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General Forum / Re: Gizzard Stones

Last post by cwhitfield96 - Today at 12:56:37 PM

Looking to do this. For most turkeys would a 20 ml jar work or should I get 30 ml ?

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General Forum / Re: Word Association Game

Last post by RutnNStrutn - Today at 12:51:39 PM

Jane

#3

General Forum / Re: Missouri trip with the boy...

Last post by ybuck - Today at 12:46:13 PM

extremly nice!
fantastic photo.
congratulations!!!

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General Forum / Re: Barrel cut down?

Last post by 10th Legionaire - Today at 12:35:29 PM

I'm struggling with the same thing, can't find a 21" Remchoke 20 gauge barrel. I've gotten several recommendations for Rose Action Sports in Pembroke, KY for a cut and rethread.

I spoke with Mr. Rose about it and emailed him a photo with the dimensions of the barrel. Based on that he's pretty sure it has enough meat to cut/thread for Remchokes. I'm not excited about the possibility of Tru Chokes.

[Jim, that could be one reason the vid guys do it. Just so silly really. I have thought it was because hunting is really NOT a spectator sport, its mostly boring unless one is there involved in it. So I thought the b-roll safety shot was to wake up the viewer to sort of say..."Hey wake up, we're gonna kill this thing."]

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General Forum / Re: Taking the safety off...sp...

Last post by GobbleNut - Today at 12:31:51 PM

As for the videos regularly showing "B-roll" segments of a close-up of the hunter clicking off the safety right before the trigger pull, I always more or less chuckle at those video cuts to show that...and ask "why?". I know darn well that pretty much every one of those fellows clicked that safety off long before that "cut" to show it!  Of course, I know the "why" is because of the long-time idea of selling safety consciousness to hunters that seems to be a standard practice in just about all hunting videos.

Jim, that could be one reason the vid guys do it. Just so silly really. I have thought it was because hunting is really NOT a spectator sport, its mostly boring unless one is there involved in it. So I thought the b-roll safety shot was to wake up the viewer to sort of say..."Hey wake up, we're gonna kill this thing."  

Good point! ...Maybe that's the REAL purpose... 

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Team Longbeards 2024 / Re: Where?

Last post by ruination - Today at 12:27:58 PM

Day 2

Set up in the field where I saw the gobblers.  Not my normal MO, but I was ready to be patient.

Pair of gobblers start sounding off 300 yards away.  Not too surprising, but further than I hoped.  They acknowledge my presence, but not much else.  They start working away.  That's okay, I'm in it for the long haul.

An hour and some soft yelping later a turkey sounds off 150 yards behind me.  I give a few more soft yelps and he cuts me off.  No joke this turkey proceeded to gobble with 1 second intervals for the next 150 yards.  It took about 5 minutes, you do the math.  If the gobbles weren't enough I eventually could hear him spit in-between every gobble.  There was very little surprise when he joined me in the field.  He immediately stuck his head up as high as it  would go and I decided the game was up.  Dropped him at 25 yards.  1lb less and a broken spur means he isn't scoring higher.  But a nice bird with a double beard none the less.  This would be my first season with multiple birds and my first out of state bird.


Jersey has zones and my two tags were for two different zones unfortunately.  So back to scouting in the afternoon.  Managed to roost some birds for the next day right on the edge of private on a small piece.

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2024 Killer B's / Re: Killer B's Harvest Thread

Last post by Meleagris gallopavo - Today at 12:22:55 PM

2nd bird

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General Forum / Re: Taking the safety off...sp...

Last post by GobbleNut - Today at 12:22:53 PM

You can get away with ALOT more on Rios and Merriams than you will Easterns or Osceola birds.

This statement is worth mentioning again for those who have never hunted Merriam's gobblers (or Gould's). In general, they are much more tolerant of movement and are much slower to react to it.  I have seen exceptions to this statement, but those instances have been very rare.

Regarding Rio's, my experience is that they are kind-of intermediate in their reaction time between Easterns and Merriam's.  I have had them flush immediately when close and alarmed...and I have also seen them hesitate a bit longer.

Easterns, in particular, are a different breed in their lack of tolerance for any kind of movement or unexpected noise when they are close, though.  Screw up on an Eastern when he is close...and he will be gone in an instant in most cases.  Of course, there are always exceptions to the rules when engaging any of the subspecies "up close and personal".   

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Turkey Gun Sights & Optics / Re: Hawke Vantage Turkey Scope

Last post by gobblerguide - Today at 12:12:26 PM

I have a Nikon Turkey Pro Mossy Oak I have never used if someone wants it,they are very hard to find.absolutely like new.

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Pot Calls Forum / Re: Cody Calls

Last post by The Baron - Today at 12:11:06 PM

That's great news.  Doesn't look like they have a website anymore, but I found their page on facebook.  Thanks!