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6:14 a.m. May 1st. Beard 9 1/8 in. ,weight 20#'s, Spurs 7/8in.. Called in with natural voice over a Jake with sitting hen and 2 feeder hens...He left his 6 hens and came in on a dead run in the pouring rain with 15 mph winds. 26 yrd shot.

Just shot my first turkey ever! A Jake came in silently at 6:10 this morning, right to my decoy. I was set up in a large oak forest. Walking out around 6:30 I spooked a hen off the roost. Now I can focus my attention on a mature gobbler to fill my second tag. 6:40 and I was home drinking coffee! What a day!

Been a bit out of touch for the past two weeks . The wife and I went to South America ( Equador , Peru & the Galapagos Islands ) . Went to the Equator , Galapagos , Machu Picchu , etc .. Had a great time and yes ..... we ate some Guinia Pig ( crunchy ) . It was often difficult to get good WIFI in some places and often slow loading .

One came in to my hen/jake set up. No blind, just back up under a dry space under a big hemlock, not bad at all in the woods. When the rain let up a bit, this guy gobbled a couple times and came in. Eight-inch beard, 3/4 inch spurs, 22.6 pounds. Now to go after the big old slob with the long spurs...oh, and remember. Don't grab them by the legs until they are stone dead. That's my blood, not his. Rookie mistake.

last minute bird. We had a great hunt, my buddy missed and I was able to get him with a follow-up shot. There were two Toms with hens this one broke off and came to us. He put on a great show gobbling and strutting. 1" Spurs beard is 7.5". My friend can go after that other one tomorrow

A few shots from this morning.

Finally got off the schneid .

5:50am, 3in beard, 14lbs, spurs are just nubs. not exactly a trophy but a really fun morning, plus I've come up empty the past 2 seasons so I didn't hesitate to take this opportunity. came in real slow to my full strut deke with another jake. didn't give him the chance to get spooked by it so I dropped him at 25 yards. Winchester long beard xr through a Mossberg 500 got it done.

Had a successful hunt this morning! Thankfully, we each had a blind to sit in in two different fields. Around 6:10 I saw 5 birds in front of my friends blind, so I turned around to watch the action unfold. After 10 minutes it looked like his birds were moving off, so I turned around to watch my own field. There 2 turkeys there! I put the binoculars up and saw one was a hen, the other a Jake. Both were moving in my direction. 30 seconds later a third bird -TOM - comes walking up too. I waited until they were in range and just as there were, both male birds were standing inches apart. I had to wait until they separated or risk shooting both of them at the same time. The Tom moved closer and I let one fly. MISS! He took off and was in the air within seconds. Young Jake stood around, so I pumped in another shell and knocked him down. Just after my fist shot, my friend in the other blind shot at a Tom, as those birds moved closer to his blind while I was working mine. He had a clean miss, so we will both be out looking to score again as soon as possible. It was a fun day in the rain!

Got out of work at 6:40 was in the woods by 7 saw a big bird in my back field got on the back side of the hedge row crawled 150yds on my belly poked out the other side to see him at about 10 ft swung up on him as he saw me and missed him with out touching a feather. Walked home crossed the road snuck up to the edge of a corn field saw 2 gobblers at 50 yds heading my way sat down and got ready they got to 30 yds behind some bushes and stayed there for 10 minutes. I sat there wishing I would have brought a call when I caught movement out of the corner of my eye. Looked to see a bunch of red heads 20yds to my right swung the gun around and dropped the front one. He's the first jake that I have killed in 15 years and I couldn't be happier what a fun morning. Now I'm soaked to the bone and heading to shower and then to bed. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Why does she always get to sleep ?!

And it's a wrap. Nothing talking. Still had a nice morning in the woods with my daughter.

For the first time in many years I went out to try and roost one. Ended up hearing two! One high and one low.......now it'll pour for sure.

Here are a few The hazey picture of the Tortoises in the mud is --- they are having sex . It can last 4 hours !

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It has just been me and my son for a week. Wife and daughter in California on a vacation. The boy was pissed that I made broiled cod with lemon garlic sauce, asparagus and rice. WHAT AN OUTRAGE!!! LOL!! My house, my food, my menu and my rules..LOL! He settled for a frozen egg, cheese and ham breakfast sandwich thing that he found in the freezer…I can't even remember buying them..but Im sure it was fresh and tasty..

I put a couple birds to bed last night and then met up with my buddy Tim who drove up from PA. We got right in under them this morning and they gobbled a little from the roost before heading right to us once they hit the ground. Had both birds down at 6:50 this morning and managed to get out before the rain started.

