Mississippi Mentor

[hailstate13cpa]

Living in the age of technology, you can't always believe/trust what you read on the internet or hear on podcasts. How many of you have/had a mentor that you could bounce ideas/strategies off of? Don't get me wrong, I'm a firm believer in experience being the most effective teacher, but I imagine learning from someone that's already made the mistakes would shorten the learning curve. I'm no expert by any means, but I do want to master this craft to the best of my abilities. I have read some turkey hunting books that are recommended, as well.

If you would be interested in mentoring a MS kid that hunts public land only mainly on hilly Pine Plantations and Mixed Hardwood WMAs/National Forests, please send me a PM. By no means am I looking for anyone's honey hole. I have plenty of land near me. I do want to learn more and be a student of the game we all love so much.

[silvestris]

Get Kenny Morgan's "one Man Game".  I was honored to have him critique most of my hunts and I learned a lot.  He and I only hunted together on two occasions as he meant it when he called it a one man's game.  He felt it important for me to make my own mistakes and I did.  His explanations of what I was doing wrong was invaluable and didn't cost him any honeyholes unless he wanted to share some with me and I wouldn't go to one of his honeyholes without his blessing.

[MK M GOBL]

I have mentored a lot over the years, mostly with youth and ladies looking to learn and mostly because of other hunters not wanting/willing to teach or share their hunting time... I have had a few adult men ask too,will spend 4-5 years when I mentor for people. I'll usually go with them to their land and teach them from there. I have given some of them good public access spots I know of if they don't have private land or taken them with me and to my ground and "My Rules". All just part of what I do.

Sorry but up in Wisconsin...

MK M GOBL

[bassman95]

hey I assume you live in Starkville and are just getting started. I am as well. Let me know if you want to meet up and go one day

[hailstate13cpa]

Silvestris, I have that one and it is a fine read. Others have suggested some good books to add to my growing library. Thanks for the insight and good luck this Spring.

MK, I hate that we aren't closer to connect. Good luck on your season and I hope your protégés are grateful for the relationship you have.

Bassman, I actually moved from Stark Vegas about 2 years ago. I'm now in central MS near Grenada. I would be glad to get together and hunt or even bounce ideas back and forth. Good luck chasing those Oktibbeha birds!

[MK M GOBL]

MK, I hate that we aren't closer to connect. Good luck on your season and I hope your protégés are grateful for the relationship you have.

Any questions you get I can always try to help out with, just PM me. Hope you have a good season, share some pics!


MK M GOBL

[hailstate13cpa]

Got it done this morning!

[silvestris]

Time heal all wounds, or something like that.  Congrats.

[3bailey3]

Sil you know you are still my Mentor on more things than hunting these crazy birds!

[silvestris]

I appreciate that comment, Bailey.  Hope you are having a pleasant season.