Team 5 Thundering Toms
03-30-2010, 01:30 PM
#101
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Lake County, Il
Posts: 2,205
Sorry i haven't been around. Love the name and the avatar, nice work. My season in IL starts April 12, less than 2 weeks to go!I'll try to post a pic of last years bird, 24lb 14 oz, 11 1/4" beard 1 1/4" spurs
03-30-2010, 03:15 PM
#103
Spike
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Pewee Valley, Ky.
Posts: 16
So is this a 40 yard gun?
It is an 8 1/2" plate. I didn't have a backdrop so not sure how the rest of the pattern went. Shot the 25 yard first and that smoked, then did the 2 at 40 and those look a little iffy to me, probably pushing it a little.
What do you guys think?
Thanks, Nathan
It is an 8 1/2" plate. I didn't have a backdrop so not sure how the rest of the pattern went. Shot the 25 yard first and that smoked, then did the 2 at 40 and those look a little iffy to me, probably pushing it a little.
What do you guys think?
Thanks, Nathan
I'd say 25 yards or closer.
04-01-2010, 08:47 AM
#105
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Central Kansas
Posts: 1,289
Well out bow/youth season started today. I didnt go but I went out to a couple of my spots and it is looking pretty promising. I am going to make some phone calls and get a trail cam up and try and get there pattern penned down. Come the 15th hopefully I can seal the deal on one of them. I didnt get a good look at the toms since I got pulled over by a sheriff trying to look at them(driving too slow and looked suspicious). But from what I saw they were pretty nice.
04-02-2010, 08:46 AM
#106
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Lubbock, Texas
Posts: 1,401
What about these last few patterns with a couple new chokes?
http://www.huntingnet.com/forum/turk...g-835-a-2.html
http://www.huntingnet.com/forum/turk...g-835-a-2.html
04-03-2010, 06:59 PM
#107
Typical Buck
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Central Ohio
Posts: 768
guys. i have some bad news. im not going to get out this year. but i may have a chance at the late season (may 5-16). but i am going to try and play with the birds when i go to my aunts this week because her property is too far to hunt so i wont mess anything up but i am really sorry i hope to be back soon. ill let you know.
Good Luck Fellas
Storm
Good Luck Fellas
Storm
04-03-2010, 07:02 PM
#108
Fork Horn
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 374
Well all i had a realy exciting day out hunting tonight no score yet but was fun and a learning exp.
It was about 2 pm when i got out to a spot along some powerlines on private land .And i hit the box call and herd a tom in the distance.I walked to the edge of the property and called again he was closer so i set up and hunkered down .about 3 i see the tom walking down the ridge twards me , called him to about 100 yrds where he hangs up on me.I yelp he gobbles, i cluck he gobbles .........now this is where it gets exciting....i feel something on my leg and just look at my legs and what do i see...................A Rattler on my leg!!!!!!!!!!!
so i sit still not breathing as the snake slithers across me .... it gets across bolth legs and gets a few feet away!! So i breath and move a smidge in relief ....he coils and hissesssss and i decided that i didnt want to get bit so i shot him with a load of #5 shot at 4-5 feet not a pretty sight for him ....Sorry no picts as i left him out there ...
but of coarse the tom flew off at the shot so no bird tonight.mabie tommarow will be better day out lets get thundering toms on the board gl all be SAFE..
mud
It was about 2 pm when i got out to a spot along some powerlines on private land .And i hit the box call and herd a tom in the distance.I walked to the edge of the property and called again he was closer so i set up and hunkered down .about 3 i see the tom walking down the ridge twards me , called him to about 100 yrds where he hangs up on me.I yelp he gobbles, i cluck he gobbles .........now this is where it gets exciting....i feel something on my leg and just look at my legs and what do i see...................A Rattler on my leg!!!!!!!!!!!
so i sit still not breathing as the snake slithers across me .... it gets across bolth legs and gets a few feet away!! So i breath and move a smidge in relief ....he coils and hissesssss and i decided that i didnt want to get bit so i shot him with a load of #5 shot at 4-5 feet not a pretty sight for him ....Sorry no picts as i left him out there ...
but of coarse the tom flew off at the shot so no bird tonight.mabie tommarow will be better day out lets get thundering toms on the board gl all be SAFE..
mud
04-04-2010, 09:57 AM
#110
Fork Horn
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: SW Iowa
Posts: 479
Storm, just crack down on the school work and then get out there and bust one in the late season, i find that it gets better later on anyway.
Mud, I'm pretty sure that if a rattler was going across my leg i would not have been able to sit still long enough for him to get off it before I shot him.
Well i'm headed to Neb. for merriams on the opener the 17th and then will be in Mo. the next weekend. I was going to hunt the 2nd season here but will hunt the first season the 12th instead so that i can be in Neb. for the opener on the 17th.
Mud, I'm pretty sure that if a rattler was going across my leg i would not have been able to sit still long enough for him to get off it before I shot him.
Well i'm headed to Neb. for merriams on the opener the 17th and then will be in Mo. the next weekend. I was going to hunt the 2nd season here but will hunt the first season the 12th instead so that i can be in Neb. for the opener on the 17th.