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Shot two Limb Hangers... Both of them had 10" beards... Not much to say other than

No green fields
No chuffa patchs
No food plots
Just 40,000 acres of heavily hunted public land

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I would of never guessed those were public land birds.
Congrats.

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Congrats, some tried to assassinate a bird this morning off the roost. Sounded like he missed. Public land can be good if its big enough.

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congrats!! nice birds!!


i took my first from public land last week. and in PA to boot...i guess MD is very comparable...that 45minute hike out with a double bearded long beard was the best hike ever. just felt great...the ultimate success. off state game lands...something like 11k acres...seems like a heck of alot more...can walk all day and not see everything there is to see..

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Very nice!
Almost every bird and at least 1/2 the deer I shoot are on public land.

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Congrats on two nice birds.

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You seem to think there is no better adversary than a public land gobbler. Believe me, a private land gobbler can be just as hard to kill as a public land gobbler. You at times seem tolook downonall the private land hunters. Get off your high horse. If I were hunting 40,000 acres of land, I could kill a couple of "pressured gobblers" also, and I'm just a private land hunter. You could hunt on 40,000 acres of public land all season without seeing another hunter. That's a lot of land that can hold lots of turkeys.I mean no disrespect, but it sounds like in your posts, if your not hunting on public land, you aren't a real turkey hunter. I hope you don't truly believe this, because if you do, you are most definately wrong. Most private land hunters chase one or two gobblers the whole season. When they know they are being hunted, they can become extremely difficult to kill, just like a heavily pressured public bird. Congrats on your two nice longbeards. BTW, I don't hunt in green fields, chufa plots, or food plots.

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Congrats on your birds! What about decoys? Surely you don't use decoys.

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Nope... I've only killed 1 turkey off a decoy... That was 12 years ago...

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Well done, but I also gotta agree with superstrutter about the private land birds. And gotta add... no decoys, no pop-up shoot house, and no baiting of any kind

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well congrats on your public land birds. wish these private land birds round here were as easy as those roaming the forests of MD, lol. i sturck out here, though not entirely. called in a nice longbeard for my friend to drop at 15 yards, and also killed a longbeard in alabama so still not too bad.

ill third superstrutter...you are no doubt a great turkey hunter who knows ALOT more about it than me, but lighten up on the public land deal. I cant even hunt public land due to it being about a two hour drive to the nearest place. I honestly cant remember reading the last post you wrote that didnt involve public land or how private land gobblers are easy.

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good job

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Don't be so sure ;):eek:

This fella clearly has either a small p*nis, small bank account orsomethin else small that gives him a low sense of self. Most defintley has a small mind. :DI suspect he lives in his parent's basement and takes the whole season off from his mailroom job. Walks back into the far reaches of that 40,000 acres to completely unpressured birds. Eventually even he gets one of those horny 2 yr olds to run to his gun. LOL :D:D[8D]

His season is done? Every real turkey hunter here knows that shooting the bird is but one small part. The real turkey hunters are behind the call of other hunts as time permits ;)well after thier own tags are filled [8D]

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Dude 100% of the of what I say is directed 100% to guys like you!!! I doubt you ever killed a turkey that someone hasent handed you on a silver plater...

Hows it work??? One of your private property buddy's(thats how they become your best friend) calls you up and tells you how he's been seeing this Boss Gobblers strutting in one of his green fields... You show up andhe shows you were to set up and you kill the bird... Does that sound about right;)

YOUR MY HERO

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I believe I hit a nerve everyone. Perhpas closer to the mark on my assesment of this fellow.

Well "dude" (your use of this juvenile word perhaps explains things further ;)) it is exactly the point we make to you. You see getting a clear picture of what kind of person you are is easy, as you talk about yourself all the time.

"Guys like me" is everyone who isn't you. lol :D

I think your Mom is calling you........:D:D:D

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Where I hunt the private lands are hunted alot heavier than the public lands. Public land isn't as hard as you portray it to be. Just get off the roads a little and you find plenty of unpressured birds.

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All private property aint the same... You don't kill 7 turkey in one seaon on private property that has hunters running all over it;)

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No but you do kill 4 of 'em on public land in 1 state and 1 province in a total of 3 different counties. lol:);):D

I think I enjoyed the other three the best however :D:D:D[8D]

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Man how do you do it... Live in Canada and scout public land all over the united states... Or do your friends do your scouting for ya;););)

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"Dude"... you are the biggest d1ckhead on this entire site. I'll make you an offer. You come down and hunt my EASY private land birds and I'll come up and hunt your unkillable public land birds. First person to limit out wins.........

