Youth hunter tagged out with a good one!!!

[MACHINIST]

What a great hunt!!!We set up on the edge of a small swamp where the it hourglasses down to a skinny point.Ive used this to funnel birds before and it worked pretty much like it had in the past.I setup Reed at the hourglass and another friend to watch the backside because they sometimes circle and get behind us.On the other side of the swamp is about 100 yards of timber and a field.At first light we had gobbles 200 yards to our south but off the property edge so we couldn't move on them,the tom keep answering my calls but I could tell he was going away when another started hammering back to the west,he was quickly joined by another tom.I could here they didn't want to budge but we sat still till I heard one gobbler closer....then closer....then real close when I saw him on the edge of the field.He was making his was to our left which was perfect.I told Reed "he's gonna come right through here" as I pointed.Just like he was one a string being pulled in he was coming right to us100.....90.....80.....70....60 then he went into a small dip with some trees blocking our view.All of a sudden I saw him at 50 yards and the first second reed saw him was at about 40 yards reed folded him with one shot.....then another because he was flopping and I am pretty sure he thought he was getting away!!!!LOL I told "him he's down safety on". The next thing I see was a cross between a hydrofoil jet boat and a clydesdale running through the swamp to get to his bird!!!! His tom had a 8 inch beard,1 inch spurs on one leg and the other was 3/4,around 20 -21 pounds.The smile says it all.One of the best things in the last few years is to be able to take this young man out and teach him all I can about hunting,he is always game for whatever and most days he is pushing me as I am dog tired but I do my best not to give up.The felling is actually better than getting one myself!!!!

 

 

Edited May 7, 2016 by MACHINIST

[philoshop]

Nice job! And congratulations to your young friend Reed!

[Lawdwaz]

Bingo, nothing too it.......

Congratulations!!

[Zem18]

Awesome. Great read and congrats to both of you.

[hunterdan44]

Congrats nice job

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[DirtTime]

Congrats to the young hunter.