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Title: whats going on with everyone?
Post by: turkey slayer on April 15, 2011, 03:12:38 PM
Hey yall just wondering how things are going with everyone!
Title: Re: whats going on with everyone?
Post by: slawman on April 15, 2011, 04:43:31 PM
Great here, just filled my first season tag with a 21 lb longbeard wednesday morning, now I have to go back to work and work 6 -12 hour days for a bout 2 weeks and might get to hunt a couple of days the last week of april and a day or so the first week of may. I still have 2 more days of vacation left to fish and mushroom hunt.
Title: Re: whats going on with everyone?
Post by: spurman on April 15, 2011, 05:14:23 PM
I set out a few tomato's, peppers and squash, pruned the blackberries and cut some grass. Ky state season opens 16 th. I will be chasing long beards the rest of the week, weather permitting.
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Post by: WillowRidgeCalls on April 15, 2011, 05:22:21 PM
I'm sittin here twiddling my thumbs wait for the 27th to get here.. :fire:
Title: Re: whats going on with everyone?
Post by: Horner on April 15, 2011, 07:00:48 PM
Trying to hurry up the weekend, so I can hit the woods for the opener on Monday...... :happy0064: :happy0064: :happy0064: :happy0064: :happy0064:
Title: Re: whats going on with everyone?
Post by: Gut_Pile on April 15, 2011, 07:08:44 PM
I'm struggling. It's been one of those years. I've had 5 birds within 60 yards and I haven't killed one of them yet. It is beginning to get frustrating but we have 30 days left and I will be going all out.
Title: Re: whats going on with everyone?
Post by: scoot12 on April 15, 2011, 08:20:28 PM
I am heading out this Wednesday to start my season,  other then that not much.  Scoot
Title: Re: whats going on with everyone?
Post by: TalksToTurkeys on April 15, 2011, 09:51:08 PM
It's going good here. Next Saturday is the youth hunt so we have been getting the youngsters out to the range for some much needed practice.
My season starts in two weeks. I just got an order in from Brownells and will be polishing a couple of barrels this weekend.
Good luck to you guys getting out this week.
:z-guntootsmiley:
Title: Re: whats going on with everyone?
Post by: chatterbox on April 16, 2011, 03:31:05 AM
Not much here. Just leaving to go scouting in about 45 min. Been working with Harrison and his little league team getting them ready for their first game, and lots of yardwork. I have Monday off, so scouting in am, home projects in late morning.
We can't start till Sat the 30th for youth w/e.
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Post by: West Augusta on April 16, 2011, 05:13:07 AM
It's storming here so no scouting today. I have my shotgun patterned. Just waiting for the season to open.
Title: Re: whats going on with everyone?
Post by: slawman on April 16, 2011, 09:17:07 AM
got fresh turkey nuggets seasoned and ready for the deep fryer for lunch.......
Title: Re: whats going on with everyone?
Post by: spurman on April 16, 2011, 06:20:03 PM
Quote from: slawman on April 16, 2011, 09:17:07 AM
got fresh turkey nuggets seasoned and ready for the deep fryer for lunch.......

Now your talking Steve. :icon_thumright:

For us the KY opener was not good. 3 guys hunting 3 different places and good places to boot, not a single bird did we see or hear. I guess the 40's degree temp. rain and 25 to 35 mile winds didn't help. Sunday may be better.

Good luck guys.
Title: Re: whats going on with everyone?
Post by: slawman on April 16, 2011, 06:26:32 PM
hang in ther spurman....better days are coming,   The weather did suck today here in the st. louis area too....cold and windy....all I did was lay around and watch some golf, fishin shows and treated myself to some turkey nuggets.....keep after 'em ....GO SPURMANATER
Title: Re: whats going on with everyone?
Post by: WillowRidgeCalls on April 16, 2011, 07:25:19 PM
Are you in the thick woods or a more open area Spur? I have 3 friends down there and two took birds and there missed one. Both birds were shot just before 8:00 and both had more then one gobbler come in.
Title: Re: whats going on with everyone?
Post by: spurman on April 17, 2011, 08:26:17 AM
Quote from: WillowRidgeCalls on April 16, 2011, 07:25:19 PM
Are you in the thick woods or a more open area Spur? I have 3 friends down there and two took birds and there missed one. Both birds were shot just before 8:00 and both had more then one gobbler come in.

Scott, One hunted fields and woods Private land, one hunted woods only public land and I hunted woods and fields public land. Not that unusual for public birds to be silent. Birds were killed but just not by us.

Will be going for an afternoon hunt today.
Title: Re: whats going on with everyone?
Post by: TalksToTurkeys on April 17, 2011, 12:49:55 PM
Now I'm Getting Desperate.
I just put a store bought turkey pot pie in the microwave.  :toothy12:
Title: Re: whats going on with everyone?
Post by: WillowRidgeCalls on April 17, 2011, 03:10:36 PM
Quote from: TalksToTurkeys on April 17, 2011, 12:49:55 PM
Now I'm Getting Desperate.
I just put a store bought turkey pot pie in the microwave.  :toothy12:
:TooFunny:  :TooFunny:  :TooFunny:
Title: Re: whats going on with everyone?
Post by: West Augusta on April 17, 2011, 06:20:05 PM
I know what you mean TalksToTurkeys I'm getting bad myself.
Title: Re: whats going on with everyone?
Post by: old frank on April 23, 2011, 08:03:52 PM
I am still after them but it has been pretty dead so far. They are just not gobbling.

Called in a couple of hens on Wednesday but no Gobblers.

Still got more than three weeks left so I am staying positive.