First Time Calling a Tom

[BowhunterXC]

I've always had turkeys respond to my decoys, but never actually called one into my decoys. Today, there were 2 toms that were responding to my calls (hen yelps) and once they spotted the decoys, it was ON. As they were leaving the woods, they waded to cross the creek, then their focus was on my 2 hen decoys and the girls did the rest. It's been raining pretty hard, all morning.
I shot him at 7:10 and from about 20 feet from my Rhino ground blind.

I 1/4" spurs and a 10 1/2" beard.
Mossberg 500 Turkey Special in 12 gauge with 3" Winchester Long Beard #5s.

 

[gcr0003]

I've always had turkeys respond to my decoys, but never actually called one into my decoys. Today, there were 2 toms that were responding to my calls (hen yelps) and once they spotted the decoys, it was ON. As they were leaving the woods, they waded to cross the creek, then their focus was on my 2 hen decoys and the girls did the rest. It's been raining pretty hard, all morning.
I shot him at 7:10 and from about 20 feet from my Rhino ground blind.

I 1/4" spurs and a 10 1/2" beard.
Mossberg 500 Turkey Special in 12 gauge with 3" Winchester Long Beard #5s.

Congrats! I know a wet bird is a ugly bird but post up a pics when you get him dried out!

 

[woodsdog2]

Congrats! 1.25" spurs that's a big turkey man!!!

 

[NMSbowhunter]

Congratulations man! That's some big spurs and beard. Nothing beats calling them in.

 

[BowhunterXC]

Thanks, guys, I appreciate it.
Now, it's time for me to get back out there and kill some predators. So, the nesting birds have a chance and there are more turkeys next year.