April 30 / Clear / temp 55 degrees / calm winds
Drove out the night before just outside of Asheville and put a bird on the roust not 400 yards from the truck. Meet up with client the next morning at 5:30. He jumped in the car with me and we headed to the National Forest. I let the bird gobble on his own to get a bead on him and make sure he did not move trees. We stayed a good 150 yards away from this one. We did not want to spook him being so late in the year. We climbed a small ridge to get at his same level and started calling. I started with a fly down using a wing and sharp cutting just after first light. A few soft yelps fallowed about 10 minutes later to get his attention. I followed with a good bit of clucking and soft yelps about 15 minutes later. We could hear a hen in the distance, actually between the Gob and us, so I sounded off some sharp cuts to get him thinking. 5 minutes later he gobbled again this time 1/2 the distance, I looked over and said, “It’s a done deal”. 35 minutes went by with nothing. I knew he was close so I purred a bit and mixed in some soft yelps to draw him closer. 1:15 minutes into the hunt two Gobblers showed up and came straight to the decoys in FULL STRUT. Spencer took aim and bagged his first turkey.
Guided National Forest Turkey
Note: Spencer, out of Spruce Pine, took his first deer with Up-Close Outfitters earlier this year, a nice 18 inch 7 pt.
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WoW! The experience I had turkey hunting with Frank that morning will last a lifetime. That was one of the best and most exciting hunts I have ever been on! See you deer season!