Weaknesses

[Greg Massey]

My biggest weakness is wanting to stay on this forum chatting with all my new friends about turkeys ...my wife want talk to me about turkeys anymore after 40 years of marriage ,,,,,,,,,,,

[appalachianassassin]

my biggest weakness by far is my hearing. shooting without protection and loud rock-n-roll has ruined mine. :you_rock:ive tried the game ears and while I can hear better I cant tell the direction the sound came from. I have started wearing protection but its to little to late.

[dublelung]

Wild Turkey American Honey mixed with a little bit of Diet Dr. Pepper over ice. 

[Tail Feathers]

Come on Happy, we know some of your post is not correct.

Your memory can't be that good, you've forgotten you're not that good looking.

[oleman59]

WE all make mistakes dealing with Ole Tom because no 2 every act  alike its a never ending learning experenice> thats what makes it fun. Just remember your dealing with a creature that goes thru life scared to death every stump tree limb  is a booger just waiting to eat him. The adage is if he evry answers your cal just be  patence sometime  that day he will check on where that hen is> I would rather have postion any time than the best calling he want come where he don,t feel safe

[Happy]

Come on Happy, we know some of your post is not correct.

Your memory can't be that good, you've forgotten you're not that good looking.

nice to see someone can finally sling some humor back. But hey as I tell my kids. If you can't have confidence in yourself then why would you expect anyone else to?

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[turkeyfeathers]

weakness: over calling when not getting a response. seem to get more aggressive instead of shutting up and letting them get curious.

Strength: When getting a response knowing when to cut it off to get them moving towards me quicker

Same here. When nary a gobble and the hours are going by slowly I tend to get louder and the "15 minute rule" goes down the drain. The longer the day progresses the louder I seem to get. I should know better but it seems to be a routine.

Another weakness is when he sounds like he's on his way that I probably call too much. Not for wanting him to gobble more but more in fear I'll lose his interest. Again, I know better

weakness #3  My calling is probably average on the slate call at best  I've killed a decent amount of birds so I guess I can't be that bad. Perhaps my cadence and knowing what to say and when is a strength then .And I've heard far worse sounding hens than me ,lol

Strengths: Never have an issue with getting up at 3 am to listen to the woods wake up. Having my 14 year old daughter interested without ever shoving it down her throat. She saw my passion and wanted to share it with me many years ago. Heck, we hunted yesterday and then had her at ballet by noon  Sort of funny.  Resisting the urge to move on birds when they are far off. Tried that twice and you guessed it, more birds really close that came in quiet , busted !

[High plains drifter]

Hunting the small parcels of land I'm on here have taught me patience. However, when on the club with miles of property to roam, I can't hold back either. Gotta go. Having said that, my biggest weakness is probably aggression. I want to hear a bird gobble and I'll over call many of them. If I'd tone it down a bit I'm sure I'd do better.

. Good point, I think I over called, a few days ago. I get impatient , and I call too much, which sort of spooks them I think.

[tree-rat sniper]

my biggest weakness by far is my hearing. shooting without protection and loud rock-n-roll has ruined mine. :you_rock:ive tried the game ears and while I can hear better I cant tell the direction the sound came from. I have started wearing protection but its to little to late.

Same here (hear?)!  Too many metal concerts over the years. 

[g8rvet]

weakness: over calling when not getting a response. seem to get more aggressive instead of shutting up and letting them get curious.

Strength: When getting a response knowing when to cut it off to get them moving towards me quicker

. Heck, we hunted yesterday and then had her at ballet by noon  Sort of funny.

My daughter took ballet and dance for 15 years and then taught it while in college.  She is as girly as can be but loves fishing for reds and now turkey hunting with her daddy.  I am just not allowed to engage her in conversation until the sun has come up! 

[wisconsinteacher]

My biggest weakness is that I THINK WAY TOO MUCH and I put pressure on myself to get out and hunt.  I do the same with fishing and deer hunting.  If I'm not out there, I feel like I am wasting an opportunity and letting my wife or others down because a good hunter would be out there giving it 100% everyday and I don't want to look weak.  From there, I get mad at myself and then I loose the drive because I sometimes make it work. 

It is hard to explain but I need to sometimes relax and slow down, remember that just being out in the woods is the real reason I do this.  Getting a bird is a bonus.  I also have to remember that there are days where I just need to do something else and clear my mind from hunting.  This "reset" has helped me build a stronger fire and makes me hunt smarter/harder.

I have also learned that when I stop putting pressure on myself, I have a lot more success.  As a kid, I had to fill deer tags and was getting mad because I hadn't shot a deer.  That afternoon my dad said, "just go and watch nature and relax, we don't need a deer to survive".  You guessed it, 1 hour later, deer all around me and I got a nice doe.

My biggest strength is that I can spend money on hunting like none other!!!!

[R AJ]

Lack of birds to work is my problem/weakness and being a guest to someone who has birds, but I am usually hunting with him, and his mistakes are numerous.
I started out teaching him but he now gets out ahead of me, walks on gravel roads because they are cleaner I guess, and for some reason thinks he should be out in front or exactly in line with the muzzle of my shotgun. Need I say any more?
This year was my 44th year of turkey hunting. Turkey population is dwindling in a hurry in my area.

Another scratch season for me.

[paboxcall]

Get more sleep.  All day hunting rules lead to hunting all day, or late night roosting means getting to bed late.

Burn out ruins turkey hunts.