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Now that I have gotten my first turkey I want to try to get one with what most of my friends would consider non traditional calls. Trumpets, Wingbones, Yelpers, Tongue call, scratch boxes, Jolley Scratch Tube, tube call, hen box and so on.

I am hoping my shoulder is good enough for bow for deer this fall and certainly for turkey in the spring, surgery is tomorrow so time to get ready to heal. Turkey with a bow is something I have wanted to do since before my car accident in 2001. I would also like to do it with a flint lock muzzle loader.

I also want to get much better with mouth calls and make some more pot call kits as well as a box call kit.

What are your future goals in turkey hunting?

My goal is just to enjoy life and kill turkeys ...  hope to buy some more calls ... :TooFunny:

Quote from: Greg Massey on June 06, 2019, 09:55:02 PM
My goal is just to enjoy life and kill turkeys ...  hope to buy some more calls ... :TooFunny:

Sounds good to me.

Stay as good-looking as I am right now. Come spring I hope to hunt turkeys again.

Quote from: Happy on June 06, 2019, 10:03:08 PM
Stay as good-looking as I am right now. Come spring I hope to hunt turkeys again.

Well you could not get any worse. Hoping to hunt them myself.

You already got one with a non traditional call. Most folks on here have never heard of a Griz wood friction call. I know because I ask- I think you and one other person were the only one to reply.

Goal is to enjoy each spring a little more then the last and see as many places as I can. I have no realistic way that could ever imagine killing a bird in every state but I love taking trips and seeing as many as I can.

If we're just talking about trying out calls, I'd like to get a hen box this summer.

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Quote from: Southerngobbler on June 06, 2019, 10:21:29 PM
You already got one with a non traditional call. Most folks on here have never heard of a Griz wood friction call. I know because I ask- I think you and one other person were the only one to reply.

I did think of that, but I follow him on Facebook so to me he has become common though his calls are not if you know what I mean.

Quote from: TauntoHawk on June 06, 2019, 10:28:20 PM
Goal is to enjoy each spring a little more then the last and see as many places as I can. I have no realistic way that could ever imagine killing a bird in every state but I love taking trips and seeing as many as I can.

If we're just talking about trying out calls, I'd like to get a hen box this summer.

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Talking about anything that you want to accomplish turkey hunting that you have not already or wish to again. I was up on Mr. Fulkerson's list and I had to let my place go this month due to money, really broke my heart to do it. It will come up again I am sure and I think I will start putting some money to the side in Paypal for when it does.

Get my wife a Tom next year. She passed a good shot so my daughter could get her first Tom. Selfless act deserves to be rewarded. My job to get her there.

Quote from: zelmo1 on June 06, 2019, 11:07:21 PM
Get my wife a Tom next year. She passed a good shot so my daughter could get her first Tom. Selfless act deserves to be rewarded. My job to get her there.

That's a good woman right there. I wish her the best of luck.

Quote from: Sir-diealot on June 06, 2019, 10:18:26 PM

Quote from: Happy on June 06, 2019, 10:03:08 PM
Stay as good-looking as I am right now. Come spring I hope to hunt turkeys again.

Well you could not get any worse. Hoping to hunt them myself.

Quote from: Sir-diealot on June 06, 2019, 09:42:47 PM
Now that I have gotten my first turkey I want to try to get one with what most of my friends would consider non traditional calls. Trumpets, Wingbones, Yelpers, Tongue call, scratch boxes, Jolley Scratch Tube, tube call, hen box and so on.

I am hoping my shoulder is good enough for bow for deer this fall and certainly for turkey in the spring, surgery is tomorrow so time to get ready to heal. Turkey with a bow is something I have wanted to do since before my car accident in 2001. I would also like to do it with a flint lock muzzle loader.

I also want to get much better with mouth calls and make some more pot call kits as well as a box call kit.

What are your future goals in turkey hunting?

Good Luck with your surgery, and recovery.

For me, to take my grandson turkey hunting next year. He will be 5 years old.

To hear one gobble, then another and anotherand another and.......

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Quote from: Sir-diealot on June 06, 2019, 09:42:47 PM
Now that I have gotten my first turkey I want to try to get one with what most of my friends would consider non traditional calls. Trumpets, Wingbones, Yelpers, Tongue call, scratch boxes, Jolley Scratch Tube, tube call, hen box and so on.

I am hoping my shoulder is good enough for bow for deer this fall and certainly for turkey in the spring, surgery is tomorrow so time to get ready to heal. Turkey with a bow is something I have wanted to do since before my car accident in 2001. I would also like to do it with a flint lock muzzle loader.

I also want to get much better with mouth calls and make some more pot call kits as well as a box call kit.

