Season Preparations

[Rzrbac]

Season opens Monday. Heard a few this morning but also ran into 3 different guys listening and are aware of where those birds are at. I'm raring to go but I expect it to be tough, a lot of hunters and the timber is still wide open. I figure those birds will get bumped around a lot till it greens up. I'm also looking forward to trying out my new vest. I have been using the same vest for 15 years or so and this one is definitely a little different.

[davisd9]

Season opens Monday. Heard a few this morning but also ran into 3 different guys listening and are aware of where those birds are at. I'm raring to go but I expect it to be tough, a lot of hunters and the timber is still wide open. I figure those birds will get bumped around a lot till it greens up. I'm also looking forward to trying out my new vest. I have been using the same vest for 15 years or so and this one is definitely a little different.

What vest did you go with?


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[Rzrbac]

Alps Impact, it holds a camelbak bladder. Glad I can shed the camelbak pack under my vest this year. I took my old cushion off of my Super Elite and velcroed it to the seat on on the Impact. I don't sit a lot but when I do I like to be comfortable.

[WNY Bowhunter]

Got my 835 setup with a scope...hope to get it sighted in this week sometime.

[davisd9]

Got my 835 setup with a scope...hope to get it sighted in this week sometime.

Which scope?


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[WNY Bowhunter]

I wanted a leupold vx1 with the turkey plea reticle but they apparently don't make them anymore so.I ended up with a Bushnell trophy with the circle x reticle. I have it mounted with medium height rings but now I'm thinking that I may have to buy some low ones instead.

[davisd9]

I wanted a leupold vx1 with the turkey plea reticle but they apparently don't make them anymore so.I ended up with a Bushnell trophy with the circle x reticle. I have it mounted with medium height rings but now I'm thinking that I may have to buy some low ones instead.

Very nice! I tried the Bushnell but did not care for the circle. It was a very nice scope my eye just could not adjust to it. I had the Simmons Pro-Diamond on a gun since 2011. It work really well but I decided to go back to bead this year and loved it. When I switched to tighter chokes than the improved cylinder or full I thought I had to have a sight and would shoot over the top of a bird with rifle sights almost every time. Decided to try my 11-87 to see if it would shoot bead this year and felt really silly it did. I hunted it this year and it was great.


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[davisd9]

Been bored sitting around not being able to hunt. Went to the farm this weekend for some family events so I decided to see whether my Mossberg 500 would shoot bead like my 11-87. Took the scope off and ran a dry bore snake down it twice since the barrel had 4-5 shells down it since last cleaned. Got to 40 and squeezed one off. Dang if it did not shoot bead. I think I am having luck with bead cause I am using more open chokes in both guns, 11-87 is a .576 and 500 is a .575. So now I got two that shoots point of aim and I am a happy man, just a man that has to wait a year to shoot another turkey.




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[troutfisher13111]

Alps Impact, it holds a camelbak bladder. Glad I can shed the camelbak pack under my vest this year. I took my old cushion off of my Super Elite and velcroed it to the seat on on the Impact. I don't sit a lot but when I do I like to be comfortable.

How do you like it? Mind posting pics? I have been thinking about getting one. I'm not usually a vest guy, but this looks like it might fit the bill

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[Rzrbac]

Just took these pics in my little honey hole. Was gonna look for sheds a bit and head back to where I'm expecting one to roost. I flushed a gobbler about 100 yards from that spot. I'm not happy about that at all.


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[troutfisher13111]

Thanks! I ordered one, I'm hoping I like it

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[WNY Bowhunter]

Four days to go time...they were hammering this morning at the farm I plan on hunting opening morning!!! 

[trkehunr93]

Four days to go time...they were hammering this morning at the farm I plan on hunting opening morning!!! 

Patiently waiting for some upstate NY gobblers.  Good luck!

[troutfisher13111]

Hitting PA state land tomorrow and then using a couple hours of vacation time for NY's Tuesday opener.

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[Bowguy]

NY is getting close!