Daughters first bird

Last year was her first try at turkey. We had numerous opportunities to no avail, she actually missed a big tom out of a pack of 7 gobblers on her last day out. She was so upset that she missed, that she cursed words I had never heard her say before.

Fast forward 330+ days and we're back at it.

After realizing the advantages of a cellular game camera (thx MarkyMark), I got one for Christmas. I set it up at a known roosting site and it did most of the scouting for my opening day hunt.
We set up before daybreak on the edge of the cornfield 40 yards uphill from the camera.
Hen tree yelps and tom gobbles were on full display all around us for the first half hour. Once they hit the ground, it was just a matter of convincing the hens to come hang out close enough to draw in the Tom.
As the last bird(the Tom) entered the field, she raised the gun at the right moment and made a great head shot.
To say that she was excited is an understatement. She screamed "I GOT IT" 30 times in a row like a machine gun going off.
It was an amazing moment of joy you rarely get to experience. Loved it!

Just to add to her memory, the camera went off just after the shot, showing the dead bird on the right with our decoy above it and all the hens busting out of there.

The Tom had 7/8" spurs and a 10"beard. Beauty for her first.


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Awesome story and congrats to you both! I'm sure that feeling beats shooting them yourself by a long shot. Can't wait for my kids to start doing the same.

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That’s an amazing pic from the trail cam, really captured the moment congrats

Congratulations to her!

Her face says it all....she's a Champion !!

With 7/8" spurs...he's almost a Limb Hanger :)

Very nice bird you both will remember it forever. I still remember the excitement my son had when he got his first bird

They are the best. When you get a fully functioning one those cameras are great. Congrats to you both!

Amazing story and sounds like she’s going to be a hunter for life. You raised her right.

HaHa, great story. Made me remember my daughters first Tom. Good times for sure. Congrats.

That is awesome, congratulations to the both of you

WTG. Those are special hunts.

Thanks everyone.
Yeah GW11 good times are awaiting buddy, it never gets old.
Speaking of limb hangers MP, her bird had two identical huge slices on each side of its breast, right at the bottom by the rib cage. I had to cut off about 2in on each side as they were completely bruised all around the two gashes. Pretty gross really. Up until the 16th a Tom with three missing tail feathers had all the hens on camera. I hope to have a good look at those daggers he has.

Great job! Congrats to the young lady.

Fantastic! I hope to have my daughter hunt with me someday as well.

Congratulations to your daughter and you, truly great memories for you both

That's awesome, so happy she was able to connect. Congrats