Ok I might as well get this started. Im Arrowmaster and Im a turkey hunting addict. I became addicted in 1985. Im still addicted to this day.
Ok who else is addicted to turkey hunting and when did you become addicted...
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Im a turkey hunting addict
Bow Oneida Eagle Tomcat
Easton Arrows
And the most reliable release Fingers
Gun Mossberg 500 & T/C Hawken
Fire and Iced custom calls Field pro staff
Been addicted since 2000 and hope I never have to get rid of it!!!!
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Deer coming into my treestand, a big non-typical. Setup is perfect. I draw back, take aim, and the pin settles perfectly on it's chest.....My thumb hits the release, arrow glides noiselessly toward it's target............then I woke up.....dang, another day of classes *sigh*
I am Lung Blood and I too am a Turkey Addict. I have been in and out of rehibilaseasons each spring since 1996. By far the best addiction to get hooked on.
Been chasin turkeys since 1972, and I hope I never lose the addiction. Sweeter than any drug.
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"We, the unwilling, led by the unknowing, are doing the impossible for the ungrateful. We have done so much, for so long, with so little, we are now qualified to do anything with nothing."
I got addicted in 2001, didn't kill a bird until 2003 (Wisconsin), now I try to hit several states a year. I just love the springtime, the fair weather (although sometimes it gets really hot down south) and the thrill of hearing the birds and knowing that you have a chance to get them to come to you. The anticipation absolutely drives me crazy. I cannot met a person on business or pleasure without bringing up turkey hunting and I'm always looking for that next opportunity to find a new place to hunt. Yes, its a full blown addiction. I start looking for places on the internet, calling guides and hunt clubs to plan out my season the last day of deer season or no later than Christmas time. Locating a good place to hunt, meeting others that are into the sport and preparing gear and practicing calling allow me to enjoy turkey hunting pretty much year round except for deer archery season here in Wisconsin. Other than that its ball to the wall with turkey hunting.
I love it.
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The First 100 years are the toughest
I got into it about the same time as you did,but thendecided on taking mature long beards only since 1992.Yes, it is an addiction!!
What makes a mature long beard other than just not being a jake? A 2 1/2 year old will likely weigh 21-22 lbs, have atleast an 8-9" beard, and 3/4-7/8" spurs (atleast in my area)....is that mature. I know a very few people that will glass the birds as their strutting in and check out the spurs. Anything without true limb hangers will get the pass. Anything with will get shot. But who's to say a bird lacking the genetics isn't mature?!?!?
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Kurt Rojemann
www.drop-tine-taxidermy.com
Addiction
*sigh*
