5:30 first morning, 3/20/21. Had to get pulled out, but did make to location on time. Had a nice week of hunting, called up a bunch of turkeys this week. Only took one last day I hunted. Central Florida(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210529/658e4f5c64ba7e991da57791ef64b91e.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210529/d84fb1846cce55acc7cbd08a52c8358d.jpg)
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Home for a week then to Oklahoma. First morning 7:11 flopped a turkey, of coarse it found some water to flop in. Had to let it hang for a couple hours just to get this pic. They sure are a thing to see soaked in water. (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210529/470518cc6edc528246c78d554c36f228.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210529/883f575011fa9b2a8b5a0d6db93737ca.jpg)
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Not a great start but looks like you finished very well. Congrats!
Went to a different WMA in Oklahoma and the second day there ran into several turkeys. Actually was in Jake's all morning until a little after 1:00 I found this one. (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210529/cdbca7d554b0df9934499b70a072a484.jpg)
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Nice birds. I'll bet there were some 4 letter expletives being thrown around
at 5:30am that first morning in Florida!
Back home, but 19 hours of driving and I slept in on the first day of Virginia season. Second day I had to return the rental truck and was in a big hurry to get out of the woods as the women was waiting at the rental place. Sad tailgate picture!
Second trip to Virginia I enjoyed my woods time a little more. (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210529/7a31d0827a729764fb6b5b6c3cb24a1d.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210529/848ad2e48bc309c65f402259a547d72e.jpg)
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Then WV season. Missed one the first day, he snuck up on my hard left and I just plain out shot over him. He was tight to me.
Second day found one later as I was covered up in other hunters. This turkey would gobble then run the other direction. I stopped calling and followed him for 250 yards when he stopped, gobbled for 10 minutes, turned around and backtracked himself. I never made a call after he started running. (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210529/66dba5255b2a950c29d6c0b8f525d678.jpg)
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Got my son out for a day, it's hard to get him to go anymore.
Showing off my Old Boney patch(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210529/188040ee6087149392442f5fc109af40.jpg)
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A couple weeks went by and I went back to the spot I missed the one on the first day. Turkeys were still flocked together, this time I didn't miss. (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210529/4bc51d40776ebd9d06165d597942b496.jpg)
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I had a lot of fun, hunted hard, probably harder than any other spring.
Would have loved to went and tried to find a Merriam's but, it just wasn't meant to be.
Seen more people in the WV woods than ever before, typically I see very few people. By the second day I had seen a seasons worth of hunters.
Oklahoma was a blast. I seen a 8 point buck on 4/3 that still had both horns attached. Seen several coyotes and a couple porcupines. Also found a few mushrooms after cleaning a bird.
I meant some guys from Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama. The Florida guy is on here as JJ from FL I think. All the guys I spoke with were real nice guys. Seen license plates from all over the country.
Hunted in 40 mile an hour winds on day one, day two 40-50 winds and 38 degrees. I almost froze and did call the day after setting in the truck to warm up. Day three was almost perfect.
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The mud puddle ordeal was something. My buddies 4 wheel drive was broke, so we took my 2 wheel drive rental. Got to that mud puddle and I asked, left, right, middle? Middle was a mistake, should have been on the right.
Laid down in the water to hook up a rope, I was very wet. When done changed into a new set of clothes and off we went. The return trip through we had no trouble on the right side, but I sure didn't like it.
Congrats on a good season
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Congratulations on an awesome season
4/3 at my first spot I pinned for a turkey location I see this scouting...
Then realize it's this...
At another roost location I had pinned, as the gray started to take over the black, I seen a pile of turkeys on the roost. Turned out they were buzzards! But, there were 5-6 turkeys roosted behind them. Hens and a jake, called up the second day 4/7, cold, windy day. (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210529/8833dcb1ecd8213e1b27bcc55a35dedf.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210529/f0364ae2adf9755091dc37552d871e58.jpg)
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Congrats. Sounds like adventure. Gotta love that travelling turkey huntin!
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I really did enjoy it. I'd bet I had over 100 hours of e scouting from my couch. I am glad I did, it worked out really well. Even for the ground in Florida which I have hunted before.
That is as much of the trip as the trip itself. I do understand it, but it is very gratifying to scout an area from 1335 miles away, roll in there and there are turkeys waiting there for you.
Makes me want to go some where next spring brand new, all over again.
Nice job, well done.
I found this to be funny.
BTW, Alex's steak house in Woodward Ok has a good steak. Ate there 3 days in a row, I am a beef eater! (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210529/93538baecce4fa0f5269391ce3217840.jpg)
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Great review of your season! Looks like you had a blast.
Looks like a good season. Congrats!
Thanks All. I did, I had a blast.
Almost glad this spring is over for me. But, after a little break I will be ready to go again in March. I can't wait! Already looking towards a Merriam's to fill my second slam.
Where's the next adventure... Maybe Wyoming?
If you want to go, go. Don't wait until you can't!
Awesome season, Congrats!
You most definitely covered some ground this year. Congratulations man. Maybe we'll bump into one another on the club at some point.
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