They were gobbling this morning in the national forest near hwy 20 and 267 .
Had one gobbling close to Tallahassee today .come on march 17th
I live and hunt around your area,but haven't been to the forest this year to listen
That small bridge on the dirt road headed to the in the National Forest had 5 different birds gobbling this morning .
Oh yea i know right where your talking about
that spot gets hammered usually, but there is always birds in there
Man your right about that spot getting hammered , I normally do well there late season after most people have gave up on them .
I herd three different birds behind the this morning right at 7:00 .this looks to be a good year for people hunting the national forest .my friend said he saw three gobblers in full strut on the power line next to blue sink this morning around 9:30
your definitely have me reconsidering where I go opening morning lol. I have a couple small private spots that I'm hunting but it will be hit or miss with the birds. I may go listen a few mornings after this front today but sounds like we run some of the same areas
That brings back some good memories of some good hunts. Late 80's, when in college at FSU, I hunted some of those areas in the NF as well as off Tram road.
There is a lot of turkey off Tram rd but all is private leases now.
Quote from: Jasonb53 on February 26, 2018, 01:26:39 PM
There is a lot of turkey off Tram rd but all is private leases now.
Yeah - after seeing this thread I did a little Google map reconnaissance. I see a housing area in one area I used to hunt, another spot looks like water treatment circles. I'm thinking it was all paper company land back when I hunted it; lots of land, and hardly ever saw other hunters.
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long gone are those days
Giving up specific locations where birds are gobbling is not a good idea. These posts are forever. I hunt that same forest and know every where you are talking. Thankfully that is not where I hunt, but if it was I would not be happy.
Please take this as advice from someone that has been burned with duck hunting and turkey hunting locations since the internet was invented (and before from word of mouth).
Gobbling in the Tallahassee area is sufficient.
Heck yea,you got a naked pic of your old lady ? I'm mean while we all talkin turkey.
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I just have the one naked pic of your wife but I only share with people telling me where the birds are
I have been hunting turkeys along time in the national forest and do good there every year .i don't mind sharing a few spots that might help out somebody that's having a tough season.as with all seasoned public land turkeys hunters I have my spots that I keep to myself .besides I have never met a turkey hunter I did not like .stuff posted here really helps out the young hunters trying to figure things out , so if I can point one of these guys in the direction of there first bird how could that not be a positive thing ? Turkey hunting is not a competition. :
Quote from: g8rvet on February 26, 2018, 05:16:50 PM
Giving up specific locations where birds are gobbling is not a good idea. These posts are forever. I hunt that same forest and know every where you are talking. Thankfully that is not where I hunt, but if it was I would not be happy.
Please take this as advice from someone that has been burned with duck hunting and turkey hunting locations since the internet was invented (and before from word of mouth).
Gobbling in the Tallahassee area is sufficient.
Quote from: Seminoleturkey on February 28, 2018, 02:47:38 AM
I have been hunting turkeys along time in the national forest and do good there every year .i don't mind sharing a few spots that might help out somebody that's having a tough season.as with all seasoned public land turkeys hunters I have my spots that I keep to myself .besides I have never met a turkey hunter I did not like .stuff posted here really helps out the young hunters trying to figure things out , so if I can point one of these guys in the direction of there first bird how could that not be a positive thing ? Turkey hunting is not a competition. : Quote from: g8rvet on February 26, 2018, 05:16:50 PM
Giving up specific locations where birds are gobbling is not a good idea. These posts are forever. I hunt that same forest and know every where you are talking. Thankfully that is not where I hunt, but if it was I would not be happy.
Please take this as advice from someone that has been burned with duck hunting and turkey hunting locations since the internet was invented (and before from word of mouth).
Seminoleturkey you sound like a good guy, Maybe we will run into each other one day. I have been to one of my private leases a few times but haven't heard them gobble but I'm pretty sure they are with the hens there already.
Gobbling in the Tallahassee area is sufficient.
I have quite few birds scouted so If your having no luck pm me .
Quote from: Jasonb53 on February 26, 2018, 01:01:59 PM
your definitely have me reconsidering where I go opening morning lol. I have a couple small private spots that I'm hunting but it will be hit or miss with the birds. I may go listen a few mornings after this front today but sounds like we run some of the same areas
Turkey hunting is not a competition, but hunting public land sure can be. Would really suck to have a bird patterned and then have 5 trucks show up at the spot that only did their homework on the internet. I have privately put people on many gobbling birds in the past.
