10 days in Missouri every spring!!! can't beat it.

 

I've applied and will hopefully be able to get out with "some of my friends" to bag my first bird. I'm looking forward to adding MI's largest upland bird to my resume. Who knows, maybe I'll get hooked on Turkey Day in April???

 

between musky fishing, steelhead, and working the dog it is hard to find time but this year I want to give it a go.

 

I've applied and will hopefully be able to get out with "some of my friends" to bag my first bird. I'm looking forward to adding MI's largest upland bird to my resume. Who knows, maybe I'll get hooked on Turkey Day in April???

It's a blast, Jeff! This will be my 3rd spring, and I am hooked! It is addicting. Especially if you like duck/goose hunting. There is a certain alluring element to it that comes from having to "call" your prey in! Come on spring!!!

 

You better believe it, haven't bagged one since '01, but I'm excited to make it out this year.

 

I apply every spring.
Sometimes I get drawn.


The fall season hold no appeal to me as there is always too much going on in my outdoor schedule.

 

Here's one from last year....I have been spring turkey hunting over here for about 5 years now and it is an absolute thrill. Even my parents, who are in their 60's are addicts now. Our turkey numbers over here are astounding.

I called in and shot this bird on a Friday morning before school started and still made it in to teach my 1st hour class on time. Public land, 22 pounds, all beat up, beard rot, etc...He was an old buzzard.

 

Applied for the first time this year. Looking forward to the hunt this year!!

 

Just got my license in the mail yesterday. Bought some up north property last year and thought I'd give it a try. I've got the equipment, but it's probably been 7 years since I hunted gobblers. Looking forward to getting back out there in the spring.

 

This will be my first serious attempt. I went out two mornings last year but I had a lot of work to do putting the new pole barn up.

 

I'll be out when I can.

 

I'm thinking about giving it a try this year.

 

Permit for hunt # 234 arrived in the mailbox yesterday.....Can't wait.

 

I'm thinking about giving it a try this year.

Congrats on that March hunt. . .very hard to get:lol:

Jeff,

It should be a blast, I hope we can bag you that first long beard!!

 

I do have a little hot-spot for Turkey...

 

Congrats on that March hunt. . .very hard to get:lol:

Jeff,

It should be a blast, I hope we can bag you that first long beard!!

I did see Jeff with a lady at Micelli's that wouldn't be considered a "jake"

 

Yep! I'll be out going for another longbeard. Last week my parents called to tell me that 18 Toms where picking around in the backyard at the farm and another group of 15-20 birds, I'm guessing the hens, were in the back field.

 

Turkey hunting is a blast. I started six years ago in MI and this will be my third year in MO. I'm getting my nephew involved in his first hunt this year and we're both looking forward to hunting in the northern L.P. for his tom.

 

I'll probably go, but have had lousy luck in the Spring. The Fall season is a different story; I've bagged two --including a nice tom with an 11" beard (archery).

 

Yup, absolutely love the spring season. What a great time to be afield with a gun in yr hands. I gotta tell ya, its addictive for some folks, once you kill a longbeard that you call in yourself. A great combo is to turkey hunt in the morning and then trout fish after lunch.

Headed to Nebraska this spring for a try at Merriams. Cant wait.

Natty B.

 

Headed to Nebraska this spring for a try at Merriams. Cant wait.

Natty B.

I would love to head for another species. . .I think someone said Oklahoma has three different types of turkey. I'll never be like the kid that has like 5 grand slams already, but I'll never have that type of money either.:lol:

 

I did see Jeff with a lady at Micelli's that wouldn't be considered a "jake"

Long beard and all.

 

I took some of the guys from Bow class out to a farm I have permission to hunt for a Bunny Hunt. I knew there were quite afew turkeys there, but there were tracks everywhere! :yikes: One of the guys I was with volunteered to call if I got a tag. So, I went to Gander Mountain, bought an OTC tag for the ZZ hunt, and we're in business. One of the sets of tracks had a heavy drag mark between the strides from the beard. I can't wait.:SHOCKED: Come on APRIL 17th. FRANK

 

Oh yea, bagged a nice gobbler last spring. I always hunt the late hunt and I just put in my days off at work. For those hunting the late hunt, be sure to carry a porous bag with you so that you can hunt those spring morels when your afield hunting turkeys.
This will be my wifes first year turkey hunting. She was instantly hooked when she saw the tom I bagged last year, and as I was explaining how everything went down, I made a couple of sounds imitating a hen sound just goofing around and a couple of turkeys lit up the woods with gobbles. She wanted to start hunting that day. My daughter was there too and she tried to carry the turkey back to the house, and managed with a little help from dad.

 

. So, I went to Gander Mountain, bought an OTC tag for the ZZ hunt, and we're in business. One of the sets of tracks had a heavy drag mark between the strides from the beard. I can't wait.:SHOCKED: Come on APRIL 17th. FRANK

Well, I hate to tell you this but you'll have to wait a bit longer. The Over The Counter ZZ hunt doesn't start April 17. It starts May 1.

2006 Spring Guaranteed Hunt Period

All hunters must apply for a license or purchase a Guaranteed Hunt Period (Hunt No. 234) license between January 1 and February 1 to be eligible to participate in the spring turkey hunting season. All applicants for the Guaranteed Hunt Period are guaranteed a hunting license valid for all open areas, except public lands in the Southern Lower Peninsula Wild Turkey Management Unit (Unit ZZ).

HUNT NUMBER HUNT UNIT OPEN SEASON
234 All Spring Units* May 1-May 31

* Excluding public lands in the Southern Lower Peninsula Wild Turkey Management Unit (Unit ZZ).