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  1. Shot a nice 2 year old opening day and then, this passed Saturday I tagged out in Ny... Started off the morning setting up with my wife to try and get her a bird, scouted this spot and last Sunday we had 6 long beards right where we set up this past Saturday. Friday night a storm system blew in, lot's of rain, wind etc... Wasn't sure how that would effect the birds but went in as planned.. Wife's got arthritis in her knee pretty bad and it was really hurting her on the way in.. I set up the decoys, got her set up and settled long before first light.. At first light the birds gobbled on the roost but not where they have been. Thinking the system moved them down a hundred yards or so into a gully. I also noted the once 6 birds were now more like 2 or 3, the flock had broken up during the week. Fly down they did gobble on the ground a bit but soon it got quiet.. Wife decided she didn't want to chase them hoping some birds would still follow their pattern and end up at our set up within an hour.. I left her some calls and took off on a run & gun hunt.. Worked my way around to another field and found birds were gobbling still on the ground, so used my crow call to keep them located and work in to where I could set up on them. Got within 70-80 yards of them, they were on another field edge or just inside the wood line I was in... Set up, broke out my slate call and they gobbled right on top of my calling.. worked 2 of them in but they walked just 30 yards away on the other side of a hill, then came in around me.. At one point they were 10 yards away drumming... I couldn't shoot because of a HUGE thorn bush behind me.. So I waited till I knew they were farther out from me and used the big oak I was leaning against to stand up.. When I did one of the Tom's saw me, putted but wasn't sure what I was... Slowly raised the Ulti Mag up, safety off, Red Dot on, found a hole to shoot through and got the red dot on the one that was strutting... He was 40 yards out and the load of #5's dumped him right over... Great bird... 3 year old, 20lbs, 9.25" thick beard with 1 1/8" spurs!!! Awesome way to finish my hunting season... 2 great birds..
    17 points
  2. My sister and I are killing it at the casino tonight, Should probably quit our jobs Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
    6 points
  3. Well, I just had the best Turkey hunt for some years now. I did not go out early, probably hit my spot a little after 8, but as I was walking in I heard a gobble close by. Good start. I got my 3 decoys set up and settled into my brush blind, see the pic below. I waggled my gobbler tube and used the mouth call. Got a couple of immediate responses and then nothing for a while. I called a little longer and then stopped. About 15 minutes later more gobbles and clucking heading my way. 3 Jakes came in. One was a good deal bigger than the other two. The decoys did not spook them, but also they felt no need to come in for a closer look. They seemed comfortable tho and scratched around about 50 yards off. I lost sight of one, then heard one of those sonar like navigation calls they do to let the others know where they are. He had gone around and come up behind me. I slowly turned against the log I was lying against and watched him get closer. I pulled the gun up and placed the sites over a clear spot between branches. It was about 30 yards and I felt comfortable with the distance. The gun goes off and the bigger bird just kinda walks back confusedly in the direction he came from. I expected him to drop after a few steps. Nope....he kept on walking, not too fast but he wasn't hanging around. I was sure I had connected and so stalked after him to finish the job. He got clean away. I looked around for some time to make sure he wasn't pilled up behind anything. Couldn't find him. I went back to the kill zone. I must have gone too far in front or behind his head. There was a tree right behind him however. It was peppered with tight shot at the correct height. Couldn't believe he walked away from it. One lucky bird. Pick of the tree below
    5 points
  4. It sounds like your in a location that hold some birds and sometimes it just takes a while to figure them out. If you hear them on the roost, then try to determine where they are going once they hit the ground. I tend to sit tight for an hour or so, because they often come in with out making a sound and once we are moving, it's so easy to bump them. But moving slowly and glassing can be productive around ag fields. Good luck and have fun.
    5 points
  5. Package received. Kayden will be excited. Not sure if him mom is going to be so excited as he learns how to play those calls. Lol
    4 points
  6. Carne ensalada Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
    4 points
  7. It's a lesser yellowlegs.....They winter in South America and nest in the arctic, so we only see them passing through...They often travel in flocks with greater yellowlegs...The species are very similar except the greater has a longer bill and longer legs...The lesser are about 2/3 the size of the greater. Other than that, I don't know a thing about them...<<smile>>....
    4 points
  8. Finally got a dust collector, got most of the tools tied in, this should really help control the dust!
    4 points
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  11. Ah video seems bad: Imagine a happy little girl jumping at the end. Lol. I think she aimed about 4ft high.
    4 points
  12. Do you guys ever look at the food pictures and try to guess who posted it before looking at their name? If you see chicken fingers, it's a good guess it's mine !
    3 points
  13. Thanks guys... So far so good... Took 2 rookies out in Ma, they both killed 3 year olds... I hunted 3 days in NY and killed 2 LB's.... total hunting days is 6, 4 birds killed, should have been 5, one kid passed... Best season start for me EVER...
