Next Turkey Hunting Goal

[Sir-diealot]

This will probably sound weird but my goal for 2020 is not have any goals but just enjoy the season/ year as it unfolds. It seems when I set goals it starts to add pressure if the goals are not being achieved.

This!!!

I wanna kill one with the 20 ga, 16 ga and some kind of archery implement. I've shot birds in the fall with a bow but want to kill a spring bird with the bow or a crossbow. Would love to try my recurve but certainly don't trust myself with that yet. But, most of all, I just don't wanna add additional pressure. My time is short. Just rather enjoy what I've got.


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If you make the goal more important than the experience you are hurting both imo.

I can't afford another firearm at this point, but it would be nice to do it with my bow and more so if I get good enough with my recurve bow to take one humanly with that instead of the compound. I would be happy with either though.

[Sir-diealot]

Stop. Sit still. Not be so worried about hitting the next state. Not be so worried about the next bird, but stop and enjoy the one you have. Enjoy it, slow down, and take it in. Take more pictures and instead of trying to kill the next one, just enjoy it.  That is my goal is to soak it in more.  We're not given forever, and that is something I struggle with.


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I really do think I understand what you mean about enjoying it more and soaking it in, after loosing it pretty much for 17 years I am now so much more grateful of the time I have out there, hunting any animal, but especially turkey. I hope I can get a better camera, I really do enjoy photography.

[Sir-diealot]

bought my first trumpet last season, did not kill or call up with it....but never used in much actually while hunting. practiced a whole lot on it. Used it multiple times this year. Called up several hens with it, and managed to kill a couple gobblers with it to. I still don't use it much, but I do use it and have gotten comfortable with it. been trying off and on with the tube call for a few years now...ive never had a response to it.

I am still getting comfortable with trumpets/yelpers/wingbones & also want to use them more next season.

I want to learn the tube call as well, I have somebody here that offered to help me over the phone and I just have to get with them for instruction.

I also want to get better with diaphragm calls.

[Sir-diealot]

Have a safe and enjoyable spring 2020 is my goal! And see how many bearded hens I can shoot along the way.

Hope you have that safe season as well.

[Sir-diealot]

Just ordered a crossbow, why not 

I wish you the best of luck with it.