Well, I called for on of my dads buddies this morning on our farm. The birds were gobblin' their heads off this morning......................until they got off the roost[&:]. They didn't make a sound once they hit the ground, I figure they found some hens right away. We were set up about 80 yrds from the roost and I think they flew down the opposite way of us. Pretty drizzly and cool this morning.

Yesterday my uncle shot a tom sporting a 10" beard and topped the scales at 20#. He was toward the back of our property, and said the birds were gobblin' like crazy, and that he saw 3 more big toms, and 2 jakes in the little area. Looks promising. My season starts next sat

3 days[&o]

I'll be back after them on Sat and Sun. I think I am getting them figured out, sort of anyways.[&:]

Man these @#$%&())(*&^%$#@!#^^&& turkeys are giving me fits. They will not come to any kind of calling. I set up between 2 birds gobbling well before daylight this morning. I was in the corner of a field almost between the 2 birds with my dekes out in front. They gobbled pretty hard on the roost, then flew down and gobbled some more. But would not budge from the area they flew down to. I know one of them had to be able to see my dekes. Eventually they just walked off and shut up. I heard 2 more gobbles the rest of the day.

I did have a good day mushroom hunting tho.

I hear the frustration, JM.

I just updated my thread in the bowhunting forum on day 2[>:]

Looks like you found a few, better eat up, I know I'd be no help. I hate shrooms[:'(]

Who on this team is still chasing turkeys with the bow? I have 2 tags to fill yet.[:@] I got till the 11th on one and the 15th on the other. Those dang turkeys better come to call pretty soon. Either that or I gotta find a suicidal one to stroll in front of the blind.

I've got two still left to fill.

I've got until the 31st to get the job done though, so we'll see.

My season is over, not it's just taping my friends and wishin' i had the bow.

Well guys, I think the turkeys win this bow battle. I gave it a good try but these birds are too darn tuff to kill with a bow. I have not had one bird come to calling off the roost. I even had my buddy who hunts this area come help me out this weekend. He says everybody is saying the same thing. Too many hens and a late spring, the gobblers are not responding.

I will be taking my shotgun next weekend to try and fill one of my tags. Altho I really could have only shot at one with the gun so far.The other tag runs out on Wednesday and I won't be hunting any more before then. I gotta get me some meat for the table.

Good Luck JM, tough year for the both of us[>:]

Fun though