Lawdwaz

Now we're getting somewhere.

Yes, right on the south border. A friend has 250 acres of heaven. I don't hunt it much, mostly late in gun and a little ML'er.

I'd not hold out hope........................... It must be damn close to NYC to command that asking price.

A fellow member here is either back or should be back any day from Africa. What guns are you taking? (I know the chambering) Good luck on your trip and take plenty of pics.

If he is really special, do something special with him. Some years ago I had a bird like this that I hunted very hard. He and I messed around for the better part of two weeks. The hours I spent sitting, the miles I drove back and forth, the lost sleep, the mosquito's that were killed, the property lines crossed etc. before I tripped the trigger took a heavy toll. That bird was killed the second last day or the season in Arcade around 11:00am when his lone hen finally hit the nest. I called my taxi dude Bernie Seitz and told him he had to do one of those mounts with the feathers/cape on the back-neck and tail. It hangs in the stairwell to my basement and is a great reminder to that bird and that day. It ain't much to look at but the best part of it is in my mind...................... Here is a shot of two tail fans from birds I shot more than 25 years ago. Mounted by me and they look like it too. They are at the bottom of the stairwell mounted on cabinet doors..................... Congrats on getting your bird today!!

I think you forgot to mention the house/cabin/barns etc. There IS more to this than land, isn't there? If not, I'm out of contention.

This is what it is ALL about. Right now you might not seem fortunate but if you do (or don't) kill that gobbler he will remain etched in your mind for a long time. I have hunted a few like that, killed some but didn't kill others. Yet.....................

A HUGE THUMBS UP TO THAT!!

http://safeshare.tv/w/jyeqLxShwx

Wow, it's going to be a busy summer building elevated stands and clearing shooting lanes.

Hence the need for wider trails as doc pointed out.

How far from the water DO you fish? And...................................now you have to change your handle.

Well, you're screwed now. You are a turkey hunter. Your mistakes can easily be corrected. Research turkey loads, spend a few bucks and pattern the gun. Get a good alarm clock so you can get your butt into the woods at 5am. The decoys aren't a deal breaker, sure they can help but I'd better most gobblers are killed without a one. Knowing how and where to set up are very important, more so than any decoy. Get your schooling done and then start preparing for next spring!

Ahhhhhh, differing opinions.

The deke looks awesome, I guess. Seriously, you should (maybe you have?) not even go after that gobbler at all until 11;00am Sleep in; take the significant other to breakfast, work or some other constructive thing. Don't even THINK about going in, hunt someplace else. THEN, hammer the SOB just before quiting time. It's worked for me.................

53mph? Holy cow! Did the kids get a chance to go for a ride?

I did that myself many years ago. It had to be the early 80's and I hunted that bird HARD, he'd gobble pretty darn good for me, sometimes I'd think he were coming, other times he was walking away. Finally after a couple hours I said the heck with it, I'll drive around the one road and see if I could get permission to sneak in a different route. Boy was I surprised to see a penned bird, back from the road enough that you'd think it was "my bird". Shaking my head still on that one..............................

Brave men, all. Thanks for posting, the war took a heavy toll on your family. God Bless them all........

Great job!

You go to the bird; Wegmans has a wonderful selection. Grins Good luck on Tuesday, it'll happen when you least expect it!!

Dove hunting is one of the most enjoyable hunts a guy could ever do. Fine weather, lots of birds, light recoiling guns, side by side with a buddy sometimes and humbling little feathered rockets. Toss in a black lab and you can not ask for a more enjoyable time!

The different methods of hunting spring gobblers today vs the old days.

Hey Mike, Is it true (I hope so cause I've been saying it for years!) that more shotgun shells are shot by dove hunters than all other shotgun hunting combined? And more doves are shot than all other game birds combined? Fun facts........true or not?

In the last issue of the NY Outdoor News Oak Duke had a great article on turkey hunting. I have already round filed the issue so can't tell you what page it is on but if you'd like a good read, chase it down. Anybody else get to read it?

I watched it, congrats on the kill. I don't understand how that can be too exciting, sitting in a blind and hoping a gobbler will come in as apposed to being in the woods, locating a bird and outsmarting him with woods sense. Outwitting a gobbler with your back to a tree, camo mask blurring your vision, black flies and mosquitoes buzzing, dry mouthing a diaphragm call, fumbling for your box, losing your striker for the slate call, having to figure out the best position for the gun in anticipation of his arrival, knowing when and when not to call, move your location etc. is what is about to me. YMMV and obviously it does. I'm sure it is still exciting to have the bird coming but silent (or darn near silent) gobblers don't interest me at all. I'll walk and try and locate a vocal gobbler, maybe even blast a crow call or two................then a quiet subtle hen call with the diaphragm then maybe, just maybe a loud blast on the box call. Nothing? Move on............ That's the way I learned from guys like Ben Rogers Lee, Dick Kirby, Paul Butski, John McDaniel etc. Maybe those fellas that are still alive of the group are hunting out of blinds these days? I don't know...... I'd guess the people that started hunting with blinds were bow hunters; guys that were trying to kill one of the most difficult animals to outsmart in the open woods. Hiding behind a tree, drawing the bow and making a PERFECT shot on a spring gobbler has to be the ultimate hunt east of the Mississippi. The blind and decoys changed that. I guess like all of life, somebody figures out an easier way to skin that cat and we all have to decide if thats the path or method we want to use. Nice bird Dr Honk, how are you preparing him?