What are your future goals in turkey hunting?

Good Luck with your surgery, and recovery.

For me, to take my grandson turkey hunting next year. He will be 5 years old.

Thank you, went well other than the sling thy gave me.

Taking kids is always fun, I would imagine it is even better with family.

Quote from: Ctrize on June 07, 2019, 09:06:27 AM
To hear one gobble, then another and anotherand another and.......

Sounds attainable.

Quote from: Greg Massey on June 06, 2019, 09:55:02 PM
My goal is just to enjoy life and kill turkeys ...  hope to buy some more calls ... :TooFunny:

These are admirable goals.


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Quote from: Sir-diealot on June 06, 2019, 09:42:47 PM
Now that I have gotten my first turkey I want to try to get one with what most of my friends would consider non traditional calls. Trumpets, Wingbones, Yelpers, Tongue call, scratch boxes, Jolley Scratch Tube, tube call, hen box and so on.

I am hoping my shoulder is good enough for bow for deer this fall and certainly for turkey in the spring, surgery is tomorrow so time to get ready to heal. Turkey with a bow is something I have wanted to do since before my car accident in 2001. I would also like to do it with a flint lock muzzle loader.

I also want to get much better with mouth calls and make some more pot call kits as well as a box call kit.

What are your future goals in turkey hunting?

I'm a trad muzzle loader hunter myself. Small game with a .32 and big game with my .58 Bill Large barreled Hawken style rifle. A shotgun is on my shortlist of urgent needs.


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Quote from: Sir-diealot on June 06, 2019, 09:42:47 PM
Now that I have gotten my first turkey I want to try to get one with what most of my friends would consider non traditional calls. Trumpets, Wingbones, Yelpers, Tongue call, scratch boxes, Jolley Scratch Tube, tube call, hen box and so on.

I am hoping my shoulder is good enough for bow for deer this fall and certainly for turkey in the spring, surgery is tomorrow so time to get ready to heal. Turkey with a bow is something I have wanted to do since before my car accident in 2001. I would also like to do it with a flint lock muzzle loader.

I also want to get much better with mouth calls and make some more pot call kits as well as a box call kit.

What are your future goals in turkey hunting?

I'm a trad muzzle loader hunter myself. Small game with a .32 and big game with my .58 Bill Large barreled Hawken style rifle. A shotgun is on my shortlist of urgent needs.


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I have never owned a flint lock, I own 2 percussion caps and a Knight .45 Cal. inline. I would also like to own a Wheel Lock and a Match Lock but the money is not there for all of them. I would want either a Shenandoah or Pennsylvania Flintlock myself.

Numero uno is to have my 12 year old son (has Down Syndrome) get his first bird. 

A distant second is I'd like to take a couple Osceola longbeards.

Quote from: Yoder409 on June 07, 2019, 09:18:33 PM
Numero uno is to have my 12 year old son (has Down Syndrome) get his first bird. 

A distant second is I'd like to take a couple Osceola longbeards.

That would be so cool to see him do that.

I hope to obtain access to hunt a couple of new properties  AND have the time to hunt them properly.
The closer it get to turkey season, the busier my work gets...dadgum it.

Jim

Call in more birds for others and hopefully draw hunts in new areas. Try not to go broke buying calls!

Out of state hunt.


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Get my youngest daughter her first turkey next year.

Quote from: Cut N Run on June 07, 2019, 11:51:38 PM
I hope to obtain access to hunt a couple of new properties  AND have the time to hunt them properly.
The closer it get to turkey season, the busier my work gets...dadgum it.

Jim

I hope it works out for you, always nice to hunt new places. Are you in the construction or landscaping business? Something else that has you working outside?

Quote from: Jester87 on June 08, 2019, 05:24:34 AM
Call in more birds for others and hopefully draw hunts in new areas. Try not to go broke buying calls!

I think we are all beat in that last part. I would also like to call some in for others, kids mostly but would not mind doing it for adults either. I may try to go down to PA to hunt next year, it's less than 2 hrs. from me.

Quote from: Chordeiles on June 08, 2019, 06:05:46 AM
Out of state hunt.


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I would like to do the same.

Quote from: tomstopper on June 08, 2019, 06:20:35 AM
Get my youngest daughter her first turkey next year.

That would be fantastic, I never had kid but I would love to get my nephews out to get their first in 2021 when I go to OK to visit.

My turkey hunting goal is to kill a gobbler in all of the Lower 48 states. I'd also love to go to Mexico for a Goulds gobbler. Single season slam would be nice but is a much lesser priority. Gobbler with a bow would be cool. I've only killed a hen with my bow.
My main goal is to stay healthy enough to hunt gobblers for many, many years to come!!!

