JALA RUT

Agreed...and not to hijack the thread but again, Wooly, great pic as usual!

Good Luck

Simply put their outfit is a class act manufacturing great videos...always appears to be fair chase, legal, and ethical

Great hunt and video!

WOW, what a buck...Glad you at least found him so a great rack like that didn't go to waste! Hate to see them go like that but I'm sure a stud like that has passed on his genes quite a few times over the years!

Largest deer was 10 point with the bow - Scored 123 1/8, entered in NYSBBC/Just missed the 125 minimum for P&Y. Still waiting on my first beer harvest although I did have a nice big mature one at only 8 yards from me sitting on the ground against a tree in Colorado while bow hunting elk. Was wishing I had a bear tag with me then - but a real cool encounter anyways!

Wow, another nice find. I don't know how you guys find so many sheds...Amazing!

Saw these guys on the side of the road today...May 1st can't get here soon enough!!!

Love those encounters like that...Good Luck opening day with them

Great picture!

Real Nice!

Great info Grey...Thanks!

In addition to clothing I use a camo backpack to carry assorted gear, food, and water (hot chocolate on really cold days) into the woods as well...Good Luck

On another site I visit there was a thread about your first turkey harvest which brought about some good turkey stories...thought I would start a similar thread here with the NY turkey season getting closer... My buddy and I were and still are die hard bow hunters...we both live for hunting the whitetail rut and after a few years of bowhunting, more years ago than I like to admit, we decided to try some turkey hunting. The birds were becoming more prevalent in NY and we would actually see some during deer season. Well our first year was a bust...in fact we didn't even hear a gobble the whole season. The following year we seen some birds at a distance and heard some distant gobbles but that was it. So first two seasons we didn't even work a single bird. The following year I was determined that I was going to get my first gobbler. I read more about turkey hunting in magazines and books (Way before the days of computers) that off season than I did the previous two years combined. I bought a slate call and practiced incessantly with it until I was satisfied with the turkey talk coming from it. Then, finally the season was approaching - about a week away. I walked in to scout an area I planned to hunt and found what I thought could be a roost site. I prepped a tree in the general area that I would use to sit against, clearing the ground of leaves and debris and cleared a quiet path to make my way to the tree in the dark. When I was done, I figured what the heck, I'll crank out the crow call just to see. I about crapped myself when a gobbler hammered back. I quickly snuck out of there. Opening morning of the turkey season about a week later, sitting by my tree in the dark waiting for daylight, I just kept thinking of that gobble and prayed he was roosting nearby. As the day dawned and the songbirds were waking up the forest I finally heard some gobbling off in the distance, way off in the distance, but I remained hopeful that they would head my way at some point - afterall, the gobbler that I heard a week ago was in my area later in the day. As it got lighter I let out some a series of soft yelps and some clucks. No response. I repeated the series again with no response and then I decided that I would just call about every 15 - 20 minutes. So, as impatient as I was, about 10 minutes later I did another series of yelps and clucks. Again, no response. Then, as I sat there I caught movement to my left. My heart jumped out of my chest when I realized it was a turkey, then I saw a short beard sticking out of his chest. It was a jake and he was coming in quietly looking around for the hen he had been hearing. As he walked behind a tree about 20 yards away I brought up my gun and leveled it on the other side of the tree waiting for him to step out. A second or two later his head appeared on the other side of the tree as he stepped out. I steadied my bead on his neck...BOOM! He dropped and flopped around. I jumped to my feet and ran to him. I stepped on his head and grabbed his feet as he flopped around a few last times. Then, I hoisted him up and FINALLY had my first turkey! He was a jake, but I couldn't have been any happier with him! I was a turkey hunter, hooked for life.

Couldn't hunt 2012 due to shoulder surgery and struck out last year so, yes I am if one gives me a good shot

Count me in ... Thanks & Good Luck everybody! Come on May 1st!

In addition to all the great turkey advice mentioned ... Remember patience and perseverance. When you think you have sat enough, sit a little longer.

Nice...so far I'm still skunked for sheds but heading out for a hike with my wife Sunday

4 weeks from today!!!

Nice!

That is a really SWEET looking mount!

WOW, Geno...That looks SWEET!

Nice find!

That was awesome!

AWESOME and so true!