Lawdwaz

PM Bizzy, he’s an expurt.......lol

Need a box call? PM me your address.......I have one for you. Might have a slate too?

He really should write a book.............

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I took a ride up the road this morning to listen for a gobbler for my buddy. Didn't hear anything but enjoy the area so much it's always worth a look. A bunch of recent tire tracks up at the turn around....I wonder if it's that neighbor kid again??

As I mentioned, the story. So yesterday morning I had no gobbles off the roost and started to make a trip around to the south trying to elicit a gobble. I came to one of my trail cams that had a card that hadn't been looked at in a couple months. I pulled the card and then made a couple yelps, getting a good gobble maybe 150 yards away but across a very steep and deep gully. I had to at least try and get him to come across as you just never know.........the thing is, if I'd have tried the crow call first like I usually do in a situation where setup could be tough, I'd have got that gobble and went way the heck up and around to get on his side of the gully but no, that didn't happen. So after about 20-25 minutes I could tell he wasn't coming. Then I hoofed it up and around to his ridge and all was quiet there! Hmm, maybe he went up that ridge, crossed a pasture and was headed up to a known strutting area?? OK now I had to head back to the north and sneak up the outside edge of the little pine brush lot and get to the top edge and THEN, find an open area to make a call. After another 20 minute sneak, I was where I wanted to be and scoped out a likely tree. I stood there, made my fairly quiet yelps and damn, GOBBLE GOBBLE right to the south of me, CLOSE. I quickly saw the tree I liked sucked and had to find another yesterday. I sat down and within just a few minutes here comes to adult Tom turkey. They were close, inside 40 yards. As they came closer I tried to look for my opportunity to raise the gun and suddenly the 2nd bird putts twice. The first one is closer now, like 30 yards close. He turns to retreat with his buddy and has to go behind a good sized white pine; now or never! I pull up and the second bird putts some more, the first one steps out from behind the pine and............ He was a good bird; 19lbs, 9.5" beard and 1" and 7/8" spurs (measured at home) The picture above I took when I got back to my truck with my camera, not phone. Nicer color with that camera.... I mentioned in another thread here that I saw a bear track in the mud yesterday, the first I've ever seen.

And an empty quart of Mobil oil from Gerry's Service, Transit & County?

My Echo has been superb for 15 years, damn that’s pretty good.

Happiness on this beauty of a day!!

Technically he’d be 2 years old now son, not 2.5 They are born this time of year......welcome to HuntingNY.com

I saw a bear track today.....I thought that was pretty cool.

Yes he did. Details tomorrow afternoon, I’m at my friends house and will be staying over tonight, he has some chores for me to help with. I’m whipped so bad now.......

You have to be kidding.....why bother?

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I've used them twice in my home, both times for bathrooms. 15 years ago and then a few years ago. The last time we used them I had messed up and ordered a custom made cherry cabinet and quartz top/bowl. I thought the sizing would be fine but boy, it was just way to big for our 1/2 bath. They were amazing to deal with and really went WAY WAY out of their way to help me out of a real jamb. At my work, we use International Stone exclusively and they have been great too.

See what I mean?!?!?!

Necklaces on guys are fruity.......IMO (bear claw, bugle teeth etc)

Way to go Bill, the Master wins again!

The best way to know is to kill one. Not many people on here would ever pass an adult gobbler.

I saw you mention those birds yesterday, how can you determine their age at 2 years?

If you can hear him drumming, he’s close. I don’t think I’d have moved.........

Snopes....

That’s an interesting way to do it but I wouldn’t fret rot the other way. All I’ve ever done is tack them down in the fanned position with the meat UP. Then just salt the crap out of the meat with regular table salt. Wait a month or three and shake the salt off, hang on wall. Mine are still hanging in there after 29 years.......

12 mornings, that’s commendable. You must be single and laid off?!?!?!? Congratulations on the birds too!!

Breaking News: Schumer and Gillibrand are packing the plane with cash and dropping it as part of the 2020 Economic Stimulus Plan due to the Corona Virus......grab what you can!!