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2026 OLD GOBBLER TURKEY HUNTING TEAM CONTEST / Re: Herding up the GOATS

Last post by lacire - Today at 11:04:14 AM

I appreciate the effort Lacire. I woukd hate to have to find a car seat for mini me at this stage. He wont give up any GOAT secrets though, no matter how hard you try.

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Pot Calls Forum / Re: Looking for a waterproof p...

Last post by BDeal - Today at 11:01:20 AM

I have a Mike Yingling that actually plays better wet than dry.  He used to be on here, not sure if he still is or still makes that call.

He's still on here. I just bought that call from him. Its crystal with a composite pot and a carbon fiber striker.

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General Forum / Re: West PA get-together 3/28...

Last post by Dhamilton1 - Today at 11:01:17 AM

OK.....

Needed to just set a date and see who can be in.  Figuring 9:30-ish on Saturday, March 28, 2026 at Thee Log Cabin restaurant (11141 US-422 Elderton, PA 15736).

Need to get a good head count.

Who's in ??

I stated I would be interested but unfortunately, my wife has set this date as the day we can reorganize and clean up our storage unit with available help. Mostly due to me nagging her about it haha.

I hope it gets good attendance and is something that happens again next spring and I'm available then!


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General Forum / Re: Travel meals?

Last post by Greg Massey - Today at 10:53:11 AM

All I need is SEVERAL boxes of honey buns,case- beanie weenies,Vienna Sausage,potted meat,sardines,bologna,peanut butter and jelly, 3 or 4 loaf's sandwich bread,3 boxes of crackers, jar - Duke's mayonnaise, bottle ketchup, Louisiana hot sauce, mustard, instant coffee,Pop Tarts, trail mix - cheap bags of cookies / peanut butter crackers, 3 jugs of tea, couple cases of bottle water and several rolls of toilet paper. I will also have a couple boxes of trash Bags for emergencies.


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General Forum / Re: Looking Better In North Ne...

Last post by Tom007 - Today at 10:52:53 AM

Turkey Populations are definitely  getting better in North New Jersey.  I saw plenty of Jakes last Spring in Sussex  County.
  Brutal Winter- but let's  see how many vocal 2 year old Gobblers are Ambling about come opener of April 20th/ 2026.

Your seeing small pockets, trust me the populations ARE NOT rebounding like you claim. This winter has put a serious hurting on the younger birds, frozen snow on the ground since early November coupled with the coldest temps in decades will definitely lower the numbers, no doubt. They have to take a serious look at permit allowcations if we want to see the "Old Days", (early mid 90's) numbers again. Stay tuned.

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12 ga Mossberg pattern pictures / Optics

Last post by TrackeySauresRex - Today at 10:49:27 AM

I thought I'd put this one here on the 835 tab.

TrackeY Jr. is possibly looking to revitalize my Ol' 835. It's the first camo turkey edition model with the corncob stock.

I've went thru 3 red dots with this mule in my turkey hunting career before switching over to the 20.

Are there any red/grn dots that can really withstand the recoil of this Ol' 835 that are made today?

What rides on your's that been working for years?

I'd like to dress her up before I officially hand it over to him.

Thank you All
B-Well
Johnny

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Trumpets / Wingbones Forum / Re: Ironwood Burl

Last post by Yoder409 - Today at 10:48:55 AM

That is just outstanding !!!  Beautiful !!

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General Forum / Re: Travel meals?

Last post by Treerooster - Today at 10:42:55 AM

I do a lot of traveling/camping for my hunting. I cook sometimes but cooking and doing dishes when I am tired can get old.

I'll cook up a bunch of meals that are all together, like spaghetti or casseroles or even stew. Then I put a serving in a vacuum seal bag and freeze them unsealed. Once froze I seal up the bag and put it back in the freezer. When its time to eat I just boil the bag in water to heat it up on a portable stove. No dishes if you use a paper plate or heck, just eat out of the bag if you are really tired. 

I'll make up a few days of sandwiches for lunch also. I garden and can too so I have stew, chili, & soup to heat and eat too. Milk in a thermos and cereal can be a good breakfast.

The frozen meals are good for 3 or 4 days in the cooler along with the sandwiches. If I am out longer I switch to the canned meals.

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LEARNING TO TURKEY HUNT / Re: Calling to a roosted gobbl...

Last post by TooTallOutdoorss - Today at 10:30:43 AM

If he doesnt have a direct line of sight to me Ill give a few clucks or soft yelps to get his attention and maybe flip him around on the limb to face me and once he responds to my call Ill usually put the call down until I know hes on the floor. Once youve made that connection with that bird thats all you need. Let his curiosity get the best of him. Play that cat and mouse game with him especially if its a lone bird.


I try to avoid making him gobble on the limb as much as possible for multiple reasons. One being (and this really applies to public only) I dont want other hunters who just walked into the area to hear him and try to put a move on him and ruin my hunt. The same way we hear turkeys gobble and make a move on it to get closer so will they and most guys in my area dont have any respect for you being there first. Theyll set their decoy five yards from you if that means theyll get the bird. So the less he gobbles the better for me.

The other is and this applies to both public and private guys but not to the pro callers haha. I dont want to keep calling to him while on the roost to give him a reason to not pitch down towards me. I like many am not a pro caller by any means so even though I can sound like a hen 98% of the time theres always that chance I did not hold the striker on my pot call correctly or my mouth call wasnt in the right spot and I made a noise that doesnt resemble anything a turkey would make and now hes questioning what heck is that thing making that noise over there. Now he will either go silent and sneak up on you or if hes a smart bird he might do a 180 and go the other way. And down here in SFL we have a lot of predators and they will come check out a hen yelp or any turkey noise to snag a meal and the last thing I want is for him to see a coyote or bobcat coming in my direction going to that noise and stopping him from flying to me.


The way I see it is its like over calling to a bird on the ground. Its a lot easier to mess up the hunt before it starts by not sounding natural or doing too much. I wanna make that connection with him (gobbling back to my calling) and stfu and let him make the mistake not the other way around. My season starts tomorrow down here so Ill keep yall updated on how it goes! Found a couple on public today hammering away on the limbs and got their location so should have some fun tomorrow!

Well I am happy to report I was successful within the first 20 mins of legal shooting light down in South Florida on public ground! Roosted two birds that were in two separate trees 40 yds from each other over looking a big field with a dried up slough. Got there well in the dark and setup on the other side of the slough 100 yds away. Watched them both wake up and fly down a long with a hen we did not see the afternoon before when roosting em. The birds were not in a very talkative mood this morning and gobbled maybe three times each on the limb. Being on public I was happy because we knew it would be a matter of time until someone heard em and tried making a move on them.

I soft yelped and clucked at em twice on the limb. First one they didnt respond to and second they responded. Once I got that interaction I put the call down and waited. When both flew down they went in the last direction we expected them to go (as turkey hunting always goes). I yelped at em once or twice with no response. And then from the far left here comes ol white head coming right at us. laid eyes on the jake decoy next to the hen and it was all over. Strutted the entire way in spitting and drumming and the rest was history! Once on the road we saw about four other trucks parked at the gate (we were the first and only ones there in the morning.) and we were relieved that our hunt was not ruined and are certain if they had gobbled more on the limp if I called at em more it would've been a totally different outcome.

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General Forum / Re: Word Association Game

Last post by captpete - Today at 10:25:13 AM

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