in an agressive mannor. I had to wait for him to come out of strut and clear the decoy. The red dot found the waddles and the 11-87 Super Mag roared once, sending a 2 1/4 oz of heavy shot on the way. It hammered the Tom at 22 yds, pole axing him where he stood.
The beard measures 11" and the spurs are 1 1/8".

I am looking forward to extending the season with my daughter. There is a special Tom out there with her name on him.

To be continued...


JD338

 

[DrMike]

That is an excellent start to your season. We're pulling for your girl. Go get 'em, Jim. :grin:

 

[SJB358]

Way to go Jim! Very awesome! Excellent Tom too!

 

[LD375]

Nice bird Jimmy!..Hope your daughter smokes one too ...Lou

 

[Guest]

Nice going JD, good looking gobbler.

Don

 

[6mm Remington]

Nice bird Jim. Flowers in the background.........seriously! :twisted: It was nice today and late yesterday, but Saturday night we had snow in the mountains again! Nice bird, very nice!

 

[gerry]

Nice turkey Jim, you sure are lucky to be able to hunt them. Those are some pretty nice Rhododendrons too, looking forward to how part two turns out.

 

[sask boy]

Jim that is good start to the 2012 season, the bird will taste great and so will all the fixins
I believe you are on a roll good luck with the next one.

Blessings,
Dan

 

[JD338]

Thanks fellas.
I do enjoy turkey hunting. I am really looking forward to putting one up close and personal for my daughter.
Looks like Act II is Thursday evening.

JD338

 

[SJB358]

Good luck out there Jim. Sure hope she gets to put the hammer on a good bird.. I am looking forward to it..

 

[Guy Miner]

Congrats on the turkey!

Your camo doesn't match the background though... :mrgreen:

 

[JD338]

ACT II

Danielle and I went out this afternoon for a quick hunt. We got settled in and called in 4 jakes and a hen. They ended up about 20 yds away!
We got rid of the pre game jitters and Danielle was building her confidence by placing the red dot on the head of a couple jakes. We are heading back out for a quick hunt before she goes to school.
I got a feeling its going to ba a good morning. :wink:

Stay tuned fellas.


JD338

 

[DrMike]

Jim,

We're all pulling for Danielle. Wishing you every success.

 

[SJB358]

ACT II

Danielle and I went out this afternoon for a quick hunt. We got settled in and called in 4 jakes and a hen. They ended up about 20 yds away!
We got rid of the pre game jitters and Danielle was building her confidence by placing the red dot on the head of a couple jakes. We are heading back out for a quick hunt before she goes to school.
I got a feeling its going to ba a good morning. :wink:

Stay tuned fellas.


JD338

Nice, the rehearsal should pay off.. Wish her luck from me Jim.

 

[DevilDogHunter]

Nice bird , Congrats!

I spend time up at my wife's parents in Harrisville MI. I always see a ton of birds up there. I'm usually there for Christmas or summer so I haven't been able to hunt them there yet.

 

[jmad_81]

Nice work Jim! One of these days I'm going to try Turkey hunting out. Lots of poeple I know do it, and really enjoy it.

 

[JD338]

Nice work Jim! One of these days I'm going to try Turkey hunting out. Lots of poeple I know do it, and really enjoy it.

Jake,

Be fore warned, turkey hunting is highly addictive!

JD338

 

[JD338]

Well, my daughter Danielle did it!
She shot a nice tom at 7:00 AM this morning. A pair of toms came in looking for a hen that had yelped.
Dani got on the bigger of the two and put the red dot on his head at 21 yds and the 11-87 Super Mag roared once sending a Remington 12 ga 1.5 oz load of Hevi Shot #5 on its way. The tom dropped right there. He has a 9 3/4" beard and 7/8" spurs. An excellent first Tom turkey.
Man, I am very proud of Danielle, she did a GREAT JOB!

JD338

 

[DrMike]

Jim, that is great! Congratulations to Danielle! It is a great bird, and she has every right to be proud of a job well done. Congratulations to her guide and mentor as well.

 

[SJB358]

Wow, that is AWESOME Jim! Congratulations to Danielle. She is putting the smack down on the MI game herd! Great job buddy. That is excellent!