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There was a big strutter gobbling his head off in the field below my house this morning. First one in Northern WI that I have seen!
I got set up on one this morning and had him answering good but he flew down across a small river and got blasted!
Quote from: dublelung on March 23, 2017, 08:35:36 PM
I got set up on one this morning and had him answering good but he flew down across a small river and got blasted!
That sucks, I hate it when that happens. I hunt on public land, happens here a lot, I hate it even more when you got one working his way in and he meets his maker before he gets to you.
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Went out yesterday moring to listen for some gobbling at one of my hot spots. Heard 3 or 4 different gobblers. Due to a tree across the road I got there about a hour after fly down. Gonna atleast make one more trip there before season starts.
I observed a flock of 80-100 non huntable Rios this am, very vocal a lot of gobblers and Jake's fighting, strutting and gobbling at the drop of a hat in Colorado.
3 gobblers choose large green on a golf course near our house to strut their stuff in front of at least 10 hens. A duffed 3 iron shot would've done the trick!
Turkeys gobbling at noon today. I don't know if I can make it 2 more weeks
I can hear 5 toms from my deck this morning. I can hear them from inside my house! 11 days!
Called up a longbeard at noon sitting at the same tree that I killed my first gobbler around 15 yrs ago. He wasn't wasting any time coming in but I got a little anxious and pulled the trigger a little too soon and off he flew to live another day. Need to get me one of them there rangefinders or maybe just bring my 223 next time lol. Found a red fox den there were either 3 or 4 little ones running and what not around it. Probably will be my most memorable hunt of the season.
That sounds like a fine morning even without the flop!
Those 40lb birds look alot closer than they are compared to normal sized ones
they sure do ;D
Had 5 or 6 birds gobbling around me this morning. I heard hens going to every gobbler I heard. Around 930 or so I was on my way back to camp to look for morels. On the way there a well tender that's a buddy of mine stopped me and told me he scared 2 long beards that were in the middle of road when he was going down in to check the pumpjack at the camp. I figured he was just messing with me. We bs'd for about 30 min or so. I got to the area were he said he seen them. I had very little confidence there was a gobbler there. So I go out on the point and did a yelp on my hot hen slate and had one cut me off I was shocked, to say the least. I worked this bird for 1 hour and 30 min or so before I was able to pull the trigger on him. He was just a typical 2 yr old bird but it was sure fun working him. This season is sure starting out awesome for me Called in a bird the first 2 days which is first for me. Still got 1 more tag left and the only way its getting filled is if its a big old gobbler. Good luck to yall.
Sounds like you've got plenty to choose from. Get us a big un for the contest. (after your scale comes in lol)
Well guys, that is it for me here in Fla. For the first time in a number of years I will have to have tag soup. Good luck to everyone still hunting.
Joe
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Bird down! More to come when I get pics uploaded!
Quote from: docost99 on April 24, 2017, 12:06:58 PM
Bird down! More to come when I get pics uploaded!
congrats
Went out yesterday the wind was blowing pretty good and it was raining temp was in the low 50s. I forgot my jacket at the house forgot my mouth calls. I had a slate call on a rainy day and no jacket lol. I figured it was a good day to do some scouting from the vehicle and it paid off I found an area with a lot of turkey sign and heard some gobbling. Around 10 I get a call from my buddy asking me when am I going to bring my new 223 over and let him shoot a few rounds. I called it quits and decided to go to my buddies house and test a few loads that I was loading up.
Fast forward to this morning. Alarm goes off at 430. I get up and tell myself today's the day. It was raining and temps in the low 50s and the wind was blowing already. So I grab an extra pair of clothes 2 jackets, my mouth calls and even a push pin call that I haven't used in a few years, I was on a roll no weather besides a thunderstorm was going to keep my out of the woods. I arrive at the spot just before daylight. It was just light enough to see and a few start gobbling way off. I look up and notice there is a double rainbow in the sky now I was really thinking a longbeard was gonna die. After 15 minutes I decided to walk out to this point and call some as I walking to the back of my vehicle to get my gun I spook a gobbler that wasnt 10 yds away from me. Was not expecting that.
