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  1. Saturday 05/14: Went to our "honey hole" on private land and found out that it's not the sanctuary it seemed to be. Ran into the landowner's son on the bordering property and later got in a calling match with another guy on that property. Good thing is that the landowner's son gave us permission to cross over on their land and hunt that as well, WHICH PAID OFF! Heard this bird randomly gobbling in the distance throughout the morning but he didn't seem to move his location much. At 9:00 we decided to pursue him. We closed the distance and gave a call and he hammered right back at us and was only 80-90 yards away. We set up quick and within a minute we heard another guy moving in from our left. He was cutting and calling like crazy but the gobbler was keyed in on us. every time we gave a couple clucks, he would answer. We spotted a hen slowly working her way to us, bringing the gobbler in. She got about 50 yards away and swung perpendicular and up the hill away from us and the anxious caller to our left. We were in horrible position as it was super thick but we didn't have a choice but to park our butts when we heard him gobble. I had one tiny opening and luck was on my side when the gobbler walked into it. At the perfect time my buddy gave two quick putts and the bird stopped, giving me just enough time to drop the hammer. 3/4" spurs and 8.5" beard but it sure was a paint brush! I have one tag left but plan on devoting the rest of my season getting a bird in front of my girlfriend.
    7 points
  2. Made my first visit of the year to our local peregrine falcon pair yesterday, they were quite active.
    5 points
  3. Ran out after dinner to look for some mushrooms in the creekbottom. I didn't find any but I did get a special treat while I was there! My first fawn of the year!
    4 points
  4. SOB's are just messin with me now! Took a drive to check out a block of woods to see where I was going in the morning ... So I'm driving looking for a good place to park n walk in and a gorgeous tom walks right out from the woods in front of my truck with his paint brush blowin in the wind .... Crosses the street onto private land n just stands out there in the grass field , like what , can't touch me now! Guess I know where I'll be hunting for the rest of the season ... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
    4 points
  5. For dinner tomorrow! 18 inch brown from the Delaware river today.
    4 points
  6. I took five pine trees down and to the curb today, my back is SHOT. I may have to take a bath like some kind of weirdo. Got the kids involved!
    3 points
  7. Not hunting related . Had a female Piliated woodpecker and a Baltimore Oriole show a while ago
    3 points
  8. It may be a pretty spectacle when they're going up, but it's pollution when they hit the ground.
    3 points
  9. Sierra Nevada Beer Camp Pat-rye-OT revolutionary pale ale brewed with apples Brewed by Devils backbone -Dogfish head - Lawson's Finest liquids - Stoudts and Trillium
    3 points
  10. Lawsuit seeks to ban balloon releases at University of Nebraska football games http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/05/16/lawsuit-seeks-to-ban-balloon-releases-at-university-nebraska-football-games.html It's about time!
    2 points
  11. I love the connection with the birds while spring turkey hunting. It's so fun and nerve racking to try and tell them what they want the hear. Turkeys can be so unpredictable that they could give you every sign that they are coming and yet walk in the complete opposite direction. The thing I love MOST though is hearing that thunderous gobble when they are just out of sight, that seems to just echo into your face. "oh man, he's coming!" gun up, ready to shoot, scanning that terrain for the red or white head, praying not to hear him gobble right behind you if he decides to circle. Gets my heart pounding so loud I can hear it. Not to mention the sight of a strutting tom. Can't beat it!
    2 points
  12. Forty one years ago today, I killed my first spring gobbler. He was a 14 pound jake with a four inch beard. I was thrilled and hooked for life. I still have his wishbone hanging on my memory shelf, labeled May 15, 1975.
    2 points
  13. Never did it as a kid, we had no turkeys. Over the past few years I get out here and there. Never once been before first light though! lol The three biggest issues. 1. I don't have access to any woods with fields which seems to be the ticket. 2. I am no good at it. 3. I can't get my ass out of bed at 4 am like I can for 3 months of deer!!
    2 points
  14. you just blew my mind. turkey stink so you'd rather eat geese?
    2 points
  15. There's more than ample time to do both turkey hunt and golf. Hunt in morning and golf in afternoon. In '09 I hunted a hot bird (didn't kill him that day) in the morning and played Niagara Falls CC in WNY Open .First round of the year. 3 whacked first hole and thought "what am I doing" Preceded to shoot 70 and beat 60 club pros and 30 amateurs . Perfect day of hunting and then golf. I don't bow hunt but have had many say " if you like turkey hunting that I'd love bow hunting" So if you like bow hunting you should love turkey hunting. Nothing better than listening to the woods wake up in the spring. Seeing nature at its finest, the songbirds, perhaps fox pups, fawns etc. I coined the phrase years ago. " Deer hunting fills my freezer but turkey hunting fills my heart " As far as bugs this year, it's been TOO cold for them. Thermacells could easily fix that problem for you guys/gals as well.
    2 points
  16. If any of you guys have got your May copy of "Meat and Poultry" Don't tell me what the cover story is about…..I want it to be a surprise, when I open the mail box..
