Your most favorite/memorable hunt.

[mowin]

So like the title says, what turkey hunt is your favorite. If you can't pick just one, which one comes to mind? . Doesn't have to be a successful hunt to be your favorite either, or a "trophy" bird. 

Mine has to be last yrs with my grandnephew. Called in his first bird while he used his late uncle's, then his late dads shotgun. Took the bird under the same tree his dad took his first bird. Definitely a special moment and hunt for both of us.  The pressure is on, as his younger brother has been asking me if he can possibly take his first bird this spring using the same shotgun and under the same tree.  Sure hope I can pull it off. 

[grampy]

The one that stands out the most for me, is the first tom I ever called in. My buddy shot him, but I called him from a couple hunded yards, to about 15 feet.

[Buckmaster7600]

My favorite one was my first spring globbler with a bow, no blinds no calls crawling through a hayfield and shot him at about 15ft while laying on my back. It was an awesome experience that took a couple years to accomplish!

 

 

Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

 

[mowin]

11 minutes ago, Buckmaster7600 said:

My favorite one was my first spring globbler with a bow, no blinds no calls crawling through a hayfield and shot him at about 15ft while laying on my back. It was an awesome experience the took a couple years to accomplish!


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Sound like a dam fun hunt. The only bird I've gotten with the bow is a hen during the fall deer season. Never tried a spring bowhunt. 

[Buckmaster7600]

Sound like a dam fun hunt. The only bird I've gotten with the bow is a hen during the fall deer season. Never tried a spring bowhunt. 

Any bozo can kill a turkey from a blind with a bow but get out of the blind and it’s a game changer! I probably attempted to draw on 30 birds before I finally killed one.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[mowin]

7 minutes ago, Buckmaster7600 said:

 

Any bozo can kill a turkey from a blind with a bow but get out of the blind and it’s a game changer! I probably attempted to draw on 30 birds before I finally killed one.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

 

My one and only hen was taken from a treestand.  But I wouldn't call someone a bozo because they used a blind. Granted, it definitely is difficult to draw on a turkey, I've failed many a time, lol....

[wooly]

Best turkey hunt for me happened two falls ago when I got to see sis kill her first gobbler/turkey ever.

We were prepared to be skunked due to zero scouting that fall leading up to the season, but the gobblers had other plans.

I'll never forget the hugs and celebration when we saw that bird fold and drop on the spot and all the excitement leading up to the shot!

Two dorks goofing off in the blind pretending to be turkey hunters and we both walked out with nice gobblers over our shoulders!

 

 

[turkeyfeathers]

Oh man,  not sure any outweigh another  Their all so special  

My first bird on first time trying

Bird my brother and I worked in tandem with me 30 yards below him  Watched him strut in range for along time. Finally pulled the trigger to hear brother say " it's about time"

Last years 23.75 ponder /almost 1.5" hooks  Had them hang up exactly where I always sit but I moved to where they usually hang up lol  Had 10 jakes in the field earlier al to within gun range

Last years last day hunt with the Real TC and called birds in and he whacked one

Triple bearded bird   Only one I've ever killed  Some mighty fine spurs on him too

Bird I killed years ago as daughter sat next to me  Two other 2 year olds then jumped on him as I ran out to do the head stand

No bird killed but had one rip on roost in totally wrong direction from me I bet 100 times He eventually hit the deck, gobbled a few more times and then flew across the creek into my lap I mean within feet  Yes, they can pinpoint exactly where you are . Almost swatted at him crashing through the trees as no way I could get the gun up to fire lol

Called one in from I bet almost a mile  Took his sweet ole time  I'd call, he'd gobble, wait 20 minutes , I'd call, he'd gobble  Back and forth all morning until he finally came in to gun range.

Had an adult bird who only gobbled on roost  Went quiet until a jake fired up late morning with a nasty sounding gobble followed by a yelp ,LB gobbled again.  I called normally at the LB to no prevail  So then tried a gobble call followed by a quick yelp  Old tom cut me off  He soon was trucking across the field with dandelions flying as he was eating them and running full speed  He ran full force into a load of 5's

Every hunt with my daughter  Her first bird will top the list I'm sure

There more but these all have a special place in my heart

 

Edited March 4, 2018 by turkeyfeathers

[Buckmaster7600]

My one and only hen was taken from a treestand.  But I wouldn't call someone a bozo because they used a blind. Granted, it definitely is difficult to draw on a turkey, I've failed many a time, lol....

