Team 8 Kee Kee Krew
04-23-2010 | 05:07 PM
#152
Typical Buck
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 646
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From: Ontario
04-24-2010 | 08:25 PM
#154
Nontypical Buck
Joined: Feb 2003
Posts: 2,924
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From: Monticello, FL USA
Welcome Calico! Good luck and bust a big one!
I'm in central MO now. The wet weather we're having now is not helping. Will hit the woods again in the morning. Somewhere out there is my first Eastern.
I'm in central MO now. The wet weather we're having now is not helping. Will hit the woods again in the morning. Somewhere out there is my first Eastern.
04-25-2010 | 05:16 AM
#155
Nontypical Buck
Joined: Jun 2007
Posts: 1,296
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From: Northern Kentucky
Well I didnt plan on going out any this weekend because of the "horrible" storms we were supposed to get. I havent seen any rain besides little spurts in the evenings.
Needless to say I havent been out like I would have liked cuz I scheduled my weekend for everything BUT hunting. I did manage to get a little time in Saturday but I couldnt get a gobble out of anything!I did get a hen to respond and actually spooked another but thats it.
My friend says they dont gobble on cloudy days???? Is that really true? I am totally new at turkey hunting but it defnitely seemed true that day haha
Needless to say I havent been out like I would have liked cuz I scheduled my weekend for everything BUT hunting. I did manage to get a little time in Saturday but I couldnt get a gobble out of anything!I did get a hen to respond and actually spooked another but thats it.
My friend says they dont gobble on cloudy days???? Is that really true? I am totally new at turkey hunting but it defnitely seemed true that day haha
04-25-2010 | 10:02 PM
#157
Nontypical Buck
Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 1,018
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From: Southern TN
Better bird!
Got another one folks! Long story so if you just want to look at the stats, jump to the bottom.
Here's how it went down...my wife, Katie, and I went out after church this afternoon (we had what I call "church-eat-church"...morning services, fellowship meal and then a 1:00 p.m. service). We got in the woods around 3:30 p.m. and walked a ways to a spot on a ridge in timber that I thought they would be passing by on their way to roost. It was very windy and we couldn't hear a thing, and since there seemed to be no action there we got up to go check a field close to the truck and leave if there was nothing doing there. We slowly made our way to the field and I was able to glass and confirm that no birds were in the field. I was calling a little every 75-100 steps (what JW called trolling...thanks for that tip!) and did this again after I was sure nothing was in the field. Good gobble! So we ran and set up on the tree line on the opposite side of the field from where the gobble came from. No gobbles for a little bit after we sat down there. Then there was another gobble, but a ways away, so we ran to the other side of the field, where to strips of grass go down a hill out of the field. We went to the corner of the strip on the right side of the field, sat down and called. He gobbled, pretty close, but on the left side. So, we got up again, ran to the corner of the strip on the left side, sat down, called and now he gobbled from the right side. I was afraid we'd spook him if we moved, but knew we had to in order to get a better range shot on him if he came into the field from that strip of grass. So, we moved to the right side again. We got sat down, I called again and of course, he gobbled from the left side. My nerves were going pretty good at this point because I knew he was close. Wanted to get a little closer to the left side so we crept to around halfway between the two sides and sat down in the edge of the brush. We hadn't sat down more than 30 seconds when he emerges from the strip on the left side, head raised, but you know there had to be a thorn bush in line with his head/neck. If he would only take one more step he would be completely in the clear. He refused to take that step though, and was looking right at us. He knew something was up, but I don't think he knew what we were...concealed pretty well. I moved ever so slightly to make sure I was lined up on his head (couldn't tell because of the thorns) and when I did he lowered his head just a bit. I knew he was about to be gone so I squeezed the trigger. He dropped like a hammer! 36 steps, and dead as a doornail!
23.8 pounds, 10 3/8 beard, 1 3/8 spurs on both sides.
