Gerald Martin
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Every year for the past four years we have a spring ritual with some good friends of ours from north of the border. They come down to hang out with our family and do some turkey hunting. Our trip was a little cramped this year with work and busy schedules but we made it out for a Friday and Saturday hunt. We were trying to get my youngest son Gareth his first turkey but our first day and a half was unproductive. Today, after a slow morning with just a couple gobbles and a fleeting glimpse of a long beard, the boys elected to skip the afternoon hunt to play some volleyball at a friend's house.
That left me with the only turkey tag available. Jeffrey, Missy, their nine month old daughter Summer and I headed to a property that I was sure held birds even though I hadn't hunted it. My expectation was right and we called in a flock of jakes about 20 minutes out of the truck. With a baby crying in the background and birds gobbling in front of me, I decided that a jake was plenty good enough for this year. My boys were just a little bit bummed that this hunt worked so perfectly when they had worked a lot harder over the past two days without success. I'm guessing they'll want to go with me the next time!
One of the best parts about hunting with photographer friends is that they take a lot of really good pictures!
That left me with the only turkey tag available. Jeffrey, Missy, their nine month old daughter Summer and I headed to a property that I was sure held birds even though I hadn't hunted it. My expectation was right and we called in a flock of jakes about 20 minutes out of the truck. With a baby crying in the background and birds gobbling in front of me, I decided that a jake was plenty good enough for this year. My boys were just a little bit bummed that this hunt worked so perfectly when they had worked a lot harder over the past two days without success. I'm guessing they'll want to go with me the next time!
One of the best parts about hunting with photographer friends is that they take a lot of really good pictures!
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