I don’t mean any disrespect by the term bozo, just mean anyone can do it. I’ve shot a few from tree stands as well but I’ve been busted a bunch of times as well.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[mowin]

27 minutes ago, turkeyfeathers said:

Oh man,  not sure any outweigh another  Their all so special  

My first bird on first time trying

Bird my brother and I worked in tandem with me 30 yards below him  Watched him strut in range for along time. Finally pulled the trigger to hear brother say " it's about time"

Last years 23.75 ponder /almost 1.5" hooks  Had them hang up exactly where I always sit but I moved to where they usually hang up lol  Had 10 jakes in the field earlier al to within gun range

Last years last day hunt with the Real TC and called birds in and he whacked one

Triple bearded bird   Only one I've ever killed  Some mighty fine spurs on him too

Bird I killed years ago as daughter sat next to me  Two other 2 year olds then jumped on him as I ran out to do the head stand

No bird killed but had one rip on roost in totally wrong direction from me I bet 100 times He eventually hit the deck, gobbled a few more times and then flew across the creek into my lap I mean within feet  Yes, they can pinpoint exactly where you are . Almost swatted at him crashing through the trees as no way I could get the gun up to fire lol

Called one in from I bet almost a mile  Took his sweet ole time  I'd call, he'd gobble, wait 20 minutes , I'd call, he'd gobble  Back and forth all morning until he finally came in to gun range.

Had an adult bird who only gobbled on roost  Went quiet until a jake fired up late morning with a nasty sounding gobble followed by a yelp ,LB gobbled again.  I called normally at the LB to no prevail  So then tried a gobble call followed by a quick yelp  Old tom cut me off  He soon was trucking across the field with dandelions flying as he was eating them and running full speed  He ran full force into a load of 5's

Every hunt with my daughter  Her first bird will top the list I'm sure

There more but these all have a special place in my heart

 

I agree, there all special.  I will say I get more enjoyment helping a youth or new hunter get their first bird then i do pulling the trigger.  

I don't have any kids, but I've taken all of my nephews hunting over the yrs, as well as many friends kids. I will be rock solid waiting for a tom to come into range when its just me, but I'll shake like a leaf on a tree watching that same tom come into range when a youth is behind the gun.  

[E J]

My best so far was my first long beard. My uncle had scouted out his property in Steuben county. I had tagged along with him many times in the past but had killed a Jake on my own mid season the previous year so he must have thought I was ready to go out on my own. Opening morning of 1998 I went out on my own to where he told me to set up. I had action right off the bat but it took him quite a while to work in and a couple of moves on my end. I'll never forget when he popped up onto the logging road below me and starting strutting and spitting and drumming. I held tight and didn't call and didn't dare move. He finally made the move my way up off the logging road after what seemed like forever. I made the shot and was hooked!

[E J]

As a second best memory. One year the opening morning of PA season I was heading to my lease in Potter county. I was almost there when I realized I had forgotten my vest which had my license, shells and calls in it. So I raced back to camp 40 minutes away and then back to PA. I was rushing back to my spot when I hear gobbling so I didn't make it all the way into my spot. I got set up and had two Tom's headed my way together. When they got into range I shot at one and swore he took off running, so I fired at the other one and I missed by a mile as he was making a run for it. I got up and headed to where they had been and realized the first one didn't get away he laid there dead as a doornail. I sure was glad I missed the second one!

[GreeneHunter]

First Deer hunt with my son .... he cored a 4 pointer .... Trophy !!!

[G-Man]

So many memorible hunts..many with youth..some with old friends no longer with us. But always most memorable when with some one or several people. The man that taught me to turkey hunt ( god rest his soul these amny uears) use to tell me you would kill so many more birds if you hunted just by yourself instead of taking 2 or 3 others with you!! .. I looked at him and said but that is what I enjoy the most!!!

[tommyc50]

wow i cant peg just one so many memories .Thats what i keep going hunting for and its funny the best were when i didnt even get a deer.Time spent with my dad he passed in 2003 and my friend who passed in june he was 86. Such good times i get sad sometimes but i keep going. OH yeah you can call me a bozo i never got a turkey i hope to get one this may so by all means call me a bozo till then lol.

[Robhuntandfish]

Would be two years ago when i tagged my second turk for the season.  Had a hot gobbler in the woods behind me and a coyote sneaking up on my decoy from across the field.  He was crouched down and got to within about 20 yards and I had to wave my hands to shoo him off before he atacked my decoy and before the Tom saw us.  The yote saw me and ran off and the Tom came out like a minute later and I took him. 

Must've sounded like a sweet hen that day.... everything was after me. 

Edited March 4, 2018 by Robhuntandfish

[Pygmy]

I was hunting in Bath County, VA in 1985...

