Another great hunt in WV. Our second stop produced a distant gobble on another ridge. I have permission to hunt that property so I texted a buddy and he said go get him.
We walked out the ridge calling about an hour later but got no responses and bumped a bird. So we decided to go out on a high knob and listen. My first call from there produced got multiple birds to gobble across a hollow. Then 2 lit up on the ridge we just walked. A few yelps and here they came putting on a small show. They were more interested in getting to the gun barrel. Short and sweet! Mine is 20#, 1 1/8" Spurs and 10 1/4" Beard. I don't have the stats on my buddy's bird but they are bookends.
We walked out the ridge calling about an hour later but got no responses and bumped a bird. So we decided to go out on a high knob and listen. My first call from there produced got multiple birds to gobble across a hollow. Then 2 lit up on the ridge we just walked. A few yelps and here they came putting on a small show. They were more interested in getting to the gun barrel. Short and sweet! Mine is 20#, 1 1/8" Spurs and 10 1/4" Beard. I don't have the stats on my buddy's bird but they are bookends.