Turkey hunting and BS welcome!

When I carry my SBE I shoot Longbeard XR #6s...the TSS in 12ga is like $8 a shell around here.

 

Not exactly the Tom I was looking for this am...but he'll do.
19.89 lbs, 10" beard, 1" spurs
Taken with a Stevens 301 Turkey 410, Sig Romeo5 Red Dot, Federal TSS 3" #9 at 27 steps
Called twice, no decoys, out by 0830

 

I almost bought that shot gun till this virus showed up. I cancelled my hunt. I don’t want to be away from my wife that long. She is a. Nurse. If she came down with this, I want to be here.

 

Still looking for this guy. Saw him 2 days ago but hung up a little out of range. He's a big one. For comparison, that's a Danner 10.5 EE.

 

Birds were going crazy yesterday. At least 12 gobblers and 20 hens in 2 groups across the road from my house

 

Here come the birds !

 

Close to 40 birds in the flock and around a dozen long beards and multiple jakes . Trying to get some pics

 

I phone up to the binoculars ^^^

 

Dude u need to forget about these birds. As u know from last year they’re not real, they’re a mirage. Just remember all the mornings u woke up before dawn to close the distance on them while they dematerialized.
There’s a flock of holographic turkeys at a farm I hunt too. You always see them from the road but they disappear or fail to appear when called/decoyed lol.

 

Here’s a pic my mom sent me the other day from up on her farm
I hope they’re still in the area 19 days from today lol

 

Another good morning.
20.05 lbs, 9" beard, 1 1/8" spurs
Taken with a Benelli SBE w/ Carlson Turkey Choke, TruGlo HiViz Front Sight, Longbeard XR #6, at 34 steps

 

Well that's just fucking great. The military post I turkey hunt on has suspended all hunting and fishing due to Covid-19. Looks like this season will end up being a wash.

 

You got access to public land anywhere?

 

O Yeah but this early in the season means lots of other hunters on the public compared to almost no one where I usually hunt due to the number of acres.

Will probably just end up waiting till later in the month once it thins out or just hunt in the afternoon when everyone else is at the house.

 

Sounds like a good plan even though not ideal. We don’t even get to hunt in the PM here in VA to start the season off. It’s weird here. I go to this farm that this older couple let me hunt but it’s over an hour each way and now I don’t even feel comfortable stopping by and saying hi with all this virus stuff going on.

 

thats a big bird by idaho standards! Congrats!