New Jersey’s opening day of spring turkey season was a great one for bowhunter Will Jimeno. He went out with bow in hand and arrows tipped off with Grim Reaper Whitetail Special broadheads in pursuit of a longbeard to start the season.
As light began to break, several longbeards thundered in the distance. The gobblers were distant, but Jimeno believed he could lure one close to his blind if he remained patient. A gobbler responded to his calls and gradually began approaching. Calling, gobbling, calling, gobbling, the back-and-forth continued for nearly an hour until the big tom strutted within range. The gobbler was at 8 yards when Will released his arrow and hit the gobbler broadside in full strut! It went a meager 9 yards as the Grim Reaper Whitetail Special did its job and Will smiled and thought, “Wacth’em Drop!” which the gobbler did very quickly.
It was 7am and Will had his first spring gobbler of the season, a huge smile, and a sense of accomplishment, a successful feeling that bow hunting gives those who pursue this special obsession. Congratulations, Will, and thank you for sharing your terrific success.