I know some guys are still hunting but most are again waiting for next year. Just curious how everyone did. I had a tough year here in southern WV. Very few birds gobbling here and when I did finally call one in I had a primer fail to detonate and couldn't get that next round chambered before he disappeared. Oh well, there's always next year. Hope all did better than me.
Theres still some time left here in the north east. I had an awesome time this spring. I didn't get out as much as I would have like too. I hunted with a good friend in N.Y state on some beautiful land. I'm glad I was able to call one up for him,he rarely gets out. We harvested two mature Toms there, it was great. We had constant action for 4 days. We wound up blowing a couple of setup's as well.
Me and my son doubled in N.J. with 2 great birds, and I was also able too shoot a mature bird in the northen part of the state.
No Pa. season for me this year do to cut backs. Overall it was a safe,happy hunting season with family and good friends.. Lots of yard work and honey do's to catch up on now.
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Pretty well actually. It started off well, a good friend and I went to Kentucky and on opening day he killed a nice bird. Then the first Saturday (Ohio) I killed one he called up, then 4 days later I killed another...tagging out for the season.
As mentioned, the honey do's and other chores that were neglected now need attention. :( but the good news is- it's golf season until deer season! :D
I heard more gobbling this year than i've heard in a long time. It didn't result in a lot of shooting, but I was in the game every hunt and came home happy and safe. I learned a lot and even got to hear a mature hen gobble at me while limb hopping in a tree at mid-day. A great season.
Still have one more trip back to the upper north east but, truthfully, im ready for it to be over.
It was a good year from the beginnings in Tennessee til this point. Saw plenty of birds gobble their last gobble but the accelerated spring has kill and called in numbers slightly down from most seasons between my brother and I.
We worked hard for our birds, those we guided for children and for charity. Incredibly gratifying and worthwhile!
Best year ever for me, because I finished my first Grand Slam. Even without completing the slam, it was an awesome season.
Tougher year for me with the spring being early, and only small chunks of land to hunt... not alot of run and gun action for me. Went to southern ohio and was able to double on longbeards with one of my best friends, so it ended well, learned more this year about birds than i have in the past!! It was a fun but tougher season
My season was pretty good...did not get a bird but this was my first year and I learned allot. I had three solid chances to get a bird...one was a miss and the other two were just mistakes on my part that stopped the tom from getting into a good shooting range.
I was hunting public ground CA and was able to not only locate but be on the birds everyday out but two...so overall I am pleased with what I was able to accomplish. Really learned the terrain of the area I was hunting as well.
I think it set me up for a good season next spring or maybe even this fall.
This year was one of the best for me in quite a while.I started out in KY with a nice bird and called another in for a buddy but he moved at the wrong time and spooked him.Back home to north-central WV i filled both of my tags by the 2nd week,then called in 4 more birds for other friends.All of them were really good birds.
It was a good season for me,I tagged out with 4 mature birs in Tn. And called up 2 for my twelve year old, which he harvested, his first 2 birds ever.
Best year yet. I tagged two Easterns here in north central West Virginia and my first Rio in Kansas.
I had a great trip to TN with some friends. I killed one there. It was tough hunting and those hills kicked my flatlander behind! :z-dizzy: :TooFunny:
I tagged out on opening day at home and took a friend out a week later and called one up for him. That was a thrilling hunt.
I got my heart rate up a few times and got a couple of birds so I call it a great success! :icon_thumright:
I killed 6 in 3 states (2 TN, 3 VA, 1 WV) and called 5 others to the gun to die .. also called in a few more that were missed.. so a pretty good year .. didn't hunt nearly as much as I have in the past ..
Best season I've ever had. Wound up with 10 longbeards in 5 states and completed two public land single season grand slams. We hit the birds perfect in Florida to start off the season. We killed 6 Osceolas in 6 mornings. Next up was MS where I got two and missed two more. Birds shut down real early though thanks to the early spring. The opener in Missouri came up next and I got one..We went back 9 days later to fill our second tags but little gobbling was going on (thanks again early spring!) Kansas was good to me as I got my limit in 3 1/2 days. Then we finished up with our first visit to Nebraska. Got my 3 bird limit there and dad got one too.
It was ok.
Not too good for me.
I am going to have to start looking for some more stomping grounds apparently.
I just filled my 4th and final tag yesterday. Overall, it has been a great season. I also watched my dad kill one and my buddy killed one with me and also missed one.
This year was a tough on in Surry, and Prince George County Va. First morning had 12 birds gobbling on the roost, got setup bout 80 yards from the one in the best position to wack early. Sat 80 yards from this bird till 10:30 in the morning gobbling nonstop at any and every noise and he stayed in the tree. Went to the same farm three days later and heard a whopping 2 birds roosted together. Ended up killing one of those that morning with a 10 inch beard and 3/4 spurs. Went in there a week later and heard his counterpart gobbling in the same island of trees. He flew down straight away from me and crossed the road next to the cutover and entered a horse pasture, slipped all the way around him took about forty five minutes and called him in, an identical twin to the one he has been roosting with. OVerall its been a tough year, and the birds didnt seem to work as well as prior years. oh well now we get to look forward to next year and get everything ready for them again. haha so much work for a month of fun. Now onto my project for the year, fixing a 3" 20 guage for my girl and me to shoot. She says she wants to try it. Haha we will see
Early the season here in my part of Pennsylvania seemed to be pretty good. I killed a nice gobbler the first week and the birds seemed to gobble some. The last couple of weeks it has been very quiet here. I'm having a hard time trying to fill my second tag. I have covered alot of ground "running and gunning" but can't seem to get one fired up. Some may disagree but I think the early spring had them breeding early.
Pretty well, I set out to see my daughter get to harvest her first spring gobbler and she did ;D me on the other hand had a OK season.....only harvested 1 longbeard. My bird was a odd it's beak was deformed and he only weighed 13lbs even though his craw was filled with acorns???. had lots of encounters but no deal closers. Still a day out in the spring woods is better than working always. I am looking forward to next year !!!! redemption on the ones that wouldn't play !. :angry9: