How long do you think you would go?

[tha bugman]

I am rereading The Old Pro Turkey Hunter and in one section he makes reference to a man that turkey hunted 20 years and never killed a turkey.  We always talk about taking the pressure off by having a bird during the season, but how many seasons do you think you could go without a kill and still continue to get up morning after morning.  Me, I hope I never lose the call to the spring woods regardless of the outcome.  The overall drama itself unfolding is so much more of the complete season than a kill ever will be. 

[zelmo1]

I think I would still go. All my senses go on high alert when I am in the woods

[tomstopper]

Will continue to go as long as I physically can no matter if I am successful or not

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[Gobspur]

If they outlawed hunting, I would still go to the woods to hear them gobble.

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[Happy]

I went a long time before ever killing a turkey so I am pretty sure I would keep right on trying.

[Spitten and drummen]

As long as I can hear a gobble , I will always go GOD willing.

[JeffC]

turkey hunted for 7 years before I killed a super jake, no one to teach me, got started in Delaware, on public land the state assigned, never even found a track the first 2 years, missed a bird in Maryland. Think it was 6 years before I even heard a gobble in the woods. Live in MD for 14 years, only 1 tom and the jake from here, travel back to New Jersey every season and have to pay non resident fees to kill them. Grew up in  jersey, back when they didn't even have enough birds to have hunts.

[guesswho]

I don't know the answer, but I do know the answer isn't 20 years.

[SteelerFan]

I don't know the answer, but I do know the answer isn't 20 years.

This

[Brwndg]

When I first started chasing birds in the spring of '86 it was 8 years before I killed my first bird. Not sure I would make it 20 years but just working birds keeps ya coming back

[dublelung]

I don't know the answer either but that fella either didn't have any turkeys to hunt or he sho nuff sucked at it.

That's one of my favorite turkey books of all time.

[tha bugman]

I don't know the answer either but that fella either didn't have any turkeys to hunt or he sho nuff sucked at it.

That's one of my favorite turkey books of all time.

I think his point in the book may have been fewer turkeys to hunt.  As my friend says...."density of population has made many an expert.."

[Mossyguy]

If I know the turkeys are there I will keep on keepin' on. Yes it stinks to go and go and not hear any...but if they are in the area I will keep trying!

[Clydetaylor1]

I went every morning for 2 weeks last year with out a gun. Had killed my birds,would say I wasn't going anymore but when I woke up I couldn't help it.

[Rzrbac]

May have posted this story before, it sums up my approach to turkey hunting. Several years ago my son and I went hunting on a Sunday morning before church. He was just tagging along as he got to go with me on opening day and had filled his tag for the week. We got on a group of birds, sounded like 2 or 3 Jakes and one gobbler. I had those birds worked up hot and was expecting them to crest the ridge any second. One bird created before the others and my son said don't shoot Dad it's a Jake. I already knew that but I was glad he was being observant. It spooked that bird and cooled the rest off pretty good. I kept working them and got them to come around and barely crest the ridge about 30 yards. I couldn't keep track of the gobbler and wouldn't shoot. They finally walked off and I messed with them a little while longer until it was time to leave so we could make it to church. When we got up to leave my son asked if I was mad he had spooked them. I just laughed, I said son we got the best part of that gobbler.

Bottom line, if they will respond and gobble, that's all I'm really there for. You can't put that feeling in the bed of a pickup.