I had some customer calls that ended early last Monday so I decided to go for a sit on one of the few days it was not raining. I got settled in at about 3:30PM and sat on the warm floor and relaxed for about an hour. Had one hen come into the clearing and picked a bit then slowly took off the way she came.
I packed up and moved slowly & quietly to an area that is a good transition from field to bush. I sat down and within 30min I heard a hen coming in from my left being very vocal so I decided to see if I can get her closer to see if she had any other birds in tow so I mimic'd her every sound which pissed her off and she became more vocal as she got closer. As soon as I saw her I noticed a big red head about 30yds behind her. I waited until they passed some bushes/trees and I had my gun up and was scoping the area. He rounded the tree and was looking in my direction searching for the hen he heard earlier. Once he rounded the tree he took 8-10 steps towards me and stopped looking right at me. Nelli roared and he went down like a sack of taters - 3-4 flaps and he was done. I paced him off at 43yds - easy shot with my Indian Creek and Hevi13 shells.
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