First fall bird

pedro · Post by **pedro** » September 30th, 2012, 8:29 pm

Went out twice this weekend and got lucky and scored on my first fall bird. I wish I could say it was a gobbler but...since hens are legal and beggars can't be choosers. It was nice being in the fall woods, the colors are near peak and beautiful. Yesterday I busted one out of the roost early. Then heard two clucks about ten, never saw the bird. Today around seven fifteen a flock of birds came my way and I took the first head I saw. I will be doing some more turkey hunting this season, I will try to hold out for a gobbler.

GLS · Post by **GLS** » September 30th, 2012, 8:33 pm

Texas bird?? Gil

pedro · Post by **pedro** » September 30th, 2012, 8:38 pm

Nope. I live in Illinois. Bird was taken in central Wisconsin. In the heart of packer country. I am glad that don't have a bear season there, lol.

Gobbler · Post by **Gobbler** » September 30th, 2012, 8:42 pm

Nice job. Congratulations.

GLS · Post by **GLS** » September 30th, 2012, 8:44 pm

Way to go!

ICDEDTURKES · Post by **ICDEDTURKES** » September 30th, 2012, 9:18 pm

pedro wrote: Yesterday I busted one out of the roost early.

Before congrats, define "busted one out of the roost"

Post by **redarrow** » September 30th, 2012, 9:33 pm

ICDEDTURKES wrote:
pedro wrote: Yesterday I busted one out of the roost early.
Before congrats, define "busted one out of the roost"

Think he meant bumped.

ICDEDTURKES · Post by **ICDEDTURKES** » September 30th, 2012, 9:47 pm

redarrow wrote:
ICDEDTURKES wrote:
pedro wrote: Yesterday I busted one out of the roost early.
Before congrats, define "busted one out of the roost"
Think he meant bumped.

Im sorry I blew through that post so fast I did not comprehend LOL I thought he busted one out the roost and than hunted by conventional means.

Hognutz · Post by **Hognutz** » September 30th, 2012, 9:49 pm

That's what it sounds like to me. The one he shot was the day after he "busted one out of the roost."

pedro · Post by **pedro** » October 1st, 2012, 6:57 am

I meant bumped. I have had many chances to shot one out of a tree, it is legal. For me the hunt is the best part and I will not limb lift a turkey. What has happened the past few hunt is I am waiting to see if I can hear anything fly down, after the sun comes up I will start to make my way through the woods. This is when I am bumping/busting them from trees. It seems to late in the morning for them to be still in the trees but....if I could figure them out what fun would it be.

Gobbler · Post by **Gobbler** » October 1st, 2012, 7:08 am

Pedro,

This bow season i have been in my tree stand and have heard the turkeys on the roost. They seem to be staying on the roost late every morning I have hunted. I notice some of them staying in the tree up to an hour after daylight. Some would fly down about normal time but it seemed they would fly down at different times. I was hearing tree yelps and fly down cackles up to 845 Am.

I am pretty excited this year because I have never hunted in the fall and found a major roost area like this. I am hoping to kill a gobbler when shot gun is legal in November.

Turkey Talker · Post by **Turkey Talker** » October 1st, 2012, 9:21 am

congrats!

Basser69 · Post by **Basser69** » October 1st, 2012, 5:25 pm

Congrats on the bird

hawglips · Post by **hawglips** » October 2nd, 2012, 2:25 pm

Congratulations! No need to apologize for the fall hen!

And we need pictures!

pedro · Post by **pedro** » October 2nd, 2012, 7:06 pm

fan measured 22 x 13. the fan of the gobbler i shot in the spring from the same area 28 x 22.

devastator · Post by **devastator** » October 2nd, 2012, 7:34 pm

congrats,can't wait till i can go kee kee,yelp and cutt up a storm and call in the whole flock.i love the fall.

ole5beards · Post by **ole5beards** » October 2nd, 2012, 10:42 pm

Man I sure wished we had a fall turkey season here!! I had the opportunity to fall hunt a few years back in Ohio, and it was fun!! It was different alot of sounds you don't hear in the spring and pretty intense! Congrats!

vaturkey · Post by **vaturkey** » October 3rd, 2012, 5:11 am

Congrats on the bird !

vaturkey

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