[dmrbigeshott]

Rough start to the season yesterday. Let’s just say I now have 5 empty shell casings and 0 tom’s to show for it.

The wife and I are out this morning. Some jakes, a couple hens, and heard two gobblers. Weren’t able to get eyes on the tom’s, but we are sitting a dusting area now and where I saw most of the action yesterday.

 

[LoBrass]

Let me guess, yer sitting in a pop-up blind?
2 decoys or 3?

 

[LoBrass]

Rich, when you need me to call your bird in?

 

[QDMAMAN]

Rough start to the season yesterday. Let’s just say I now have 5 empty shell casings and 0 tom’s to show for it.

The wife and I are out this morning. Some jakes, a couple hens, and heard two gobblers. Weren’t able to get eyes on the tom’s, but we are sitting a dusting area now and where I saw most of the action yesterday.

at least Rachel doesn’t miss.

 

[RMH]

Rich, when you need me to call your bird in?

Haven't located a bird I'm interested in yet.I don't need you struggling.

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[Maple_Ridge]

 

[cstroh]

Somebody shoot something in da face!!
I'll be in the game soon. I've got some 2nd year birds hanging around... hoping one of the bigger Toms I've seen around start moving thru my properties

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[dmrbigeshott]

at least Rachel doesn’t miss.

I wish that was true! Although, she hasn’t missed two birds in one day, so I have her beat there.

 

[koz bow]

So what is the sad sad story here?

Too busy cooking ribeyes for the elites?

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[RMH]

So what is the sad sad story here?

Too busy cooking ribeyes for the elites?

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I had some turkeys come into my decoy set opening morning along with a couple sandhill cranes. My landowner said my turkey tag was good for two cranes.

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[Horseshoe]

Ribeye of the sky!

 

[dmrbigeshott]

💥 boom!

 

[RMH]

boom!

Oh Yeah!!!

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[dmrbigeshott]

The goal tonight was to roost birds for tomorrow, but no need anymore 😬

Arrived at the property around 4:45p and wanted to check the roost spot before heading over to the dusting area. One fired off within 150 yards to a crow overhead, but by the time I got set up, he crossed the road and was gobbling over there. Almost called him back to me, but a dump truck drove by and spooked him back onto the city property no one hunts.

Gave it 15 mins then went across the road to sit and call at the dusting area and I bumped a lone hen from her dirt bath. 30 minutes later after a couple calling sequences, a crow groups starts going nuts and a tom fires off from what sounds like a couple hundred yards away in the brush. Hit him with some yelps and he gobbled back. One more short sequence and I shut up.

5 minutes later, I hear walking in the crispy leaf duff and then drumming/spitting. He pops out within 15 yards, struts twice, and then I proved that my gun does more than just miss turkey’s; it can kill them too!

 

[Hunter1979]

Good job, Kevin! I'm assuming you threw the gun at the bird or used it as a club.... Either way, that's a dead thunder chicken!
Congratulations!!

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[dmrbigeshott]

Good job, Kevin! I'm assuming you threw the gun at the bird or used it as a club.... Either way, that's a dead thunder chicken!
Congratulations!!

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lol thankfully I didn’t have to resort to that. Last Saturday, I shot 3 times at a tom as he spooked and missed. A couple hours later, I was just about to lose a couple ounces and I look up and here’s a tom strutting 30 yards away down the field edge slowly coming my way. He got to 20 yards, but had a good deal of autumn olive between us. All of a sudden, a hen is in front of me at 5 yards and is about to spook. I forced 2 shots at the tom and he flew off unscathed lol

This time my aim was a little more true. Rough numbers are 9.5” beard and 7/8” spurs.

 

[Maple_Ridge]

 

[Maple_Ridge]

GREAT JOB!!!! Way to not give up!!

These ol Toms are slick buggars! Tricky in there ways!

No luck here yet, but seen great fresh sign so I know birds are in the area!! Good luck fellazz!!!

Remember this , lead in the head!! No tag soup! Git em!!

 

[RMH]

Kevin Rocks!!!

Luke it's been 7 years since we flopped that bird over in the middle of your field. My first field hunt. Dang does time fly. It was a fun morning watching birds run around in that field.

I'm out now. Windy and rainy.

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[Hunter1979]

Kevin Rocks!!!

Luke it's been 7 years since we flopped that bird over in the middle of your field. My first field hunt. Dang does time fly. It was a fun morning watching birds run around in that field.

I'm out now. Windy and rainy. View attachment 829454

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7 years?! Damn, I'm old.
It does not seem like that long ago at all. Good times! That was a fun hunt.

I went out this morning, drizzling rain, but vocal birds on the roost. Then the birds went the opposite way.



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