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Never said they are unkillable... Even a blind hog finds a acorn once in awhile

How many acres do you have and how many people hunt it???

What kind of turkey population does it have???

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Way to go and keep scouting for next year. I grew up hunting Pa. Longbeards. I was first introduced to turkey hunting by D.D. Adams, but it was mostly fall hunting back then. I know all about hunting pressured birds and they are all trophies.

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Why thank you for the kind wordsultimag... Finally someone who can relate:D

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First off, I'll say congrats to Mr Longbeard on his season. Secondly, a WILD turkey is a WILD turkey no matter what kind of land he is on. Some public places are harder to hunt than some private places and some private places are harder to hunt than some public places. Earlier this year I killed a turkey the same day as my buddy, we both shot them less than 30 minutes into shooting hours and had they toms fly down, we start calling and the birds walked in. He was on a heavily hunted public area, and I was on private ground that had only ever been hunted one other time for turkeys. That doesn't make him a better hunter than me, to end the story I'll say, I've been hunting turkeys for several years now, this was his first turkey hunt of his life! My point is, turkey hunting is fun and usually very challenging, no matter where you hunt.

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Amen jepcho,!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Enough of this crap going back and forth. Thank god we can get out in the woods and enjoy the sport! As long as you do it folloing the state hunting rules and following good safety principles who cares where you hunt? And a gobbler is a gobbler. Plain and simple. Some are easy and some are impossible.............they all have a time to die, its just a matter of whether you happen to be lucky enough or fortunate enough to be there when its thier time.

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Regarding public ws. private land. I hunt private land,about 80 acres. I have limitations on where I can go,I do not trespass. I can see both sides of the story. By this late in the season the birds are pressured everywhere. If Mr.Longbeard (if that is your real name) shot two birds on public land by walking 5 miles to get them BRAVO! Congradulations on a good hunt and two good birds! Everybody else have a good season,learn from one another,take a kid hunting and stop the bickering and name calling. Ive only been hunting turkeys 2 years and have yet to get a mature Tom, they're all hard to get. Hopefully my luck will change next week.

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Mr Longbeard, congrats on your season... I have been turkeyhunting onprivate land for 25 yearsand I can promise you, there are some very tough gobblers on private land too.... Any turkey hunter that has good woodsmanship, knows the lay of the land in his hunting area, knows how and where to set up, and puts in the timewill kill turkeys no matter where he's hunting, private or public ground. My best friend and I always laugh and joke with one another after a successful hunt and we are feeling a little cockyby saying "they could drop us off in downtown New York City and we'd find one and kill him ". I just thank God that we are ALL able to enjoy hunting these awesme birds each spring.This community would be much more pleasant if we substituted belittling with congratulating.

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Congrats Mr longbeard,
Its great you have taken two tough birds. Lets hear the stories behind the hunts on these birds. Stories could offer help and ideas for the less knowledgeable hunters to become successfull with the tough birds that they endur. We are all here to help each and other out with this sport are we not ? or is it that this is just a Blow your own horn post that you decided to stur the pot with ?

Now you must have known you we're going to get this impact with the starting of a thread in that wording..

Spill the beans How many times did the gobblers Gobble ? How close was the setup when you started these birds ?
Was it morning or afternoon hunting that these hunts took place ?
Aggressive or Suttle calling played the main part of the calling ?

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Congrats on the (2) Nice birds.


My family owns 350 acres. The house sits on 120, with the other 230 is split up. I hunt one 40 piece down the road. It is boardered by 2 other farmers, who allow a lot of hunters the opportunity to hunt. Last year i got drawn for the 4th season here in Minnesota. The 1st, 2nd, and 3rd season the birds around my hunting land was very pressured and 3 turkeys were shot by three differant hunters. The birds i hunted were call shy, decoy shy, and very much educated. 40,000 acres of public land? Thats a whole lot of land to be "heavily" hunted. I'm not trying to "shine a light in your eyes", just trying to show you that hunting private land isn't as easy as your making it sound. Have you hunted private land before?

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anybody ever see pix of these birds!

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No chufa....no greenfield..no pics....[:o]

I guided 5 people to kill 6 birds,and took all 3 of mine (one of which was a bow kill)..all on public land that is thicker and hunted harder than yours.[8D]..And I have pics..Does that make me better than anyone on private land?Does that make me better than you?No..If anyone puts their time in they can get a bird.What's up with all the belittling...I guess if you live in a small world and don't have much to live for it makes you feel good to put others down.

How many people did you help?

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well said ranch, well said.

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[8D]