What do you do between turkey seasons. I make pot calls and strikers, shoot some trap and sporting clays and hang with the fam camping. This year I got a crossbow to play with and will do as much hunting as my schedule allows. :funnyturkey:
Irrigating and putting up hay keeps me occupied most of the summer then September and October is antelope, elk and deer hunts then duck and goose hunting till January then it's time to start thinking about turkeys again
Start counting the days until next season. Turkey hunting is not a matter of life and death, it's much more important than that... LOL
Home projects(currently working on my man cave). Cutting wood, family vacation, work, studying for 3 more licenses, come November pedro and I will shoot and process 6-7 deer and before you know it spring will be knocking
Bowfishing and mountain bike for fun.
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Quote from: fallhnt on June 18, 2019, 01:27:39 PM
Bowfishing and mountain bike for fun.
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I wish I could ride again, I miss it a lot.
I read a lot about turkey hunting, bear, elk and deer hunting. I also like to read history from the Revolutionary War on back.
The girlfriend and I try to make a concert every year, we are going to see a group she likes called Tedeschi Trucks Band, I don't know them but she puts up with me and my turkey hunting and other things I am into so she deserves a reward.
Going to The NE Call Makers Summit in August and really looking forward to meeting members and learning some new stuff from those that know more thank myself.
I really like to collect sports cards, particularly football cards (My grandfather played semi-Pro and my father played part of a season with the NY Giants so I really love football) though I have not done anything with NFL cards since they started to disrespect the flag and National Anthem including not watching, I have done more with MMA, boxing and hockey.
And I practice with my turkey calls and yearn for turkey season to come around.
Bass and white perch until bow season opens.
I curl up in a ball and tell myself everything will be o.k. :(
Jun - CA pigs
Jul - CA archery deer
Aug - OR archery elk
Sept - CA rifle deer
Oct - NM rifle elk
Nov - OR fall turkey
Dec - CA bear
Jan - OR depredation elk
Feb - WA predators
Boom
Used to be shoot my bow and work out for the mountains. I've given up on ever killing a bull with my bow. I just can't work out like I used to. May make one more push someday. Trumpets have kept me occupied as of late.
My mind is drifting to WTs. I used to obsess over killing mature bucks. I am hoping to find a decent mature buck to get after and try to get motivated enough to put in the time.
I got back into golfing late last year and my schedule is starting to look like I'm gonna be able to start playing a little. I enjoy it, especially spending time with my Dad but I'm not as competitive or as good when I was young. Just a good way to relax and enjoy being with Dad.
Quote from: Rzrbac on June 18, 2019, 03:24:02 PM
Used to be shoot my bow and work out for the mountains. I've given up on ever killing a bull with my bow. I just can't work out like I used to. May make one more push someday. Trumpets have kept me occupied as of late.
My mind is drifting to WTs. I used to obsess over killing mature bucks. I am hoping to find a decent mature buck to get after and try to get motivated enough to put in the time.
I got back into golfing late last year and my schedule is starting to look like I'm gonna be able to start playing a little. I enjoy it, especially spending time with my Dad but I'm not as competitive or as good when I was young. Just a good way to relax and enjoy being with Dad.
That reminds me, I exercise every possible day to stay in hunting shape. And do a little bow shooting and tuning as well.
I'm usually busy working on my propertIes. Mowing, bush hogging etc. In my downtime I sit on my back porch with my dog and watch my neighbor in her pool to make sure she doesn't drown.
Can't Hunt Turkey Blues
I can't handle this pressure you all puttin on me .I can't sit on this job, whys it so hard to see.
My nerves are jumping man you know that's a fact. Got to get outdoors with Mossy oak on my back.
Got to hump some ridges, put some miles on these shoes I got the spring time, can't hunt, turkey blues.
Now my body's shaking ,I'm at an all time low .It's my wife's sistersbirthday, I got orders to go.
I show up smiling but that's hard to do.
