Had my spring turkey hunting tag for this week, which is always a fun event. My dad already got his turkey on Wednesday (opening day) so he was dedicated to calling in the turkeys for me.

The weather was a bit uncooperative, however. We put the tent up (right side) while it was snowing (yes, in mid-April). It was also so windy, it was difficult to hear any responses to calls. Note the 2 decoys, the hen and the custom jake (young male) displaying.

Despite the difficulty with the wind, my dad expertly was able to call in 2 jakes, who were interested in the hen decoy as well as hanging out with the jake decoy. Bad news: shooting from inside the tent, I completely shot over the one I could see, missing him, and deafening both of us in the tent. Turkeys 1, Matt 0.