Success continues here in New York - well, at least it has for these two bowhunters. Rick arrowed this bird on the 15th of May. Rick spotted three gobblers and a hen in a field he usually hunts and was lucky with the timing. He was able to slip into some thick cover before the birds saw him and they slowly made their way right to him. This gobbler weighed 19 pounds, had an 8 3/4" beard and sported 3/4" spurs.
Jeff arrowed his second bird of the season on May 12th right before work - now that's how I like to start the day off! This bird weighed 21 pounds, had a 9" beard and 1 1/8" spurs. Both birds were shot in Jeff's beat up old blind with broken zippers and rips everywhere. It might not look too good, but it obviously gets the job done.One thing that Jeff did this season was keep his decoys closer to the blind in the 8 to 10 yard range, rather than having them out at 20 yards. As I mentioned before, this helps bring the birds into bow range before they decide to hang up.
Only 6 more days left of turkey season. Good luck!
Congratulations to Rick & Jeff for two very fine looking birds.
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