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#51

General Forum / Re: Bad Weather

Last post by Badger - Today at 10:18:45 AM

I am hour plus east of Yoder and we had 3 degrees and going to get the same amount of snow and another week of cold windy weather.  My friend in Kansas was around 0 this morning.

#52

General Forum / Re: What do you plan on adding...

Last post by swampfox62 - Today at 09:31:24 AM

Just PTO on the books to hunt opening week. And the week after with a good friend who is a guide.

Oh and a new sumtoy 660 choke.

Oh yeah, and a new drake water fowl camo set.

i think thats it.

oh and i trueglo 30mm gobble stopper red dot.

thats it ...

#53

General Forum / Re: Word Association Game

Last post by Lcmacd 58 - Today at 09:00:13 AM

Trouble

#54

LEARNING TO TURKEY HUNT / Re: Do hens make a lot of soun...

Last post by GobbleNut - Today at 08:47:19 AM

I think the number of turkeys hanging out together determines, to a great degree, how much vocalization you are likely to hear from them. It has been my experience that the more turkeys in the group, the more likely they are going to chat with each other...and any one of them might say something that sets off one or more of the others.

This is especially true with turkeys on the roost. Get a big group roosting together, or in close proximity, and they are very likely to be pretty vocal in that timeframe right before they fly down, as well as sometimes after they fly up in the evening.

On the other hand, it seems that the smaller the number of turkeys roosted together, the less likely they are to say a lot to each other. I have experienced a number of encounters where I thought a gobbler (that was gobbling) was by himself on the roost because I heard no other calling only to find out there was a hen or two with him that never made a peep.  That seems to rarely be the case with a large group of birds.

#55

General Forum / Re: Bad Weather

Last post by Spring Creek Calls - Today at 08:32:53 AM

SW Michigan

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#56

General Forum / Re: Bad Weather

Last post by GobbleNut - Today at 08:24:53 AM

Wishing all of you guys the best. I can't even image those kinds of conditions...or how any critter can survive outside in those conditions for long. 

In my 74 years here in the southwest, I can only remember one time that the temperature has gotten into single digits here. "Below Zero" isn't even in our dictionary. We are getting some badly needed rain/drizzle here currently with temps in the high 40's currently.

Again, best wishes to all of you who are in the way of this system. Stay safe...and warm. 

#57

Trumpets / Wingbones Forum / Re: Red Palm/buffalo horn

Last post by Wvgobbler - Today at 08:13:37 AM

As always beautiful work Kenneth!!

#58

General Forum / Re: What do you plan on adding...

Last post by GobbleNut - Today at 08:07:36 AM

through the season. I've had my Chene gear ones for two years now and I wear them fishing, turkey hunting, coyote hunting, rabbit hunting, and deer hunting. I've put a lot of miles on them and probably would have had 3 or 4 more years in them if I didn't drive a nail right through the bottom of them the other day walking the farm.


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Ill check them out i was looking at the Irish Setters Vaprtrek.

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I can tell you from experience that every thing I've had from Irish Setter wore out fast and leaked faster lol

This is another example of choosing footwear that matches the conditions someone hunts under...and in relation to one's budget. I personally have a distinct aversion to paying several hundred dollars for a pair of boots when a pair that's half that or less will do the job for where I mostly hunt.

As such, my "go to" hunting boots are the Irish Setter Vaprtech...and they suit me just fine 90% of the time. Where I mostly hunt, I don't have to worry at all about such things as "waterproofness". In addition, the cutting edges of the lava rock I do a lot of my hunting in will tear up a $400 pair of boots just as quickly as my $150 pair. ...And wearing anything that has rubber involved is going to last you roughly half a day here.

Now, granted, I have taken those Irish Setters to places where I ended up having wet feet most of the time, but in the debate I have about spending a few hundred dollars to get something for those conditions versus putting up with wet feet for a few days a year...well, the wet feet currently are winning that debate. Perhaps that will change at some point...but that noted aversion I have as stated above is currently holding steadfastly.   

#59

Box Calls / Re: Halloran Long Box Thoughts

Last post by slave601 - Today at 07:55:21 AM

Just ordered the IPE/BLACK LIMBA from halloran a few days ago.

#60

General Forum / Re: Bad Weather

Last post by captpete - Today at 07:34:45 AM

Here in NE Iowa we have been dealing with extreme cold and wind. Yesterday morning it was -21*. It warmed up to -10*, add in the 10-20mph wind and the feel like temp hit -45* to -50*. 6am this morning it was -12*. It's suppose warm up to 0* this afternoon. Tomorrow we are going to get into the single digits above zero and then continue to slowly warm up until we get back to our normal high of about 25* by the 1st of February.

The storm is going to miss us to the south. 100 miles south of here might see some flurries. I will take a lot of snow over any ice anytime. Everyone stay safe.