Joebuck Wannabe - Updated on Page 3

[Whip]

Turkeys seem to be just about the toughest darn things I have ever bowhunted.  My limited success with a bow has been pretty much sitting in a blind and hoping to draw one into range.  

But that generally means putting the blind in place ahead of time and I tend to be very immobile while hunting this way.  I know that my best chance of success comes from just sticking it out and waiting.  And waiting, and waiting, and waiting......

I kind of miss the old "run and gun" days of turkey hunting when I toted my trusty ol' 12 gauge.  But that is tough to do on turkeys with a bow in your hand.

Joebuck is one of the few that seems to have it figured out.  I am making a real effort this spring to follow his formula for success, and am commiting myself to stick with it for at least the first two hunting periods that I hold tags for this year.  (I actually have three tags, but will withhold a decision on how bad I want a turkey for the last one)

Here is my set up.
Turkey eye view -
   

My viewpoint -
   

There are three keys to the set up that I am hoping will make the difference.  I've used the ghili suit before, but new to me this year are the bow blind and a Waldrop Pacseat.
   

Attaching the bow blind was a bit of a challenge, but Joey the Inventor came up with a great solution.  I needed an out of production Cobra stabilizer mount.  This would allow the blind to be folded to the side of the bow for easy carrying through the woods.  A long shot plea on the classifieds here led to a response, and thanks to the generosity of Chuck Cook (elknutz here) I was hooked up and ready to go.
Here is a close up of how the blind attaches to my Super Diablo.
   


On other addition to my set up this year is a new gobbler decoy that is still on the way.  I think it is called a SpinNStrut.  It sits on stake and with the use of a rope I will be able to spin it in place and raise and lower the fan.  Looks awesome to me - we'll wait and see what the big birds have to say about it...    

[GRINCH]

Thats cool,great looking Diablo.

[Terry Green]

Whip....yeah....that's not a bad guy to 'wanna be' like.  As a matter of fact, there a bunch of guys on TG to 'wanna be' like.  Looks like you are ready for sure.

BTW..what kind of bow is that?

[DannyBows]

Nice set-up Joe. Good luck!

[Whip]

T, it's a Damon Howatt Super Diablo that I recently refinished.  It's a sweetheart!

[bolong]

Good luck!

[K.S.TRAPPER]

 Looks good Joe    and should work great, Good luck buddy looking forward to more storys and successful picks!!

Shoot strait    

Tracy

[Duckbutt]

Whoa...Joe's in Joey drag and I like the way he looks!

Hmmmmm....I'm not sure I should have said that.

[Tique]

Good luck Joe. Waiting for the story and pics.

[Steve O]

Hunting turkeys like Joey is a WHOLE 'nuther level!  I have a hard enough time out of the Double Bull.  Good luck to you Joe; it will be fun for sure.

[rastaman]

Looks like a killer set up to me! Very nice looking bow Joe!      

[zipper bowss]

Heck of a set up, Joe!Good luck,I'll be hiding in my blind.!
Bill

[joebuck]

I am not Worthy!!!!      you got it nailed Whip. hope u get covered up with birds.. Keep us current on your endeavors...I have been covered up with Tee Ball and honey dues but it will pass

[Dirtybird]

Nice setup for sure, I hope you have some luck

[speedbump]

That is clever!

[Greg Szalewski]

You should have been in my back yard a couple hours ago. You for sure would have had them laughing enough to get a shot.

[elknutz]

Very interesting Joe.  How does it effect your shooting?  Good luck, looking for some hero pics!

[beachbowhunter]

Pretty cool Joe. Looking at the first picture, did you ever think about using actual brush instead of the burlap? You might have some kind of local vegetation that would be quiet and effective...

Love that Diablo!

[PV]

Like it!!!! Should be some entertaing stories to tell as well. Good luck Joe!

[Warberg]

Lookin great whip, wish ya well. Might need to try that myself... For me to sit for longer than 5 mins is very challenging for myself. Keep us posted and thanks for sharing.. Btw  always has a soft spot for the Howatts..very nice refinish work..Warberg