Today is the last day of the Arkansas turkey season, and I am at work. I don't have the $ for any more road trips this year so I guess my turkey season is coming to an end for this year. It seems like yesterday I was heading to MS for my first hunt of the year with Preacher and BlueRibbon, now it's all over for another 10.5 months or so.
Here's a tribute to the gobblers I have had the pleasure of carrying over my shoulder this spring.
(And Sarah's turkey)
3/24/11 Mississippi
(http://i1013.photobucket.com/albums/af259/OpenSeason1/IMG_0722.jpg)
4/9/11 Arkansas youth hunt, Sarah's 1st turkey
(http://i1013.photobucket.com/albums/af259/OpenSeason1/IMG_0789.jpg)
4/22/11 Good Friday Gobbler Kansas Rio
(http://i1013.photobucket.com/albums/af259/OpenSeason1/IMG_0842.jpg)
4/23/11 Kansas I took this bird with a bow that had belonged to my friend Ron Mahmens, his family gave me the bow after he passed away. R.I.P. Ron, I miss ya buddy!
(http://i1013.photobucket.com/albums/af259/OpenSeason1/IMG_0885.jpg)
4/28/11 Arkansas first bird I have killed in Arkansas in several years, it sure was nice!!
He even had a double beard!!
(http://i1013.photobucket.com/albums/af259/OpenSeason1/IMG_0918.jpg)
Congrats on a great season. I feel your pain on the season being over. Ours ended Saturday and I am already going into withdrawls
Congrats on a great season Stephan, I know how you feel, I'm in the same boat. I think I'm gonna ease my depression by killing a bunch of hawgs this summer. ;D :you_rock: :you_rock:
I feel ya. Turkey season is just too short. :(
Stephan
Congrats on a great season ! Especially Sarah's first turkey. Glad I got to meet you at the convention this year. Looking forward to seeing you again next year . Take Care & God Bless
Ricky :newmascot:
Congrats on a great season and I too, feel your pain.
Our season ended Saturday and I still have a tag in my wallet.
And I worked 18 hours Saturday. And the weather last week was perfect for hunting, and I had to work all week. :'(
One word: Bourbon
Congrats on a great season!
I've still got three more weekends I can hunt here in CO, but that is usually just a Saturday. We didn't get to hunt last weekend because of the terrible weather. When that comes to an end, I'm always depressed. I"ve been hitting NE the last couple years on Memorial Day weekend, but don't think I can do it this year. I have, however, scheduled my May furlough day for the 31st to make it a four day weekend just incase I devise a way to go.
Just drive to NE and finish the season off in the heat and wind. The ticks will love you for it and you may kill a bird.
I am looking out my office window in central AR with a long face because this it the first sunshine in many days. I would love to have been in the woods this morning. Trying now to devise a plan to get out of here this afternoon and give it one last try. Congrats on the birds, especially Sarah's 1st.
Great pics--loved them!!!! Congrats on a super seson!!
Quote from: drenalinld on May 03, 2011, 11:28:27 AM
I am looking out my office window in central AR with a long face because this it the first sunshine in many days. I would love to have been in the woods this morning. Trying now to devise a plan to get out of here this afternoon and give it one last try. Congrats on the birds, especially Sarah's 1st.
I am fighting the same battle!! I am trying to justigy going this afternoon myself!! It doesn't help that a buddy just sent me a text from "across the holler" from the place that I hunt. He said he heard one gobble over on the point of the place that I hunt!! :begging: What to do, what to do ???
Go shoot him............not the buddy, but the turkey.........unless he sends another text to rub it in again.
great season!now ya know how us pa. boys felt when you guy's were killing birds earlier.congrats to the young lady.
Just keep lookin at those pics and thank the good Lord for the time afield w/friends and that little girl. You'll make it man!
Go get some crappie! :you_rock: :z-guntootsmiley:
...with that said, I AM WITH YOU!!!!
Wess
Looks like you had a great season :icon_thumright:
Congrats on a great year! :z-guntootsmiley:
Looks like you had a wonderful season....Congrats!!!
sorta know what you are going thru, bamas season went out saturday and going thru some little withdrawls right now, however , i am going to rub it in, on may 12th we are heading to nebraska to go after the white tips.
scott
If your depressed over this season, I'd hate to see you if you only killed one......like me.
Congratulations again to Sarah! Little lady is gonna be a great turkey hunter like her dad.
congrats on a great season!
Who is that good looking stud in the first picture, comparing yourself to him might just lead to most folks getting deppressed. :anim_65: :newmascot: :fud: :fud:
Quote from: Preacher on May 04, 2011, 08:22:13 AM
Who is that good looking stud in the first picture, comparing yourself to him might just lead to most folks getting deppressed. :anim_65: :newmascot: :fud: :fud:
:TooFunny: :TooFunny: :TooFunny:
Congrats on a great season Stephan. Good job, especially with the string.
:icon_thumright:
Quote from: Preacher on May 04, 2011, 08:22:13 AM
Who is that good looking stud in the first picture, comparing yourself to him might just lead to most folks getting deppressed. :anim_65: :newmascot: :fud: :fud:
:TooFunny: :TooFunny: :TooFunny: :TooFunny: :goofball: :goofball:
I feel your pain, I'm done in VA and filled one tag in NC. Now on to the honey do list I guess :(
Quote from: handcannon on May 04, 2011, 06:46:50 AM
If your depressed over this season, I'd hate to see you if you only killed one......like me.
Congratulations again to Sarah! Little lady is gonna be a great turkey hunter like her dad.
my thoughts exactly congrats on a great season.
great season
congrats on one fine season
Congrats on a great season! :you_rock: Those Arkansas birds are getting harder to come by every year.
Nothing worse than the end. . . . but you could always join me! LoL I'll be out and about til Memorial Day. Shoot me a PM and we can figure out where to meet.
Quote from: Covehnter on May 07, 2011, 10:39:12 PM
Nothing worse than the end. . . . but you could always join me! LoL I'll be out and about til Memorial Day. Shoot me a PM and we can figure out where to meet.
Man I wish I could!!! If the economy were better I would take you up on it!!