Tagged out in NY

[nyturkeyduster]

Hey fellas, it's been over 2 years since I logged in and I wanted to share my success from this year. I took these two toms the first week of the season in Onondaga county. I tried my best to take a bird with my recurve but it just didn't work out, I ended up taking both my my 870 on backup. I took the first on opening morning @ 11:25 a.m. and the second bird on the 6th @ 11:53 a.m. It was the first year I've taken both birds that late in the morning.

21 lbs. 8 1/4" beard 1" spurs


22 lbs 8 1/2" beard 1 1/8" spurs

[troutfisher13111]

Congrats! I am struggling to fill my second tag, it's been a tough season.

[mikejd]

Congrats! I am struggling to fill my second tag, it's been a tough season.

Congrats on 2 great birds. Good to see you back around.

Terry, Are you also hunting NY. Because to me it seemed to be the worst year in NY in a long time.

[nyturkeyduster]

It has been a rough season for a lot of my friends too. The ones that are usually killers haven't gotten birds but my friends that occasionally hunt turkeys are having the best season of their lives. It's rather strange buy hey, that's hunting.

[MACHINIST]

Good deal!!! I tagged out this am.Its been very tough this year for us,we are hunting Oswego county so we are just up the road from you NYTD

[nyturkeyduster]

Congrats Machinist! Was it a hot bird, a lot toms have been killed the past 4 or 5 days it seems?

[MACHINIST]

He came in and let me know he was there with a gobble when he was around 60-70 yards.10 seconds later he was down.Dont really know if he was a hot bird but once he saw my hen decoy he walked straight to it but never strutted or even acted like he knew it was there.

[nyturkeyduster]

He came in and let me know he was there with a gobble when he was around 60-70 yards.10 seconds later he was down.Dont really know if he was a hot bird but once he saw my hen decoy he walked straight to it but never strutted or even acted like he knew it was there.

Sounds like like played the game before. Congrats again!

[MACHINIST]

I never have with him,but I bet he was walking around looking for a receptive hen.He was a fighter,one spur was broke off at the base and the other leg had a nasty tear in the skin.His feather(other than tail) were pretty beat up so I think he was a bully,and around here turkey bullies get shot in the face!!LOL

[troutfisher13111]

Congrats! I am struggling to fill my second tag, it's been a tough season.

Terry, Are you also hunting NY. Because to me it seemed to be the worst year in NY in a long time.

Yes I am. Oswego and Cayuga counties. I have been hunting every weekend, 3-4 days a week before work, and a few days off and haven't heard a gobble since May 6th. I hunted a large tract of state land this morning and covered over 4 miles according to my pedometer and never heard a single bird.

I am wondering if I am being too aggressive.

[MACHINIST]

If your hunting state property then your hunting pressured birds for sure.The farm I hunt I have heard birds every morning except 2 and they were the last 2 sits I was there so I decided I was going to give it a rest for all of last weekend and concentrate on places I haven't hunted.It helped as we heard birds both mornings and I killed my 2nd yesterday.

[troutfisher13111]

Yesterday was the first day I hunted state land. Thought I would try something different.

[Gooserbat]

Good Job

[tomstopper]

Congrats....

[DirtNap647]

congrats