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Shot a jake on Tuesday and this longbeard today at 6:15. Had my friend Zach (11) with me on his second turkey hunt. Heard some talk at 5:40 and a few gobbles. This guy showed up silent at the other end of the field and came into a single hen decoy. 25 yard shot w/ Mossberg 935 w/ #6 Longbeards ended his morning. Good luck to everyone still at it.

If I had the writing ability to put this morning in words, you absolutely would not believe it. In a VERY small nutshell, I had a pair of adults inside of 40 yards for a good portion of 4 (four) hours. I had a head pass by at 25 yards and couldn't get on him due to too thick of a spot. All morning I was in crappy spots because of posted land/neighbor relations etc. I moved three times over 600 yards and they'd come to each spot. I had two at 40 or less yards and a couple branches were in the way. I THOUGHT they'd come 6" more but no dice..... Another spot they were going absolutely crazy, gobbling to motorcycles, cars, crows, gun shots et. I couldn't get them to come into the precise spot I needed. Maybe I can get them figured out better in the morning; I have a plan.

That's even stretching those Winchester longbeard XR's from Maine to New York anyhow

Not a bad way to start a youth hunter for me today....nothing early but round 7 hit the crow call and got a few gobbles...made a poor choice to try and close the gap and scared them...moved to a different spot around 730 jumped a hen out of a tree and another one setting up....all in all great hunt kids ready for next weekend already Sent from my SM-N920V using Tapatalk

Happy Mothers Day to all the MOMS.

!%#&@^# moved up to Ridge I know they work during day got to top hit crow call to see if on other hill 2 gobbles down side of hill I figured almost to bottom....went to get over side and sit and spooked them...way way closer than I thought....oops..... On a good note the kids eyes got about the size of softballs when it happened Sent from my SM-N920V using Tapatalk

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ill need a new cheetah print thong for this beer drinking pool party extravaganza

I went to a new spot in Leon yesterday, not a gobble, started walking and calling only to find some fresh scratching, set up and called in a lone hen! Damn not a single gobble and I had her calling non-stop looking for me for 1/2 hour, live decoy! If she can't get them to gobble how am I supposed to?

Hey AT here in western NY we have good soil and still have farms it’s not like the south eastern part of the state. A 1 ½ year old buck can weight 160lb and have an 8pt rack. Where I hunt, I very rarely see spikes. With a lot of us passing on small bucks I see no need for AR’s. For those who shoot the first legal buck that comes by have at it. It’s not up to me to tell you what shoot or not shoot and I will shake your hand and congratulate you on getting a deer.

Good day no need for fancy equipment. Used crankbaits and jigheads. Lake trout and landlocks. Sent from my SM-S820L using Tapatalk

I still have a problem imagining hunters running through the woods with their tape measures trying to catch up with a buck to measure its antlers.....lol. Seriously, the more complex you make the legal harvest system, the more dead and rotting deer there will be left in the woods when hunters find out that antlers suffer that "ground-shrink" because they are not as good at "estimating" antler numbers on the hoof as they thought they were. We already have problems with hunters seeing 3" antlers where there are none.

I said the same until I did today and heard 5 toms gobbling their heads off in all directions for an hour. Shook me up so bad, that I couldn't even properly call on the pot call. Either way good luck to you tomorrow.

Patience finally paid off at about 9:30 this morning... 20.2 pounds on the digital scale, 10 inch beard and 1 inch spurs... Never heard a gobble until about 9:15... Every now and then even a blind hog finds an acorn...

