Well, I got all my gear maintenance done, put away and I am ready for next year. Making some calls to feed my habit. Shoulder surgery is looming but at my age and mileage it's to be expected. All I need now is a dam Time machine. Good luck to all you" Turkey Junkies " out there. Do what you have to to get through it. God Bless, Al Baker :turkey2:
Mileage is good, as long as we take care of ourselves. God bless, like you I am ready for Spring 2021. See you in the woods...
I agree as we get older we just get better and wiser .. it's time now to buy more turkey calls , turkey hunter can never have enough calls .. LOL... :TooFunny:
I think the number of calls one buys is inversely proportional to the number of days spent turkey hunting? I hadn't bought much of anything for years. Mind you, I have some nice calls,Spring 2020 rolls around with fewer days traveling to turkey hunt and I have been buying calls and lusting for more. I also bought another .410 and have enough TSS to never be able to shoot even if I'm doing cartwheels at 100 and hunting all over creation. What were once vices are now habits!!
Quote from: zelmo1 on July 31, 2020, 07:48:48 AM
Well, I got all my gear maintenance done, put away and I am ready for next year. Making some calls to feed my habit. Shoulder surgery is looming but at my age and mileage it's to be expected. All I need now is a dam Time machine. Good luck to all you" Turkey Junkies " out there. Do what you have to to get through it. God Bless, Al Baker :turkey2:
Just change the oil and keep the tires rotated and you will be good. ;D
Retiring in March after 30yrs in Prison
Watch out Thunder Chickens :newmascot:
Best of luck on the shoulder surgery, been there, done that.
Amen to all. Let's keep buying calls, guns, and gear. Oh yes, let's get those thunder chickens..... :turkey2:
Reminds me that i need a new call myself. Cracked the slate somehow in my old standby. Maybe want to try a copper pot this time around.Hope your shoulder surgery goes well Zelmo, and that you have a quick recovery!
Re: 2021 my hope is that the Covid hunters are out of the woods.
Been a rough past 2 years for me! Can't wait for 2021! Buying calls and piddling with my gun to pass the time
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Went thru the vest last week, checking for broke items, as most of my calls are old, like me. Just turned 84; all my turkey hunting buddies are gone now. So, I cleaned-up the box-calls and a couple of scratchers and two ol ' real slate calls, plannin' to make it another year in 2021
Best of luck for the rest of this bunch for the rest of the year.
Amen my brother. God bless, 84. Hope I get there. Keep on huntin'
I think about the previous season maybe everyday and reflect on it and think about how to hit next season. Just bought a new call today actually.
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Quote from: schuylkillspur on July 31, 2020, 01:34:21 PM
Retiring in March after 30yrs in Prison
Watch out Thunder Chickens :newmascot:
Just got 19yrs in FCI Cumberland, 4yrs till i make parole! You're going out at a good time. Treat yourself to an osceola or a trip to Texas for Rio
You are going to love retirement....... :turkey2:
Quote from: ShortSpurs on August 06, 2020, 12:03:14 PM
Went thru the vest last week, checking for broke items, as most of my calls are old, like me. Just turned 84; all my turkey hunting buddies are gone now.
Kudos to you for being able physically (and mentally) to still be "out there". Just about to turn 69 myself and you give me hope that I will still be able to traipse the woods for many more years. Hate to see that you've lost your hunting buddies. My little group still has its key players ranging in age from about 65 to 70, but we regularly have conversations nowadays about how long we will be able to keep going. Our goal, as of now, is to keep hard at it until at least 75, but I hope we are all still hanging in there at 84! :icon_thumright: :)