So we have talked about the strangest place what about the prettiest place that you can remember. Mine was early morning on a hardwood ridge as the sun was just hitting the top. I look out the end of the ridge and I see this beautiful strutter coming right through the new blooming buttercups. He strutted all the way up to 20 yds. after the shot I just sat a was amazed at the beauty and realized how lucky I was to experience such a morning. P.S. I will be back on that ridge in a few weeks. ;D
Gobbler Slough, Greene Co. Alabama
HC
(http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii45/Hardcoreturkhunter/261b8ef5.jpg)
In the Ozark mountains next to the White River in AR. Also one that sticks in my mind was the river bottoms of the Tombigbee river in AL.
Quote from: Shotgun on February 25, 2011, 11:50:33 PM
Also one that sticks in my mind was the river bottoms of the Tombigbee river in AL.
I can relate, Gobbler Slough (my fav) is a back water of the Tombigbee River, beautiful country no doubt.
HC
I can think of a couple. I killed a gobbler in a field of purple flowers. I don't know what the flowers are called but it was beautiful. My first Osceola in the Swamps of FL in a huge Oak Hammock. In a beautiful Hardwood bottom in MS (Thanks Robin). There are many more I can remember. Not many ugly places that I hunt turkeys in the spring.
TRKYHTR
My favorite places to hunt turkeys are the Black Hills NF of Wyoming and the Pine Ridge in Nebraska. This pic was taken a few years ago in the Pine Ridge.
[attachment deleted by admin]
The prettiest place, hmmm.......... I am going to have to say one I killed 2 springs ago, on opening morning. It rained for a week. The water was 3 - 4 feet deep where it was normally dry ground. I pattled down a 4 wheeler trail that heads to a ridge. It was 2 turkeys gobbling that morning one on this ridge and one on another about 250 yards away. I realized I couldn't get any closer to the ridge. So I just sat in the boat thinking what to do. This turkey had stopped gobbling, I think I scaird him. I yelped a few times to see if he would answer, nothing, but the turkey behind me was hammering at every yelp. I was parked in some pine trees that was about 6 feet tall, and the water was about 3 feet deep. All off a sudden it sounded like a helicopter crash landing in a Live Oak tree above my head. The turkey flew the 250 yards and lit above my boat. I raised my gun and rolled him out in the water.................Never thought that would have ever happened!
Nebraska river bottom!
The bird in the picture under my user name on this post ,only because it was the first bird I ever killed on my own property
I love the beauty of the Black Hills, but the absolute prettiest place I've killed gobblers is in southwest Colorado in the shadow of the San Juan mountains.
(http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n248/tjnelson6/Turkey%20Hunting%202007/IMG_2151.jpg)
Eastern TN. Oh wait...I got skunked hunting there!
But is was beautiful!
NE was very pretty in the Pine Hills.
Western Oklahoma, with the china berry thickets, sage brush, rolling sand hills and blooming sand plum thickets.
southern tier of NY it will surprise you :happy0064:
eastern ky. tag out each year and it's all pretty in the spring
I can't think of a bad place to be honest! Anytime outside in the spring is a blessing in-deed!
Wess
The one in my avatar is probably my favorite. Southern Illinois.
Eastern Wyoming...
DIY on public land, camping, great hunt!
[attachment deleted by admin]
Right outside Durango, Colorado in the San Juans......even though I've yet to hunt an "ugly" place. :you_rock:
a beautiful white oak ridge over looking a bay on the hudson river in Catskill NY
in an awesome pine flat in Bama...big tall 16 year old trees with hardly any undergrowth at all. still had that early morning brownish light.
although had some real pretty areas here in TN over the past 10 years.
A lot of awesome sounding locals, how about pics to go with the descriptions & stories guys.
Quotea beautiful white oak ridge over looking a bay on the hudson river in Catskill NY
I would love to see this one, sounds amazing. :icon_thumright: :icon_thumright:
HC
We have a small green field that is completely ringed with purple wisteria covering the trees. I am sure it is an old home place but no house remains. The day I killed a bird in that field the wisteria was in full bloom and the wheat and oats were still green. Should have taken a picture there but didn't have camera with me.
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2003/2189568405_c1003315b0_z.jpg?zz=1)
Its kinda like talking my wife into something, The worst I ever had was fantastic,
but he is a pretty place or two.
(http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v4341/77/125/654421520/n654421520_2570155_5560022.jpg)
(http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v2385/77/125/654421520/n654421520_2104881_6171.jpg)
(http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v2385/77/125/654421520/n654421520_2112132_4495.jpg)
Hardwood ridge in the Blue Ridge Mountains.
A hardwood bottom that had about 25 or so dogwoods trees in it in full bloom and i killed the gobbler under one of the dogwoods.
There is no way I could pick one place.....
Guess I will settle on my favorite 3 public land spots...
Black Hills of South Dakota...
(http://i874.photobucket.com/albums/ab306/deerhunt19882/180216_1577747005508_1290600084_31351720_4673280_n.jpg)
Florida Swamps....
(http://i874.photobucket.com/albums/ab306/deerhunt19882/untitled-1.jpg)
(http://i874.photobucket.com/albums/ab306/deerhunt19882/florida2.jpg)
Missouri ozarks...
(http://i874.photobucket.com/albums/ab306/deerhunt19882/mo.jpg)
when you are standing on the head of a big gobbler every place is beautiful :icon_thumright:
Quote from: VAHUNTER on February 26, 2011, 06:24:39 PM
when you are standing on the head of a big gobbler every place is beautiful :icon_thumright:
:icon_thumright: :icon_thumright:
In a dry branch of Fisheating creek{south florida}with the purple iris in bloom and filtered light shining through 100+ year old cypress.
