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#31

General Forum / Re: Franchi Affinity 3 20ga st...

Last post by Poconodoghunter - Today at 05:32:52 PM

The 12 guage stock pistol grip will fit u need to shim it and its not as nice as factory,but im here to tell u it works.
Good luck

#32

General Forum / Re: Franchi Affinity 3 20ga st...

Last post by sswv - Today at 05:07:01 PM

no word back from FLGobstopper so I'm bring this post back up. Anyone know of such an item please get in touch with me.

thanks in advance

#33

2025 Killer B's / Re: New season right around th...

Last post by Tom007 - Today at 04:45:43 PM

Can't wait for this season gentlemen! My apologies for not being more active last year. In late April of 2024, I had a week that I can only hope of replicating one day, where everywhere I went, the turkeys were "right" and I had no mishaps. Well since then, everything that could go wrong, has gone wrong.

In May of '24, I had messes with two different rental cars in Colorado, one that lead to sleeping on the mountain in sub freezing temperatures, the other rolled over in a ditch. The following week, the front left tire of my truck sheered off going 60 down the highway when I was 3 hours from Mississippi on my way back home from a successful hunt in Michigan.

Last year, with respect to turkeys, I could not hardly find a gobbling turkey anywhere I went across multiple states. Just bad timing. Despite that, it was enjoyable in a "gotta laugh at yourself for being snakebit" kinda way. Was able to kill a couple late in season in Mississippi, and one in Colorado. That was up until mid May went I went to the Indian reservation in North Dakota. Was able to kill 2 turkeys, but when I made it back to the rental car my last night, someone had busted out all the windows. I rented through Turo, and the host was kind, but it was an ordeal with both time and money. That didn't stop me from going to Utah Memorial Day weekend, where I ended the season on a miss, then found out I had scratched that rental on the mountain and the body shop was price gouging the host 

I somehow still have insurance, but hoping for a less stressful (and less finanically crippling lol) turkey season this year. I hope everyone is doing well and being safe in this weather. Essentially iced in here in North Mississippi. Can't wait to hear about y'alls plans this Spring!

No worries my friend. It's hard to follow that MVP season you had a few ago. We know it will all come together on any given day. Gonna be fun!

#34

General Forum / Re: Name No States

Last post by Tom007 - Today at 04:42:36 PM

I do not experience as much hunter pressure as many of us on the forum and have a different feeling on what I saw in Trent's video. First off, he saw the truck pull up in the dark, pull a short distance past  his, but still park too close to him. I believe she should have drove past at least a half mile or more to park. Second, he had to whistle, and flash his light to her in the dark. At that point, she should have left. 3rd, while he was working his Tom, she appeared to be "stalking" towards the strutter. Trent whistled her away again, but she looped back into his set-up. This to me is a bit much, this sport requires safe-space and common sense ethics while pursuing and calling in turkeys. Ethical buffers must be adhered to to make things safe, fun, and successful. This is just my feelings and how I play the game. I do know it is tough to navigate popular public lands, thus these guidelines regarding ethics are of paramount importance to all involved. It would be a good thing for Donna to join this great forum to learn from the great fraternity here.

I preface these remarks by stating that I wrote all of this up before eggshell's last post. (His focus on the safety issues but otherwise note the similarities)

I agree with you about all of this Tom...and if everybody that decided to hunt spring gobblers would come to OG, perhaps they would hit the woods with a better understanding of what is expected of them from OUR perspective regarding those ethical and safety issues you mention above. However, I suspect Donna had no clue about any of that and was merely approaching the hunt in the same way she probably approaches deer, elk, or whatever else she might pursue.

Although you and I...and most other folks here...play the game based on those ethics and safety issues, there are still plenty of people that have taken up spring gobbler hunting that have no clue as to those concepts.

Here's what I would bet went on in Donna's mind: First off, if she lives in the area, she was probably aware that there were a bunch of turkeys there...and had already made plans to hunt that spot. In addition, she had most likely hunted there in the past and probably felt some sense of "proprietorship" about hunting there. Although she drove past Trent's truck, she probably thought nothing about it. Her thought was probably one of "Gee, I wish nobody else was here, but there are a bunch of turkeys here and, even though there is somebody else around, maybe I can get lucky and kill a gobbler anyway."

I would bet she probably did not have a turkey call, or if she did it was secondary to trying to stalk the turkeys (which is pretty obviously what she was doing). I'll give her credit for backing out after Trent whistled at her, but again her thought process was probably "I'll just hang around here and see what happens. Maybe a gobbler will come by me".  I doubt she ever contemplated the safety issues involved in that.

The above may vary a bit in the thought process, but based on my (and I would bet other's) experiences), I can tell you that there are plenty of people out here in this part of the country that hunt spring gobblers that way. They hear a gobble and try to sneak up on it and kill it...anybody else in the area be damned. That mindset of "It's public land and I have as much right to that gobbler as you do...and if I can get to him first, well, that's just too bad for you" is prevalent. 

It is an unfortunate reality that we must deal with...   

Amen my brother, well said

#35

General Forum / Re: Name No States

Last post by deerhunt1988 - Today at 04:27:12 PM

What about this wild thought......you go hunting. You work hard - challenge yourself and your skill. That gives you satisfaction. The end

Solicitating likes from strange men is a bit odd.

Hunt for the hunt. Not attention from others.

Loose lips sink ships

Boom.

Gotta boost that ego with the likes and subscribes though. Those little dopamine hits! Its a mental illness.

#36

General Forum / Re: Iowa non resident draw sta...

Last post by nybowhunter - Today at 04:17:36 PM

The few times I've applied in Iowa for spring turkey I've only been able to draw with 1 point.

Also pay attention to the turkey zones, they're different from the deer zones and they both use the same set of numbers.

#37

General Forum / Re: TSS prices will go up soon

Last post by nybowhunter - Today at 04:12:16 PM

I was able to work a deal with someone going from 12 ga to 20 ga and now have enough 12 ga for many future turkey seasons to come. I'm not sure I'd continue to buy anymore expensive than it already is.

#38

General Forum / Re: What do you plan on adding...

Last post by nybowhunter - Today at 04:09:16 PM

I'm going from a vest last season to a fanny pack for this season to see if I can keep a little more mobile for run and gun hunting. Also trying to keep the calls to a select few so I can get more proficient with what I'm taking afield with me.

#39

General Forum / Re: The Wet Foot Issue

Last post by eggshell - Today at 03:51:07 PM

Someone tell Crow that wet suites weren't made for turkey hunting. I think he's confused about which side we're trying to keep the moisture on.

#40

General Forum / Re: The Wet Foot Issue

Last post by YoungGobbler - Today at 03:46:35 PM

I always hunt turkeys with rubber boots since it's muddy and wet where I hunt. And if it's raining then it's waterproof, raingear coat and pants.