518BowSlayer

I've only kept 1 pike ever but I watched a few videos on the 5 filet method and it worked great and wasn't that difficult. No bones at all and the meat was better than I expected. Wouldn't hesitate to keep them now. You get 3 long strips of meat which are perfect for a fish fry on a roll and 2 smaller tail filets Sent from my SM-J327T using Tapatalk

Heard 5 gobbles around 630, nothing since. Had 2 bucks come within 5 yards of me then run off snortin at me. I'll probably be surrounded by turkeys come bow season. Sent from my SM-J327T using Tapatalk

I'd like to volunteer myself for Bill's turkey master class next year. I've killed a few a few birds myself (2 longbeards and 3 jakes) but I'm struggling to close the deal this year. Been hearing tons of gobbling but just can't bring them in. I'll gladly be your next protege! Sent from my SM-J327T using Tapatalk

Is it too late in the season for a full strut deke? I've always switched to single hen decoy for later in the season but I've actually never killed a bird past May 7th. my plan was to get pretty close to the roost and set the full strut close to where I hope they will fly down to, even though I know they don't always like to read the script. just figured the full strut would be more visible as the trees start to green up. I've been pretty consistent this season on finding them on the roost but I've been hesitant to get too close and spook them. they almost always roost above a small creek that is also the property line. 50/50 shot they fly down on our side or the neighbors. a hand full of times they've flown down on our side, strutting and gobbling and socializing for maybe a half hour and then fly back over to the neighbors. our side of the creek is wooded but the other is a wide open field. I can sometimes call to them enough from the other side to get them to gobble and strut, maybe even come close to the waters edge, but never fly back over to our side. seems like if they go to the neighbors, the rest of the day is shot. Anyway, I guess the real question is has anybody had much luck with full strut dekes later in the season?

gonna do either a full strut or gobbling on a limb for my next one but thought this came out really good

That is one WELL DESERVED bird right there! you two earned it for sure! frickin nice bird at that!!! Congrats!!!

each antler scores more than my biggest buck. Mount looks amazing btw!!!

1 more year, then he's a shooter!!!

Same problem I had last time, they're fired up but on the wrong side of the creek for me Sent from my SM-J327T using Tapatalk

That's a smart way to do it. Zero meat or fat to rot. Makes sense. I like it! Sent from my SM-J327T using Tapatalk

you're crushing it dude!!! Congrats on another great bird!!!

yup, that works too. just use a lot

heck of a trophy room right there!!! wish I had room for a life size mount here's a couple of me with some mounts from my great uncle in West Virginia when I was like 7 or 8. wish we took more pictures when we were there almost 30 years ago. he had a ton of Alaskan and African mounts

cut as much meat and fat as you can off it then cover liberally with borax, same with the end of the beard

I have the form and the cape is tanned. I want to bring it to my teacher to help me with it and we were planning on doing it in mid march but he wants to wait until this corona virus hysteria is over. hopefully soon. I had to put it up on the wall just to see how much wall space it's gonna take up. gonna be awesome

Me and my moose page 13

gonna be tough to top that bird!!! great job!!! you gonna mount it?? full mount? fan mount??

Sat until about 7, saw nothing heard nothing. Checked my camera down by the creek and heard a gobble. 2 toms strutting on the neighbors property for almost an hour. They had 2 hens with them. Got them to gobble 2 more times but never budged. Big ole beaver in the creek sees me and splashes it's tail. Birds stop strutting and stare in my direction. By the 3rd slap of the beaver tail they were gone. Never really had a chance at them anyway. No way the were gonna cross a flooded creek to come to my calling Sent from my SM-J327T using Tapatalk

not sure if it matters or not but when I use a full strut deke I always have it facing to my right or left, opposite of where I think the birds will come from. the theory is that they might hang up if they are face to face with the deke, you want them facing the opposite way so that they have to come around it to get its attention. just a theory though, probably doesn't even matter

did something similar with heart once, turned out great!!!

thanks all!! appreciate it!!!

hit the postenkill creek yesterday, smallest was 12" biggest was 15". stockies are still fun to catch!

all of my birds were taken in the first week

can't beat that price. might get that myself. been using a field and stream vest for like 6-7 seasons now. I like it but that alps looks sweet especially for $27

how??