Killed a Jake this morning (shotgun kill)

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Killed a Jake this morning (shotgun kill)

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I headed out on our opening day for a very windy turkey hunt. I stayed in the blind as long as I could and didn't hear anything but the wind. The area I hunt has a lot of turkeys but this morning as it started to get daybreak I didn't hear not one gobble, last year I heard about 10 on opening day. I got out of the blind and did some calling and walking on some of the logging roads and stopping and calling for about 2 hours. I finally heard a bird gobble a long way off and as I started up the hill I noticed a young bird about 75 yards away and he hadn't seen me yet. I made a few quick yeps on my Glass Slate and got ready and he started straight to me, when he got within 40 yards he stopped on top of one of the other logging roads just above me with his neck up looking. I already had the bead of my 20 ga. on his head and he went right down after the shot. I have 2 nice Turkey breasts getting ready for the freezer. I got this one just in time, the Mrs. and I are going on our 1st Cruise tomorrow for 5 days so the turkeys will have to wait till I get back.
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Great going im not turkey pickey any one of em tastes the same.last year i made turkey jerkey for the first time very tasty.we got about 2 weeks till gobble day here. Congrats! Bow or gun a birds a trophy. Lbj
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Good job man! :D
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Congrats !
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Congrats on a nice jake ! Have fun on your cruise Some of the best food I've ever eaten was on cruise ships enjoy !!! :D
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Congrats. on the turkey!
Getting itchy here also, bout two weeks till our mountain chicken season opens.
Last year I shot a jake the first day, I usually wait for a bigger bird but walleye season was calling, over, done, and catching walleyes! :D
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Congrats on the turkey!!
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Congrats on yer nice gobble bird. Y'all have a great time on yer Cruise!
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Congrats on the Jake!! :D
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Congrats!
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Congrats
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Congrats
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Congratulations!!!
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Congrats on that harvest and a good hunt !
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Congrats . those jakes eat just as good :D
I love it that you saw him first.
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