shrapnel
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This was the coldest turkey hunt on record. The weather was supposed to break on Wednesday and we got snow every day until Sunday with a high of only 32 degrees for the week.
When I went out Thursday morning, it was so cold I didn’t want to get out of the truck. I stopped and called just to see if any turkeys would answer and darned if one didn’t gobble across the draw. JR told me that if I was to get him, I would have to get out of the truck.
I wasn’t too excited, almost hoping not to hear turkeys, but he was right, I had to get out of the truck. I got my call, binoculars and shotgun and made my way through the thorny underbrush to a point I could call and get a shot if the turkey came down.
I called once and here came 3 jakes, quiet, but looking for the lonesome hen. I shot one, retrieved him and headed back to the heater in the truck. Getting through the thorns without ripping my coat or scratching my face, was the most time consuming part of the hunt.
When I got back, JR told me he timed me at 13 minutes from the time I left the truck until I got back with the short beard…
When I went out Thursday morning, it was so cold I didn’t want to get out of the truck. I stopped and called just to see if any turkeys would answer and darned if one didn’t gobble across the draw. JR told me that if I was to get him, I would have to get out of the truck.
I wasn’t too excited, almost hoping not to hear turkeys, but he was right, I had to get out of the truck. I got my call, binoculars and shotgun and made my way through the thorny underbrush to a point I could call and get a shot if the turkey came down.
I called once and here came 3 jakes, quiet, but looking for the lonesome hen. I shot one, retrieved him and headed back to the heater in the truck. Getting through the thorns without ripping my coat or scratching my face, was the most time consuming part of the hunt.
When I got back, JR told me he timed me at 13 minutes from the time I left the truck until I got back with the short beard…
