Late season hill country tom 5/21/16

[BigHunt]

Well with the season comming to an end, I headed up to my grandfather's cabin in western Wisconsin. It's been a long spring for me again! These are definitely the dog days of turkey hunting. I hunted 5 out of the 6 seasons. My but is dragging a little. Lost 18 lbs from scouting,walking,hunting, mushroom picking ect... already killing 3 birds I was not to worried about killing one. I just wanted to enjoy the weekend in the wild. My grandfather has been telling me about a tom that has been roosting right behind our cabin!!! That peaked my interest! I arrived Friday eavning around 8pm. I unlocked my truck and grabbed my bag of tricks and walked up the ridge. I got to the top and waited until the time was right. I hooted 2-3 times with no response! I laughed and told my self it's not that easy lol. I headed back down the ridge. I stopped a quater of the way down and tried on last call. This time I pulled out my secret whistle! I gave it a light blow and it worked it's magic! Suddenly in the distance I heard him !!! Soft gooobbbblllle!! I quickly started running up the ridge. I closed the distance and pin pointed him! The next morning I got in the timber very early. I set up about 40 yards from him. I set just one decoy on a loggin road. As day light came the song birds started to sing. Suddenly in the distance I heard a barred owl, and then all of a sudden GOBBBBBBBLE! !!!!! my heart was racing. He only gobbled a few times in the tree. after about 30 minutes I heard his wings and he was down! He flew down behind me witch happens somtimes hunting this close to the roost! I could hear him spitting and drumming. I turned my head to look. I could not see him but knew he was close! I quickly turned and pointed my gun. I thought I caught glimps of something in the brush. I looked harder and relized he's 20 yards from me strutting comming my way! !!!!!!!!!! I easy the gun up and squeezed off! Down he went! I sat there in disbelief lol my season was officially over!

He was a big western Wisconsin tom

26.25 pounds
11. Beard
1 1/4 spur

Ironic last year I killed a tom during this season in the same area and it weighed
26 pounds
11. Beard
1 1/4 spurs

[Jackson Marsh]

Awesome BigHunt!

Congrats on another great gobbler

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[stash59]

Yaawwnn!! Bighunt did it again.

Seriously congrats again!!

[stash59]

P.S. I think a Bighunt turkey podcast is in order before next years season!!!

[BigHunt]

Yaawwnn!! Bighunt did it again.

Seriously congrats again!!

[Buckshot20]

I think somebody has this turkey thing figured out. Nice job, nice bird.

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[JoeRE]

Congrats on another bird BH. You sure do have the off the roost hunts mastered....I kill almost all my birds mid-day, rarely have any luck right off the roost. Congrats!