Turkey Tour Day 28 - INDIANA PUBLIC LAND Turkey Hunting!!!

Let me tell yall a hunting story. THP inspired me to take up turkey hunting this year after not hunting at all since I was a kid. I spent the winter aquiring gear, practicing calls, watching all the turkey tour videos, and listening to the podcasts - like I was in turkey school or something. I was wrapped up. I went out for my first solo hunt this past weekend, listening to Zack, Jake, and Nick on the podcast talk about roosted turkeys on the way. I'm thinking man wouldn't that be nice to have one roosted but I'll be happy if I see turkey turd at this point. I slip into some pine trees on the edge of a narrow field before sunup and post up at the base of one and almost immediately there's a gobble sounds like on the ridge across from me ... 200 yards tops. My heart started thumping and didn't quit as he proceeded to gobble on the limb repeatedly until sun was up. I said OK the guys prepared me for this. I pulled out the slate and gave him just enough to be interesting. Clucked. He answered. Yelped. He answered. Then I shut up and got ready. Thumb on safety. Heart in my ears. Just waiting patiently to hear him fly down. Well boys, I nearly soiled myself when the sound of wings came from over my head and three turkeys, who unbeknownst to me were roosted in the pines above me flew down within 10 yards to my right. My barrel was about 30 degrees left so I just froze as they came right in to me looking for that hen. I just knew I was toast. But somehow, someway I wasn't. They turned back into the field, satisfied, and I slowly repositioned myself on them. I could see now a hen, a jake, and a Tom who didn't seem particularly interested. I took the safety off and he bent over and gave a gobble that felt to in my head like it might bring the pines down on top of me. It was just awesome. He left his head extended out and I felt that 3.5" 12 guage bark into my ribs and I may have passed out for a split second but woke to the sound of flopping wings and may have been an angelic Ted sprinting through the field pumping his fists and a little devil Nick grinning in the choas I had created. Just wanted to share and say thank you for what you do.

THP (Turkey Hunting Patience). Went blind looking so hard in circles and squares! Exciting!

Congratulations !!! I think that Jake yelp pulled him in ! As soon as he heard it he got on the move !! Nice Turkey Ted !!!!

I've lived and hunted in Indiana and just got my first Tom this year, 10 1/2 in beard that's 11 if you get the hair straight, with 1.4 Spurs. I feel like that isn't bad at all for my first. Congrats!

Great job guys. Great patience, that last move was a classic. Congratulations.

I hope one day before my departure from this earth I can go on one hunt with THP! Awesome job boys. I'm glad Ted didn't miss this time 😮😂 💯

The Hoosier state!! Love my home state you’re always welcome guys!

Great new tunes, Jim!

Atta boy Ted! Wait, u killed a bird today too? 😂

Awesome hunt guys 😊 Congratulations Ted and Nick 😊 Can wait for the next video to watch Nick's hunt

That boys was a turkey hunt!!! Awesome job boys!!! Great content! Awesome display of patience!!!!

Ted’s famous words got him boy. Great hunt guys.

Love seeing this in my home state ❤ Congrats Ted, Jake, and Nick on an awesome hunt and an Indiana longbeard! Goodluck rest of the season THP🍻

Great camera footage. I felt like I was right there with you all. Awesome turkey hunt guys.

The Hunting Public, You're fantastic! Let's be friends and have fun!

Fabulous! Awesome hunt and video! What a beautiful gobbler! 🦃 Congratulations, Gentlemen!

Now that’s a turkey hunt! Loved every minute of it congrats Ted!

After watching hours of you guy’s turkey footage at least I know that all the craziness doesn’t just happen to me

Congrats Ted. These Indiana birds have been tuff so far this season.

Can you make or do you guys have a video on drumming. Seems like it’s something you all key in on a lot. Are you all hearing spitting and drumming and just saying drumming, do they drum and not spit, do they only drum when they are strutting. I have heard it once with some birds at 30 yards strutting, spitting and drumming but am I missing these sounds from further out? Great videos and would like to hear some more on this.