Well I have call this weekend at the paper mill I work at. I have an 8:30 meeting I have to go to, and last year I took advantage by tagging a double beard before my meeting at the public land right next to it. Well Friday I got this nice two year old to dance with me. Was actually hunting a bigger bird and I kept hearing pst.... Pst....
It kept getting closer and I said 'dang that sounds like a spit'..... Didnt think much of it after that cuz it was quite for about 5 mins.... Then I heard pst........... Vrroooommmmm.... For 5 minutes I could hear drumming but couldn't tell where. Then out of my peripherals I are him at 7 yards!!! Walks right in front of me and somehow I almost missed..... Walked back to truck and had an older gentlrman waiting on me. He said 'Nice Bird, you got lucky didn't you'. I kinda smirked and said yeah I guess so....
(http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t32/HoggleGobble/null_zps18efec22.jpg)
Next morning I pull up and his same truck is there.... I walk in, get on a bird, and he comes running!!! Smoked him within about 10 mins of fly down. I walked back out and his truck was still there. I left a feather and a piece of paper that said 'Got lucky again'. There were several cars this morning. I'm sure his blood is boiling by now. Two public land MS birds in two days ain't to shabby! I'm tickled if the season ended today. I have one last call day today so gonna try for a 3 day public land limit!!! It's a long shot, but if it happens, this guy will probably slit my tires on my honda civic! Lol. Today will be a great day, as this is the day he has risen!!!!! All glory and blessings are from him!!!! Hope everyone has a great Easter, and remember who suffered for us so that we can live again!!
Here is pic from the second bird. I caught him napping on this log so thought I would get a selfie with him hanging out!!
(http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t32/HoggleGobble/null_zps715161b0.jpg)
Updated
Well what a blessed weekend. Had to be on call Easter weekend but it ended like a never thought it would. I was kinda sad to have call Easter weekend as I have a 3 year old and a 4 month old, but it is what it is. The Easter bunny was coming but u had a meeting at 8:30 and u have an hr and a half drive every morning. Public land is only a couple miles from the mill. Anywho, killed a bird the first morning, then second morning, then got on this bird the third morning. Came in on a string once I went silent. He gobbled for a good thirty minutes on the ground as I could hear 2 other hunters calling two him. Smoked him at about 10 yards. 3 turkeys in 3 days on Public land feels AWESOME! The birds are on fire in Mississippi boys!! Even got to leave the mill early and the Easter bunny was behind so he actually came as my daughter was napping after church! I woke her up and said 'he I just saw the Easter bunny going down the road!!! Did he not see you this morning? She whimpered and said no.... I said 'Well I just saw him leaving down the road?'. She jumped up and ran in the den and couldn't believe be came. It was just as good or better than the morning... Poor baby girl had to suffer those few hours though but at least I got to see the smile on her face!!! Moral of the story, no matter how upset you may be because of something or circumstances you have, everything happens for a reason and God always has a plan for you even if you may not see it. Have a great week!!!
What's up with these turkeys sleeping while letting me take pics? (My wife thinks I have problems.... That's debatable)
(http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t32/HoggleGobble/null_zps62921e0e.jpg)
Good Job !! Congrats
Congrats! I do all my hunting on public land in ms. You did exceptional. They are tough.
congrats
2 birds in 2 days is tough anywhere, but especially on pressured public land. Love the 2nd pic. Congrats!!!
Sent from my 1950's rotary phone using Tapatalk
Congrats Chad!!
Congrats!!!
Good Deal
Hardest birds in the country to hunt - Mississippi public land birds at the end of the season. Congratulations on a great accomplishment.
congrats on a tough accomplishment anywhere
Way to go. That guy is gonna be steaming! Lol
Nice!
strong work!!!
Congrats!
WTG. Congrats....
Updated with 3rd bird
Great job, any public Gobbler is a accomplishment ! So much you can't control .......way to go!.
You should have filled out a bracket for the NCAA basketball tournament to win the billion dollars Warren Buffett was giving away! Don't let the haters get you down, my 11 year old son did the same thing you just did on Mississippi public land a few years ago and people started accusing us of putting out corn.
Great job! :icon_thumright:
can't get much better than that! Congrats!
You did work. Way to get mad and stay mad at them!
That's awesome man. Congrats.
Thats awesome! !!
Swyped while swerving via mobile device
Congrats
Fantastic!!! You da man!!!
Sent from my 1950's rotary phone using Tapatalk
Thanks everyone for the congrats!!! Sorry for the sloppy typing as I wrote it on my phone and didnt proofread. Again, thank you!
well done
you are the man....congrats on a great season
Hoggle you are a mess man. That's awesome stuff. Nice birds. Even better you got home to the babies on Easter.
Crushing!!! Great work!
Well, I hate to stir the pot, but I have hunted public land for 20 years now, and I guess it just isn't that big of a deal to me that I have to park where someone else has already parked and go hunt where someone else is hunting. That's fantastic if you are the first person at the gate. Then go hunt. However, if I pull up to a gate, and there are already trucks parked there, well I just go find another place. It's not worth it to me to chance screwing up someone else's hunt or risk the safety of others so that I can shoot a bird. Furthermore, I guess I'm just a little old fashioned, but then to go and spread the word about how funny it is that somebody is going to be mad and how you put feathers and notes on someone's car. To me that should be the definition under the word "petulant".