I'm guessing I care about as much as anyone posting on this board, as I care more about hunting in Africa then NY, and I take no offence......its a good question why and maybe I can help that a little. The context of the debate is framed around the "Cecil" the lion hunt debacle. The basic premise is does the money spent by hunters actually protect wildlife abroad and at home; but the "pro" lady on the panel is based in Africa and its her expertise, so her answers are more to that point. Why do I think this will effect you? This is a war of attrition and as hunters we will get nibbled on around the edges til' one day you may just find yourself and way of hunting being the last one standing. Its easy and emotional using all the Disneyfication of African animals to be able to target a small group, often with some wealth and public image to uphold and have our Gov't make it difficult enough to go hunting to effectively shut it down. Its fashionable now to attack 1%'ers and public figures who need to be image conscience for their shareholders and who do a large majority of BIG 5 hunting, I just play around the edges. Anti poaching patrols have taken a huge hit this year with the revenue of incoming hunter dollars to finance year round work for a 4 month hunting season with US citizens booking few hunts due to import regulations. US hunters make up roughly 50-60% of all revenues for African hunting, and number about 5,000 a year or so on average. USF&W have already shut down Lion, Elephant in many cases, and have made effective closures on a list of animals I cannot hunt, not based on the country where the animal lives and THEIR law, but our USF&W service won't allow import under OUR laws. I personally see this as another huge over reach of "we know better than you" mentality Americans in general are so well known for now worldwide. In Africa this as its a simple economic tenant.....if it pays it stays. I cannot emphasize enough how I see this directly with every trip. I have been 4 times as recent as a few weeks ago, and have spent several months hunting and several sightseeing some of the more less tourist picturesque places in SA,Namibia, and to a lesser degree Zimbabwe. (in 2005 I hunted in close proximity to Hwange Park and where Cecil originated) OK, so we are still talking about Africa? Well the arguments being brought before the courts to stop "safari" hunting by US citizens on foreign soil are EXACTLY the arguments that will be used to undermine the hunting here at home. Its why the Wyoming Wolf delisting is still held up in the courts. USF&W argument is that the science isn't good enough to base hunting as a benefit. That is setting a precedent both in the public(Congress) and courts eyes. Well guess what? The science on setting game seasons is all based on this same science of game management and its going to be incrementally challenged. (and that science is pitiful in NY by the way with basically a dart board due to a handcuffed game dept that has a broad spectrum of responsibilities and getting hunters to shut up is one of them) HSUS and similar groups have stated so in internal literature as one of the chief goals and ways to achieve their belief that ALL hunting must end. They have no time table, they will keep steering and framing the message to their skew as long as it takes. And that's why it matters.....

Who's shooting em?

A couple more 15" , and some eaters. Sent from my XT1585 using Tapatalk

Marinated a wild turkey breast in OJ and Italian dressing, per Turkeyfeathers recipe, and did it low and slow on the Weber with some apple chips. It came out excellent not dry at all

Haven't had any luck in the turkey woods so I just ran 10lbs of venison through the meat slicer and curing. Going to throw it in the smoker Wednesday morning and make a batch of jerky. Glad my brother in law doesn't like neck roast that made up a good majority of the jerky. I'll be sure to take pics during the cook. Sent from my SM-N920V using Tapatalk

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What a great hunt!!!We set up on the edge of a small swamp where the it hourglasses down to a skinny point.Ive used this to funnel birds before and it worked pretty much like it had in the past.I setup Reed at the hourglass and another friend to watch the backside because they sometimes circle and get behind us.On the other side of the swamp is about 100 yards of timber and a field.At first light we had gobbles 200 yards to our south but off the property edge so we couldn't move on them,the tom keep answering my calls but I could tell he was going away when another started hammering back to the west,he was quickly joined by another tom.I could here they didn't want to budge but we sat still till I heard one gobbler closer....then closer....then real close when I saw him on the edge of the field.He was making his was to our left which was perfect.I told Reed "he's gonna come right through here" as I pointed.Just like he was one a string being pulled in he was coming right to us100.....90.....80.....70....60 then he went into a small dip with some trees blocking our view.All of a sudden I saw him at 50 yards and the first second reed saw him was at about 40 yards reed folded him with one shot.....then another because he was flopping and I am pretty sure he thought he was getting away!!!!LOL I told "him he's down safety on". The next thing I see was a cross between a hydrofoil jet boat and a clydesdale running through the swamp to get to his bird!!!! His tom had a 8 inch beard,1 inch spurs on one leg and the other was 3/4,around 20 -21 pounds.The smile says it all.One of the best things in the last few years is to be able to take this young man out and teach him all I can about hunting,he is always game for whatever and most days he is pushing me as I am dog tired but I do my best not to give up.The felling is actually better than getting one myself!!!!

