Team 3* ~ Red Dawn Raiders
03-04-2014, 08:10 AM
#32
Fork Horn
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Ny
Posts: 298
I'm itching to get out... so much snow here though and cold weather... seems not end in sight.
Looking forward to bringing my 9 year old daughter out again this year.. .she shot her first tom at age 7 (20lb) and a big jake last season. She is hooked.
How did everyone do last year?
Looking forward to bringing my 9 year old daughter out again this year.. .she shot her first tom at age 7 (20lb) and a big jake last season. She is hooked.
How did everyone do last year?
03-04-2014, 08:30 AM
#33
Super Moderator
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 7,437
I did okay last year ~ success rate at 87.5% for myself and 66.6666666% for those who I took out and that 1 or 33.333333333% decided not to shoot at the several opportunities I called in. Was his choice.
or in other words
I shot 7 birds for 8 tags I had. (Only 1 Jake and that was a mistake - he fooled me good!)
I called in birds for all 3 other hunters but only two took birds. One was a 23 lb 5 oz dandy and dangit - I missed for a double with that kid again - 2 years in a row andshe no longer gets 1st shot.....
JW
My past dreams
My bearded hen shot on my 20th anniversary of turkey hunting in Upper Mich. and the 3rd double beard tom I saw shot on my 10th year in WI.
I am going on 28 or 29 yrs......
or in other words
I shot 7 birds for 8 tags I had. (Only 1 Jake and that was a mistake - he fooled me good!)
I called in birds for all 3 other hunters but only two took birds. One was a 23 lb 5 oz dandy and dangit - I missed for a double with that kid again - 2 years in a row andshe no longer gets 1st shot.....
JW
My past dreams
My bearded hen shot on my 20th anniversary of turkey hunting in Upper Mich. and the 3rd double beard tom I saw shot on my 10th year in WI.
I am going on 28 or 29 yrs......
Last edited by JW; 03-04-2014 at 08:36 AM.
03-04-2014, 10:53 AM
#36
Super Moderator
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 7,437
Well with close to 30 yrs experience chasing these birds I missed 3 times int he last 2 years while hunting with my daughter.
I get to dang excited! then I just blow a hole in the dirt. My 30 yr old kid on the other hand is 2 for 3. Oh and she don't get first shot this year.
She sent me a ringtone for my Iphone of a hen yelping and then shotgun blasts like 5 tto 7 in a row and then the tell Gobbling which she informed me "Hey ya missed ~ again!"
So no 1st shot for her.
Course it will be quite silent as I am using a bow with her this yr. She is back up.
And I expect for us to have the birds on the ground by 4/22 if not opening of 4/21!
JW
I get to dang excited! then I just blow a hole in the dirt. My 30 yr old kid on the other hand is 2 for 3. Oh and she don't get first shot this year.
She sent me a ringtone for my Iphone of a hen yelping and then shotgun blasts like 5 tto 7 in a row and then the tell Gobbling which she informed me "Hey ya missed ~ again!"
So no 1st shot for her.
Course it will be quite silent as I am using a bow with her this yr. She is back up.
And I expect for us to have the birds on the ground by 4/22 if not opening of 4/21!
JW
