2nd public land gobbler
 

Got # 2 yesterday New 870SPS did the trick... Paced it off at 56 paces. I'm figuring around 50 yards. Kinda hard to pace off accurate paces when your on the side of a mountain:D

20lbs 10" beard 15/16th sharp curved spurs... I'm calling him a 3 year old
;)

I almost forgot.. I shot the bird in up state Pa in Potter Co... A friend of mine took me up to his cabin and he pointed me in the right direction... Bird came in gobbling and strutting the whole way...

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Was that the onlybird you heard gobbling? Did your buddy have any luck? I'm going to be in Limestone, NY this weekend and will be hunting on public ground and wanted to see what kind of gobbling activity people are experiencing in that general area. Let me know and congradulations on the nice bird!

David Ellis

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No my buddy didn't have any luck...(he's not much of a turkey hunter)I heard prob like 5 different gobblers... The bird I shot had other turkeys with him but they were just over aa rise and I could just hear them yelping... I thought for sure they were going to pull him away but to my surprise he came right in... Took his good ol time thoe:D

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good job on the public land score. i have limited access to private land so have to hunt public ground. total so far is 4 off public ground: 3 from KS walk in areas and 1 from SD black hills. takes some extra work but it's well worth it

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Congrats on a fine bird

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That a boy on a good kill ;) ...BT

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congrats Mr. Longbeard...glad the new gun worked out well too...

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very cool...congrats

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WTG Ken!!! You mean to tell me that there is turkeys on public land!! LOL!!;)

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Yea theres turkeys there but only 10 percent of the hunters can kill them

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man watch the door frame when heading to bed , I would hate to see ya hit your side of your head :D:D

Ken maybe you should tell everyone what these presured gobblers are like in these public lands. I seen a good one today myself,,

A place that is private that I hunt has birds but when you call they will not work to anything and just plain shut right up. I tried a popup blind and they just walk way out around it and carry on. So I decied to leave it in the woods at the edge of a place I watched this silent Tom traveling for 4 days. I returned this morning and got into it with another hunter and sat and waited out the flydown. I heard nothing and after light was well on the way I look out the back window to see a Longbeard standing no more then 20 yards. No Gobbling , No fanning, just walking slow.

I lowered the window a little to allow the hunter to get the gun barrel out and when they did they could not find the tom in the scope on the gun. The bird started to turn as to leave the same way it came and I softly made 3 yelps and the Tom bolted and ran over a small rise it came in on , with out any shots fired from the hunter. never heard or seen him again.

Would that be close to what your finding in the Public land your hunting ? ...BT

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I think once you've been busted a turkey is going to get out of dodge no matter what call you give him;)

As far as the turkeys not coming to the calls... I really think that when your turkey hunting there are a lot of turkeys out there that have there minds made up and are going were they want to go no matter how great of a caller you are and I believe you have to find the right turkey that wants to die:D

As far as the ones that want to die... I think you found them all already;)

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congrat on a sucessful hunt