Title: Who’s ready for spring turkey?
Post by: Bowguy on October 27, 2018, 02:08:48 PM
Post by: Bowguy on October 27, 2018, 02:08:48 PM
Idk guys maybe it's my age, the fact I've been sick and in climate controlled areas so much but my tolerance for the cold has diminished. Got a couple deer in the freezer and I took em w a longbow so that was cool, I've used recurves but never a longbow. I'd like one or two more but sitting in a cold tree is tougher than it was. NY fall turkey is about to open but the ground or tree are similar. I'm not giving up believe me but the first few warm spring days and the gobbling that come w it sound great right now!!
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Post by: jryser on October 27, 2018, 02:15:45 PM
Post by: jryser on October 27, 2018, 02:15:45 PM
I'm in ur same boat. Got deer in the freezer - shot a B&C last year and I doubt I'll shoot another like that in two more lifetimes. I'm happy for the cold months - months I used to dive right into - to be behind me and smell and feel the spring wake up and hear those lusty gobbles!!
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Title: Re: Who’s ready for spring turkey?
Post by: Greg Massey on October 27, 2018, 02:25:29 PM
Post by: Greg Massey on October 27, 2018, 02:25:29 PM
Deer season first ....
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Post by: Dr Juice on October 27, 2018, 03:12:31 PM
Post by: Dr Juice on October 27, 2018, 03:12:31 PM
Im ready ... like always 
Title: Re: Who’s ready for spring turkey?
Post by: Fl strutter on October 27, 2018, 04:16:47 PM
Post by: Fl strutter on October 27, 2018, 04:16:47 PM
So ready. I won a hunt in Kentucky in a raffle. Never left Florida or south georgia so I'm super excited.
Title: Re: Who’s ready for spring turkey?
Post by: guesswho on October 27, 2018, 04:48:22 PM
Post by: guesswho on October 27, 2018, 04:48:22 PM
I'm good for now. It will be here before I know it. But if it opened tomorrow all I d have to do is find my boots. Usually at this time of year I'd have to find a lot more than just my boots.
Title: Re: Who’s ready for spring turkey?
Post by: Yoder409 on October 27, 2018, 06:21:32 PM
Post by: Yoder409 on October 27, 2018, 06:21:32 PM
Me !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm off week after next for a rut bowhunt on my property. I just LOVES me a rut bowhunt for mature whitetails !!!!
If someone told me spring would come next week if I forfeited my vacation week of bowhunting................. INSTANT DEAL !!!!!!!!!!!
I'm off week after next for a rut bowhunt on my property. I just LOVES me a rut bowhunt for mature whitetails !!!!
If someone told me spring would come next week if I forfeited my vacation week of bowhunting................. INSTANT DEAL !!!!!!!!!!!
Title: Re: Who’s ready for spring turkey?
Post by: Happy on October 27, 2018, 08:55:23 PM
Post by: Happy on October 27, 2018, 08:55:23 PM
Always ready but I do like my seasons. While turkey hunting is my true love I do enjoy bowhunting and just the process of putting deer in the freezer. After processing 6-7 deer in a year I am done messing with them. Gonna start bowhunting seriously this coming week. Have only mad it out for 2 short hunts so far.
Title: Re: Who’s ready for spring turkey?
Post by: davisd9 on October 27, 2018, 10:20:38 PM
Post by: davisd9 on October 27, 2018, 10:20:38 PM
Wish I could flip a switch and it be the night of March 19.
Title: Re: Who’s ready for spring turkey?
Post by: quavers59 on October 28, 2018, 12:15:22 PM
Post by: quavers59 on October 28, 2018, 12:15:22 PM
Looking forward to the Spring as always! Fall first though. I am not doing well on the pressured Public Lands. Been out 8 times so far in New York. Nada. New Jersey just opened and I hope to get out a few times during that 1 week Fall Turkey Season.
Title: Re: Who’s ready for spring turkey?
