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Fall turkey Hunt

Started by twitchstick, November 23, 2014, 10:08:00 PM

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twitchstick

November 23, 2014, 10:08:00 PM
My fall turkey hunt has been going for a few weeks now. This is my first fall hunt for birds  Utah hasn't had a fall hunt since the early 80"s. I have had to give up my spring hunts the last few years because of work schedules so I was excited to get out. I haven't had much time to get out but I have managed a few days. Its been a fun hunt so far. I have mainly have been trying to get my nephew his turkey. We have seen lots of turkeys with plenty of opportunity's and lots  of excitement. The first few days We tried to get my nephew a bird but it ended in an unfortunate miss only taking a few feathers. Today my nephew couldn't come because of family obligations so I was going solo. I set up in a old pond full of Russian Olives where we had been seeing lots of birds.

#3
November 23, 2014, 10:15:00 PM
In!    :coffee:

Bisch

twitchstick

#4
November 23, 2014, 10:15:00 PM
When I first arrived I could still here birds roosted in the Russian Olives. I had to wait for the birds to fly down and leave so I could get set up. It didn't take long before I was set up and birds we busy feeding around me.

twitchstick

#5
November 23, 2014, 10:23:00 PM
I had several birds give me good shots but I was thinking of holding out for a big tom. The birds feeding and making noise brought in several different hunters with there shot guns. One guy drove his jeep right up to my blind to say hi. After that I figured it was time to head back to the truck and get a bite to eat and let the birds come down.

monkeyball

#6
November 23, 2014, 10:27:00 PM
Love that blue sky.............

twitchstick

#7
November 23, 2014, 10:27:00 PM
On the way back I seen a couple of bucks. It's great this time of year you can see lots of deer. This little guy about walked right over me.

twitchstick

#8
November 23, 2014, 10:31:00 PM
 

This one was nice to see. Unfortunately there was a buck with this one that made this one look little but I couldn't get the camera on him.

twitchstick

#9
November 23, 2014, 10:47:00 PM
After a nice lunch and a little stump shooting I headed back to the dried pond. I figure most guys wouldn't hunt until this evening and I would sit all day. About twenty minutes after getting back to my blind I could here birds close by. Soon I could see birds feeding in the dry pond. They feed back and forth for about an hour giving me a few shoots but I pasted. The longer the birds stayed the more I though about actually having a wild bird for the table on Thanksgiving. The more I thought about it the less I was concerned on shooting one of the big toms I had seen.  The next good bird that came into range I sent an arrow its way!

twitchstick

#10
November 23, 2014, 10:56:00 PM
The arrow flew good and hit its mark. The bird only made it 20 yards and fell within sight.

twitchstick

#11
November 23, 2014, 10:58:00 PM


It was a good day.

CoachBGriff

#12
November 23, 2014, 11:14:00 PM
Awesome photos!  

I have to ask... are you using a pop-up blind?

It's my lifelong goal to put a bird down with my bow.
For we did not follow cleverly contrived myths when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ; instead, we were eyewitnesses of His majesty.
2 Peter 1:16

#13
November 23, 2014, 11:15:00 PM
Awesome!

Congrats on your bird, and Happy Thanksgiving!

Bisch

twitchstick

#14
November 23, 2014, 11:23:00 PM
I did use a blind today but have passed on serval shots this hunt without one.

Conner Parry

#15
November 24, 2014, 12:13:00 AM
Nice Job! I was down in Escalante last weekend and there were turkeys out in every field. It was nice to see a few birds around, I wasn't hunting, just hanging out. I didn't even know about the fall hunt.
Shoot Straight

centaur

#16
November 24, 2014, 07:56:00 AM
You Utah guys are in for some fun with that fall hunt. Enjoy those opportunities, and congrats on your first bird!
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wapiti792

#17
November 24, 2014, 09:14:00 AM
Congrats!!! I love hunting fall birds    :thumbsup:
Mike Davenport

Homey88

#18
November 24, 2014, 09:45:00 AM
Awesome photos great hunt!

T-Bowhunter

#19
November 24, 2014, 11:12:00 AM
Congratulations!
William

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