Thread: Share your deer story please

Not deer but spring turkey hunting the 1987 season. Working a bird on our 300 acres by Piedmont, MO. Our land bordered some state ground. I had a hot bird answering me but he would hang up at a blown down tree about 75 yards from me. After a little cat and mouse with him, I waited till he marched to the other end of the ridge. I belly crawled to the blow down, turned my back to the bird and clucked softly on my call, trying my best to sound like a sultrey hen! The tom doubled gobbled and came running toward me. I get ready for him when BOOM!!!!!! There was a shot between me and the turkey!!!! I waited a few minutes and got up ready to tear someone a new azz for hunting on our property!!!! I walked down the ridge and found a 80 something year old man holding the biggest turkey I have ever seen! He was shaking with tears in his eyes. He heard me working the bird that morning and slipped between us! He had been hunting the state ground! He said " I've been turkey hunting 30 years and this is the first one I've ever killed!" GGGRRRRRRRR!!! "Congratulations" says I! Then informed him that he was on private property when he crossed the barbed wire fence with the NO TRESPASSING signs, and that he dang near shot me!!! He acted like he didnt know that he entered private property!:rolleyes: He headed back to the state ground. I walked back to the cabin and gave up turkey hunting! been an avid crappie spawn fisherman ever since!