Congrats on the birds. I'm not trying to take that away from you. Glad you tagged out and did it quickly. That's awesome. I've done well in Mississippi this year, and stayed on public ground the whole time. I've gotten to watch a lot of birds die on Noxubee, Choctaw, and Tombigbee National Forest land this year, including one that I watched die this morning at 0930. However, I took a guy and we were at the gate at 0400, and each truck that arrived after us slowed down, saw we were there, and using ETIQUETTE, went to a different location.
I pride myself on public land hunting only. I hunt private maybe 1-2 times a year as a guest, and can't remember the last time I shot a bird on pvt. I always let the owner or leaseholder do the shooting. I've killed plenty of those ole toms and like to see others hunt or kill them. I did have one run-in with a couple of rednecks from Louisville MS this year, and they were the definition of whitetrash. They used the old quotes like "this public land man...we can hunt any where".... etc etc. Well those two fatties had a long walk out that day.
I just don't agree with anyone acting like an idiot or risking safety in the woods anymore. It's not nice, nor does it show signs of intelligence. Unfortunately, I've seen behavior like that in each state that I hunt every year. Perhaps I was raised differently. Also, I noticed that several of the people who said you da man or any of that crap have also complained about people coming into areas that they hunted. Man...talk about a hypocrite.
Almost forgot...doing stuff like that on public land in places like southeast Arkansas duck woods or Louisiana will ensure your Honda Civic doesn't roll out of there like it rolled in there.
Quote from: The Law on April 25, 2014, 05:32:28 PM
Well, I hate to stir the pot, but I have hunted public land for 20 years now, and I guess it just isn't that big of a deal to me that I have to park where someone else has already parked and go hunt where someone else is hunting. That's fantastic if you are the first person at the gate. Then go hunt. However, if I pull up to a gate, and there are already trucks parked there, well I just go find another place. It's not worth it to me to chance screwing up someone else's hunt or risk the safety of others so that I can shoot a bird. Furthermore, I guess I'm just a little old fashioned, but then to go and spread the word about how funny it is that somebody is going to be mad and how you put feathers and notes on someone's car. To me that should be the definition under the word "petulant".
Congrats on the birds. I'm not trying to take that away from you. Glad you tagged out and did it quickly. That's awesome. I've done well in Mississippi this year, and stayed on public ground the whole time. I've gotten to watch a lot of birds die on Noxubee, Choctaw, and Tombigbee National Forest land this year, including one that I watched die this morning at 0930. However, I took a guy and we were at the gate at 0400, and each truck that arrived after us slowed down, saw we were there, and using ETIQUETTE, went to a different location.
I pride myself on public land hunting only. I hunt private maybe 1-2 times a year as a guest, and can't remember the last time I shot a bird on pvt. I always let the owner or leaseholder do the shooting. I've killed plenty of those ole toms and like to see others hunt or kill them. I did have one run-in with a couple of rednecks from Louisville MS this year, and they were the definition of whitetrash. They used the old quotes like "this public land man...we can hunt any where".... etc etc. Well those two fatties had a long walk out that day.
I just don't agree with anyone acting like an idiot or risking safety in the woods anymore. It's not nice, nor does it show signs of intelligence. Unfortunately, I've seen behavior like that in each state that I hunt every year. Perhaps I was raised differently. Also, I noticed that several of the people who said you da man or any of that crap have also complained about people coming into areas that they hunted. Man...talk about a hypocrite.
I couldn't agree more!
Sorta w the law on this one. I'm happy you tagged out on public land in 3 days. It is an accomplishment for sure and something to be proud of as well. However, after 20yrs of hunting turkeys and hunting w some real killers in MS I've learned a few things. Screwing w people on public land is a bad idea, especially in the southeast. Another is don't toot your horn too much today bc tomorrow or the next 30 hunts could all be butt kickers.
Again, good job but a little more respect for fellow turkey hunters and some humility goes a long ways in the turkey woods.
I want to make clear that I am new to this forum, and I am NOT trying to start trouble. I just wanted to point out a couple of things. I also want to make clear that I am NOT hating on you for shooting any birds. I could care less how many get shot. I'm glad they died. They need to die. That's why we hunt. Wanted to make that clear in case anyone thought that I said what I did because I was jealous or a negative person. I'm not. I've killed probably 150+ birds in my life, and I know a foolish and dangerous hunter/ hunting situation when I see one. Let's all take a lesson from this, and make sure that we are here to enjoy loud gobbles and long spurs for many years to come. Instead of boasting, let's thank The Lord above that we are able to enjoy this great sport.
Congrats
Understand and appreciate all opinions. Just wanted to clarify, this public land has a sign in map with courtesy pins for locations so that it helps prevent other hunters from walking on you.. There is one common parking lot with 5-6 trucks at this location on any given weekend. The feather was all in humor. It was more of a joking 'got lucky' that he said to me than an arrogant one. This isn't like a public land with 50 pull offs. I have more respect for hunters than most, and will gladly guide someone before I kill it. I appreciate your advise and am glad to have others in the woods who have respect for hunters, but please ask the whole story before being judgmental. I am not one to toot my horn, but enjoy reading other people's experiences, so I posted my own. Again, if it was a small public area, with no map, I would have gladly went to the next spot. FYI, day one I was the first there and had 4-5 more trucks pull I after mine. I know the dangers of public hunting, but I do appreciate your concerns and mean no disrespect.
Well I tell ya what...well said man. I've done some pretty rude stuff in my days and regret them all. Glad to hear that was a general parking area. Sounds like you thought it out before going and piling up on someone and being unsafe!
Also, glad to hear you are open to criticism. I too am always open to criticism. Lord knows we all need it. Good job man. 3/3 is tough.
wow! thats awsome man, public land is the worst to take three on public is a huge accomplishment im stoked for you!