That happened fast! TN Day 3 - 2020 Turkey Season, Ep. 05

He took me by surprise!
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[@Scott-Witter]

A great exchange with that hen early...but then...while thinking..."Ut OH! A fun hunt

[@SUBURBANBOWHUNTER]

Awesome Cat!

[@garyjensen3999]

And that’s a wrap! 👍👍

[@flounderwetspot8524]

Still awesome as hell

[@13hawks32claws]

Man your getting good at kicking up leaves.

[@steveriddle6058]

Super Jake good good stuff thanks

[@jamesswick7534]

Great job!

[@Jhossack11]

Nice!

[@kellyjb82]

You da man Catman

[@tnmantn8938]

Good hunt...

[@mikemccomas1440]

Enjoyed the audio. Hearing nature come alive--never gets old.

[@danielsmith8659]

That exact scenario happened to me once . Not with jakes but long beards. I thought I had missed when I saw a bird take flight so I got up and ran over there .... no bird was laying but the bird that flew and landed was standing there. Assuming I had missed I pulled up and shot the second bird only to find my first bird had tumbled all the way down the hill just like yours did ...... whoops!!!

[@garyhutchison2165]

Good job 👍

[@evangretz9931]

👏👏👏 a Ric Flair woooooooo!

[@elibaseball9102]

I been trying to get my son who is a youth hunter a bird in Tennessee for 3 years now on public land. This has been a hard challenge

[@jerrylittle8922]

Bird in hand worth 2 in the bush.

[@stewartbassfishing7028]

Hey catman, u should come to Franklin state forest in marion county, tn and try to get ya a bird

[@billstev100]

👍

[@joeycrafton4667]

We live in a state with a 4 bird limit! Don't apologize for killing a jake.

[@brittsetzer4485]

My son suggested to me back in the fall that I should check your KZbin Channel out. Boy I’m glad I did. I love your postings. Your shows are great because I personally think you appeal to lots of just ordinary hunters and fisherman alike. You go in the woods, mostly on public land, and get the job done without trying to promote a product. Thank you for what you continue to produce.

[@mtn_dewpider3925]

5:36 Hearing that hollow gobble and knowing they’re close always gets the heart pumping, gotta love thunderbirds

[@allenlebeau1744]

Man you're slayin em how many so far this year?

[@darrelllogan1274]

CONGRATS, Catman! Been there, done that. Proud of it. I got a fired up, gobbling pair of jakes that took me an hour and a half to bring in on southern California public land. I dropped the first one as soon as I saw his head. I've got his 4 inch beard hanging proudly on my rearview mirror. OUTSTANDING video! Thanks for sharing.

[@craigcaspersen6004]

Love all your videos bro. Keep putting them out! Love the way you hunt

[@danielmastin3606]

Cool hunt, no excuse needed for shooting a Jake! I have shot my share over the last 40yrs. Thanks for sharing.

[@joshuahamm719]

Awesome vid great bird

[@alancall5113]

Love the Jake can't eat the beard keep them coming brother

[@ReubenOaks84]

Your on fire this year Catman. Nice job and congratulations.

[@johnl5651]

I like the way you use the terrain. That's how you getem close. Nice job

[@nedgregory1583]

I hear there's a different pitch to the wingbone calls between jakes and gobblers. Be interesting to see if you make a call and can tell us. Congrats

[@CatmanOutdoors]

No difference. Depends how long you cut the pieces.

[@goober698]

I’ll take a jake

[@scottharrington2400]

Congrats on the gobbler! Nothing wrong with a Jake. Thanks for sharing, good video!! Good luck and be safe!!

[@JimRyser]

What a great hunt. Heart In my throat hearing that gobble so close.

[@dustyrhodes8672]

How do you like the Winchester shells?

[@bobbygreen2291]

Congratulations on the harvest cat man nice video

[@TO-zq9zl]

Nice work Catman!!

[@CumberlandOutdoorsman]

The same thing happened to me on my very first turkey in 1995. I called that bird in from a ways off. He gobbled and strutted just like a long beard, so when I shot him I had no idea he was actually a jake. At the time I was still quite elated, because I had tried so hard to be successful and it worked out for me on that special April day so many years ago. I have harvested many turkeys since, but that hunt is till one of my fondest memories. Good video though, it brought back some memories for me.

[@curtisj.pacejr.579]

Congrats on two TN birds. Nothing wrong in taking a jake, even though I'd rather take a tom. I took a boss jake last year, because him and his buddies were whipping on my decoy and I could not take it any longer.

[@christophermiller9125]

Personally I say let the birds grow up. Kind of like shootin a button bucks when you think they're does need to identify your target properly. But if you enjoy it more power to you, it's legal . God Bless🏹🦃⚰️

[@SharingTheOutdoors]

@@christophermiller9125 Actually it's nothing like that. If you shot a jake thinking it was a hen you'd be breaking the law.