    3 points
  14. If you could put me on a turkey to shoot you can have all the feathers, wings, feet. guts.......
    3 points
  15. Great morning but no Toms lots of deer and some great pics and ...lets see if this works...a video Before anyone asks..yellow is dead grass and weeds I sprayed this a couple of weeks ago...the white cup...lets me know there is a cam there if I have a bird in sight... BTW water in puddles and the wheel barrel had ice covering it this morning it's cold out there! So hens came in at first light, no toms ,about 8a.m. they look to be headed either across to the house side of road or down the hill..I may have spooked a turkey behind me...I don't think crow wings would make that loud a sound taking off...probably the Tom from neighbors above me ,where the hens went yesterday. That would figure...don't care...... it was a great and educational morning. Hens came in from opposite directions and one had to have been at the farmers field first ...she was soaked. The other I know had roosted near by. I heard her and she was bone dry. I know where the deer are coming off the neighbors and where they are walking to go over my ridge. I know that if I want to crow hunt I had best just leave that blind up. they love the clover plots and soon the mulberries will be growing. I can really move around in that blind with them all 10 yrds away and they are clueless This is good practice for deer season..though the adult deer saw the decoys and skirted the area before the hens showed up. Heads up ..I didn't edit it so download will take a bit of time... 20170508_064712.mp4
    3 points
  16. these boys are lucky I don't have my bow! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
    3 points
  17. Just want to thank mowin again for a great hunt. I already knew I wanted to learn and developed an even greater respect for the sport and lifestyle. The endurance, persistence, patience and so much more that goes into hunting turkeys and the relationship, knowledge and skills you learn are incredible - and I certainly learned a lot from mowin about everything right up to butchering. I'm excited to get out there and use my other tag before the season ends and can't wait for the other animal seasons and a chance to learn the skills and knowledge to hunt them as well! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
    3 points
  18. Missing ain't that bad during turkey season. You get all the fun of the hunt a sore shoulder from the shotgun and you don't have to tote a heavy, awkward bird out of the woods and suffer through some "edible" meat. It's really best case scenario. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
    3 points
  19. Jeff, congratulations on your first turkey! Great bird and nice job! Mowin, huge props to you! Taking out a new hunter, calling and everything you did was absolutely awesome! Great job! I've said it before, I'll say it again. There are some outstanding people on here!
    3 points
  20. So went out with mowin again today. Was still very quiet. Right around 8 we finally came across a tom. Got down and sat right along the natural fence between two fields. We kept calling and he kept gobbling. Took his sweet time getting to us, was a group of them so he already had some hens. Finally around 850 he came close enough to take. Happy to say I was able to finally nail my first bird and I am hooked. All the patience and waiting, wind, rain and cold were worth it. And he helped me butcher it afterwards. 9.5" beard and 1" spurs! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
    3 points
  21. At 20yds with a 20lb little Sioux bow and 700g arrow. You will have to ask Miss Natalie. Lol http://s225.photobucket.com/user/moog5050/media/Mobile Uploads/BFC7997E-6511-4D58-99EC-AD1C3A799400.mp4.html
    2 points
  22. It's really a shame Dom doesn't use this site anymore to see how his BEER thread morphed
    2 points
  23. If by some miracle I find a turkey stupid enough to believe I'm a hen and gets close enough that I shoot it, I will definitely save the wings for you.
    2 points
  24. If I get one I could mail some turkey feathers to you. Um, mailing turkey feathers to turkey feathers. Now that's something that probably doesn't happen often.
    2 points
  25. Ive got a pot of beef chili on, compliant with this half-assed paleo nonsense im attempting. Diced sweet potatoes instead of beans
    2 points
  26. They should have reduced inventory and hired professional staff trainers...their customer service sucked better than a hoover...
    2 points
  27. Thanks guys appreciate it . Going to give it another shot Friday and maybe Thursday if I get my work done early. It's been frustrating so far but nice to be out there in may.
