May 4 - Steve Coon

Hunter: Steve Coon
Animal: Eastern Turkey
Location: Missouri
Weapon: 12-gauge Shotgun

It was the day of Coon Dog’s birthday, which is always a fun event at turkey camp. Mark and Coon Dog went in early, and the birds were gobbling already so they set up on an old logging road. They set out the King Strut in the middle of the roadway, and the birds came in just a gobbling and strutting! The pre-roll was awesome…the birds read the script and came in to 25 yards, and Mark gave Coon Dog the signal, and no shot was activated! Apparently, the shell wasn’t chambered properly, so Dog had to rack in another shell!

At that point, the panic button was pressed! As the bird was walking off, Dog was able to get off a shot, but unfortunately the bird didn’t go down, so Dog chambered the second shell and put the gobbler down! With all the mishaps with the firearm, Coon Dog stated that it just made the hunt all that more exciting! It was Coon Dog's 3rd birthday turkey with one of the Drury Brothers, and he couldn’t have been happier!!