2018 Live from the turkey woods

[mowin]

Sitting on the edge of the field where I've been seeing a tom.  Put my nephew on the other side.  Trying to ambush the tom.   About stepped on a fawn walking in.  Seen a fawn yesterday hiding under a fence I was mowing around. 

Looks like we picked the wrong field.. bird hammering across the road on other side of property.  

[mowin]

Beautiful morning, although no talking near us.  My nephew has a doe hounding him.  I can see her running over to him and stomp her hoof, then run away. And repeat.  Lol. She definitely has little ones close by.  

No rain yet... 

[Robhuntandfish]

Bupkiss!   Got an hour and half in before the rain.  Not a roost gobble, shock gobble or even a far off gobble.  Went to my best roost spot and nothing two morns in a row.  Generally nevr go more than one morn all season without gobbles there before i can even get set up. Wondering if someone else wasnt into them. They do roost just across the property line.  If rain isnt too bad tomorrow will be out across the road in different field.  But not a thing this morn.  Good luck to anyone out

[mowin]

We got tired of listening to gobbling across the road, so we headed over there.  Got within 150 yrds of him. Answered my clucks and purs, and he proceeded to walk away and across the road where we just came from.  

This bird is seriously call shy.. 

[sodfather]

Going out tomorrow morning. Only my second time out this year. Took daughter opening day for couple hours but that’s it. Probably a crap shoot but we’ll see 

[whaler]

Ill be out too, good luck. Saw two gobblers poking around at 430 after the rain let up. 

[turkeyfeathers]

Little soggy out , daughter up and we’re ready to go.  Good luck to all headed out. Keep those slate calls conditioned and dry as possible. May old long beard bellow to your calling today   Aim small , miss small 

[silent death]

8 minutes ago, turkeyfeathers said:

Little soggy out , daughter up and we’re ready to go.  Good luck to all headed out. Keep those slate calls conditioned and dry as possible. May old long beard bellow to your calling today   Aim small , miss small 

Good luck

[turkeyfeathers]

Kid n I alll by ourselves in the turkey woods this morning ?  Alls quiet so far.  Rain lightened a bit , medium wind and little fog.  Listening to a cuckoo 

Edited May 20, 2018 by turkeyfeathers

[turkeyfeathers]

9 hours ago, sodfather said:

Going out tomorrow morning. Only my second time out this year. Took daughter opening day for couple hours but that’s it. Probably a crap shoot but we’ll see 

Anybody talking ? 

[stubborn1VT]

Good luck out there.  I'm tagged out, and tired.  Glad you and your daughter are out.  Glad you aren't posting in Chinese.

[sodfather]

1 hour ago, turkeyfeathers said:

Anybody talking ? 

Nothing but mosquitoes 

[turkeyfeathers]

Sitting against tree I shot 2nd bird sitting next too She’s ready and awake. Just need a bird to gobble now. jake n hen deployed


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[turkeyfeathers]

Nothing but mosquitoes 

Just popped the thermacell here


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[Robhuntandfish]

Got up at 3:30.  Checked radar went back to bed.  Glad I did pouring here and has been .  A lost weekend day of hunting or fishing.  Thinking of hitting the lake tomorrow.  Best of luck alll who are out.  

[turkeyfeathers]

Another deer in close who was intrigued by decoys. Had one years ago “paw “ ( hoof “ one. I’m for certain when the deer see turkeys and hear them ( me ) they are more relaxed and content.  Setting them up during archery season might help.  

[mowin]

39 minutes ago, turkeyfeathers said:

Another deer in close who was intrigued by decoys. Had one years ago “paw “ ( hoof “ one. I’m for certain when the deer see turkeys and hear them ( me ) they are more relaxed and content.  Setting them up during archery season might help.  

I've often thought about doing that, but never did.  Had a forkhorn chase a house cat out of the field, so maybe a cat deek?  Lol. 

[Lawdwaz]

Quiet as a church mouse.......

[stubborn1VT]

45 minutes ago, mowin said:

I've often thought about doing that, but never did.  Had a forkhorn chase a house cat out of the field, so maybe a cat deek?  Lol. 

I've had does spook at house cats before.  The cat was out hunting the field edge and had that predator posture.  Cleared the field.  Kind of a PITA, but just a cat doing what cats do.  

Edited May 20, 2018 by stubborn1VT
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[Fletch]

Just to prove to TF I’m out here!

Got out at 7 after the hard rain. Covered 3 spots, no turkeys, no leeks, no morels, no sheds.....

I am wet and my bad tendon feels like I walked a couple miles too much!

I am the anti turkey lol


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[turkeyfeathers]

We tapped out. Nary a peep. She only has Memorial Day left to hunt. We’re trying to talk mrs tf to go with us. That would be interesting Swapped out sd cards


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[whaler]

Missed a big tom. Been hunting these birds for two weeks. Never pulled trigger until today. 

 

Three toms roosting with a hen, got in close, they pitched down at 530. I promptly missed at 5:35. 

Ive killed 1 tom this season and this is my second miss. A little discouraged and honestly I had never missed a bird in 8 seasons hunting them. Its the archer not the bow...

[whaler]

Should add that this is the first time ive seen a hen roosted with them in 5 hunts. Also saw a strutter with a hen on the walk out. 

 

I have a feeling the rest of the season will be good, weather forecast looks less wet.

 

getting tired of being sopping wet after my mornings this week.

[turkeyfeathers]

9 minutes ago, whaler said:

Missed a big tom. Been hunting these birds for two weeks. Never pulled trigger until today. 

 

Three toms roosting with a hen, got in close, they pitched down at 530. I promptly missed at 5:35. 

Ive killed 1 tom this season and this is my second miss. A little discouraged and honestly I had never missed a bird in 8 seasons hunting them. Its the archer not the bow...

You hunt enough you’ll miss. It happens. Clean miss ? Too close was he ?!  

Legal shooting light here was 5:45 and it was still quite dark. Keep at em

[whaler]

One half hour before sunrise is 5:45am for you?

clean, I lifted my head, the bird hardly knew or cared. I need to figure out a better sight in my benelli.