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Quote from: RutnNStrutn on June 08, 2019, 09:32:13 PM
My turkey hunting goal is to kill a gobbler in all of the Lower 48 states. I'd also love to go to Mexico for a Goulds gobbler. Single season slam would be nice but is a much lesser priority. Gobbler with a bow would be cool. I've only killed a hen with my bow.
My main goal is to stay healthy enough to hunt gobblers for many, many years to come!!!

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All worthy goals to have. I hope you attain them.

My goal next year is to have a successful hunt with my 4 year old. We have called in birds and he's seen them strut and heard them gobble, but I haven't killed one with him yet.

Good luck on your up coming surgery.

My main goal is good lord willing to be turkey hunting again next spring.
I am going to be setting up a 20 gauge to hunt with next year.
I hope to hunt with my trumpets and wingbone calls next year.

I really what to get my daughter back in the turkey woods with me. And hopefully get my wife in the Woods too.

Another goal for me is to get in better shape. So I can put many miles of my boots. I really love hiking deep into a National Forest or state land to hunt turkeys.

My last goal is to not loose anything in the woods.????

Quote from: BrowningGuy88 on June 09, 2019, 08:30:59 AM
My goal next year is to have a successful hunt with my 4 year old. We have called in birds and he's seen them strut and heard them gobble, but I haven't killed one with him yet.

Lucky kid to be out there so young. Only went hunting with my father once when I was maybe 14, we did not get anything, mostly because I could not stand still or shut up, I did not really care about the hunting, I was just glad to be spending time 1 on 1 with my father without my 4 sisters. I did like that it was in the woods though, two places I have always felt at home were in the water and in the woods. Third place was always on a bike. (peddle)

I hope you two get one together this coming season.

Quote from: ncturkey on June 09, 2019, 09:24:44 AM
Good luck on your up coming surgery.

My main goal is good lord willing to be turkey hunting again next spring.
I am going to be setting up a 20 gauge to hunt with next year.
I hope to hunt with my trumpets and wingbone calls next year.

I really want to get my daughter back in the turkey woods with me. And hopefully get my wife in the Woods too.

Another goal for me is to get in better shape. So I can put many miles of my boots. I really love hiking deep into a National Forest or state land to hunt turkeys.

My last goal is to not loose anything in the woods.????

Thanks, surgery went well, in a sling for a while then months of physical therapy. Started stretching it out on the desk yesterday.

I feared I would not be able to shoot my 12 gauge and would have to go to a 20 gauge after my shoulder surgery on the right side 2 years ago but thankfully no problems there. Only problem I do have is they had to remove one part of my bicep muscle so my gun feels a bit heavier to me now.

I am going to be making a wingbone out of my first turkey I got this year so you know I will be out there with that and the trumpets next year, I am still practicing several days a week.

Your daughter will always remember it, I envy you, I always wanted kids but never found a woman I wanted to have them with. I wish you luck on getting your wife out there, maybe you should get Zelmo's wife to take here out, sounds like she got bit by the bug pretty hard. :D

I was in better shape last year than this year and I could really tell the difference, I will be better for next year for sure!

I hear you on not losing things, that can be a annoying and expensive thing to do.

Didn't get to hunt this year due to having a 3rd hand surgery. Messed up 2 dove seasons and then this year Turkey season.  That will NOT happen again!!!
Goals for next year:
Hunt home state of Louisiana
Hunt Mississippi
Oklahoma
Texas
and Kansas
Try and make up for this past season. Been driving me crazy, But staying on here watching y'alls success pulled me through.

Have a good one
Ray

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Starting in January, attend Unicoi. During season call and kill my first trumpet bird. I also want to call in one with my henbox I have coming.

Possibly an out of state hunt depending on time and money.

Quote from: runngun on June 09, 2019, 01:39:05 PM
Didn't get to hunt this year due to having a 3rd hand surgery. Messed up 2 dove seasons and then this year Turkey season.  That will NOT happen again!!!
Goals for next year:
Hunt home state of Louisiana
Hunt Mississippi
Oklahoma
Texas
and Kansas
Try and make up for this past season. Been driving me crazy, But staying on here watching y'alls success pulled me through.

Have a good one
Ray

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I understand the frustration of not being able to hunt, that's for sure. Hang in there, do the PT and LISTEN TO THEM so you don't hurt yourself.

I hope to hunt OK in 2021 while visiting family.

You have a good one as well, thanks.

Quote from: Rzrbac on June 09, 2019, 01:50:50 PM
Starting in January, attend Unicoi. During season call and kill my first trumpet bird. I also want to call in one with my henbox I have coming.

