We're heading out in the morning for Ga. We're planning on being there about a month. We have to be back in Mia. on the 21st for our daughter's graduation from Nurse Practitioner's school. Can't miss that. Until Sunday we won't have an internet connection. We have an aircard with Verizon that's on vacation rt. now and we can't turn it back on until Sunday. If I get lucky on Sat. I'll try to figure out a way to let somebody know. Good Luck!! to everybody hunting this wk. end. It's time to put some points on the board!!!! :wav:
Dan, y'all be safe on the way up. We have some weather coming in this weekend, but I still feel pretty pumped. It will be great to get out amongst them again. Good Luck man. :you_rock: :you_rock:
good luck to the both of you, can't wait to hear the stories and see the pics. Be safe and have fun. :z-guntootsmiley:
Good Luck Dan> Be safe now
good luck to both of you no pressure now just have fun and be safe :goofball:
good luck dan and thanks for the mouth calls there much appreciated!!! brad
Dan be safe and have a good hunt, hope you get all your shooting at. SMOKE A FATTY....
Ok Dan I am sure I speak for us all. We want to hear how it has gone so far. So hurry up and let us know lol
OK. Finally back on line. Here's the rept.
Sat. started out good with me hearing a bird in a spot I knew pretty well so I got in there and set up about 100 yds. from him. this is a section of wide open pines so I was afraid to get too aggressive. On my first series of tree yelps he cut me off. Damn, this is gonna be too easy!!! NOT!! lol I waited a few min. and yelped a few more times and that son of a gun was now on the groung 200 yds away! I chased him for about 2 hrs. I'd call he'd gobble and so on. Pretty sure sign he had a few hens with him they were leading him away. I never could get in front of him. My toe was kind of holding me back. I wish my dang nail would just fall off. Anyways, Sat. started out good but then the weather set in and it's been downhill since. It has rained non stop since Sat. afternoon. Didn't go yesterday but it looks like we might have a break this morning so I'm up and at em. Man the rds. are going to be sloppy. I know Shane has been dealing with this crap too. We will be here for at least 3 wks. so it'll clear up at some point. I'll report in when I get home around noon. Hopefully with a dead turkey story.
Keep at it and good luck. Season opens this saturday in Tn. :z-guntootsmiley:
My opening morning was similar to Dans. I heard four birds, and thought I was in business with one of them, but I had some hens get between us. The bird eventually went with his hens off of our property. I hunted until 5PM, then thunderstorms rolled in. Yesterday morning was a monsoon as well. It quite raining after lunch, and I hunted from 1pm until 5pm. Didn't hear a peep. I did have two curious hens come to my calling an mosy around a bit, but that was the highlight of my day. This week is going to be raining off and on all week. I will go after work a couple of days. My late father had one of those Pop up Primo's blinds. Last night I dug it out, and I have half a mind to use it if it's raining. We'll see.
Quote from: Hawken on March 28, 2011, 08:10:01 AM
My opening morning was similar to Dans. I heard four birds, and thought I was in business with one of them, but I had some hens get between us. The bird eventually went with his hens off of our property. I hunted until 5PM, then thunderstorms rolled in. Yesterday morning was a monsoon as well. It quite raining after lunch, and I hunted from 1pm until 5pm. Didn't hear a peep. I did have two curious hens come to my calling an mosy around a bit, but that was the highlight of my day. This week is going to be raining off and on all week. I will go after work a couple of days. My late father had one of those Pop up Primo's blinds. Last night I dug it out, and I have half a mind to use it if it's raining. We'll see.
Good luck.
Dad burn turkeys!!! lol It was drizzling a little when we got to the property and we had to park in a church parking lot off the property because of the condition of the rds. but all was well when I had one respond to my first owl hoot! :hello99: I was in a perfect situation. It was plenty dark and quiet with the wet conditions so I snuck in close. I wasn't more than 75 yds. from this gobbler and even better was that he gobbled again at some crows so I know I didn't spook him. Anyways, I tree yelped to him and silence, I waited 3-4 min. and did it again- silence. I figured he knew where I was so I just waited. After about 10-15 min. I yelped again- silence. I never heard, saw, smelled-lol, etc etc this bird. I tried getting aggressive after being subtle for 45 min. too. I don't know where he went but he didn't want to go for a ride with me. Finally at 9:30 I snuck out of there and went on a loooooong walk about but didn't have any luck. Conditions are not the best but sooner or later they will be and maybe I'll be able to talk one of these guys into riding home with me.
