Charlotte was the first decoy to become a part of the heard this year! She is an Avian-X decoy, this brand has the best paint job out of all the ones I've seen! Very realistic! The second step was securing property and planting a food plot! You can see the specifics of the planting process in my article entitled "Get in the ground, 'fore the rain come down, a lesson in driving a tractor." However to sum it up we found a piece of private property that the owners are allowing us to hunt this year, and plant Wrens Abruzzi and Buck Wheat for munching turkeys! Below are some snap shots from that day..
Discing!
Seeding!
Next, it was time for us to hurry up and wait for the grass to grow! And it was not before long we got our wish!
After the concern for the growing plot was depleted from our minds we focused our energy on pulling out all the turkey gear and making sure everything was in working order! When we discovered that indeed it was, our yearly trip to bass pro shops was signifigantly less money, hooray! The advantage of taking good care of your gear from one year to the next! I suggest every hunter do the same, it saves you a lot of money in the long run! Just when I thought I was prepared and ready to go the boyfriend and his wonderful family gave me the greatest surprise of all, a new pot call for Christmas and a brand new turkey gun for my birthday! How lucky am I?
The pot call is a Zink slate call!
And the gun is a beautiful Remmingtion 11-87! Now I know for sure this season will be extra special! There was just one last thing to do in order to prepare for what was and is shaping up to be an epic season, is to track and tree those gobblers! Fortunately for us there was and is many, many turkey tracks on our property, along with some trail cam pictures that put our minds at ease!
It's difficult to see but there are Turks in this picture if you look close...
There is only 3 days left till opening day! TGO can't wait to share the adventures with you so stay tuned!
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