I hunted a gobbler three mornings in a row...He would gobble on the roost a few times and then fly down and gobble...But as soon as I yelped to him he would shut up and would not gobble again for about an hour..If I called to him he would shut up for another hour...The third morning I finally decided he was not going to come to a call and I snuck down to where he was hanging out to try to find out what was going on...I saw him walking across a wooded knob above a high mountain pasture field...I checked the field out and found gobbler droppings and hen droppings..He was hanging out on that wooded knob and waiting for hens to come into the pasture ..He did not want to be called to..He wanted to SEE a hen turkey in that field before he would commit

I did not own a turkey decoy at the time, but I borrowed one from another guy in camp...The next morning I was set up well before daylight on the field with the decoy out in front of me about 20 yards...he gobbled 3 or 4 times on the roost perhaps 200 yards away and then flew down and gobbled  once on the ground...I gave him one string of yelps and he gobbled right back..The first time he had answered my call in 4 days...I yelped gain and he did not respond, so I spit my call out and just waited...That was around 6;00 AM....At  9:00 AM he gobbled again, about 100 yards away...I gave 3 or 4 soft yelps and he did not respond, so I did not call any more...

At 10:00 AM he came strutting across the pasture right up to the decoy and actually PECKED her on the beak...  I  got him and the decoy with the same shot...he went down flopping, knocked the decoy over...

The tom weighed 23 pounds, one of my heaviest birds...I returned the decoy to my friend, apologizing for the shot pellets that were rattling around inside it..

[stubborn1VT]

First bird/first hunt.  It was the first year it was legal to hunt turkeys in my part of Vermont. ( I never saw a wild turkey until I was 13.)  I sat up on a 19 acre hayfield away from the road.  Kicked out a tresspasser.  Watched a flock of 6 hens fly down into the field.  3 toms walked out of the woods and followed them out into the middle of the field.  I tom fought off the other two and cozied up to the hens.  I squawked away on my box call and made them gobble, but they stayed out in the middle.  The more I called, the more the less dominant toms gobbled.  The more they gobbled, the madder the boss tom got.  At one point he chased them about 200 yards down the field.  While the hens were hidden in a low spot in the field, I belly crawled 50 yards out into the field and hid behind a maple branch that got left there from some logging.  I managed to call in the flock of hens to 10-12 feet, with the boss tom behind them.  I waited for the hens to move out of the line of fire and just kind of rolled onto one side, not even on my elbows, and shot the tom.  The borrowed shotgun wasn't on my shoulder and I got a bruise from laying my face against the barrel to get some kind of sight picture.  He was 21.25lbs.  My grandparents heard me hooting and hollering from their house almost half a mile away.  

[mowin]

Bunch of great first bird stories..

Mine wasn't too exciting.  No calling and I fell asleep, woke up to 3 Jake's 30 yards away. I seen the same Group of jakes cross near this hedgerow two days in a row. I basically ambushed them, or maybe my snoring called em in.. lol.

My first tom was a classic hunt. Roosted him the night before. Got within 75 yards of the roost. The next morning I watched him strut and gobble on the limb to my soft tree yelps. Took him about 10 min to strut into range after he hit the ground. 

[Uncle Nicky]

2 come to mind.

First was my first turkey kill ever. I'd been trying on my own for a couple years to tag a bird, both fall and spring, but couldn't seem to do much of anything right. One November afternoon I was up at my camp bow hunting and a buddy stopped by and said he knew where some birds were roosting, lent me a shotgun, even showed me the tree. Next morning I was at the tree, and as soon as it started getting light, there must have been 30 birds roosted in the tree, all calling and putting & cackling. They all pitched into the field where I was up against a scrubby apple tree, it all happened so fast I couldn't get the gun up and aim, I was surrounded. After what seemed an eternity, I had eased the gun up to my shoulder, took aim at one that was 10 yards away, shot, and watched him flop and roll down the hill. When I got up to get it, there were 2 birds flopping around.

The other was years later. I took a new turkey hunter with me to hunt with friends in Georgia. As I listened to him talk the whole drive down, he talked about turkeys like they were pheasants, and I kept trying to explain it was a whole other ball game (but I don't think I was getting through). I wanted to have him sit with me and learn, but he insisted he knew what he was doing, and set up at the other end of a huge field with a gobbler decoy (I went into the woods). About 2 hours later I heard BOOM-BOOM-BOOM..and thought "this doesn't sound good". I called him on the cell and he said "You aren't going to believe this". I made the long walk over, and he had 3 longbeards laid out...first question out of his mouth was "how many birds are you allowed in Georgia'?(lucky for him it's 3, and you can kill them all the same day). I wound up killing 2 myself before we headed for home, and he's never killed more than 1 a year there since then.