Heading upstate for my 4 day hunt

[Deerthug]

On the road heading up to my hunting camp for a 4 day turkey hunt. Hope to fill 2 tags this weekend. Good luck to whoever is doing the same and be safe.

[WNYBuckHunter]

Good luck!

[jhog1]

Where's the camp ?

[burmjohn]

have fun, dont scare the deer away!

[G-Man]

Best of luck!! i usually go for a bird in the walton / delhi area.. get there at 7 am usually back in my car by 2pm bird in hand and drive back home by 7pm. never a bad 1 day hunt..a lot more driving than hunting!!!

[Deerthug]

Where's the camp ?

Private land in Germantown. Saw 6-7 birds off to my right 25 yds all following each other but way too much brush to shoot over. Now I know where I'm gonna set up tomorrow morning.

Edited October 7, 2011 by jmasiakos

[Deerthug]

have fun, dont scare the deer away!

Haven't seen any yet. But I know from the local farmer there are a couple of nice 6 and 8 pointers hanging around. Can't wait till next weekend!!

Edited October 7, 2011 by jmasiakos

[ny hunter]

Best of luck,hope you fill those tags.

[Deerthug]

After a long afternoon hunt and a big dinner, I'm hanging on the deck staring at the stars and the moon having a nice cigar thinking about tomorrow's hunt. It doesn't get better than this!

[ny hunter]

What no scotch?Enjoy thats part of the reason we work so hard!

[Deerthug]

What no scotch?Enjoy thats part of the reason we work so hard!

Homemade wine with dinner and a 20 y.o. Cognac with cigar

[ny hunter]

NOW thats hunting buddy ENJOY!!!!!LOL

[Deerthug]

No sign of my ugly friends this morning. Sitting in my blind now hoping they'll show like yesterday around 4 pm.

[burmjohn]

Doh, any luck?

[Geno C]

good luck!

[Deerthug]

Well this morning I'm walking over to a stand where we found them ugly birds roosting. As I'm walking they are yelping at each other. I get into my stand not even 20 mins later 2 hens fly down. Took safety off, wait for them to get into my shooting lane, boom! Missed the first. Chamber another shell aim boom- missed the second. They are still in field at 30 yds. Go to chamber another and freaking gun jams on me. Could not get another shell into chamber. By then they were gone. There had to have been at least 20 birds roosting above me. I was so disgusted with myself. Waited another half hour. The rest flew down but far into the woods. I left disgusted. At least I know where they roost. Trying again this afternoon and tomorrow morning.

[Pygmy]

You missed a golden opportunity by not aggressively scattering the birds off the roost, then setting up and calling. That should have been a perfect setup.

Often if you scatter the birds well, you'll have several turkeys amswering and approaching from different directions...Lots of fun and excitement.

For me, THAT's what fall turkey hunting is all about.

Good luck. If you hear those birds on the roost again, don't be afraid to head directly at them and bust them out of the trees. Then stay in the general area and assembly yelp like an old hen..

[ny hunter]

Thats all part of hunting,not to sound like a jerk.At least your out there.Better luck is coming your way.

[Deerthug]

All set up waiting for those birds to start coming to roost above me.

[Deerthug]

Well those dang birds found another place to sleep tonite. But I did see a nice symmetrical 6 PT only 10 feet directly in front of my setup. He stood there for about 2 mins. Too bad it wasn't next Saturday. He would have been skewered.