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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..

My sister and I are killing it at the casino tonight, Should probably quit our jobs Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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

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.

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

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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>>....

Finally got a dust collector, got most of the tools tied in, this should really help control the dust!

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WHAT THE HELL IS SUN????

Ah video seems bad: Imagine a happy little girl jumping at the end. Lol. I think she aimed about 4ft high.

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 !

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...

If you could put me on a turkey to shoot you can have all the feathers, wings, feet. guts.......

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

these boys are lucky I don't have my bow! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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

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

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!

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

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

It's really a shame Dom doesn't use this site anymore to see how his BEER thread morphed

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.

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.

Ive got a pot of beef chili on, compliant with this half-assed paleo nonsense im attempting. Diced sweet potatoes instead of beans

They should have reduced inventory and hired professional staff trainers...their customer service sucked better than a hoover...

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.

Doesn't that just beat the band ? I saw 3 different strutters in 3 different fields on way home on opening day

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

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

Could be a largemouth bait frog also

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

I'm tapping out for the rest of the night. Good day though Sent from my XT1635-01 using Tapatalk

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.

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

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Venison chili in the crockpot for when I get home from work.

I went to the Henrietta store Saturday. There were a few good deals here and there, but nothing spectacular yet. I picked up the bug suit I need for my bear trip next spring for $31, which wasnt bad. Grabbed a few fishing lures and a pair of bow hunting gloves. The guns are 10% off right now, Im hoping they go to 20% or more off, then Ill go pick something up. As far as them "marking up prices and then taking the percentage back off", I dont buy that at all. They would have had to go in and basically repackage all of their items, as the retail price is printed right on the packaging materials. From what I have read, some of the stores will reopen after these sales are done. The current sales are being run by a liquidation company, which bought all of the inventory that Gander had at the time. If there is anything left after the drop dead date, it will be taken out of the stores by the liquidation company, and who knows where it will be sold off. Any stores that will stay open, will be restocked with new inventory

Saved it! Going too see how far we can make a Snickers Bar thread go.

I'm always cranky, LOL. But, in that particular post, I wasn't being cranky. TF and I were texting, and his post made me think that these days I don't always go into details about my hunts. So I explained in more detail how the morning went. The part about the song birds, that was just ball busting.

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Now someone in Albany is actually thinking !

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Prizes have been mailed out. Make sure you post up a pic of the youths with their prizes.

glad I'm not the only one to do that...lol Just means we'll have better luck next time Actually I did just a couple of seconds later....but now want a bigger bird...

Well who's got a knife because I got a shirt tail that in need of being cut off. Saw the birds heading my direction so I dropped in the creek and made my way to where they were heading and got to where I was going to pop up and about 15ft from me saw a hen coming into the creek bed. Couldn't move and was in a horrible position but the ghillie suit worked and they walked right by all 7 of them followed by 2 jakes and out of no where I had a tom 5ft from me swung and boom shot right over his head and running back into the field he went. Oh well what a fun morning and I love sneaking up that close on birds! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

And why do bikes get a special,lane? What the heck is up with "ladies night" !? Why in the world should old people get reduced meal,prices , wait that ones ok . Carry on .

It doesn't bother me that the kids get a couple days before us to kill a bird. It gives them a better chance than the rest of us to kill one since birds haven't been pressured yet and are usually gobbling pretty hard. It may make the difference between growing a potential hunter and having a kid give up in desperation because they are bored or it's too challenging.

I'll add the number of other youth hunters I have seen in the last two years. 0 Youth pheasant season 3

I got this one last January with gift cards and CC points from Cabela's. I got this 3/4hp model to speed things up and sometimes a buddy brings his meat by for grinding so it goes pretty fast. I know I put 4 (and it could have been 5) through it this past fall.