So if you are keeping spots to your self, you may be putting people on other people's birds that actually took the time to scout. Sorry, but I think telling folks there are birds gobbling in a general location is perfectly fine, but putting those exact spots on the internet is not a good idea.
I have worked out hunting with guys hunting the same bird as me, love swapping stories, etc. I just think it is poor form to be so precise. Not for me, like I said, you are not messing me up. But while you are helping 10 guys you never met, you could be hurting a few you have never met either. And those guys did the work on their own. You do you and it's all fine, no hard feelings, I have just personally seen and been burned on the internet before with ducks and turkeys. I just put up a local fishing report and told folks how I was catching and a general area, but not the specifics. But that has just been my experience and I thought I would share. Good luck this season.
I see your point and makes a lot of sense. I will refrain from telling precise location from now on.previous post have been fixed . I have some tarpon spots that I will never talk about . :z-guntootsmiley:
Quote from: g8rvet on February 28, 2018, 08:56:42 PM
Turkey hunting is not a competition, but hunting public land sure can be. Would really suck to have a bird patterned and then have 5 trucks show up at the spot that only did their homework on the internet. I have privately put people on many gobbling birds in the past.
So if you are keeping spots to your self, you may be putting people on other people's birds that actually took the time to scout. Sorry, but I think telling folks there are birds gobbling in a general location is perfectly fine, but putting those exact spots on the internet is not a good idea.
I have worked out hunting with guys hunting the same bird as me, love swapping stories, etc. I just think it is poor form to be so precise. Not for me, like I said, you are not messing me up. But while you are helping 10 guys you never met, you could be hurting a few you have never met either. And those guys did the work on their own. You do you and it's all fine, no hard feelings, I have just personally seen and been burned on the internet before with ducks and turkeys. I just put up a local fishing report and told folks how I was catching and a general area, but not the specifics. But that has just been my experience and I thought I would share. Good luck this season.
Seminoleturkey thank you for you generous offer but I wouldnt feel right about asking where your turkeys are but it is nice to know in the world of internet that there is few guys that hunt local spots where I hunt also. I have hunted the forest a long time and know where turkeys are also, whether or not they are on fire or not is a different story. Ill be in maroon f150 either an older reg cab work truck or newer crew cab 4x4 feel free to stop an speak and ill offer the same info to you if your having bad season. I did have a bird patterned last year in the forest, hadn't seen anyone 3 weeks prior to the season opener. the friday before season I had seen where one truck had came in behind where i had been stopping and apparently heard the bird, on opening morning there were 2 truck blocking the entrances to that bird. Its public land and it happens but it wasn't because I told anyone about it.
I understand the point g8rvet is trying to make but I'm not the type of guy he is referring to. In the forest your liable to have anyone hunting in your are whether the info comes from the internet,friend or whatever. As far as fishing goes I have my special spots also most being offshore but do target some inshore varieties also. I have had the fever for fishing lately since a couple of new rod and reel purchases have been made.
My turkey hunting and my fishing itch really needs scratching!
Good luck to you guys!
You definitely are not the guys I am talking about Jason. You discussed it right on the thread. You are not anonymous. But I would point out this thread now has 22 replies and 635 views! I have pmed primo spots, both fishing and hunting to folks I do not know. But I kept those specific spots to pm. That was my only point. Nothing wrong with getting a pointer or a starting spot. We all do it all the time.
North or south of the road?
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Herd nothing yesterday morning but they were on fire at three different spots this morning. :funnyturkey: I probably won't be able to hunt opening weekend but will get after them Wednesday through Friday
Hope to see you out there brother, you seem like a real cool dude .