When you got these ,springtime, can't hunt, turkey blues
Now my boss is Tom and his boss is Jake. The irony in that is just to much to take.
Don't think that I'm crazy ,don't call me a fool.
It's all part of those spring time, can't hunt, turkey blues.
I'm not one of those guys who wants it all.Just a straight shooting gun and a sweet box call.
Don't need to be in no book of who's who.
Just got to shake these springtime, can't hunt, turkey blues.
From Haunted by the Gobble
Try and beat the heat and humidity until fall and listen to my wife complain about some guy and his dog watching her swimming in the pool.
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In about a month fly fishing for summer steelhead which should take me to winter fly fishing for steelhead which will go till turkey season next year.
Spending time at my cabin on the river and fishing.. Do some gardening , clip the clover food plots and making homemade ice cream ... got to do some grilling ... call and order few more custom calls and traveling .... Don't forget little rest and relaxing and chatting on Old Gobbler .... :TooFunny:
Make money and put fish in the freezer right now. In August I'll start deer hunting.
Lots of bass fishing and getting ready for bow season.
Quote from: land cruiser on June 18, 2019, 02:13:28 PM
Jun - CA pigs
Jul - CA archery deer
Aug - OR archery elk
Sept - CA rifle deer
Oct - NM rifle elk
Nov - OR fall turkey
Dec - CA bear
Jan - OR depredation elk
Feb - WA predators
Boom
Hows the Fall turkey season in OR?
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Quote from: fallhnt on June 18, 2019, 10:30:04 PM
Quote from: land cruiser on June 18, 2019, 02:13:28 PM
Jun - CA pigs
Jul - CA archery deer
Aug - OR archery elk
Sept - CA rifle deer
Oct - NM rifle elk
Nov - OR fall turkey
Dec - CA bear
Jan - OR depredation elk
Feb - WA predators
Boom
Hows the Fall turkey season in OR?
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3 bird limit, fun with bow and arrow
Fly fish, ride my motorcycle, practice my calls, scout for fall bear and elk season.
Back to work, I take off about 3 months for turkey season. I keep all my Gobbler fans and spurs so getting them all cleaned and mounted takes up some time. I also write all my hunting info for everyday in small notebooks I keep in my vest. After the season I rewrite it in a bigger journal type notebook, that usually takes a while. I'm always buying Turkey hunting books so I have a big stack that needs reading .I will start trapping in the winter maybe a few squirrel hunts I don't care about deer anymore.
Sad to see the season end. Most shrug their shoulders and move on.
Once I fill my tags I'm finding someone with tags to fill, I go everyday I can.
Once it's over, my wife and I hit the road camping and on the motorcycle in our free time.
Reloading, shooting, shooting my bow, fishing is mixed in there too.
I've got too many hobbies she says.
Recently started golfing, a lot of fun too.
I love being outdoors ... bow season will be here soon and during the winter months it's back to making mouth calls.
Mowing, fishing, bushogging, grilling, dovefield planting.
Drink beer. Fish some. Work.
Kayak trips here and there.
Plenty of work to do around the house-all the things Iv'e been putting off all hunting season long. Florida has a long hunting season. In Aug we start gator hunting then start bow hunting deer in Oct so that's not really that far off. All that getting up early for hunting season cuts into my beer drinking so I have some catching up to do there as well.
I forgot one thing-last summer I trained up a dog to find wounded deer. It ended up being a lot of fun and very beneficial during hunting season as well. A great summer project-I wish I would have done it sooner. Watching him trail up someones bow shot deer ended up being almost as fun a hunting is.
Quote from: Southerngobbler on June 20, 2019, 12:20:01 PM
I forgot one thing-last summer I trained up a dog to find wounded deer. It ended up being a lot of fun and very beneficial during hunting season as well. A great summer project-I wish I would have done it sooner. Watching him trail up someones bow shot deer ended up being almost as fun a hunting is.
I am sure he worked fine on gun shot deer too.