Post by: Kylongspur88 on October 28, 2018, 01:28:43 PM
Post by: Kylongspur88 on October 28, 2018, 01:28:43 PM
Looking forward to it. I already have a vacation planned for the last week of the spring season. Fall gun came in here yesterday but I haven't had any luck yet. Based on what I've seen this fall I'm afraid we may have low numbers again in the spring.
Title: Re: Who’s ready for spring turkey?
Post by: quavers59 on October 28, 2018, 02:55:47 PM
Post by: quavers59 on October 28, 2018, 02:55:47 PM
What State are you from Kylongspur88? Here in New York- this past Summer into Fall, I have seen plenty of Flocks. The Flocks are super Spooky however before, I even got out for the Oct 20th opener as all the rest of the Seasons including Bow Deer opened on Oct 1st. I had so much more Fall Turkey success when that Season also started on Oct 1st. It changed in 2015 to 3 weeks Later and 4 weeks knocked off the season. I have 1 more week in NY and NJ .
Title: Re: Who’s ready for spring turkey?
Post by: fallhnt on October 28, 2018, 04:57:21 PM
Post by: fallhnt on October 28, 2018, 04:57:21 PM
Fall turkey for me.
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Title: Re: Who’s ready for spring turkey?
Post by: Kylongspur88 on October 28, 2018, 05:29:29 PM
Post by: Kylongspur88 on October 28, 2018, 05:29:29 PM
Quote from: quavers59 on October 28, 2018, 02:55:47 PM
What State are you from Kylongspur88? Here in New York- this past Summer into Fall, I have seen plenty of Flocks. The Flocks are super Spooky however before, I even got out for the Oct 20th opener as all the rest of the Seasons including Bow Deer opened on Oct 1st. I had so much more Fall Turkey success when that Season also started on Oct 1st. It changed in 2015 to 3 weeks Later and 4 weeks knocked off the season. I have 1 more week in NY and NJ .
From Kentucky. Bird numbers are way down from prior years due to bad hatches and a booming coon population. A lot of folks are hoping for a distemper outbreak to take care of the coons. We also need some warm dry spings. Two years ago it was nothing to get up with fall flocks of 30 plus birds. This fall has beem a different story.
Title: Re: Who’s ready for spring turkey?
Post by: Muzzy61 on October 30, 2018, 01:07:12 PM
Post by: Muzzy61 on October 30, 2018, 01:07:12 PM
Me.
I'm always fired up for Deer season, and after a couple of weeks i'm already thinking and ready for Spring Gobbler.
I'm always fired up for Deer season, and after a couple of weeks i'm already thinking and ready for Spring Gobbler.
Title: Re: Who’s ready for spring turkey?
Post by: Sir-diealot on October 30, 2018, 08:54:38 PM
Post by: Sir-diealot on October 30, 2018, 08:54:38 PM
I was ready the day after it ended.
Title: Re: Who’s ready for spring turkey?
Post by: vt35mag on October 31, 2018, 01:00:55 PM
Post by: vt35mag on October 31, 2018, 01:00:55 PM
I can wait, too much other stuff to take up my time at the moment.
Got my fall tom here in VT.
I start my rut-cation November 10th in Ohio, but not without stopping at Marlin Watkins shop on my way to deer camp!
Got my fall tom here in VT.
I start my rut-cation November 10th in Ohio, but not without stopping at Marlin Watkins shop on my way to deer camp!
Title: Re: Who’s ready for spring turkey?
Post by: aclawrence on October 31, 2018, 11:36:54 PM
Post by: aclawrence on October 31, 2018, 11:36:54 PM
Dang it y'all are getting me excited. I never switched out if turkey mode until this last week, I've been bow hunting. I'd skip right to spring to if I could.
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Title: Re: Who’s ready for spring turkey?
Post by: jryser on November 01, 2018, 10:03:42 PM
Post by: jryser on November 01, 2018, 10:03:42 PM
Well here is a fall turkey hunt for you all to enjoy while you are waiting. Dave Owens' Pinhoti Project has helped me focus during the past year with health issues so I made this video and - with his blessing - posted it!
https://youtu.be/KSxNtJceFvo
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