Quote from: Jasonb53 on March 01, 2018, 03:00:20 PM
Seminoleturkey thank you for you generous offer but I wouldnt feel right about asking where your turkeys are but it is nice to know in the world of internet that there is few guys that hunt local spots where I hunt also. I have hunted the forest a long time and know where turkeys are also, whether or not they are on fire or not is a different story. Ill be in maroon f150 either an older reg cab work truck or newer crew cab 4x4 feel free to stop an speak and ill offer the same info to you if your having bad season. I did have a bird patterned last year in the forest, hadn't seen anyone 3 weeks prior to the season opener. the friday before season I had seen where one truck had came in behind where i had been stopping and apparently heard the bird, on opening morning there were 2 truck blocking the entrances to that bird. Its public land and it happens but it wasn't because I told anyone about it.
I understand the point g8rvet is trying to make but I'm not the type of guy he is referring to. In the forest your liable to have anyone hunting in your are whether the info comes from the internet,friend or whatever. As far as fishing goes I have my special spots also most being offshore but do target some inshore varieties also. I have had the fever for fishing lately since a couple of new rod and reel purchases have been made.
My turkey hunting and my fishing itch really needs scratching!
Good luck to you guys!
g8rvet are you still hunting with your sa459 ? I believe we got ours about the same time .love carrying this gun on the long hikes.mine is a 12GA and shoots the fire out #6 long beard 1 7/8 oz with a Indian creek choke .
Quote from: g8rvet on March 01, 2018, 06:51:29 PM
You definitely are not the guys I am talking about Jason. You discussed it right on the thread. You are not anonymous. But I would point out this thread now has 22 replies and 635 views! I have pmed primo spots, both fishing and hunting to folks I do not know. But I kept those specific spots to pm. That was my only point. Nothing wrong with getting a pointer or a starting spot. We all do it all the time.
Yes. Mine is the 20. Sweet little rig. I had to hold it up for a while on a bird last year, easy peasy. So easy to point. Love it. Bought a ton of the Federal HW #7 so I should be set for at least 10 years. And that is if my daughter and I kill 2 a year!
Scouted some areas near sopchoppy and herd one right at 10:00 and it's awesome looking river bottom .thats where I will be my first morning I get to hunt
I've also hunted the forest a good bit. Best advice to give is go put in a little work, and if you see someone parked in an area go to another and let that one person try and kill that bird. There's plenty in there for you not have to be on top of somebody. Even though not all people do it. Would make it more enjoyable.
I have been wanting a sa-459 in a 20 also but haven't been able to find one locally. I've switched to a 20 about 4 years ago and love it. Im shooting TSS out of mine that a friend loads for me, it throws a great pattern but its almost to tight.
I will be taking my nephew to my lease for youth weekend so hopefully we can get him his 1st bird.
If you want to shoot one, let me know Jason. I am in Quincy and you are welcome to come over and shoot it. I bought mine at BP in Tally. They had one in 20 and one in 12.
I got my 12GA sa459 from BP also .went there with every intention on getting a 935 but once I picked up the sa459 I could not put it down .
Quote from: g8rvet on March 05, 2018, 01:11:03 PM
If you want to shoot one, let me know Jason. I am in Quincy and you are welcome to come over and shoot it. I bought mine at BP in Tally. They had one in 20 and one in 12.
LOL Same here. it was one of the 20s I was considering, but once I held it, it went home with me.
There been a lot more people scouting this last weekend than I have seen in recent years.nice to a lot of younger guys picking up turkey hunting.
Quote from: g8rvet on March 05, 2018, 01:11:03 PM
If you want to shoot one, let me know Jason. I am in Quincy and you are welcome to come over and shoot it. I bought mine at BP in Tally. They had one in 20 and one in 12.
Thanks for the offer and I might take you up on it, we are not close but not to far from each other, Im in Crawfordville or just north of it . I actually need to go shoot mine to make sure its sighted in and get some fresh batteries for my red dot.
I didn't get a chance to scout this weekend due to some dirt bike racing but I hope to slip out tomorrow morning and scout a few places before work.
I have a place at Mashes Sands, so I drive right by you all the time.
I also live in Crawfordville and I think that Jasonb53 and I have a mutual friend .just bought a new g3 17 cc from mikes marine .hope that doesn't hurt my turkey hunting motivation lol .the redfish and triple tales are in trouble agin this year .Jason do know Austin L ? I think you and him might of went hunting together the year before last somewhere in the National Forest.He is a good friend of mine .my name is also Jason .i did not get out early this morning to listen for gobbles but I found a bunch of fresh strut marks this afternoon.