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Please, for the love of all that is Holy, NO PICS!!!!!!!!!!

whats wrong with the old one? You'll need at least two anyway for a three day event

So True! But they also dont have seasons that last into months. 30 day season for all implements and its over, with no guns in any part of the rut. Bring that type of season on and Ny would be in the top 10 best places to hunt...Instead of the worst.

Lake erie is a dangerous lake, I would stay in the harbors unless you bought a sea kayak. . One guy fishing in a canoe was blown across the lake to canada and it took him 3 months to walk back to silver creek to find his belonging s sold as he was assumed dead.. granted it was 18 40s but storms on the lake can be deadly..

I don't have a problem with trophy hunting. I don't like the "deer farming" we try to pass of as deer management. Where we manipulate habitat for the sole purpose of developing and holding big rack bucks... then film their every move until we know their travel patterns... then set up an ambush based on what the cameras tell us. I know its legal.. just not my idea of hunting big bucks.

Been looking at the pocket foldres for a few months now in the sporting goods area Wallyworld. $4. Decided to pick up a few to keep in tackle box, pocket, w/e. Seem to be pretty well made for the money.

When there are illegal and nefarious activities abounding, there is a wise adage that says to “follow the money.” That is often a reasonable path to discover the true motive for an action or event that may seem to defy a line of clear logic. One of the most glaring examples is the out-of-proportion bullying by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) as it has sent huge forces of armed federal agents to force farmers and ranchers off of remote parcels of land in Nevada and Oregon. In the case of Cliven Bundy, the agency started grabbing cattle from the rancher because of a disputed fee for grazing his cattle on “federal land” in Nevada. There is a very clear argument to be made that the federal government is not constitutionally permitted to “own” huge parcels of the United States, which in the case of Nevada amounts to almost 80% of the entire state land mass. But there are no doubt thousands of ranchers also running their cattle on federal land for grazing purposes, and the question arises regarding why the heavy hand of the federal government would come down on this one elderly rancher in Nevada. Just follow the money. In the protest that blew up in January of this year, the conflict had to do with a trumped up arson charge against two ranchers who had burned some of their ranch to clear weeds to make it more productive. The fire spread to “federal lands,” and though the ranchers extinguished the fire without help, and the land, including the federal land, is now more productive than ever, the government insisted on jailing the two ranchers for five years. The ensuing protest by other ranchers led to the death of one of the rancher leaders caused by federal or state agents, with the video of the death showing that it was simply an execution. Once again, the question is why this was a cause for which the government was willing to murder a citizen? The answer once again is to “follow the money.” he Obama administration has shown itself to be one of the most ruthless and lawless administrations in United States history. And Senator Harry Reid, Democrat minority leader and one of the most corrupt politicians ever, is threatening those who would stand up to the Bureau of Land Management and the federal government. The reason is that there is a huge pile of money that the government and Reid personally stand to make due to these land grabs, and it is just now coming to light. In the case of the Oregon ranch standoff, it appears that there is a large uranium ore deposit in the areas contested by the ranchers. It also seems that Russia may be involved, and the government would be more than happy to take possession of the now valuable parcels in order to sell the rights to the highest bidder. With about two dozen ranchers jailed, and the two ranchers charged with arson in danger of filing for bankruptcy during their five year incarceration, it is easy to imagine the Bureau of Land Management making a rock-bottom offer in order to seize the valuable parcels and then offering it to the Russians or a shell corporation at a high price. This would not be the first time they have conducted such an underhanded and dishonest scam, and it will not be the last. And then there is Harry Reid, a wealthy operator who cannot really explain how he obtained his wealth. But he is angling for more, and he may very well pull this off as well. Senate Minority Leader Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) is reportedly hoping the federal government—specifically President Barack Obama’s administration—will grab a stretch of land in Southern Nevada near the infamous Bundy Ranch, now that many in the Bundy group are in federal custody. Senator Reid appears to be attacking the Bundy family and their supporters, who he previously called “domestic, violent terrorist wannabes” while adding to his legacy. Reid has indicated that the charges against the Bundy family and their supporters are not over, and although the BLM had promised to work with the ranchers and minimize charges if they would stand down, it appears that they are going to renege and go for the maximum charges against the maximum number of people. So far, 52 ranchers have been run out of business, many will be locked up indefinitely, and new evidence is surfacing in Nevada that money is playing a major role in this illegal operation, with Harry Reid in line to make millions or even billions. You failed the Chinese Mafia once before Reid Bunkerville, LLC holds 93 parcels in Nevada. It appears that a Chinese energy firm is interested in developing a gigantic solar energy station or stations on some Reid’s parcels and some of the BLM land that Bundy was running his cattle on. However, the solar development apparently is “not durable with trespass cattle,” meaning simply that the BLM and Reid must get rid of ranchers who either own property in the area or who graze cattle on the BLM property in order to make sure the solar installation will be built and maintained. Once again, it is important to remember that the federal government is supposed to be constitutionally prohibited from owning land out side of Washington D.C., save for military bases and ports. Unfortunately, Barack Obama and his Democrat henchmen have turned the United States into a banana republic where the Democrat elite and the insiders get all the goodies, and average citizens get only tax increases and increasingly draconian rules and policies. It seems increasingly likely that a second declaration of independence and revolution may be necessary to seize the nation and to return it to the citizens. In these two cases, however, it is clear that the corruption is deep and simply following the money explains why the government has been so willing to oppress ordinary citizens of this nation.

