cny_hunts

John Potter describes hunting with Bill: This is Bill Benedict. He got his first turkey while hunting with me this spring. On top of being a great guy, he is also a dedicated hunter. I had set up a ground blind a few days before in a spot I had seen and scouted previously. Having cleared the path with a rake, we got to our blind without making any noise at all. We were above the birds on the hill when they started to gobble. Then more birds started in all along the ridge in both directions. We could not have been in a better spot. You could hear some hens calling occasionally, but it wasn't long before a group of jakes and a tom came up to my calling. Bill used his sticks to steady his gun and shot this bird at about 25 yards from the blind. It appeared that he hit it perfectly with a full load of lead.