Last weekend was a great time for the Mains boys. My Dad, three brothers and I head down to our hunting farms for 2 days to attempt to kill some turkeys. We had been planning the trip for approximately 6 months. One of my brothers (Ben) had never hunted turkeys before so this was a new experience for him. I also wanted to help my Dad harvest his first thunder chicken.
The first morning rained on us and the birds were not cooperative. So we hung a few deer stands during the middle of the day then headed out in the evening to put some birds to bed. We located a few toms in the back of a field which made a great ambush spot for the next morning. After that we all went out to dinner and strategized for the next day.
The next morning was also frustrating. We had 4 gobblers roosted within 200 yards of us at day break but they flew down to another field and worked away from us. For the afternoon hunt we split up into 3 groups to cover more ground. I saw 5 hens that afternoon but no toms. Dustin and Dad saw a couple of toms but they wouldn't come close enough to the ground blind for a shot.
Ben and Jeff headed to a field edge where I had witnessed numerous toms visiting before heading to their nightly roost. Around 7 pm they called in a huge tom into their Primos decoy set and Ben shot him. The bird had good spurs, a 10" + main beard , with a total of 4 separate beards. WOW!! I have never heard of such a thing. Ben was really excited and told me that he finally understands why we like to hunt so much. He talked about the camaraderie, adrenaline rush, hard work, team work, and sense of accomplishment. Congratulations Ben and welcome to the hunting club. That truly is a remarkable bird.
Ben plans to have a full body mount of the turkey. Sorry, it was too dark for pictures.
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