Dan Tomorrow is supposed to be the best day until Saturday. I'm doubleing up at work today, so I can get off early and hunt tomorrow afternoon. If we can get through this week things will improve drastically this weekend.
I'm excited about tomorrow morning. It's actually supposed to be clear. :z-guntootsmiley: I've been thinking about that bird this morning all day and I think he might have still been roosted when I left at 9:30. At least that's my excuse for now. lol Maybe tomorrow - maybe tomorrow. I'm already looking forward to next wk. lol Good luck tomorrow Shane.
Good luck, Dan! Smash some heads!
0 for 3! Didn't hear a peep today. It was supposed to be a nice day but the weatherman lied!! lol I'll be glad when this weather pattern breaks and we get a few days to dry out. It's supposed to rain tomorrow so I'm not sure if we will go. I'm fine with a drizzle but a hard rain and I'm sleeping in. The worse thing about days and runs of bad weather like this is that frustration or desparation sets in and you tend to do stupid things like trample your hunting grounds and call way too much. I'm guilty of both. I'm cutting way back on my calling and runnin' and gunnin' til better days get here.
You'll get em Dan. You hear anything?
You may have to deer huntm until the weather breaks.
keep after them Dan you will get em
Had a scarey moment this morning. We thought we'd get an hr. or so of decent weather to hunt but it didn't happen. I set up in some open pines where my buddy had seen a strutter yesterday and got in there nice and early. I had to wait 20 min. on the songbirds. Didn't hear any gobbles but was able to start up a nice conversation with a hens while they were still roosted. It was thundering in the distance and I thought that if that didn't get one to sound off nothing would esp. as it got closer. About flydown time it started drizzling as the main part of the storm approached. It was thundering every min or so now. I was thinking that maybe there was a gobbler roosted with the hens I was still talking to so I hung in there. It started raining harder and harder and now the lightning was getting close. Then I had one of those flash/ booms as the woods I was in lit up. To say it scared the crap out of me is an understatement. I looked like an olympic sprinter coming out of those woods!! Well , that was it for this morning. It's still raining lightly and we've got some more heavy stuff that's supposed to arrive in about and hr. or two. We're forecast for rain tomorrow too but maybe we'll get lucky. Fri. looks good. I've got 4-5 birds located and think we might do some good if the weather would just give us a break.
Been caught one time out in a storm like that and if I have anything to do with, it will not happen again. Thunger, lightning, hail, the whole nine yards.
I'm not faring much better. I wen tlast night after work, and couldn't make anything happen. I am going to got tomorrow afterwork as well. Hopefully our luck will change.
I can see stars!!!! No, not from my wife whacking me over the head with a pan but in the sky. First time I've seen em since we came up. We've only got a 10% chance of rain and lite winds so maybe just maybe the boys will want to play tomorrow. I feel like it's opening day! lol I'm planning on going back where I was this morning to see if those girls want to do a little more talking. I might even take ol jake mob. with me. I won't sleep tonight!
My buddy Brad shot a nice 2 yr. old this morning. Came in silent. He was set up in some big pines just calling every once in a whlle with his box call.
Now for me. You can't come any closer and not shoot. I got back into the same pines I started at yesterday and setup blindly in the dark. I know the woods really well so I kind of knew where I need to be. I even took my Jake Mob. and set him up in a jealousy set. I was all setup and sitting at the base of the tree 20 min. before the songbirds started. I had decided I was just going to let things happen naturally so I just sat and enjoyed the world waking up around me. With the sound of the first crows of the morning a gobbler opened up no more than 75 yds away. Man, I thought I was in the driver's seat. I waited a few more min. and when I thought the time was right I clucked 2-3 times on my L. Williams box. He cut me off!! I slide down the tree and got my knee up and rested my gun on it. It was 2-3 more min. when I saw him fly down and he immediately started spitting and drumming. I went ahead and yelped twice on one of my Gone Wild mouthcalls and he hammered back. He wasn't more than 50 yds away doing donuts. All i needed to do was be patient. I just sat and watched. Finally he got behind some brush and I didn't hear him spitting anymore so I figured he was on his final approach.