Figured this has to be a good area. Got my gun case open and realized I forgot to put my shotgun back in the case, cant say the words I said but I decided to take the 223 only had 1 round for it and figured thats 1 dead bird. Anyways I got to the point and yelped with my push pin call. No responce waited 10 min and did the same still no responce. Thought I heard something behind me I turn around slowly and nothing was there while I was turning my head back to look down the hill 2 longbeards just came around the knob 35 yds away. They knew something was up and they turned around and started to walk back around the knob. So I shoulder the gun and put the crosshairs in the middle of ones back bam down he went the other one flew off. I jump up and He flops down over the flat. I get there and he is no where to be found. There was feathers and blood I followed the blood trail 50 yds or so then no more blood or feathers. I looked 4 hours for him but never found him. Pretty mad at myself right now.
S.w. Colorado has not many hens but lots of gobblers gobbling but not coming to calls, central Colorado still has flocked Turkey's.
Heading out in a few looks like its gonna be a great day for some turkey hunting. Yall have a good one.
Quote from: WV TURKEY THUG on April 28, 2017, 05:04:28 AM
Heading out in a few looks like its gonna be a great day for some turkey hunting. Yall have a good one.
Don't forget your shotgun! :fud: :toothy12:
Best of luck to you. My season only lasts 3 more days and it appears at least 2 of those will be crappy weather.
I did see where our team mate Ocsar killed a fine triple beard and entered it in a different forum contest, hopefully he'll get it posted over here.
Couldn't ask for better weather this morning. The birds were not gobbling very good on the roost. Heard 3 or so but they only gobbled a few times and shut up. Had a couple jakes come in around 830 or so. Around 10 I heard one really fired up but couldn't figure out where the heck he was at due to noise from heavy equipment he was even triple gobbling. That's one thing I dislike about public land in WV atleast the public land I hunt. There ain't a single holler without a road in it leading to a pumpjack or something anymore. It's basically a poachers paradise you could road "hunt" all day long and never go down the same road twice. Gonna head out tomorrow morning and try and find a lonely longbeard. Got 2 more weeks left Good luck to the ones still hunting and don't forget to double check your equipment before you leave lol.
Well that's it for me for the year. Today was the last day of the MS season. I went this morning but did not connect. Doesn't look like I will get to go out of state this year either. Good luck to everyone still huntin.
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Yep, it's a wrap for me. It's back to catching coyotes and remodeling an old house trailer we bought for a river camp. Y'all wear em out!
Went out this morning and didn't hear a single gobble. I think the 20 mph winds had something to do with it lol.
Quote from: WV TURKEY THUG on May 02, 2017, 03:06:24 PM
Went out this morning and didn't hear a single gobble. I think the 20 mph winds had something to do with it lol.
I think you're the only team mate we have hunting. Hang in there with them!
Gonna head out in a few. Weather doesn't look too good but you can't kill them on the couch.
I tagged out yesterday. Got 3 birds fired up about 745am. Got set up, and worked them for 2 hours before they made their appearance.
8.5" beard
3/4" spurs
15.17 pounds
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Congrats. :icon_thumright:
Congratulations to you Aaron!
Connected with a longbeard this morning. Will have pics posted in a few hours or so
Hello Fella's
Apologise for not posting a little more. Turkey season opened here in Ontario April 25th. I generally don't hunt for myself the first little bit as I work hard at getting my dad a couple turkeys. He is 77 and his mobility isn't as good as it has been. In short we ended up getting his birds. I have been hunting hard the last week despite the heavy rain and at times snow. Lots of birds but haven't been too receptive to the call as of yet.
But I did find a pair that were receptive to the call and ended up getting a nice tom for the contest. Ill post the pics as soon as I download them from my camera. Don't know the score yet. Spurs were 1 , beard 10" and was 20.54 lbs. Working on my second.
All the best
: congrats to you and your dad!
Congratulations on the Gobblers.
I have had a rough season this year, between areas being closed for training on post and the rain Missouri was a wash. Went to Kansas for a week and had trouble finding birds that weren't pressured and when we did we could only hunt them one day due to the fact their side "roads" turn into ice skating rinks when it rains. My buddy managed to kill one and I managed to miss TWICE. Little harder to judge distance in the wide open compared to the hardwoods. Going back up next week to give it another go.
Good luck
Got em
Hello fellas,
Picked up my second Ontario tom May 30. Working on posting the pics up. Having a little trouble for some reason. Sorry about this.