Possibly an out of state hunt depending on time and money.

I had to let my spot go this month on a hen box, the money was there but not there if you know what I mean.

I also want to get one with a trumpet, I think I will have to get out of the blind though, I noticed the blind really keeps a lot of the sound in.

This will probably sound weird but my goal for 2020 is not have any goals but just enjoy the season/ year as it unfolds. It seems when I set goals it starts to add pressure if the goals are not being achieved.

Quote from: NCL on June 10, 2019, 08:15:58 AM
This will probably sound weird but my goal for 2020 is not have any goals but just enjoy the season/ year as it unfolds. It seems when I set goals it starts to add pressure if the goals are not being achieved.

This!!!

I wanna kill one with the 20 ga, 16 ga and some kind of archery implement. I've shot birds in the fall with a bow but want to kill a spring bird with the bow or a crossbow. Would love to try my recurve but certainly don't trust myself with that yet. But, most of all, I just don't wanna add additional pressure. My time is short. Just rather enjoy what I've got.


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Stop. Sit still. Not be so worried about hitting the next state. Not be so worried about the next bird, but stop and enjoy the one you have. Enjoy it, slow down, and take it in. Take more pictures and instead of trying to kill the next one, just enjoy it.  That is my goal is to soak it in more.  We're not given forever, and that is something I struggle with.


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bought my first trumpet last season, did not kill or call up with it....but never used in much actually while hunting. practiced a whole lot on it. Used it multiple times this year. Called up several hens with it, and managed to kill a couple gobblers with it to. I still don't use it much, but I do use it and have gotten comfortable with it. been trying off and on with the tube call for a few years now...ive never had a response to it.

Have a safe and enjoyable spring 2020 is my goal! And see how many bearded hens I can shoot along the way.

Just ordered a crossbow, why not  :OGturkeyhead:

Quote from: NCL on June 10, 2019, 08:15:58 AM
This will probably sound weird but my goal for 2020 is not have any goals but just enjoy the season/ year as it unfolds. It seems when I set goals it starts to add pressure if the goals are not being achieved.

I can understand where you are coming from, you just can't make the goal more important than the experience I guess you would say.

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Quote from: NCL on June 10, 2019, 08:15:58 AM
This will probably sound weird but my goal for 2020 is not have any goals but just enjoy the season/ year as it unfolds. It seems when I set goals it starts to add pressure if the goals are not being achieved.

This!!!

I wanna kill one with the 20 ga, 16 ga and some kind of archery implement. I've shot birds in the fall with a bow but want to kill a spring bird with the bow or a crossbow. Would love to try my recurve but certainly don't trust myself with that yet. But, most of all, I just don't wanna add additional pressure. My time is short. Just rather enjoy what I've got.


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If you make the goal more important than the experience you are hurting both imo.

I can't afford another firearm at this point, but it would be nice to do it with my bow and more so if I get good enough with my recurve bow to take one humanly with that instead of the compound. I would be happy with either though.

Quote from: Swampchickin234 on June 10, 2019, 10:17:30 AM
Stop. Sit still. Not be so worried about hitting the next state. Not be so worried about the next bird, but stop and enjoy the one you have. Enjoy it, slow down, and take it in. Take more pictures and instead of trying to kill the next one, just enjoy it.  That is my goal is to soak it in more.  We're not given forever, and that is something I struggle with.


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I really do think I understand what you mean about enjoying it more and soaking it in, after loosing it pretty much for 17 years I am now so much more grateful of the time I have out there, hunting any animal, but especially turkey. I hope I can get a better camera, I really do enjoy photography.

Quote from: dzsmith on June 10, 2019, 10:38:32 AM
bought my first trumpet last season, did not kill or call up with it....but never used in much actually while hunting. practiced a whole lot on it. Used it multiple times this year. Called up several hens with it, and managed to kill a couple gobblers with it to. I still don't use it much, but I do use it and have gotten comfortable with it. been trying off and on with the tube call for a few years now...ive never had a response to it.

I am still getting comfortable with trumpets/yelpers/wingbones & also want to use them more next season.

I want to learn the tube call as well, I have somebody here that offered to help me over the phone and I just have to get with them for instruction.

I also want to get better with diaphragm calls.

Quote from: Hook hanger on June 10, 2019, 11:05:36 AM
Have a safe and enjoyable spring 2020 is my goal! And see how many bearded hens I can shoot along the way.

Hope you have that safe season as well.

Quote from: zelmo1 on June 10, 2019, 11:07:39 AM
Just ordered a crossbow, why not  :OGturkeyhead:

I wish you the best of luck with it.