[@critter852004]

I had a similar situation. I had been working on a Tom for about 30 minutes had him get within 70-80 yds then 7 Jakes came in and chased him off. It was crazy to see. Then the Jakes came into the decoys, I picked up the biggest and took him. He had an almost 6-inch beard and had some size to him. In hindsight, I should've let him go but being caught in the moment and walking the number of miles I did to get to this set up I didn't want it to go for not. Also, it was the first turkey I called in solo.

[@pursuingtheheartland3414]

Awesome couple days in Tennessee looks like to me. Two birds bag of morels and a few fish. Congrats on a great trip.

[@DIYWhitetail]

Hey man, that’s why you get 4 tags! Fill that freezer. If it gobbles it’s down.

[@SharingTheOutdoors]

Wow! I wouldn't have thought you would have come up with him! I was sure he was gone! Nice shot!

[@johnblakewatson7083]

By far my favorite turkey hunting channel on KZbin.

[@billweihl2859]

Thanks for sharing this trip with us, too bad you didn't get to spend more time with the THP crew and share some fishing fun with us. Always awesome to see you guys enjoying the southern weather this time of year and the rustic social distancing was cool to see you guys doing also. Congrats on two nice gobblers down there and keep them coming for us northerners. As always be safe and stay healthy my friend.

[@stormcrow7698]

A loon will make a bird sound off before anything will.

[@CatmanOutdoors]

I noticed that

[@stormcrow7698]

@@CatmanOutdoors I wish someone would develop a locater call that mimics a loon. We live next to the lake here in North Alabama. I've been turkey hunting for 26yrs. It was almost a never fail when a loon sounded off.

[@huntcampmedia7242]

And there's some of the tastiest memories ever right there!! Awesome!

[@stcif]

Can't wait for the NY opener. Great video.

[@SwanseaTitanFan]

Nice shot

[@jordanmoody2196]

Let's go turkey huntin!

[@genemarciniak3261]

Congratulations Catman!!

[@robbking6633]

Yes sir ol catman getting it done son

[@dustincanty4077]

Been there done that who cares what anybody else says gonna eat good nice tender young bird will eat good

[@genemarciniak3261]

Dustin Canty absolutely!!

[@ramfever4743]

The button buck curse followed you into turkey season!

[@JayN4GO]

Sounded just like a Tom

[@jbcurdog72]

Awesome job! Congrats

[@theguyinmaine]

Nice job on the music Jim. As always, very enjoyable video.

[@JimRyser]

theguyinmaine thank you!

[@catfishstalkeroutdoorswith530]

Love those Monster Rod Holders!

[@billbriscoe9414]

And that is REAL hunting right there!

[@paulshumate2904]

Heck yea Catman!! Awesome hunt!! Nothing wrong with a Jake, he eats the same, Congratulations

[@garrettmahaffey8508]

Great video catman and that's a sweet 870 👍

[@madhuntsadventures]

Got to get back to real life once again. Great job in TN so far, Catman!

[@russellwilson4531]

Awsome job getting on birds.

[@michaelhaworth8317]

Awesome!!! Love it!!

[@mclainmk]

Great hunt and very fun video

[@dannytipton4585]

Great hunt!

[@jeremiahwilson7640]

You're on fire in TN!!!! Congrats! Another great hunt!!!

[@chasewilson8712]

Have u ever hunted western NC any

[@nickpetraska9200]

Great footage Catman!! That hard gobbling jake was just asking for it. Got my first out of state bird last year (Mass. I'm in VT) on a big hard gobbling jake in half strut was surprised when he had a 3" beard like yours. Great fan and they taste delicious. Thanks for another great video!

[@bkauffman0390]

You got a bunch of birds in Vermont!

[@918outdooradventures6]

Sometimes it happens that fast! When you were talking about going across the lake after those two that were thundering, reminded me of a time I had just started turkey hunting. I knew there were turkeys on the public land I deer hunted on. So got there really early one morning, made the 3/4 mile hike back to the river bottoms. Just as it was getting daylight, I gave a hoot owl call and had two birds sound off...ACROSS THE RIVER! :( I had always read that Gobblers won't fly across a river. At least that's what most of the experts in the outdoor magazines at the time said. So I hoofed it back to the truck, drove one hour around to the other side, made the hike down the mountain and next to the river near the area I heard the birds at earlier in the morning. Gave a couple big ole crow calls and BOOM, they sounded off. ACROSS THE RIVER WHERE I HAD BEEN EARLIER THAT MORNING! To say I was p.o'd was an understatement! By the time I got back to the pickup, I was still too worked up to go back around and get on them. Figured I'd get on them another day. Made the mistake of telling a hunting buddy about them. Him and his brother go down and kill two gobblers. One had a 7 inch beard and the other had a 9 inch beard!

