On March 11 I called this Osceola off of a wildlife management area onto private land. I scouted the area for weeks and got a good idea of where they were roosting. This was the second bird I setup on that morning. I killed this bird in the spot I had planned on hunting but was unable to get setup do to another gobbler in a tree on my way in. After getting busted by a hen and failing at pulling the first gobbler in range, I got setup on the road I had anticipated hunting that morning. Within 5 minutes he hammered off the roost with no calling at all. 3 hours later my enticing yelps and cutting paid off. I was able to pull this bird approximately 300 yards through the swamp land into my shooting lane. After getting hung up 3 or 4 times he appeared out of the brush with another hen and started walking the other way down the road. At 9:30 AM I let him have it! I counted off 73 paces to where he laid. Probably one of the most memorable hunts of my Lifetime. I'm 15 by the way..

Comments

Josh Thompson

Sounds like you had a durn good hunt. Any specs on the bird weight, beard length, spur?

Ryan Kulinski

were abouts did you take the bird at in florida?

Jered Adams

We never weighed the bird but I would estimate around 20 pounds. He had a 10 1/2" beard and 1 1/4" spurs.

Jered Adams

This was in Central Florida, Marion County.