Ribs!! Like I'm not tired enough lol

Lunch at The Central House in Java after turkey hunt with daughter. She had a taco grilled cheese I opted for burger with cheddar , pulled pork and onion rings. Delicious

I watched one go to roost tonight. I won't be behind the gun in the morning though, but will be running the call trying to get him killed for a buddy. Got to keep up landowner relations. Good luck!

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Thanks for leaving some!

My hunting buddy called tonight to ask if I'd be interested in tracking again. He has a line on a good bloodline wirehaired dachshund. Her name is Xena and she is 9 months old. Both our tracking dogs died a few years ago after long lives doing what they loved to do. So we got away from blood tracking. Not sure if we will be under the Deersearch banner this time around. But will be independent and track for local hunters. Guess I better start getting in shape.

This is what I'm doing on opening day.....roasting a whole lamb on Greek Orthodox Easter! Sent from my Samsung Galaxy Tab S2

Bait for dinner. I did not surpass my 35 pieces I ate last time however

...oh, and remember. Don't grab them by the legs until they are stone dead. That's my blood, not his. Rookie mistake.ember. Don't grab them by the legs until they are stone dead. That's my blood, not his. Rookie mistake. Congrats and you're 100% right. I have made that rookie mistake a couple times well out of my rookie season. One time the tom tore a section of my sleeve right near my wrist. The last time was about4 years ago. It was a real nice tom, flapping around after I shot it. The flapping seemed to calm down a bit so I grabbed his legs. Well he wasn't quite done. He ended up getting his spur stuck /tangled in my glove and it was on……Oh it was a scene. Fortunately no blood….none of mine anyway, but I was flopping as much as the tom.

Not surprised at the outcome....... Nice job! Don't wait until you kill bird number two to come visit us.

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Zero gobbling here.. neighbors are all around so I just hung tight with a feeding hen decoy out in my murder plot.. passed 9 jakes so far Sent from my SM-G920V using Tapatalk

Not a peep yet... Light rain , gonna have to give the top of the blind a coat of waterproof spray , little drippy ... Thank god for no wind .... Looks like the rain should be ending here in about an hour n a half .... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Blech. Weather forecasters got one right so far. Out the door we go. Timmy Hortons on the fly. And first song on radio pulling out of driveway. Bob Seger. Strut !!!! Love it

Had 7 different birds sound off on the roost tonight after getting in a fight with a couple of barred owls (apparently they didn't like me imitating them) got those gobblers fired up though!!

Had friends over so ordered pizza and wings. Washed down with a mixed 12 pack from Smuttynose brewery. Damn good beer! Pizza and wings were ok. TC we hit applebees last night after our first spring soccer game in Elmira. It was also karaoke night and I felt bad for the patrons who had to sit through seven 13 to 16 yr old girls singing "girls just wanna have fun".

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i'I'll be there....Haven't missed a gobbler operner since 1974 nor a deer opener since 1966...

Awesome man! There just ain't no way of fixin' a face like that,lol They sure are ugly for such a beautiful bird! That lens throws a nice tight pattern for sure! Glad you saw some action out there today.

Grilled chicken wings and 3 hours of supercross racing tonight.

Can get 20 footers at.sportsman guide cheap, dicks, gander, buy 2 sets and combine most of the time cheaper than buying an extention (just make sure same.lot run), 25 ft is about limit for them unless you buy seperate ladders sections ( rapid rails) I have 7 different kind of sticks, I replaced about all of the straps with ratchets.

Good luck running slate today Good thing for glass. Alls quiet in 9H. Samantha and I in blind. Boy do these leeks stink this morning

The language of love is spoken in many tongues! Best of luck to you in the morning Pygmy!

Sweet! Great fish

I like the positive attitude. Sometimes I think the creatures have access to the internet, so you should have mentioned you'll be sleeping in for the opener too.

Holy cow, I just checked my app and NOW it has an 80% chance of rain instead of 100% chance!! I reckon I'll bring some Coppertone, just in case.

Nice job!!! Like the look's of that wood sided wall!!!

Finished with beer tonight.

With so many calls that are made from wood, as well as call surfaces, rain is their worst enemy. Not a fan of rainy weather myself. Rather wait for better weather and also weekdays. Season starts on Sunday, many are obviously off, not a good situation to be in to work a bird alone?

"Get the picture?" Actually, no. Are you sure that post was meant for this thread. It doesn't seem to relate.

Set the blind up last night to watch over the field this morning. I got there a little late (7:30) and there were two toms and 2 hens already out there doing their thing. Pretty sure they heard me undo the zipper on the blind as they made their way off. Did manage to yank a few gobbles out of them before they left, but other than that, it was pretty quiet out there. 2 different gobblers..

Those old "family" guns are a joy to look at and pass down. Even if they are not to be shot. But if it were me, I'd just have to shoot that old Winchester!