    2 points
  28. Doesn't that just beat the band ? I saw 3 different strutters in 3 different fields on way home on opening day
    2 points
  29. Way to go Grizz ! You make it look easy. Now you gotta get Mrs Grizz a bird. .... and then me [emoji2]. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
    2 points
  30. Wow i managed to find their bedroom this morning. They're gobbling all around me. If I called this would be perfect but I kind of feed pinned down. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
    2 points
  31. Could be a largemouth bait frog also
    2 points
  32. Only had a genny or two.went a little far lastnight.after service for my grandfather yesterday came home started sippin on some kind of mix drink that was harvest berries.ended up havin 4 of those.cant remember brewer.uncle gave me few to try.cousin calls me up and asks if him n my uncle could swing by.he brought a liter of evan williams and a 12 pack on red eyes.ended up drinkin over half of the liter between me n him and 4 beers each pretty quick.he didnt make it thru caledonia on way home n my uncle was pullin over so he could toss his cookies.rough night haha
    2 points
  33. I'm tapping out for the rest of the night. Good day though Sent from my XT1635-01 using Tapatalk
    2 points
  34. Jeff and I had to work for this guy. Not a single gobble until about 7:45. The sun came out, and the adjacent hillsides cam alive with gobbling. Happen to stumble upon this guy. Walked within 80 yrds of him. Took about an HR to get him in range. I was so nervous for Jeff. I was shaking like a leaf in a wind storm.. lol. I get more nervous when I'm calling for someone, then when I'm alone.
    2 points
  35. Shot half the beard off unfortunately, but it's the best turkey I ever got. He came in running after a hen that walked by maybe 30 seconds. He strutted once he stopped and once he got out of strut it was a perfect shot. No more than a 20 yard shot. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
    2 points
  36. Gobbler down guys Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
    2 points
  37. welded wire also makes great round bale blinds. i should look into the lime. PITA getting a truck load only to transfer it to something else and get it back into hunting plots that only have hilly atv trails to get to.
    1 point
  38. Chasing them is the most fun for me. Very often times birds will gobble on roost fly down with the hens and not gobble again until the hens go to roost. My favorite time to be in the woods is 10-12 because that's often when they are most vocal and willing to play. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
    1 point
  39. There is some truth to what you say, but I believe I have seen a lot of situations where there were just enough hunters in the woods to keep the deer on the hi-alert mode where they tend to move primarily in darkness, and not enough hunters to keep deer up and moving. Which can be a big player in getting our deer. I see that a lot on private land. It is all locked up with a couple of guys sitting there keeping the deer in survival mode and not moving from wherever the have found sanctuary. That can make for a long cold boring day.
    1 point
  40. You know what's funny though, if all hunters worked equally as hard to gain access then those who are currently working hard would be screwed. It's supply and demand and that's what has driven up lease prices and posting signs. Like I said earlier, and you can all disagree with it, but I'm speaking the truth. The less neighbors hunting near me the better. Sorry, just the truth.
    1 point
  41. Thanks, definitely found a great community. Hopefully when I'm as knowledgeable I'll be able to do the same to a new hunter. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
    1 point
  42. Apple trees seem to be taking well the New York trees are starting to leaf out, the Georgia trees are right behind with buds starting to open.... pics every day of deer in the clover sprouts Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
    1 point
  43. Breakfast today at the North Street Grille in Beantown. Also had the shortrib hash which is so good.
    1 point
  44. The point of youth turkey season or any youth season is so some kids with little hunting knowledge can kill your turkey or your 20pt. buck before you can. Some of the most fun I have had hunting was taking my kid and their buddies on the youth hunts. Never laugh so hard as when I took my son and two of his buddies on the youth duck hunt. They had six mallards come in and they all missed. I laughed so hard I was sitting on the bow of the boat I fell over backwards into the boat. Those three kids shot over 100 shells and shot two ducks. One of the best time I had.
    1 point
  45. Thanks Grampy but credit is all theirs. Joel can already teach me a thing or several about bass and I spend 5 minutes explaining expansion to release to Natalie and she picks it up immediately while I still battle with a static release at times. Its fun to see the improvement though. She told me she had aim 4 feet over the back of the boar to hit it. It took a few times to figure it out. I think she needs some better tuned and lighter arrows if she is going to shoot from there. She is pretty consistent from about 10yds and in, which is darn good for 8 years old. With that bow and arrow combo, it would be like me shooting at 60-70yds and that would be UGLY.
    1 point
  46. Some people woke up on the wrong side of the bed this morning. Lol
    1 point
  47. I don't know man. This post comes across to me as being fueled by jealousy. The same jealousy that leaves a kid stuck at home when dad sneaks off in the wee hours of the morning to go kill that big tom he's been after. Then the old man comes home from his hunt.... has a beer (or 12 )...., and crashes on the couch until the next morning at 4am when he repeats the cycle all over again......ALONE.
    1 point
  48. Anytime we can lift young hunters up, and make them the center of attention, even if it's just for a weekend. Is that a bad thing? I don't think so. I also believe that it's the hunt its self, that is more important. Not if a bird is taken or not. It's the undivided attention that they get that perhaps, would not be as keen, if both mentor and youth were hunting together. I think that really makes a difference. Unless someone is worried that a youth hunter may kill a bird they have been watching for themselves, I don't see a problem with a youth season. If even one young hunter gets hooked on hunting during a youth season. The two days set aside was well spent. IMO.
    1 point
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