Congrats again KellyGuinn
 

Nice job, keep knocking them down!

Tag # 2 rejected!
 

Filled my second tag this morning, 18.2 pounds, beard 10 1/8 inches, 1 inch spurs both legs. Pictures and details to follow.

Out of the cellar
 

Hey guy's, we're beating team 2!

Keep them birds a coming. Hoping it will be my turn Monday morning!!!!!

So after double checking with the property manager I was informed that the new public property I scouted is off limits to turkey hunting as it is a seasonal refuge. Illinois bloated state employee pension plan bites me in the ass yet again. No money left for updating their website to GIS modern technology, nor correcting their pathetic hunter fact sheets. Nor upgrading their antiquated license/permit distribution method like Wisconsin has. The property manager confirmed the hunter fact sheet for their property does not address where you can and can't hunt turkey. So I wasted a lot of scouting time for nothing.


But rather than quit, and wait for tag #3, I thought about it and came up with another strategy. Visited Walmart yesterday and made a $44 investment that will allow me to checkmate the river flooding issue at my A1 property. I will use the flooding to my advantage. Nobody has been able to hunt this property for this entire season, and I'll have this island all to myself. :)


Will set sail Sunday morning.

Way to think outside the box Zim!!! Good Luck!!

All geared up and ready to go Monday morning.

Just nocked #4 down. After a mile long stalk using the fan from the bird I took thursday as cover. Wide open field with 2" grass. Bird has 1 3/8 spurs but only 8 1/4" beard

Haha sounds dangerous. I just scored #1 this morning. Went the safer route.

Bird #4
20 lbs
1 3/8 L spur
1 2/8 R spur
8 1/4 beard
62.75 Total