Turkey Season Review

[Herdbull]

I hunted turkey off and on for many days season. I usually hunt 3 to 4 days then return home. I passed up 3 jakes early on and then took one at 10 yards after he came into decoys following a hen. He was full strut nearly straight on, but slight quartering. He ran about 25 yards and went into the thicket. I had a TradTracker string on him, and it worked great.
I called in 10 toms closer than 20 yards during the season, but only had a shot at one. He too followed a hen into 15 yards. I took him at 15 yards broadside. He ran into thicket about 60 yards. I had a string on him too. Very thick honeysuckle and autumn olive. Mike

[Herdbull]

[Tony Sanders]

Congrats Mike. Way to get it done. Did you use a ground blind. Or were you up against a tree. Some very nice pics

 Tony

[Flingblade]

Congrats Mike, looks like you had a fun season!  Great pictures!

[rastaman]

Awesome pictures Mike and beautiful birds! 

[Breakfast Boy]

Great stuff! Congratulations again buddy!


-Jameson

[Herdbull]

I got a chance to hunt two properties. One is mostly CRP with an adjacent to an oak-woods. I don't have permission for the woods, so I have to call them out of the woods or across the CRP field and get them to cross a road about 400 yards away. The other place is grown over strip-mine, so basically heavy brush with grass two tracks. So, it's best to hunt out of blinds. I usually set up two or three and then still hunt and call my way to them. I like to film as well, so the blinds work better for that.

[Bullchaser1]

Congrats on a good season Mike

[Hud]

What decoys were working best for you?

[Herdbull]

I use Flextone thunder chic and thunder jake decoys. Set at about 8 yards facing the blind. Usually, the jake just behind the hen, and other times the hen 4 feet forward and to right of jake. MIke

[Herdbull]

See decoys in front left corner.

[Duker]

Congrats Mike  Glad you had a good turkey season

[Friend]

Excellent...Congrats!!!

[Walt Francis]

Congratulation's Mike!
YOU DONE GOOD!

[Homey88]

Congratulations!

[JakeD]

Well done Mike.  Congratulations.