I just knew he was going to come through those open pines. lol When I didn't hear or see him for about 2-3 min. I slid my hand to the ground to scratch the leaves and just as I flipped a few leaves around I heard a loud pffitttt varoom behind me!! He was no more than 15 yds. away and I could just barely see him out of the corner of my eye. I was really tempted to swing around and try to shoot him but I really thought he would see the dekes and just walk in. It didn't happen. Next thing I know he gobbles 40-50 yds. away and he's headed away from me. I let him get about 100 yds. away and I jumped up and tried to circle him. I never got him to gobble again but did get some hens to answer me in the direction he was going so I'm pretty surre he hooked up with them. This section of woods is really wide open and not wanting to spook him I just eased out. I'll give him another shot tomorrow morning. Man, it was close!!! I have a feeling this guy is a 3-4 yr. old just by the way he acted. It's raining again!! I'm not sure if I will hunt him this afternoon or not. I'll probably just leave those woods alone and slip back in there again tomorrow morning. Like I said these woods are wide open so you're somewhat committed once you get in there. I'm afraid he'd catch me and like I said I don't want to spook him.
You got lucky you didn't spook him off by doing that with him so close. Sounds like you had a great morning. Good luck on him in the morning, sounds like it is just a matter of time. Then again, it is turkey hunting. We have one more day and a wake up.
You gotta be pumped up Dustin. Are you heading for the same woods you hunted last wk. end for the youth hunt?
I did get lucky not spooking that bird this morning. What blows me away is how they can sneak in so quietly. I actually thought it was another bird.
Quote from: mfd1027 on March 31, 2011, 03:42:29 PM
You gotta be pumped up Dustin. Are you heading for the same woods you hunted last wk. end for the youth hunt?
I did get lucky not spooking that bird this morning. What blows me away is how they can sneak in so quietly. I actually thought it was another bird.
Pumped up is an understatement. Yes I am gettin back on that same bird. It may have been another bird given the time frame, in which you described. The original bird may have slipped off after seeing or hearing the one behind you.
Gotta ask you a question about a mouthcall that you may be able to help me with later on. I will send you a PM later.
Them dogged birds are quick, fast and can be extremly quite, my big bird I killed last year did some of that, I seen him 300yrds away in a field struting around a lone hen, I started calling trying to get her attention, to no avail, I got frustrated and tired and looked one last time at this bird and still 200 or more yards away so I sat down and before I even got completely set down, there he was, these birds are magnificent creatures to chase.
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They aint but one thing better to chase. :icon_thumright:
At least you had an exciting morning Dan! Fun reading about your guys' hunts. Still got over a couple more weeks here in MO, can't wait. Good luck in the morning Dan, and good luck to you too Dustin and whoever else will be in the woods the next few days. Keep after em! :fud:
Quote from: t_eagen13 on March 31, 2011, 07:09:39 PM
At least you had an exciting morning Dan! Fun reading about your guys' hunts. Still got over a couple more weeks here in MO, can't wait. Good luck in the morning Dan, and good luck to you too Dustin and whoever else will be in the woods the next few days. Keep after em! :fud:
Thanks Travis.
Another weird morning and another encounter. lol I didn't hear a peep from the bird I've hunted the last few mornings so I jumped on my bike and headed for another part of the lease. It's tough riding on muddy rds. lol :bike2: I didn't fall but did have to put it in low low a couple of times. I even had the rear wheel spinning on one hill. lol Anyways, the woods were quiet all morning and I decided it was time to get a little aggressive so I headed to a good sitting spot and set up. I broke out my Pure Death crystal and my Gone Wild call and started calling. I would yelp loudly on the pure death and then cutt/yelp on the Gone Wild. I did this for about a min. and then shut up. I was calling LOUD. I waited 5 min. and yelped as loud as I could on the Gone Wild and lo and behold a bird answered. This was at 10 am. I hit him again rt. away just to take his temp. and he gobbled again. I waited a min. or so and yelped again with no response. I waited 5 min. and cutt/yelped and he gobbled again from the same spot which was a long ways away so I jumped up to close the distance. Man, it was thick. As I moved forward I yelped every min. or so but he didn't answer. I guess I moved up 100 yds. or so and I decided to sit down because I thought that maybe he had started looking for me. I couldn't see more than 20 yds. or so! Anyways, after I set up I yelped on the Pure Death and cut it off with a ground cackle on the Gone Wild. SOB!!!! we had passed each other and he was now back where I had just left. I couldn't believe it. I thought that maybe I could get him to circle back to me so I poured it on. Wouldn't you know it he just kept going in the opposite direction. I jumped up and made a big circle to see if I could head him off but I never got another response. :angry9: That's turkey hunting. lol It's super windy rt. now which kind of stinks but it will dry the rds out which would be good. Hopefully we've got a couple of nice days coming up. I'm in hot pursuit!!
Glad you're breaking the bike in right!
You got to watch that wheel spinning Dan when going up hills, thats how people get stuck and stuff, and being that far back in the woods it maybe impossible to get a tow in there to pull you out,,, :TooFunny: