Stopped by my favorite field that I can't hunt this morning. Had a couple of gobblers following a couple of hens. They were on the far side of the field and had just come out of the woods. The big gobbler was shock gobbling and gobbling to the hens yelping. I got out my diaphragm, and started yelping and cutting. He loved it!! He was hammering out the gobbles!! :gobble: :gobble: :gobble: :icon_thumright:
But, as often happens, the boss hen didn't like my yelping whatsoever. She led the boys back into the woods. Here's some of the better pics. They aren't the best quality because I was at the extreme range of my zoom. It was still an awesome morning. Seeing that strutter and having him gobble repeatedly at my calls. Man, I am so ready for this season to start!!! :you_rock:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/RutnNStrutn/gobbler12b.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/RutnNStrutn/gobbler12c.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/RutnNStrutn/gobbler12d.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/RutnNStrutn/gobbler12e.jpg)
GREAT PICS!!!
great morning to be out it looks like.
Nice pics!
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:drool: That will the the blood pumping!! Great pics!!
Great Pictures! I cant wait till March 15th! Thanks for the teasers! :you_rock: :icon_thumright: :you_rock: :icon_thumright: :you_rock: :icon_thumright:
Thanks for the pictures to get me going even more. Why can't you hunt this field? Need tennis shoes? ;).
nice pics,thanks for sharing!
It was cold in Lake County this morning!
Nice pics!
Cool. Hard to think spring when it is 5 degrees in the morning.
Nice!!
great pics thanks for sharing
:drool: :drool: :drool: Sweet pics!
Quote from: Shellwaster on February 12, 2012, 12:21:39 PM
Thanks for the pictures to get me going even more. Why can't you hunt this field? Need tennis shoes? ;).
Yeah, that's it!! :lol:
Nah, the field, and the field across the street, as well as the orange groves next to it are landlocked in a sea of houses. The guy that owns has a couple of horses in that field, and cows in the one across the street. The turkeys roost in the woods, and make circuits between the fields and the groves. The owner feeds the turks and they will stand 5 feet away from him while he tosses feed to them. But if anyone else even stops and walks up to the fence, they head for the woods in a hurry. (I know, I've tried it. :lol: ) Anyway, the guy has been asked by dozens of people over the years if they can hunt the birds, and he always says no.
Actually, I'm glad he doesn't. These birds are 3 minutes from my fire station, and give me year round photo ops, and I get to watch them and call to them and listen to gobbles in the spring. :icon_thumright: I've been watching these birds for 15 years. If I shot one of them I'd feel like I was killing a friend.
Quote from: wisconsinteacher on February 12, 2012, 02:00:53 PM
Cool. Hard to think spring when it is 5 degrees in the morning.
It was 29 this morning with a 10 MPH wind when I took those pics. Didn't stop the big boy from gobbling his brains out!! :gobble: :gobble: :gobble: :icon_thumright:
Nice!
Very Nice that will get the blood pumping for sure.
Quote from: RutnNStrutn on February 12, 2012, 03:40:20 PM
I've been watching these birds for 15 years. If I shot one of them I'd feel like I was killing a friend.
How do you know unless you tried it? You can find new friends. :TooFunny:
I'd probably feel the same way if I had year round access to watching birds do there thang. (But only if I was told I couldnt hunt them.)
Quote from: handcannon on February 12, 2012, 04:13:24 PM(But only if I was told I couldnt hunt them.)
;) :icon_thumright:
Great pics Jim. :icon_thumright: :icon_thumright:
Maybe the land owner would let you take a few pics up close, that would be cool.
HC
Quote from: Hardcore on February 12, 2012, 05:16:47 PMMaybe the land owner would let you take a few pics up close, that would be cool.
I've seriously been contemplating that the last couple of years. I've thought about asking him for permission to access his land so I could set up a pop up blind and dekes, then film the gang when they came out to play. I could probably get incredible pics and videos!!
Quote from: RutnNStrutn on February 12, 2012, 09:23:34 AM
Stopped by my favorite field that I can't hunt this morning. Had a couple of gobblers following a couple of hens. They were on the far side of the field and had just come out of the woods. The big gobbler was shock gobbling and gobbling to the hens yelping. I got out my diaphragm, and started yelping and cutting. He loved it!! He was hammering out the gobbles!! :gobble: :gobble: :gobble: :icon_thumright:
But, as often happens, the boss hen didn't like my yelping whatsoever. She led the boys back into the woods. Here's some of the better pics. They aren't the best quality because I was at the extreme range of my zoom. It was still an awesome morning. Seeing that strutter and having him gobble repeatedly at my calls. Man, I am so ready for this season to start!!! :you_rock:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/RutnNStrutn/gobbler12b.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/RutnNStrutn/gobbler12c.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/RutnNStrutn/gobbler12d.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v476/RutnNStrutn/gobbler12e.jpg)
WOW those are some awesome pictures buddy!! We've got about 5 inch of snow on the ground and boy I'm wishing for warmer days and birds gobbling! These pictures are making it worse!!! Thanks for sharing them!
:drool:
Great pics and my blood is near boiling
Nice pics Jim, Where exactly did you say that was? :z-guntootsmiley:
Quote from: RutnNStrutn on February 12, 2012, 09:23:34 AM
Stopped by my favorite field that I can't hunt this morning.
I refuse to torture myself like that...