Good Thing I Checked!

[grampy]

I thought for sure my grandson and I got our turkey tags last fall, when purchasing our hunting licenses. Never gave it a thought. So after dinner, he was off to baseball practice, and I went downstairs to start getting everything in order for his upcoming hunt. Saw his tag holder next to mine and wanted to be sure all was in order there, and checked it out. Much to my surprise no turkey tags! Checked mine, same thing. Dang, I always get mine every year, so not sure where I mucked up, but I  did apparently. So off to Dicks I went and we are good to go now. I'm so glad I checked! That could have been a big time screw up! I'm really much too young to have "senior moments"!  Jeez!  Anyone else ever have something like this happen to them?

[turkeyfeathers]

Good catch !  I'll be gathering our stuff tomorrow . Dicks, Cabela's and such tend not to be open at 3 am Saturday morning

[maytom]

Good thing you checked!!

[dbHunterNY]

That new tag structure/system made things more simple, obviously. lol  i buy everything, because at the end of the day i'll still probably have it in the back of my head i'm toting the Super Sportsman license.  i'd otherwise do the same thing.

Edited April 18, 2017 by dbHunterNY

[growalot]

I just checked mine this a.m. I have LT but I tend to put my tag holder in  a "safe'' spot ....then can't find the spot...lol

[grampy]

3 hours ago, dbHunterNY said:

That new tag structure/system made things more simple, obviously. lol  i buy everything, because at the end of the day i'll still probably have it in the back of my head i'm toting the Super Sportsman license.  i'd otherwise do the same thing.

Yup. It was so much easier when you just told the clerk Super Sportsman. Not blaming this on the clerk where I got my licence last fall. But I ran down the list of what I want, which is just about everything. Maybe they didn't hear or I didn't say, Turkey Tags! But for my grandson's first hunting license, I can't imagine not saying Turkey too????  Still chills me to think what would have happened, had we killed a bird. Being the mentor, that is not what I'd like to convey to my grandson or anyone! Still kinda mad at myself, for not checking earlier.

[outdoorstom]

At least you were smart enough to start getting your gear together now instead of the night before. Now THAT would have been a disaster!

[grampy]

You're right Tom. One thing is sure, I won't forget again! After getting our licenses,  I must have just checked, to be sure, we had all our deer tags. And I  was excited to draw a 4-H DMP. Never gave turkey a thought till almost too late!  Guess now, we're good to go. Biggest worry I have left, is getting a turkey in front of the youngster. But I'm sure I'm not alone there.......lol

[Nomad]

Nice catch ! A few years back I started to seperate my bow and gun tags, thinking why carry gun tag in bow, what if I loose them all ?

So imagine my surprise when I dropped a buck right off opening day , and no gun tags ! Left it right there , and flew home and back in an hour .

was going to call a dec officer I know , as once the tag blew off in transport to,processor ,and he said just right my lic . Info on a piece of paper along with his name and #. But I did not want to,well push my luck with him lol .

[Adkhunter1590]

Same thing happened to me last year. I know I told the clerk at Walmart I wanted everything and he even asked specifically about turkey. But when I looked at my tags I noticed it missing last spring and had to run out and buy it the day before opening day haha. This year I'm all set and have them ready to go. Good thing you looked now Grampy!

[2012_taco]

I left my back tags on my turkey vest at least 2x only to realize it opening morning of bow season 70 miles from home and no back tag! ugg!

Opps I just re read this and I think it's backwards, I left tags on hunting coat and didn't realize it to opening morning of turkey season! Man I am definitely loosing it!! 

Edited April 19, 2017 by 2012_taco
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[oldkevin]

I did that with my fishing licenses couple years ago did not notice it as I told the guy at walmart the year before I needed it but never added it.

[sodfather]

That has happened to me before or something like that. I threw out my license a couple seasons ago and forgot about spring goose season. Went to the clerk and they printed me up a new copy. Glad you got straitened out!!