[MntnMan22]

Killed him in Eastern OK at 7:20 this morning. I never heard a peep from him until shortly after 7. I yelped and threw in a couple cuts on my diaphragm and he gobbled. I immediately cut back at him and he cut me off...which was my cue to shut up and wait. The wait only lasted about a minute. He came in and I shot him at 24 steps. I know that sounds like he fell into my lap, but I spent 7 hours Saturday pinning down his routine, so I guess in the end the work paid off.

He had an 11 1/4 inch beard, weighed 21 lbs, and had one spur that was one inch and one spur that was a 1/2 inch with both spurs broken.

 

[MntnMan22]

Here are the pics...

 

[10pointman]

Killed him in Eastern OK at 7:20 this morning. I never heard a peep from him until shortly after 7. I yelped and threw in a couple cuts on my diaphragm and he gobbled. I immediately cut back at him and he cut me off...which was my cue to shut up and wait. The wait only lasted about a minute. He came in and I shot him at 24 steps.

He had an 11 1/4 inch beard, weighed 21 lbs, and had one spur that was one inch and one spur that was a 1/2 inch with both spurs broken.

Cool story,..Wheres the pics?Whoops spoke too soon.

 

[Bowhuntr]

Killed him in Eastern OK at 7:20 this morning. I never heard a peep from him until shortly after 7. I yelped and threw in a couple cuts on my diaphragm and he gobbled. I immediately cut back at him and he cut me off...which was my cue to shut up and wait. The wait only lasted about a minute. He came in and I shot him at 24 steps. I know that sounds like he fell into my lap, but I spent 7 hours Saturday pinning down his routine, so I guess in the end the work paid off.

He had an 11 1/4 inch beard, weighed 21 lbs, and had one spur that was one inch and one spur that was a 1/2 inch with both spurs broken.

Congrats on the bird. Thats a real toad right there. Sounds like you really put in a lot of work and it paid off. I am headed to Kansas on Tuesday, I can't wait.

 

[duck]

:thumb:

 

[Manybeards]

Congrats on a nice bird :thumb:

 

[Hobbshunter]

Nice bird!
I did the same thing this weekend, except the bird that I followed around on Saturday never made a peep and never showed up on Sunday.

 

[John Stiles]

Pretty cool, them okie birds are pretty, and all this time I thought Oklahoma didn't have any trees:razz: :thumb:

 

[MntnMan22]

Nice bird!
I did the same thing this weekend, except the bird that I followed around on Saturday never made a peep and never showed up on Sunday.

I thought for sure they'd be gobbling Sunday, but I heard more on Saturday morning than on Sunday morning. Stay after him...he'll show up eventually.

 

[F B]

:thumb:

 

[Hobbshunter]

I thought for sure they'd be gobbling Sunday, but I heard more on Saturday morning than on Sunday morning. Stay after him...he'll show up eventually.

It was windy where I was Sunday morning, but I still thought I'd hear him. I was so confident that I sat there listening from sunup until probably 8:00. The woods were so open that I didnt want to go straight to my planned ambush spot for fear of spooking birds. There wasnt that many hunters out though, so at least I didnt have to deal with that.

 

[MntnMan22]

It was windy where I was Sunday morning, but I still thought I'd hear him. I was so confident that I sat there listening from sunup until probably 8:00. The woods were so open that I didnt want to go straight to my planned ambush spot for fear of spooking birds. There wasnt that many hunters out though, so at least I didnt have to deal with that.

They're acting weird that's for sure. I'm smart enough to realize I was lucky to get on one early yesterday, otherwise I'd have been in the same boat. My pops went today and didn't hear a bird (other than some ladies), and he was in some great looking areas. I don't know what the deal is, but I hope they break out of their funk by this Saturday!

 

[spit-n-drum]

Good bird!