BOWHUNT FOR THE FLORIDA OSCEOLA
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Day 3 - Bad Luck ... Good Luck 

Morning: I got to the woods plenty early and once daylight came I drew my bow, because that's what I always do so I know everything is ok. It wasn't ... my top pin was broken and was dangling on  the sight bar. Not good. And it wouldn't fix either so I returned to David Mill's house and sighted in one of the remaining pins.

Spot-Hogg sent me a new sight to use on the turkey hunts but it arrived while I was packing to leave and unfortunately I didn't have time to set it up. I've used Spot-Hogg sights before and they are double tough. You can bet it will go on my bow first thing when I get back home.

Once again one of the Woodhaven guys, "Moxey" Spivey brought a big Tom in. Moxey's Hunt...

Afternoon: David Mill's son Colton took me to a new area and I set up in a small open area. I called every 15 minutes. 

At 4:48 I was glassing the woods and picked up a gobbler's red neck and head. I talked to them on the Woodhaven cherry slate. They liked in and came to the edge of the woods. 

I put the camera cross hairs on them.

They walked out of the woods as I purred and yelped at them on the slate. Things looked promising. 

From their angle they could not see my decoys and they looked left and right for the source of hen talk.

Back and forth, left and right, their heads turned. I slipped my Nikon Rangefinder out of my pant's pocket and put it's cross hairs on the middle bird  ... 18.5 yards.

Try as I might I could not see a beard on any of these three jakes. Before long they walked back into the trees and left.

Once they were out of sight I popped out of the blind and quickly moved my hen and jake decoys so they could be seen if more gobblers came from the same direction. It was a good idea, because at 5:05 I saw a hen walk out of the woods ... with what I'm looking for walking behind her. 

Continued...

Day 2 -  An Off Day For Me
No gobbles at daylight this morning. No turkeys either, at least where I was. I guess all the gobblers were busy hanging out with the Woodhaven crew because today they did all the good. 
 
 

In Florida we are hunting with David Mills of Zolfo Springs, Florida in Central Florida's Osceola wild turkey country. David is an immediately likable guy and makes you feel at home from the get go.  David has thousands of acres available to hunt Florida Osceolas. He understands this unique species of wild turkey and knows his extensive area like the preverbal back of his hand. David is now part of the Woodhaven Sting Team and is hosting them on this hunt. To contact David about Osceola hunts, bow or shotgun, phone 1-863-990-9087.

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