Shot my first turkey on the opener!!!

**craig mack** · 04-22-2008, 08:26 AM

Well I shot my very first turkey yesterday on the opener. Two of my friends and I (only two of us hunting) went out and sat in this old permant hunting blind where my buddy shot his last year. This spot is prime, the turkeys always roost in this area. As soon as it started getting light we could hear them gobbling all around us. So my buddy sent out a few hen calls and two gobbled and they sounded like they were right on top of us. So I looked up and they were roosted 30 yards away from us.

All of a sudden we look to the right and a hen is coming in, then one of the roosted birds flys down from the tree and takes about ten steps to an opening, which is 40 yards from me, and I shot him.

What a rush!!!!! We were high fiven' and so happy. He was a Jake but pretty good for my first one. So we get back in the blind and the birds are still very vocal. We call another one in, so its my buddy Daves turn to shoot one. This Tom comes running in, with his beard swingin' from side to side and almost touching the ground. He stops at the same spot mine did, and Dave (first timer and new hunter) was so nervous that he missed.

We seen a couple more birds but nothing came in. That was one of the best mornings I ever had in the woods.

My buddy took all the pic's with his camera, so I will post some when he sends them to me.

**WHISKEYSWAMP** · 04-22-2008, 08:31 AM

congrats on your first bird!

**Mathews XT Man** · 04-22-2008, 08:51 AM

Congrats Craig...good thing you were in a blind if you were bopping around like your avatar..LOL

**craig mack** · 04-22-2008, 10:47 AM

Originally Posted by Oneida man

Congrats Craig...good thing you were in a blind if you were bopping around like your avatar..LOL

LOL!!! Yeah lucky for me I was able to hold my gun steady long enough to get the shot off before my nervous shoulder shaking started to take over.

**rhine16** · 04-22-2008, 01:24 PM

Congratulations Craig!!

**PotashRLS** · 04-22-2008, 01:44 PM

Nice Job!

**bluelund79** · 04-22-2008, 01:48 PM

Great story with mostly a happing ending! COngrats on your first bird, and hope your buddy gets his!

**EKYhunter** · 04-22-2008, 02:21 PM

Great job on your first. You'll be hooked for life now!

**sportsman2500** · 04-22-2008, 02:48 PM

congrats on your bird!! can't wait for the picts.

**huntinguide** · 04-22-2008, 03:31 PM

ataboy cant wait to see him

**toddyboman** · 04-22-2008, 04:14 PM

sweet!! Congrats on the first of many.....yeah you're hooked now

**HuntnMa** · 04-23-2008, 05:19 AM

congrats

**BearClaw** · 04-23-2008, 09:46 PM

Congratulations! Can't wait to see the pics. I missed the first bird I had ever called in last year so I'm still looking for my first! I'm happy for you!!!