Deb Luzinski

It was pretty though bowhunting spring of '04 in Bourbon County Kansas.  I couldn't call in a tom any closer than about 70 yards, I don't know about all of you but I don't take 70 yard shots with my bow.  Watching 5 toms strutting around in the middle of a field them trying to catch the attention of the hens, I decided  to try a different approach.  I asked Sis Mix, my friend and guide for her 20 gauge.  After a brief lesson from her as where to put the "bead", I headed out on a crawl-gun on back- for the other side of the field . The field was higher than the surrounding woods, so I hoped I was close to the area the toms were in. Once I reached my "guessed" destination on the other side of the field, I set up under a cedar and began stroking my box call again.  In a flurry came a hen followed by this tom.  It was an approximate 8 yard shot.  He weighed 26.2 lbs had a 10 in beard and 1 1/4 in spurs.  I set out an a Kansas Spring Bowhunt, and ended my hunt having my first gun hunt, gun kill....I still don't own a gun-but I'm looking.