Woodland Creek, Kent County Maryland.
1. Bankhead National Forest in Alabama, home to the original strain of eastern wild turkey ,always been here since the lord put them there .96,000 acres of management area with 100 plus year old hardwoods in the canyons and ridges,absolutely beautiful,but there isn't any turkey there now.
2.Tombigbee River.Pickens County,Alabama
3.Talladega National Forest
4. A swamp in Greene Co,Alabama near Snoddy.
5.Coosa Co,Swamp Creek
6.Skyline Management area in Alabama
7.Anywhere in Tennessee or Alabama.
Quote from: Amishboy on February 26, 2011, 01:49:39 PM
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2003/2189568405_c1003315b0_z.jpg?zz=1)
:agreed: :agreed:
Not tellin' where this is, but some of you will figure it out!
(http://i794.photobucket.com/albums/yy227/moses25roman/Mobile%20Uploads/1275435263.jpg)
I think when I was up at 8,000 feet in New Mexico in 07.this year going up to 10,000 ft and I'm going to make sure I have the camera in the vest as I missed taking some pics of some beautiful country.
(http://i462.photobucket.com/albums/qq342/SHERRELL-44/Autumn-GalleryPlayer-1.jpg)
Here is the prettiest country i have ever hunted turkey in.
(http://i1032.photobucket.com/albums/a408/HUNTERING/IMG_0003.jpg)
(http://i1032.photobucket.com/albums/a408/HUNTERING/IMG_0002.jpg)
(http://i1032.photobucket.com/albums/a408/HUNTERING/IMG_0001-1.jpg)
(http://i1032.photobucket.com/albums/a408/HUNTERING/DSCN2580-1.jpg)
This is in crawford nebraska.
Texas south of San Antoino 2001
(http://i999.photobucket.com/albums/af118/ccarterjh/2-27-201133330PM.jpg)
The mountains of TN. Good ole Rocky Top. :icon_thumright:
(http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff268/buck_hunter21/Turkey%20Hunting%202010/DSC00109.jpg)
I killed a brute of an Eastern on top of a small ozark moutain in 2003. Fog was set in and visibility was only about 30-40yds. The tom appeared against the white fog background in full strut. I'll never forget the sight
(http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg220/fiveyear/377.jpg)
About twenty feet to the left I got my first Longbeard Osceola and twenty feet to the right is a pretty creek.
Arkansas Ozark Mountains at the Buffalo National River- God's Country ;)
1995- Last hunt in Arkansas
(http://i999.photobucket.com/albums/af118/shad309/Turkey%20calls/Untitled-1-2-2.jpg)
1984- 1st bird
(http://i999.photobucket.com/albums/af118/shad309/Turkey%20calls/06011.jpg)
This is a hard one to answer. I grew up hunting in Eastern Kentucky which is beautiful but now I hunt amongst the Dogwoods of South Alabama. My vote goes to Conecuh Co Alabama.
John
Foggy morning on the edge of a South Central Florida oak hammock.
The prettiest country I've been blessed to hunt was near Washingtonville, Pa. Hunted up there a few years back witha a good friend. Very pretty place!
Nice pictures...cool thread guys...
Quote from: guesswho on February 28, 2011, 08:09:27 PM
Foggy morning on the edge of a South Central Florida oak hammock.
It dont get no better then that. Took some pictures last time I was at my place when I saw this thread.
Called one up for my brother right here last year.
(http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o260/fishbrooks16/trail1.jpg)
(http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o260/fishbrooks16/trail2.jpg)
Theres a big oak hammock at the end of this trail. My sanctuary is at the end of that trail. Truely untouched woods.
(http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o260/fishbrooks16/trail3.jpg)
The Allengeny mountains in PA. Even though the grand river river bottoms I hunt here in Ohio are really pretty when every thing is greening up.
Thanks for the pictures Swamp-bird. Thats one thing I do miss about not living in Florida anymore.
I ain't telling where, but in South Alabama.
I am in a club with a large lease and only 6 members. It joins every members private land. Anyway, I was on the lease and I hear this gobbler hammering up on my place. Normally turkeys never roost on mine, just go there in the middle of the day to strut. I drove around and walked up to the edge of my fields - 15 acres - and now I hadn't been over there since it had warmed up --- the red and white clover was bright and about shin high maybe a little higher. The field he was roosted by has 5 huge mushrooming red oaks spread out through it and I set up behind two where I could see between them. The gobbler flew down at the edge of the field opposite me 5 acres away at 5:50. He strutted and gobbled across that field until 11:00. By that time 10 hens had joined him and another gobbler is coming in from the left. Finally at 12:45, the gobbler that flew down at daylight got to what I thought was 35 yards and shook the ground double gobbling. I putted at him and he stretched his head out and I rolled him. Stood up and lasered him 47 yards. That was the first gobbler I ever killed after being on him so long and the first I had killed on that property.
The red and white clover mixed with that gobbler strutting and gobbling for 7 hours is unmatched in my book. I was numb from the waist down and so hungry I thought I was gonna die, but the 11 inch beard and 1 3/8 inch spurs were worth it! That turkey will probably always be my favorite and helped me pick out where to build my house. That was the first time I realized truly how beautiful my place is!
Daman
Town of Riddleton, Smith County, Tennessee.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v483/peytoncreekhunter/IMGP0003.jpg)
(http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh220/OldGobbler1/Osceola%201/thspookyosceolaswamp.jpg) small pic , but you get the drift -(http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh220/OldGobbler1/Osceola%201/th317eff-1.jpg)
South Florida Everglades hunting
(http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh220/OldGobbler1/Osceola%201/DSC03503-1.jpg)
(http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh220/OldGobbler1/Osceola%201/DSC03507.jpg)\
Ill look for some more pics