[@CatmanOutdoors]

Yep they will fly water but they gotta be in the right mood! Where I was at would have taken an extra ambitious turkey to fly that amount of water. Easier to take the boat across.

[@jaybean8086]

Did that exact thing 2 weeks ago! Mine sounded like a big gobbler. Still a fantastic hunt! Congrats catman

[@stanleyshelby7460]

You ought to reach out to Jason at Hollis Farms, as he and his brother, Brian, hunt Alabama and Mississippi. That would be cool! That shot spread mowed some vegetation before striking the target. Good shot.

[@chadfree7345]

That would be a great combo

[@danduvall1759]

I never could taste the difference between a Jake an a gobbler.

[@ScottWConvid19]

👍🏼

[@mervjb809]

I shot an old long beard once, and he was very tough eating. All the others have been good

[@justinhowell9036]

Especially when there hammering coming in.

[@davidR1136]

2 of my favorite words while waiting on a bird...”uh oh” :)

[@joshbingham7144]

Was some nice footage...keep the videos coming.

[@mosinw5301]

Awesome dude way to go .

[@michaelsailors7794]

We got on a super Jake this weekend also. Couldn't tell the difference in it and a Tom by their gobble. It was a group of 3 and they are ganging up on the tom and running him away from hens. Great video and hunt

[@donthornton7528]

Here we are in Annapolis Maryland season starts this weekend coming and we are on lock down because of the virus. Glad someone out there dammmm I wished it were me. Great video always a pleasure to watch

[@markc4921]

That would be a $100 fine in our club.

[@kevindunseoutdoors26]

Sounds like you need to quit hunting with a club.

[@markc4921]

@@kevindunseoutdoors26 no it lets them grow into a mature bird

[@seedsandarrowsfrontier9224]

Still great meat!!! Congrats

[@906outdoors3]

nice bird they all taste great

[@michaelcheney8206]

Love the real hunts you bring! Keep doing the real hunt and you don't eat the beard bro, great hunt! Thanks.

[@ericbuhr9529]

Right place, right time Catman! Your “listening spot” was a beautiful location to kill a bird. Congrats!

[@yulbrenner]

Your videos have the best audio. Keep it up!

[@stinkbaitdawelder2964]

At least it’s legal,Mr Green Jeans frowns on that in Arkansas! Lol

[@stinkbaitdawelder2964]

Chris Owen Hempstead Co, taking some time off later this week maybe I’ll get to bust one, had plans in hunting up around Marion county but that’s 4hrs away and with all this virus going on I don’t want to travel mainly for work related reasons....I usually kill some up north Ar every year...

[@sublimefanboy1994]

Had the same thing happen to me when I tagged out Virginia one time.

[@rickynisch6039]

Hey man I’ve done it. It happens to the best of us i’ve had one of the best times of my life and one of the last times of my life hunting with my grandfather and that happened to us so don’t worry about it still a successful turkey hunt

[@colemancoleman1716]

Happened to me too Catman my jake weighed 19lbs and gobbled like a big one

[@kungfooish]

uh Oh! lol

[@Pwrcritter]

Luckily I havent made that mistake yet (knock on wood) lol. Looking fwd to more great catman hunts!

[@richardmcmahan2851]

Nice.

[@daveturner2994]

I done the same the same thing last weekend the bird came in before I could get set up and he turned out to be a Jake also but he tasted good in the fryer.This weather has slowed the gobbling down on our turkeys where I am here in Virginia

[@wduncan4231]

Where are you at in Va. Dave?

[@daveturner2994]

@@wduncan4231 Scott county VA near dungannon

[@vanhekd]

Awesome video again. Sure did sound like a long beard. Congrats Catman. Keep those videos coming. Nobody does it better 👍

[@HuntersLife241]

love the content, no need to justify your decision, just keep the hunts coming !

[@benjaminhaley9993]

Same thing happened to me last year. I had heard jakes gobble before and I could tell that they sounded different but the one I got last year sounded real nice. I sure was surprised when i saw that little cigar after shooting him. Sure did cook up nice, though.

[@christreece5757]

What kind of choke do you use

[@jtp39470]

Shot one opening day in tn. Full fan, deep gobble, white head, 4 3/8" beard. Lol no way you couldve convinced me it wasnt a Jake. Good luck the rest of your season man

[@manvsdeer]

I have a video where I missed a tom but the Jake stuck around so I smacked em. They eat just fine, and when It comes to turkeys Im not picky 😂 Sweet hunt Catman

[@owenb90ify]

Didn’t gobble like a jake but who cares they eat just as good! Great vid bo!!

[@burkejones8277]

Sometimes they fool you.

[@hunterslavings799]

I think it happens to every turkey Hunter at one point

[@skeetermalcolm1655]

I probably would of done the same thing cat man, didn't have much of a choice, happened to quick, loved the video man