Live From The Woods 2019 Turkey Edition

[Pygmy]

My toilet paper is like American Express...I never leave home without it...

[Steuben Jerry]

Went out around 3:30 this afternoon and put a blind in the woods at the bottom of a ridge where those toms came through this morning. Only about 400 yds from the back door.

Gonna shoot him inna face tomorrow morning. 

[Zag]

I checked my other turkey spot, omg there were a few absolute studs strutting around tonight. Im taking this Thursday off and my son's playing hooky from school so we can go to a 11am red wings game so I think I'll take him with me that morning and see if we can nail one of those birds.

[BigVal]

9 hours ago, turkeyfeathers said:

if he was getting closer he cut the distance NOW you as a hen are supposed to go to him. We are reversing nature by trying to call him ALL the way in.  Go silent/he'll continue to come in/scratch leaves in behind you to sound as hen feeding with a soft purr around the side of your leg mixed in

Awesome thanks Jay I can use the help lol

[mowin]

Taking my grandnephew and his buddy out tomorrow.  

His buddy has never hunted. 

I'm super excited to get him hooked.  I'm praying for a classic hunt.  

Nothing better than getting a youth that has no avenue into hunting hooked.  

[doebuck1234]

19 minutes ago, mowin said:

Taking my grandnephew and his buddy out tomorrow.  

His buddy has never hunted. 

I'm super excited to get him hooked.  I'm praying for a classic hunt.  

Nothing better than getting a youth that has no avenue into hunting hooked.  

Hats off to you for giving it a go and hopefully it all comes together.good luck!

[mowin]

13 minutes ago, doebuck1234 said:

Hats off to you for giving it a go and hopefully it all comes together.good luck!

Thanks. I've seen several toms and jakes in the fields today.  

[Steuben Jerry]

Up and at ‘em! Stupid rain.

[doebuck1234]

Dont see any birds where i hunt so dont bother going out.(would give me an excuse to take off work though!)....this rain has been terrible for u guys this season

[turkeyfeathers]

Just heard this . Perfect song 

so wind him up out there guys. Then drop the hammer as an encore  

[mowin]

We had a great hunt this morning.  I was expecting to get soaked, but we beat the rain. 

About 5:15, we could hear hens all around us. Luckily leaf out is complete, and nothing seen us as we were only 50 yrds from the nearest hen.  After some soft calling, we seen a couple fly down into the field, and finally heard a gobble. 

Took about 3 minutes and we had a jake 15 yrds out.  Kayden made a great shot. 

His buddy has his his safety course, and has asked if I could take him hunting.  I think the bug bit him good.

[mpavlus]

18 minutes ago, mowin said:

We had a great hunt this morning.  I was expecting to get soaked, but we beat the rain. 

About 5:15, we could hear hens all around us. Luckily leaf out is complete, and nothing seen us as we were only 50 yrds from the nearest hen.  After some soft calling, we seen a couple fly down into the field, and finally heard a gobble. 

Took about 3 minutes and we had a jake 15 yrds out.  Kayden made a great shot. 

His buddy has his his safety course, and has asked if I could take him hunting.  I think the bug bit him good.

Congratulations on a successful hunt. Way to go.

[Steuben Jerry]

Back at the house. No birds seen or heard. Boo!

Pretty sure I did my part this morning. Pouring buckets and some distant thunder. Stayed dry in the blind but loud in there.

Edited May 12, 2019 by Steuben Jerry

[doebuck1234]

37 minutes ago, mowin said:

We had a great hunt this morning.  I was expecting to get soaked, but we beat the rain. 

About 5:15, we could hear hens all around us. Luckily leaf out is complete, and nothing seen us as we were only 50 yrds from the nearest hen.  After some soft calling, we seen a couple fly down into the field, and finally heard a gobble. 

Took about 3 minutes and we had a jake 15 yrds out.  Kayden made a great shot. 

His buddy has his his safety course, and has asked if I could take him hunting.  I think the bug bit him good.

Atta boy!was hoping to see that pic.congrats to all!!

[2012_taco]

Not exactly live from the turkey woods but, I found this nest in my back yard under a small Alberta spruce. I think it's a turkey nest as I have been seeing a hen in my yard a couple if times for the past week. I'm going to put a trail camera on it if I can, hopefully I haven't spooked her away.

I live in Amherst not exactly out in the country. I don't expect them to hatch as I have only seen hens around for several years, never see any gobblers. We'll see??

Edited May 12, 2019 by 2012_taco
added text.

[kpkot]

12 minutes ago, 2012_taco said:

Not exactly live from the turkey woods but, I found this nest in my back yard under a small Alberta spruce. I think it's a turkey nest as I have been seeing a hen in my yard a couple if times for the past week. I'm going to put a trail camera on it if I can, hopefully I haven't spooked her away.

I see that hen, I am just wondering who bred her. I havent seen a Male in the hood...

[2012_taco]

1 minute ago, kpkot said:

I see that hen, I am just wondering who bred her. I havent seen a Male in the hood...

I read yesterday that a hen will lay eggs even if she hasn't been  bred? I'm not sure that's true but I did read it on the internet!

[kpkot]

Just now, 2012_taco said:

I read yesterday that a hen will lay eggs even if she hasn't been  bred? I'm not sure that's true but I did read it on the internet!

Yea that's what chickens do.... can't wait to see the trail cam photos! my parents live by park school and had two long beards in the yard last year. 

[Nomad]

Off topic ,  but egg related. Buddy lives on Irondequoit Bay, a duck laid an egg in his boat , he couldn’t put it on shore, because of all the muskrats , Fox , and coyotes around . Put  it under a heat lamp in a box, then she laid 2 more in his boat, so now he has three under the light , and rotates the eggs every 4 hours .....

[mowin]

10 minutes ago, Stay at home Nomad said:

Off topic ,  but egg related. Buddy lives on Irondequoit Bay, a duck laid an egg in his boat , he couldn’t put it on shore, because of all the muskrats , Fox , and coyotes around . Put  it under a heat lamp in a box, then she laid 2 more in his boat, so now he has three under the light , and rotates the eggs every 4 hours .....

Temp has to be consistent and at a specific temp, think it's 95*. Humidity has to be consistent too. Too hot and they cook, to cool and they won't do anything but rot... 

Edited May 12, 2019 by mowin

[Nomad]

Ya he’s got the temp down . Time will tell .

[2012_taco]

The hen came back today around 2 PM. Laid another egg. I'm going to get a camera on the nest asap.

[silent death]

Snowing out pretty good here hard to think about turkey hunting right now fml

[turkeyfeathers]

1 hour ago, 2012_taco said:

The hen came back today around 2 PM. Laid another egg. I'm going to get a camera on the nest asap.

1 per day til complete. Very cool   I’m never found a nest. I’ve had same hen waddling through bunch of days in a row while hunting as close as I’ve got. 

[Marion]

Ya he’s got the temp down . Time will tell .

Could always crack em and fry em up. Mmm fresh eggs

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