I started across the middle of the field to get to where I wanted to go. Before I get there, I hear a Jake gobble to the left of where I wanted to go. I moved to the right a little and was on the edge of the field with 100 yards to the left and right of where I sat. I was up on a little flat about 20 yards from the edge of the drop. I sat my decoys out and put in the Copperhead II.

When I cranked down on the call with a few cutts and then some yelps............Boy the woods came alive. I heard 7 different gobblers and had 3 comming on a string. While I was waiting on these three to come up the hill to the flat, I look out in the middle of the field close to the road, and there stands a full grown man rattling off gobbles with every breath. I looked to the left and see one head then another and then another head. Three 2 year olds come straight to the decoys and started strutting at 15 yards. Nothing like feeling the breath of a gobble in your face in the morning much less three at the same time. I pick up my gun due to them knowing the gig is up when the decoys are not moving. They started to move to the left and I get my gun shouldered. I shoot and miss the first one. With all the excitment I did not get my head down on the gun. I pump and take the second shot and the gobbler rolls up at 25 yards.

I sit tight after the shot and watch the other gobbler that came across the Hwy. The bird I just shot is flopping around and I start a fighting pur. He is looking and starts to gobble. He heads to the right and into the woods. I pur again and the other two that was with this one gobble in the woods. I shut up for about 15 minutes and nothing. I get up and hear a putt to my right. Big boy was comming but I spooked him. Oh well, I enjoyed the morning. My gobbler had a 9 and 7/8's inch beard and 1 inch spurs. He weighted approx 18 lbs. Good two year old. I let the area rest today but I have two kids who have never Turkey Hunted before comming home with me tonight from church. My son and 11 year old Daughter will be with us as well. Hope they will know the feeling I felt the first trip I went on with my Shop Teacher at school 25 years ago this spring. I still thank him to this day. We have just recently got back in touch with each other and he is going to come down for a hunt with me. I will be taking the video camera on that hunt. Sorry its so long. Good Luck, Tim