Turkey Hunt 2009

this post is strictly for posterity.

while jeff was in town, ryan took every opportunity to get out turkey hunting. we would spend our evenings road hunting up in the mountains. ryan only had one week left to get his turkey so his determination was a bit excessive! :)

We left one tuesday night and headed up old trappers loop, i think, it was up by snow basin. jeff and i were merely moral support and the get away drives and ryan sported the full cammo. we would drive a while call. drive awhile call. drive awhile call. drive awhile call. AND THEN...drive awhile call. A TOM CALLED BACK! oh my goodness I think we were the most excited people ever at that moment. high fiving as absolutely quiet as we could! we (ryan and jeff) figured out where it was coming from, ryan grabbed his gun and was gone. after jeff and i had drove around and waited patiently we parked at a good look at spot. ryan had just then texted to say the turkey had flown away (sad) a turkey flew right past us and landed in a tree just down the hill. i told ryan that. he said it was the same turkey. we directed him to if from the truck. bang. turkey dead. 20 minutes later we are home. oh how i love road hunting. 

this picture was taken the next trip so kyle could get his turkey, which he did. much cooler story but i don't remember his. lame i know.

this is one of those pictures i will treasure and look forward to putting together the next family slideshow!

ryan with his turkey. he might mount the fan. or do something with the tail.

we ate the turkey. i don't like turkey in general. but i tasted it. and it tasted better than the turkey i taste at thanksgiving, weird cuz i HATE everything he hunts!

dead turkey. (wonderful captions, i know)

disclaimer: my husband does NOT road hunt. he does not believe in. support or encourage it. however, he had two days left to get a turkey. everyone told us this is how they were doing it and the poor boy had hiked over ten miles in the mountains trying to get one his way. congratulations ryan! i love you