    2 points
  17. Im not sure what you are asserting with this comment, feel free to PM me if Im off base here, but I posted this topic as an informational post to ask people not to post political threads in the General Chit Chat section. I thought that was plenty clear. Im going to go through and remove all of the nonsense in the thread, and it will remain locked and pinned. I Should have locked it originally, as its not up for debate.
    2 points
  18. dude. that's good camp fire wood!
    2 points
  19. You should return five cans and get a quarterback. Hehehe
    2 points
  20. Most of the balloons that I keep hauling out of the woods are those Mylar party balloons. So it is great that they are focusing on the mass releases of balloons, but I think the release of all balloons should banned along with the sale of them. It is the dumbest activity I ever heard of. That crap is non-biodegradable, and I have no idea how long they last in the environment, but they don't seem to ever break down.
    2 points
  21. Well you've heard my previous rants on balloons ,nuff said.
    2 points
  22. Doc , sorry I didn't get back sooner . Yes , it's an old wild apple tree . The camera has been in the same location for years . Here is a picture of another Deere that I got .
    2 points
  23. We had a gen-u-ine Spanish omelette prepared by our Spanish exchange student, it was delicious
    2 points
  24. I was gone all day today, from 7 am till about 6pm. Walked into the house and noticed an awesome smell. The wife and my daughter surprised me with a roasted turkey, mashies, peas, stuffing, gravy biscuits …..They must want something…….
    2 points
  25. Long Trail Limbo IPA. Went really well with some raw clams.
    2 points
  26. Youth Hunter I was mentoring this morning.
    2 points
  27. Sent from my SM-S820L using Tapatalk
    2 points
  28. Thanks again guys! I struck out on the mushrooms again today, but I bumped into my little buddy again on the other side of the creek! He's not one for posing just yet, but he's a natural when he's in front of the camera! Anyone know what that ground cover plant with the blue flowers is called? It grows like a carpet down here and really hides the fawns well.
    2 points
  29. Thanks guys! Elmo, by the time I spotted the little rascal he was only 3 or 4 ft away. I knew he wasn't going anywhere so I looked around for momma and didn't see her, so I spun on my 18-55mm lens and got down to his level. By then I was more like 1.5-2ft away and that's why you only see 6 shots here. Mom would have had to clear a creek to put the hooves to my head but that thought was always on my mind. The doe leave their fawns here a lot during the day every year and are seldom ever around but she'll come back for him. The fawns I find here have a very good survival rate from what I've noticed compared to fawns further up the hill that have coyotes and other critters to contend with. This spot is relatively close to houses where predators don't hang around much day or night. Year after year they just love to hide their fawns here!
    2 points
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    1 point
  31. One last shed for 2016... I'm calling it a season. I found this thick whitetail shed in the Adirondacks while looking for moose sheds. Scores 60" despite only having a 20" main beam and a 2.5" browtine... (5/13/16, #59)
    1 point
  32. Tell that to the Black Flies !
    1 point
  33. Saturday is yardwork and pool. Sunday is golf, sometimes fishing sprinkled in beforehand. I'm not waking up before 7am on a weekend.
    1 point
  34. It is nice, and they take the leaves in the Fall. They grind all this stuff and put out free mulch. I dont use it because someone told me it can give your plants and shrubs diseases or something, I dont want to chance it
    1 point
  35. True, I just hate pine pitch to much lol
    1 point
  36. Good job making them work, I had mine helping splitting and stacking fire wood. As they get older they enjoy helping more, I try to teach them that hard work gets rewarded so last night I took them out to eat. I tell you its nice to have help with stuff like that, it makes it go so much faster!
    1 point
  37. Hate to hear these stories, losing a member of the fraternity. My Condolences.
    1 point
  38. Sorry for your loss. Damn that cancer...
    1 point
  39. Excited to get out this morning and hopefully put my new front sight through its paces
    1 point
  40. First light, Sorry to hear of the loss of your friend. It's never easy.
    1 point
  41. I know the feeling!! But you done good......hopefully the town will come by soon to get the branches!!
    1 point
  42. Yup ! That's the same kind of fish I caught.
    1 point
  43. You'll be waiting a long time. I have seven more waiting in the wings if that one breaks.????????
    1 point
  44. Yup was out that way last weekend in Oneonta for a soccer tournament. Not too far from the tracks in Unadilla. Used to turkey hunt near Harpursville. It's out there. If you came into the area on 17/86 you probably saw the Blue Dolphin in Apalachin. I'm right behind it. Good Greek restaurant too if you are in the area again.
    1 point
  45. Not from my experience,lol Does your wife know your posting pics of your pecker on the internet Eddie...? Pretty cool to see the wide variety at your feeders and a good opportunity for you to document them with the camera! Nice shots!
    1 point
  46. I had these 2 fly by me while turkey hunting last week, cel phone pic so not the best clarity. First time seeing a pair of owls for me.
    1 point
  47. Call and cancel then call new service
    1 point
  48. Might consider cutting the antlers into chew toys for the dogs and seeing if the shelters might like them. Might brighten a shelter dogs daySent from my SM-G935V using Tapatalk
    1 point
  49. I had lots of interest, just no money.
    1 point
  50. Congratulations!! Also on my bucket list, hopefully for an outdoor humor piece.
    1 point
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