Great place to fish .i fish mostly from shell point to bald point .
Quote from: g8rvet on March 06, 2018, 03:13:45 PM
I have a place at Mashes Sands, so I drive right by you all the time.
Quote from: Seminoleturkey on March 07, 2018, 04:42:40 PM
I also live in Crawfordville and I think that Jasonb53 and I have a mutual friend .just bought a new g3 17 cc from mikes marine .hope that doesn't hurt my turkey hunting motivation lol .the redfish and triple tales are in trouble agin this year .Jason do know Austin L ? I think you and him might of went hunting together the year before last somewhere in the National Forest.He is a good friend of mine .my name is also Jason .i did not get out early this morning to listen for gobbles but I found a bunch of fresh strut marks this afternoon.
I sure do know Austin ! he's a good guy and loves hunting and fishing. Have you been fishing yet in your new boat? Ive been thinking about trying to sell my offshore and get a flats boat but haven't totally committed yet. I use to have a flats boat then went to offshore now I have been wanting to fish inshore again....guess i need 2 boats lol
Quote from: g8rvet on March 06, 2018, 03:13:45 PM
I have a place at Mashes Sands, so I drive right by you all the time.
nice, maybe we can get together one day. I haven't been to BP to check on one yet.
No mikes marine won't have it ready until next weekend.that what i get for buying a boat the the day after a boat show .the guy said they sold 36 boats at the show and I'm behind all of them .Austin is a fishing master .jusy last year he caught stripe bass ,tarpon ,triple tail , tons of redfish,sheeps head , flounder ,monster black drum and grouper all
From a pontoon boat .I mostly go after reds and triple tails but I will hit The rotary reef on good days .
Quote from: Jasonb53 on March 08, 2018, 10:05:52 AM
Quote from: Seminoleturkey on March 07, 2018, 04:42:40 PM
I also live in Crawfordville and I think that Jasonb53 and I have a mutual friend .just bought a new g3 17 cc from mikes marine .hope that doesn't hurt my turkey hunting motivation lol .the redfish and triple tales are in trouble agin this year .Jason do know Austin L ? I think you and him might of went hunting together the year before last somewhere in the National Forest.He is a good friend of mine .my name is also Jason .i did not get out early this morning to listen for gobbles but I found a bunch of fresh strut marks this afternoon.
I sure do know Austin ! he's a good guy and loves hunting and fishing. Have you been fishing yet in your new boat? Ive been thinking about trying to sell my offshore and get a flats boat but haven't totally committed yet. I use to have a flats boat then went to offshore now I have been wanting to fish inshore again....guess i need 2 boats lol
Quote from: g8rvet on March 06, 2018, 03:13:45 PM
I have a place at Mashes Sands, so I drive right by you all the time.
nice, maybe we can get together one day. I haven't been to BP to check on one yet.
Congrats Jasonb53 on getting your nephew a nice one on opening morning.Well done sir.
To bad my youngest son is to old to hunt youth season .i did not hear any gobbling this morning but watched 3 toms with hen for a bout an hour this morning from a few hundred yards a way .they were strutting exactly where I plan on setting up opening morning before work .
Quote from: Seminoleturkey on March 10, 2018, 01:09:20 PM
Congrats Jasonb53 on getting your nephew a nice one on opening morning.Well done sir.
thank you! It was a great hunt and his first bird... he is hooked now!
I have to go find me turkey now lol. Ive been out to the forest some but haven't heard any gobbling where I have been going.
I hope you get him this weekend!
Thanks brother. I did some scouting this morning and herd nothing .the wind was crazy today .just let Austin use my Dakota extreme jake for the season .i have had very good luck with it in the past but felt bad about not buying the American made DSD :smiley-patriotic-flagwaver-an the Dakota extreme is a knock of DSD.i can't believe how much more realistic the DSD looks .im going to setup up close to Tallahassee Saturday so I can be at work by 9:00 but Sunday and Monday I will be around sopchoppy . Looks like my boat will be ready tomorrow.good luck this weekend.Austin is hunting an insane spot ,his place is loaded with turkeys :welcomeOG: .
