RE: TEAM 8 "THE LONGBEARD KILLIN' FREAKS"
Well unfortunately I have no good news to report. Denny showed up yesterday morning with rain thretening here in PA. We arrived at the farm to hunt and headed out through the field to find the farmer or his kids had their family 4-wheeler at their little trailer camper in the corner of the field with a smoldering fire outside. What a freaking time to decide to camp out![:@] Denny and I positioned our selves near a known roosting site but waited long after daybreak to call due to a heavy fog and some light drizzle. But nothing. And that was basically how the whole day went. NOT EVEN A SINGLE GOBBLE ALL DAY!!! Toatally frustrating. Denny and I talked about it and believe there were multiple factors in us not getting on a bird let alone hearing one. First was the weather (That rain and Fog did not help), second we believe we are in a gobbling lull here in PA, third we believe the farmer messed things up with camping up there friday night and my guess was riding the quad around disturbing the birds, and fourth being we found more signs of predators yesterday. Remember the first week I reported I saw a red fox racing through the property? Well we also found fresh Bear Tracks yesterday and coyote scat. But all in all it still was better than a day working, and I invited Denny back int he fall to archery hunt for deer or come back to chase these damng rats with wings again. LOL I o have to say Denny is a great caller and I learned a lot from him in the few hours we hunted together. I did come to realize that my turkey hunting techniques and calling techniques are pretty decent. I am no way a world class caller but listening to Denny I saw that I do the same things he does. He just does them better. LOL But I did learn I need to call a bit softer at flydown time. But like I said it was still a good day, even though we didn't get on any birds or any footage for the River Vally Game Calls Team. Overall still a good day with a new friend.