Here's how it went down...my wife, Katie, and I went out after church this afternoon (we had what I call "church-eat-church"...morning services, fellowship meal and then a 1:00 p.m. service). We got in the woods around 3:30 p.m. and walked a ways to a spot on a ridge in timber that I thought they would be passing by on their way to roost. It was very windy and we couldn't hear a thing, and since there seemed to be no action there we got up to go check a field close to the truck and leave if there was nothing doing there. We slowly made our way to the field and I was able to glass and confirm that no birds were in the field. I was calling a little every 75-100 steps (what JW called trolling...thanks for that tip!) and did this again after I was sure nothing was in the field. Good gobble! So we ran and set up on the tree line on the opposite side of the field from where the gobble came from. No gobbles for a little bit after we sat down there. Then there was another gobble, but a ways away, so we ran to the other side of the field, where to strips of grass go down a hill out of the field. We went to the corner of the strip on the right side of the field, sat down and called. He gobbled, pretty close, but on the left side. So, we got up again, ran to the corner of the strip on the left side, sat down, called and now he gobbled from the right side. I was afraid we'd spook him if we moved, but knew we had to in order to get a better range shot on him if he came into the field from that strip of grass. So, we moved to the right side again. We got sat down, I called again and of course, he gobbled from the left side. My nerves were going pretty good at this point because I knew he was close. Wanted to get a little closer to the left side so we crept to around halfway between the two sides and sat down in the edge of the brush. We hadn't sat down more than 30 seconds when he emerges from the strip on the left side, head raised, but you know there had to be a thorn bush in line with his head/neck. If he would only take one more step he would be completely in the clear. He refused to take that step though, and was looking right at us. He knew something was up, but I don't think he knew what we were...concealed pretty well. I moved ever so slightly to make sure I was lined up on his head (couldn't tell because of the thorns) and when I did he lowered his head just a bit. I knew he was about to be gone so I squeezed the trigger. He dropped like a hammer! 36 steps, and dead as a doornail!
23.8 pounds, 10 3/8 beard, 1 3/8 spurs on both sides.
04-26-2010 | 06:29 AM
#159
Nontypical Buck
Joined: Feb 2003
Posts: 2,271
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From: Crescent Valley, NV
everyone -please send me by private message your mailing address!!!
jw is sending contest stickers, so i need to get them off to everyone!!
as soon as i get them i will start sending them to who i have an address for!
thanks
marcial
jw is sending contest stickers, so i need to get them off to everyone!!
as soon as i get them i will start sending them to who i have an address for!
thanks
marcial
04-26-2010 | 06:35 AM
#160
Spike
Joined: Feb 2010
Posts: 17
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Hey guys - sorry I haven't posted lately! Been busy at work (6 days a week) and hunting every chance I get. That barely leaves time for sleeping & eating! LOL 
Our season started last Wednesday - but the weather has been aweful. Windy, cold, rain - first 2 days of the season seemed so promising too. We had at least 10 nice toms on the roost gobbling like crazy opening day - 2nd day I came across 2 nice toms in a strut zone, but have yet to get a shot at one. It'll happen!!! Friday, Sat, and Sun terrible weather but I still went out - just nothing gobbling or moving. Hoping this weather will move on out of here so I can get a crack at one this evening... We still have 14 days left in our season - so I hope to seal the deal here soon!!!
Congrats on that awesome turk Jenna - love it!
Shane
Our season started last Wednesday - but the weather has been aweful. Windy, cold, rain - first 2 days of the season seemed so promising too. We had at least 10 nice toms on the roost gobbling like crazy opening day - 2nd day I came across 2 nice toms in a strut zone, but have yet to get a shot at one. It'll happen!!!
Friday, Sat, and Sun terrible weather but I still went out - just nothing gobbling or moving. Hoping this weather will move on out of here so I can get a crack at one this evening... We still have 14 days left in our season - so I hope to seal the deal here soon!!! Congrats on that awesome turk Jenna - love it!
Shane