We had some jakes come in early, and around 11 am we pulled a tom away from a group of birds. He came in gobbling hard 40 yards from me, but never gave me a chance to draw my bow. The tom circled around behind us and behind a dirt bank. When he got to 5 yards he started puttin' and slowly made his way back down the bank, Just when I thought it was all over, I look a little farther to my right and see my buddy go into stealth mode over the top of the bank and plug him at 10 yards with the Xbow. We were on the board
22 pounds 10" beard
We hunted hard that afternoon in the 85 degree weather and saw some beautiful scenery, including a river where we had to strip down to our skivvys to get to a bird gobbling on the other side.
After getting dressed and setup... It didnt take long and I had a tom strutting in with 6 hens. When he got to 25 yards I let him have a spitfire.
Bird #1 Nebraska
23 pounds 10" beard 1" spurs
Tagged Out in Nebraska Archery Season
Bird #2 4th period WI
After a long morning sit and a weekend of hunting hard, I put the move on with hopes to check a field where I thought a tom would be strutting. He ended up right where I thought he would be... except he was at 35 yards and on a dead run angling away from. A quick shot ended with a roll and he was done.
22 pounds 12" beard 1" spurs
Bird #3 5 period WI
21 pounds 10" beard 1-1/8" spurs
I finished off my season with this tom. The spitfire delivered another see-through hole at ten yards. A great way to end the year.
It was a great season... I cant wait for next year.