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Quote from: Seminoleturkey on March 10, 2018, 01:09:20 PM
Congrats Jasonb53 on getting your nephew a nice one on opening morning.Well done sir.
thank you! It was a great hunt and his first bird... he is hooked now!
I have to go find me turkey now lol. Ive been out to the forest some but haven't heard any gobbling where I have been going.
I hope you get him this weekend!
The gobblers were on fire yesterday from first light until 8:30 and today herd the first one at 8:40 and killed one at 9:47 .
Nice job. I hunted elsewhere and did not hear a peep.
I called in one for nephew on youth hunt weekend and killed his first, Took my step son this weekend and called in his first longbeard. Wasn't much gobbling form either of these on that lease. Did get my stepsons gobbler beating up decoy and his kill on video from phone.
I was blown away with how infatuated with my DSD jake this hen became .she did not leave him for over 2hours and kept plopping down in the breeding position.we had three different birds coming in gobbling from different direction when I killed the one I did .30 second after shooting my bird we had a gang mountain bike riders come flying by .gotta love public land .
I occasionally am one of those mountain bikers but wasn't me this time. Have you ran into the rainbow warriors yet out in forest yet? They have been camped out on the bike trail. you might smell them before seeing them!
Lol I have not ran into any rainbow warriors yet ,thank god .but the extra entertainment that you get on public land sure can make hunts more memorable.
Quote from: Jasonb53 on March 20, 2018, 02:13:02 PM
I occasionally am one of those mountain bikers but wasn't me this time. Have you ran into the rainbow warriors yet out in forest yet? They have been camped out on the bike trail. you might smell them before seeing them!
Fifth time out finally heard birds on a central FL WMA this past weekend, only saw two hens running the fence lines.
Nothiing heard this morning in south FL and had a hen 50-yds from the truck when I returned, go figure and no time to see if a Tom was close by..
Quote from: squidd on March 21, 2018, 11:05:15 PM
Fifth time out finally heard birds on a central FL WMA this past weekend, only saw two hens running the fence lines.
Nothiing heard this morning in south FL and had a hen 50-yds from the truck when I returned, go figure and no time to see if a Tom was close by..
Was quiet where i was this morning also, as crisp and cool as it was i figured i would hear something. May be no birds there
I did drive past a road and saw a guy that looked to be stalking one or maybe had one coming in. I backed up to try and figure out what i had seen then had to pull back by only to realize there was a big mudhole in the road. Had to back by him again... bet he wasn't happy but like semniole said..thats public land hunting lol I hope i dint mess him up to bad
I haven't seen any truck out this morning.should be a good morning to hear some
I haven't herd anything this week .hopfully that changes in the morning
I did not hear a peep and did not see many tracks today. One jake, and just a few hen tracks. Probably heard one meet his maker across the creek, but I was there 3 days ago and did not hear anything. Did get access and a key to a new piece of property today. Excited to see if it holds birds like the pieces it joins up to.
Good luck brother.i have not heard anything where I have been hunting.lots of people and no turkeys.think I will go chase some redfish tomorrow
Quote from: g8rvet on March 28, 2018, 08:38:00 PM
I did not hear a peep and did not see many tracks today. One jake, and just a few hen tracks. Probably heard one meet his maker across the creek, but I was there 3 days ago and did not hear anything. Did get access and a key to a new piece of property today. Excited to see if it holds birds like the pieces it joins up to.
I haven't hunted much, I raced last weekend and ending up getting sick after. I did finally go Thursday and Friday and have been hearing a few but cant seem to figure out how to get to them. Im hunting in a new to me area in the forest. My bro in law asked me to go with him and my nephew to his lease this morning and had one fired up but on someone else property. Im pretty sure my nephew would've been able to pull the trigger on his 2nd if there wasn't a nasty wooded creek in the way.
A wet weather creek got us this morning. He hung up on the other side and must have gobbled a hundred times. For a solid hour. We kept thinking he would break and come in, but never did. We realized we were hosed and worked around him and got him to answer another hour or two later, but would not finish the deal. I swear, creeks have saved more birds from me than anything. Worse part is, we knew this area well and have hunted when pretty wet and never seen water standing there. I guess the rain the other day filled it up.
My future son in law killed one on his family farm today. I think he is hooked.
They have been very quiet since the 24th down south of chiefland.