2014 catches/kills thread

I CANNOT WAIT.... for gobbler season to start up!!

First day of turkey season was 20-30 mph winds, and couldn't locate turkeys. Second day was beautiful - calm and quiet, except for the woods were alive with gobbles. The turkeys eluded me until about 7:30 when it was about time to head for home. I decided to let my position sound like a gobbler party. I went wild with the gobble for a good minute or two, mimicking a couple of gobblers going at it. Shortly after, a gobbler below started responding, and then another one off to my side. The three of us formed a triangle, and we took turns gobbling at each other. What happened in the next 15 minutes was a lot of maneuvering, but to make a long story short, the gobbler to my side was coming in, while the one below seemed to be content to call back but stay put. The problem was that I was not in a very good position for a turkey coming in from my side, so I had to move to somewhere with a better view. My biggest fear is that they would approach from a wheat field that was above me, and I wouldn't see them until they were right on top of me. Well, that's basically what happened. There were two of them, and I saw their heads pop up over the rise in the field. Maybe 20 or 30 yards away. I had my gun shouldered before I saw them, but had to swivel a little bit to take aim. But I knew that once that happened, I would have to shoot quick or let 'em go. They would see me. I let the the first one head down the hill into the brush, as it looked a little smaller, and decided to shoot the second one. Should have known they were jakes by their behavior, but I got to notch a tag. Glad there is a second tag, so next time I'll wait until I see a long beard.