Some of you saw the pics I posted from the blind this past weekend...........

Here are a few more!

Me and Romer packed up the truck and headed for our annual turkey hunting trip southwest of here, on Monday. Got camp all set up and then went riding around and scouting the rest of evening.

Tuesday morning we knew right where we were going to set...... has paid off couple times in years past! And it was a very foggy start to the morning! It was thick, and didn't seem like it would ever lift. It was calm and quiet though!




This was my set up, where I saw 4 hens in all from...




At 7:20am I heard a shot ring out through the fog, it was Romer for sure! Waiting patiently for a calling on the radio..................... waiting.......... BIRD DOWN BO!! BIRD DOWN!

WooHoo, my buddy is tagged out in the first few minutes of his first hunt of the season! Not to mention, he had TWO LONGBEARDS on top of his jake deke.......... we could have doubled out once again, had we been working together that morning!

So now at least I know birds are on the move in the fog. Haven't heard any, haven't seen any YET! But it wasn't too much later, had a hen come out and feed all around for a long time, then she exits. Bout 30mins later, 2 more hens ease out into the field to feed. They worked it over for quite a while too. Then a big rumbling storm started moving in, and rain started. So I packed out to meet Romer at the truck and see his bird.

18.5 lbs
10.5" beard
White-ish 7/8" spurs





We had some lunch and then hit a strip pit for a little fishing after the rain let back up. There we discussed a strategy for my evening hunt. I wasn't returning to my morning spot, just don't like it for afternoon/evening so much.

So by the time we rode and checked a couple more spots, I then decided that I would hit a location we tried last year, even though it was not successful then! Mike decided to go sit with me in the blind, and was going to video any good action that might take place.

We had now been set up for quite a while with no sightings or gobbles, when we started thinking about what the plan was going to be for the next morning's hunt (starting to get discouraged with this spot again)..... not to mention it was getting HOT in that blind! Knowing temps the next day would be over 85 too!!

Our view.......... big strip pit 80yds in front of us surrounded with thick woods...