First Turkey Vest

[Wigsplitter]

I still have my first vest that I bought in mid 90s - tarantula don't remember where I got it and have hardly seen another one like it- served me for 20 years before I upgraded

[Tail Feathers]

My first vest was a Bucklick Creek.  Wore it out. 

[EZ]

First vest was the Grand Slam vest by Duxbak, designed by Dick Kirby in the mid 80's. WWII pattern. Still have it.

[Swamper7]

 Mossy oak Super elite 2

[btomlin]

I had a HS Strut strap vest in Advantage camo.  It had 2 zipper call pockets, 2 flap pockets, rear pouch and a super thin uncomfortable seat....although thicker than the new KUIU seat.  Ha.

[KYFrid]

My first vest was Mossy Oak Break up vest from Walmart. I think fieldline was the brand if I remember right.


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[nyturkeyduster]

Mossy Oak Super Elite 2.

Loaded that baby up and boy was it hot. I ended up outgrowing it and gave it to a girl in college.

[ScottTaulbee]

My first turkey vest was a field line vest from Walmart my dad bought me when I was 6 or 7. I still have it. It was adult size and took a while for me to grow in to it, I hunted with it until I was 19, decided I had to have bigger and better, bought a Drake vest and thus the quest for the "perfect" vest began with me. Still haven't found one that I like every thing about, and it seems my idea of the perfect vest changes every few years as my maturity as a turkey hunter changes. I started out filling every pocket on the vest with calls, inside and out. Now, I typically carry 4 calls and 2 of them are a trumpet and a mouth call. I still wear a vest though, for some reason my switch doesn't flip from a walk in the woods to serious turkey hunting without having one on. So now it's mainly just for carrying a turkey out and some TP.


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[callmakerman]

Lynch Long beard vest in tree bark camo. Still have it and use it at times.

[mlee3553]

Somewhere around mid 90's.  I can't remember who made it, but it was a strap vest in a Realtree pattern. It had a paper thin seat and a couple pockets. 

I'm pretty sure I still have it in the attic somewhere. 

Sounds about exactly like my first, probably bought at walmart, all a poor high school kid could afford. Only used it that year, then I bought a Mossy Oak vest not sure what model, in shadow leaf I think, with the NWTF patch on it still have that vest I think but don't really use it much since I'm a little bigger around the middle than I was back then.

[kytrkyhntr]

My first vest was a advantage realtree pad with a hook my dad put on the handle. used for a while then dad got me a break up nwtf jakes vest.

dont know where that jakes vest is now... but that realtree pad has been in the game bag of every vest ive ever worn. i have yet to see a turkey die without it. 26-27 springs ive packed that thing. every single hunt

[3seasons]

HS Strut strap vest that my dad had to tie up so it would halfway fit.

[Bill]

This is the label from the first store-bought turkey hunting vest I ever purchased.  Never used it much, and don't remember where it came from or exactly how long ago.

Does anyone recognize this brand name, "Foxzy Outdoor Gear"?




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[CT Spur Collector]

One of the first Cabela's Tatr'