After being slam dunked and denied by Ole Tom in the past couple of yrs. im changing up my tactics and already planning my attack. Win or lose, hunting the magnificent turkey is hard to beat.
Any others thinking "turkey" yet? :coffee:
Cant seem to get turkeys off my mind. I will be thinking turkeys while rabbit hunting tomorrow.
I'm ready for my first turkey season. I was looking for hogs Monday and busted about 6 turkeys at the water hole.
Yes indeed. I got my mouth calls in my truck and practice whenever I'm driving somewhere. It's a good way to get lots of practice. I don't recommend it while you got others in your vehicle, they might not appreciate it...
I`m ready. My honey hole got logged and I will be on new turf but I look forward to it.RC
Ours opens this Saturday!
We still have two months before season begins here in Maine, but I already have the itch.
Yep, I'm thinkin about'em but I dont get too worked up till I have drawn my tag. Got about 6 weeks till our first season opens.
Eric
April 1 for my out of state birds and closer to May for here at home.
yep 24 days and counting!
I am ready and dreaming about wonderful drumming sounds. Today I sit in the house drinking coffee looking at a foot of wonderful snow that should help the spring hatch.
We've gotten 20" of snow in the last week here in N.E. Kansas. The birds will be flocked up and visible for a week or so.
It will get your blood pumping when you look out on a hillside and see 100-300 Turkeys huddled up.
Come on April 1st.
bretto
OOOH YEAH! I love hunting those Turk's. Last year was my 1st year at it,and just loved the back&forth conversation with the Tom's. Get's one's blood pumping. I was successful last year,and fingers crossed for another fun hunt this year. Heres last years Tom......
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And after the hunt....
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This is a daily occurence across the pond from our house. In the Spring I were earplugs so they don't wake me up too early. However, when the season opens I am up before they are.
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Last years longbeard.
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Nice birds guys! Hoping to achieve that goal as well this yr., Im determined and hard headed so im sure to give Ole Tom a run for his money, even if i dont succeed. Just playing cat and mouse with turkeys is a rush like few others.
Yup, I'm excited to hunt some turkeys. I think I'm more excited just for spring to get here. Knee deep snow and below zero mornings are getting old. :mad:
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May 7, 2010. Stuck trying to get to our turkey hunting spot. I hope this 2013 turkey season isn't like that again.
Im heading to Florida in 3 weeks for an early start to my season!!
Our season opens 15 days from today! I am headed to the lease Monday to make sure all is well down there (I may have to whack a pig or two also in defense of the turkeys :bigsmyl: ).
Good luck to you. I hope you get a big 'ol tom this year!
Can't wait!
Bisch
Had a warm sunny morning here yesterday, and I heard the first of the year across the field behind the house. Passed a flock of 30 in a cornfield about a mile down the road later that afternoon. Spring can't get here soon enough, although thanks to the PGC's infinite wisdom spring gobbler season will nearly be over before it actually starts.
I haven't seen a turkey on our property since early last October! We have never had a good population in my neck of the woods, but for now, they seem to be GONE!
No tracks in the snow, no scratchings... nuthin'!
Go get 'em, guys :thumbsup:
Hey Paul, best of luck to you buddy. I wouldn't want to be a turkey in front of you- Iv' seen you shoot. Of coarse I'm looking forward to T day on May 1st and scoring on my first trad bird. Iv' taken several with a scatter gun but have yet to bag one with a bow. hopefully that will change this year.Ohhhhhhhhh Yaaaaaaaaa Come on you stretch necks talk to me. Iv' got just the thing for your love sick heart- an arrow.
OK, I'll get excited now, I drew my tag, 1st season april 22-28. :jumper: :jumper:
Eric
Paul I have a very small population of thunder birds in my area. This will be my third season after them. Maybe I will actually see one. ;)
I took the wife's blow dryer to the crumpled up decoys last night. Got em shaped up and ready to go!
Turkey numbers have been way down back behind my house the last couple of seasons. I may have to hunt across the road this yr.
Yea, got my first last year. It's never to early to think about turkey hunting. Looking so forward to it. Still another month, or so here in Ky. God bless.
4-22-13. Counting down the days.
Season starts mid April here in IA. I'm armed with a new hybrid long bow from Don Dow this year. Hopefully I can find the turkeys.