Turkey hunting and BS welcome!

Started going through my gear yesterday. I have a new vest I purchased after the season last year ,I’m going to spray it down with UV Killer . Season starts May 1 so a few days before all my gear gets the permethrin treatment also .

 

7 Toms crossed the road the other day about 30 yards from my driveway . yesterday there were around 35 birds across the road .

 

nice congrats!


I have only seen hen here. I do hear a gobble if im outside but they havent come around

 

First bird of the year he looks horrible he rolled about 200 yards downhill.

 

Nice! Congrats!

 

And my brother was able to get his first bird of the season this afternoon.

 

Started turkey hunting last year.
Yesterday:

last year:

 

Congratulations on a couple of great birds. So do you think you will continue to turkey hunt? What part of the country are you in cause it appears you have both easterns and Rio where you are hunting.

 

Thank you. I’m hunting in middle Wisconsin. I never really paid much attention to turkeys while out whitetail hunting. Decided to give it a try last spring and after having a Tom come in all puffed up to my decoys, I’m hooked!!!

 

It gets In your soul. I have been hunting turkeys for 30 years, my heart still pounds thru my chest when a bird is coming in. I can not think of any other activity i would rather be doing.

 

I had a good day yesterday

 

Very nice

 

Got a nice bird this morning. He put on a show along with 3 jakes and 3 hens. 11” beard 1 1/2” spurs. He tried to mate hen decoy for about 10 minutes before I finally pulled the trigger

 

I killed this Tom on Fort Campbell KY last Sunday opening day.
1 bird limit.
1 and done basically.



10.75 beard
1 1.25 spur
Other one broken to little over half inch and black scabbish.
Little over 22 pds

Played around with one yesterday morning in Stewart State Forrest.
No luck on him.

 

Just put up a for sale ad under "buy, sell, trade other" for 4 turkey decoys if anyone might be interested. Probably shoulda done this a month ago!!

 

I was lucky enough to take a great bird today.

 

Torture continues.
Right now at my place. Season opens next week.

 

Congrats fellas. Been an off season here, been a day late and a dollar short most of the time but have managed some birds. Logged 32 miles on a 2.5 day draw hunt hearing just a few birds and only a couple close calls but no kills. Pulled a 15 mile trip in the mountains here last week that yielded one single Tom track for all the effort. Killed 5 hogs with 4 shots one day at two spots. They are overrunning national forest land here in the piedmont area. Missed two toms but got my second bird Monday eve. Thought it was my aging eyesight at first but proved to be the receiver mount base screws loose on my red dot, a first for me with that gun and a lesson learned. Those misses hurt pretty bad. Was able to get a nice Tom in for my 86 year old dad. That bird wanted to die and thank the Good Lord for him. Hunting with friends from here on out and unhampered with a gun now.

 

Those tough birds and seasons really make us appreciate the easy ones. Congrats on some nice looking birds. I'm loading the camp trailer up today heading out in the morning to hunt the central part of the state in area i have not hunted in since the early 2000s

 

Helene has made a mess of our woods in the upstate and 90% of downed trees are mature oaks. Mast crop going forward probably cut by 50% I’d say. Plenty of cover now though. Has made for some interesting hunts for sure, it’s all new ground basically.