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Turkey Hunting Tips ,Strategies & Methods / Re: What Does Killing A Turkey...

Last post by GobbleNut - Today at 09:11:05 AM

For me, I'm still in my young days as a hunter, it's still a lot about the killing part. To sum it up, Killing a turkey to me, it's the congratulation or the accomplishment of saying, I did everything right, it worked, I made no mistake, the bird I studied worked up how it should, I placed my set-up right, I read the situation right, everything worked right and it worked! Comes with a breath taking amazement and a great feeling of pride... That feeling I know you all know...
 

I think all of us go through "stages" during those early years of learning how to turkey hunt where the pride in the accomplishment of killing a gobbler is at the forefront. There is absolutely nothing wrong with that. After a period of time...and the accumulation of successes...I think that pride turns more into a sense of satisfaction in knowing that you have developed the skills to be successful on a somewhat regular basis.

For me, at least, that pride eventually turned more into a reverence for the bird itself, as well as to the entire "process" of hunting them. Anymore, it isn't about killing gobblers as much as it is about just being "out there" where they live, hearing them, and applying those developed skills to see what happens. 

I emphasize "hearing them" because, out of the entire process, that is one of the things about spring gobbler hunting that is most important to me. If there aren't gobbling turkeys out there, I really just don't care much about hunting them. ...But that's just me... 

#2

General Forum / Re: best face mask to use with...

Last post by Smallfry - Today at 09:01:43 AM

shaman this looks like a great idea just ordered one from amazon

#3

General Forum / Missouri Nonresident tag jump ...

Last post by sasquatch1 - Today at 08:55:07 AM

I grew up in Kansas and moved to Missouri a few years ago in order to be closer to the airport. I have been paying for Kansas non-resident as a result. Three years ago, KS decided to move to a draw system for tags. This year I was unable to get a tag. I won't be hunting in KS this year, even though I can see it from my front yard. This, to me, is even worse than charging a ton of money.

Yup, income is much easier to control than our place in a lottery system

If Iowa charge 3-4k for a NR deer tag people would , however they have no problem or concerns with waiting 5-7 years to hunt there lol.


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General Forum / Re: Sighting In Red Dot

Last post by CALLM2U - Today at 08:54:16 AM

I've always used a front rest and rear bag.  I've never noticed a change in POI with other postions.  But I also gave us shooting teeth ratteling guns years ago.   

#5

Pot Calls Forum / Re: Couple Laminates

Last post by sbbow - Today at 08:51:00 AM

Those are some good looking pots Mike!


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General Forum / Re: Travel meals?

Last post by jdl80 - Today at 08:44:37 AM

Gorp and dehydrated meals

#7

General Forum / Re: Sighting In Red Dot

Last post by Wigsplitter - Today at 08:43:38 AM

I have always used lead sleds for sighting in - never had any issues!

#8

General Forum / Re: Word Association Game

Last post by Davyalabama - Today at 08:43:35 AM

sweat

#9

General Forum / Re: best face mask to use with...

Last post by shaman - Today at 08:37:55 AM

Back when I got started in turkey hunting, there were no masks available.  You kind of had to improvise.  Most guys used face paint.  I wear glasses, and anything that I tried made my glasses fog.

The method I adopted back around '84 and have kept to this day is kind of a veil.  I take a camo boonie hat with the tabs going around.  I tie on a piece of camo mesh to either temple.  When I'm out walking, the mesh is back over my neck as a sunshade.  When I'm sitting, I keep it piled up on top.  When a gob starts coming in, I just have to tip my head down and the mesh falls over my face like a veil.  If I have the time, I pull on the veil so the front clears the brim and I have just enough clearance to see over the top  of the veil.

There are bonuses to this arrangement.  The veil hides me well enough that I can reach up and change mouth calls without being seen.  The veil is far enough away from my glasses that they don't fog. 

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Trumpets / Wingbones Forum / Re: Lonzo Tree Yelper

Last post by Meleagris gallopavo - Today at 08:33:01 AM

I have the Davis and tree yelper from Lon.  They're great!


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