Tagged out this morning...got a nice Tom !
 

04/28/07...Took a nice 'Tom' this morning at 30yds...21 lbs, 10.5" beard, 1" spurs...gorgeous bird.

Sitting just in the edge of the woods along side a small green-field, I set up 3 hen decoys at 15yds and a Jake at 25yds. Never heard a single gobble all morning, but patience paid off at 9:00am...this Tom eased out of the woods and started for the decoys.

He would hunker down in strut position and walk with baby steps for a few yards, then come out of strut and return to a normal stride for a few yards, all the while heading for the Jake decoy...in and out of strut position several times coming across the field...was really a highlight of Nature to see that so close and in bright sunshine his colors were beautiful.

As he passed about 5 yards behind the Jake decoy he went into strut position again and I leveled the Flintlock while he had his head down...when he came into the clear on the left side of the Jake, I made a clucking sound with my mouth (since my mouth call was safely in my vest ! ) and he broke strut raising his head & neck again...dropped him where he stood and he never moved. Been a great season for me this year and both of my turkeys were taken coming to that new Flambeau Jake decoy.

Plus, this Flintlock is a turkey hunter's dream.
(.62cal/.20ga Flintlock, 80grns Goex 3F, 2 Oxyoke lubed wads, 1+5/8oz #6’s, Circle Fly over shot card)

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You sure did very well!
 

Very nice pictures. Thanks for sharing. All the best...
Gil

Congrats. Well done. Great pictures also.

Very nice bird, excellent pictures. Best of all shot with a proper ML and lock.

Roundball

Great pictures of really nice bird. I'm impressed and like to see that it was taken with true smokepole.

Ray

Once I started taking deer with a Flintlock, everything else I have just lays oiled in their cases...haven't hunted with anything but a Flintlock for 6 years now...a lot of satisfaction and it's made me a much better shot and better hunter too