Got too close to this bird last Thursday and he flew off the property off the roost. Third trip there this morning there were a couple birds gobbling by 5:15. I was set-up around 5:25 and this guy sounded off about 50 yards closer and twice as loud as the others it seemed. I waited until about 5:35 and hit the box call a few times. He gobbled and flew down and it was quiet for a few minutes then I could see his head about 50 yards out looking for the hen. He spotted my decoy and started strutting but there was a lot of brush and vegetation between us. I finally got an opening and took the shot and he flopped around and ended up in a little brook soaking wet and covered in silt.

Great hunt - home for coffee by 6:30..

Nice job!
Congrats!

Barberry and skunk cabbage........ Looks like my place !!! Haha !!!

CONGRATS on a good bird !!!!

Yeah, it's getting thick in the woods now. There's a little flat to the right where it's more open that I set-up in.

That's a good gobbler!! Nice. I killed mine last Sunday. Taking the better half out tomorrow, trying to get one to come in for her. We'll see.

Excellent!

Very nice bird, congratulations.

Indian creek did its job well. Nice bird and congrats.

Congrats. Nice hunt and bird.