Spent some quality time w/ my Mother over the weekend. We were back out Tuesday, guiding Mark and Steve from Stafford, Va.. The day was long ….. Turkeys were very tight lipped. Never heard a gobble. We made many sets - worked every call we owned. Changed up on our plans, and made an afternoon set. Put one jake decoy out along a field edge where we could see that the birds were “bugging” and dusting.  Had Mark up in the woods about 5 feet from the edge watching the decoy, and the fields edges leading up to the decoy. Put his pal; Steve on another set, using 3 decoys ( jake, hen, and a strutting Tom). Mark made his harvest 45 minutes into his afternoon hunt - nice Tom weighing 20 lbs, w/ 11 inch beard and 1-1/2 spurs. Two hours later, Steve made his harvest …. a young Tom w/ 4 inch beard. Great hunt!!!

Went back out this morning w/ my guest; Cody, from Virginia Beach. We set out a hen and a jake decoy along a field edge, next to a swamp. By 6:45am we had 3 hens and a jake that was too young to harvest (no beard). They worked that field around the decoy for awhile, then moved on to the woods. We moved, made 3 more sets … no luck. Made our way into some big oaks, with a good running creek. No decoys - hit the call once …. and we got a gobble!!! Worked this Tom for about 15 to 20 minutes … he wanted us. Got him in at 30 yards, 8 inch+/- beard. Gave Cody the go-ahead. Cody fired one shot. The whole load connected with a tree branch, and both him and the Tom got an education.  Great hunt …. good hunters, good weather, and sly Turkeys. Time to plant food plots for fall - take care. 

Ahhh - was it cool yesterday morning. Temperture was at 41 deg. and the Turkey’s had lock jaw. Had a few gobble early …. then the morning was silent. Set up in a high populated Turkey spot …. but nobody was interested in our clucks and yelps. Moved by 9:00am to another farm. Worked a pine knoll … nothing. Moved to a back field - worked the call …… got a responce from across the pond. Got set up to work the Tom across the pond, when a hen was spoted in the field with a tall Tom strutt’n his stuff. Tried to get him to look our way …… but the real thing was to good to leave. No luck …. but it was fun!! Tak’n a break until after MOTHERS DAY.