Turkey from opening day

Because many in the middle are impacted by the anti's emotional message and not our logical one. You need to go right at it with the fact that 'conservation' does not mean nothing dies. It's how the planet works. Humans are not exempt from the whole life and death ashes to ashes process etc. It's about a healthy ecosystem, not animal rights, which I'd argue don't exist anyway. I didn't listen to the initial talk but it's my understanding that just like in the USA being collared and named does not mean the lion could not be hunted, it was really an issue about guide licenses and if he was intentionally baited off a closed area. Bill

Congrats to the young hunter.

Dinner at the g/f's parents house to celebrate Mothers Day. The g/f made a stuffed pork loin with roasted red peppers, feta cheese, and spinach.

Oops. Little too long in the freezer to get it cold. #beerslushie

A couple of weeks ago I kicked them up, they were bedded down so maybe I'll get lucky and see them again.

Ill assume that pool will be open for the annual 2016 NY Hunting Outdoors Beer Summit?

Lol. Not gonna happen. I'm not that into turkey hunting. I'll get up at 7am and see how the weather looks. Probably get there before 8 and see what happens.

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Thanks, I just keep waving my hand at everyone and smile!

First day out for my son and I . Plenty of action could have shot a nice Tom @0730, but was hoping it would walk by my son who was 30 yds away. But you know how that goes. Anyway we had some jakes and hens come in at first light prior to that,then in for a bite and had a big boy come in @ 1030 but couldn't get a clear shot. So he walked off . Great day anyway Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Hey Otto.............you'll have a new memory when "flipping the bird". Get well !

Awesome. Great read and congrats to both of you.

I had to mow and bag on the highest setting this week, PITA

I shot this bird at 5:39am, 10" beard, 1" spurs, 21.5 pounds. Tagged out and very happy I don't have to get up at 4am anymore. Unfortunately, while cleaning the bird I was not careful with the game shears and sliced my right middle finger open. I needed 5 stitches to close it up. Not a good way to end the day!

bought one for daughter. I've used it. Awesome Saves my back and keeps you off the ground

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Likewise!I do not drink the beers some of posted on regular bases .Home from work early do to the rain so myself I'm enjoying a Cold Bud and doing some indoor spring cleaning.

Thanks All, I wish I could have been a little more positive, but I showed you what happened, no sugar coating. Sometimes things just ain't so great and maybe if I was younger I would have sucked it up, hunted the wind and rain, came back to camp wet and thought nothing of it...but I'm older now and more cautious..just getting out there was an effort for me this year. Sitting here next to the wood stove tonight, I think back and wonder if I had done this or tried that, the trip might have been different, but in the end I know I needed to be cautious, I made the best of it and have no regrets. On the way home I said never again, but I'm already re-thinking my options and how I could plan ahead for these conditions next year. Thanks Fletch for the offer, but I'm a true solo type person when it comes to these type of activities...I have a hard time coping with my own company...haha