Mrs. BilletHead scores!

[BilletHead]

    Well it happened and it was pretty exciting. Up early downed some coffee and cold cereal. Where we were going I really wanted to be in there early so it was dark thirty when we made the walk to our hide for the morning. I picked the spot where I had seen birds when we tried for the Mrs. bird last Tuesday in the rain. It was a fence/tree row between two large fields. It had been partially cleared of underbrush so we needed to be pretty stealthy to keep from being seen. We ended up not being too stealthy but kept hidden. Soon the sun began to light the Eastern sky and birds began to gobble on the roost. None close and it began to concern me. Quiet hit and I knew the fly down would began. Cackling on the roost hens began to pitch out into the field to our East. Then we started hearing gobbling on the ground. Tom's joined the hens and they began to feed silently moving away. I think these were boss birds and they knew the harem was theirs and could care less for my calling and this was the case. So the Mrs. was watching them as I heard gobbling to the South and they were coming fast. So it was time for her to shift carefully to the west and not alarm the big flock to our East. She shifted well and picked another tree. Here came three birds looking but again they ignored my calling and headed North and out of sight. OK shift back to original tree.  Again she did and we watched the big flock. More gobbling to the South and shift again and two more again North and out of sight . What the heck I thought? Shift back to original tree again. Musical chairs I mean trees. Soon more gobbles and hens wanting to join the big flock in east field. I mean things were busy out there but none sounding off. I looked back to the North west to see strutting birds, three coming back to West field. THEY were listening to me. They would come and hang up, move more and hang up. I called and shook the gobble call. That was all it took and here they came. Shift again honey this might work! Bee lining it to us she could not get a shot and the lead bird crossed the fence row at ten yards. I told Pat to shift again carefully one more time hoping she would not spook the other birds getting ready to cross. She did and I could see her shaking badly. I mean BADLY. Under my breath I said calm down.First bird cleared the fence row less than ten yards away I said shoot, I cant too much brush. He was strutting closer. Then I heard an alarm from another tom behind us. The bird in front of us stretched out gobbled and was fixated on the decoys. He was so close and she was shaking so bad I was afraid there might be a miss. Boom, she waxed him. She began to cry and then I did did too. I don't care who you are when you are married as long as we have you want your spouse to succeed. Succeed she did. We claimed her prize. A nice big heavy bird too. 22.37 pounds, 11 inch beard, inch spurs on the nose. I am one proud happy husband.

  Sadie could care less,

BilletHead

[JestersHK]

Way to go Mrs. BH!  That's an awesome bird, and great story telling to boot.  Thanks for sharing!

[Johnsfolly]

Congrats to you and your lady! This was a great report.

[JohnP]

Congrats to the Mrs and yourself.  Great write up of the hunt as usual BH.  

[BilletHead]

  Thanks a bunch fellows for the responses and likes. You guys made her day even better,

BilletHead

[Mitch f]

That's a big bird!! Congrats Mrs Billet!

[tho1mas]

Way to go -Mrs. BH.

[Flysmallie]

Great job Mrs. BH!!

She has an awesome guide. 

 

[BilletHead]

    Well I try but if I fail things go south fast. She should tell the story about being caught in a thunderstorm a mile from the house or having to crawl a hundred yards in the brush and mud at times. So we do don't do that anymore. The things we have done to try to get a bird. This year the pressure is off but we will try for a second bird. if it happens it happens if it doesn't we are happy with the season,

BilletHead

[Ham]

That's so great!