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Ken Hagler

Eastern Wild Turkey

Acworth, Georgia

"Runnin' and gunnin' technique"

"We came back up to the road and started walking back to the truck. Jim stepped over to a small road to the right and called. A tom echoed back from the ravine. We went down the road about 30 yards and called again. Our tom called back. We then crawled to a high spot in the road to set up and where we had some a slight lip in front of us. Jim slid me his gun and called again. The tom indicated he was still coming. "

"I saw the tom come into view to our left. He was about 50 yards out but there was too much underbrush to take the shot. The tom crossed over behind a large pine. Jim could see the tom coming forward behind the tree. At about 25-30 yards, the tom came back out on my side of the tree. It seemed like everything was in perfect focus for that one second. The tom looked at me and indicated he was ready to run, I looked at him, the target lined up right at his neck and I pulled the trigger. Score."

Great bird Ken! This was Ken's first turkey hunt as well as his first hunt for any species of animal. Welcome to the hunting society my friend. My advice to you is every time you step in the woods, pay attention......to everything. Try not to start out focusing on hundreds of dollars of equipment, though it will take it. Focus on woodsmanship. That will keep those big toms coming in for you. Thanks for the picture and the story.