Octopus

It ends for us on May 31 and I am not seeing birds at my usual spot. I am going to go out tonight and scout again but it is getting very late to get a bird.

I am not optimistic. <sigh>

We will see I guess though.

tschaef

I'm in the same boat, tagging out was easy last year (two toms) so I was overly optomistic the year, I thought I had these dumb birds figured out but it looks like they may teach me a lesson this year.

Arrowmaster

Its been a tough year on all of us. Never give up. I killed 2 Missouri birds this year, and no Indiana birds. So I ate my tag here in Indiana. But I never gave up. If it happens it happens. But dont ever give up. I wish I had a couple more days and Id give every minute trying to kill one.

RIStrutStopper

This year I tagged out on a jake opening morning in RI. I figured some years I NEVER get a shot, so I figured since I was hunting CT tooI'd grab what I could just in case on opening morning, so I did. Well, CT was great as far as calling in birds, but not so great as far as me sealing the deal. I took 2 shots out of range, I couldn't believe my eyes watching those birds flyaway. I called 2 birds in behind me, one gobbled behind me inside of 1 yard... I probably could have grabbed him, but something spooked him and I never did get the shot. Oh well, glad I tagged that jake, cuz my season closed on Saturday and I've got 3 CT tags to make some soup with.

GMMAT

I thought i might get skunked, too.

My season ended on 4/12. I shot my '07 bird @ 7:40 PM on 4/11.

JW

Scouting and ya gotta believe! The birds are there - trust me......

But I am like some of you - hunted Georgia and was taught a lesson! Worked birds 3 out of 4 days but my northern tactics did not work all that well.

But I learned and am willing to bet next year if I go back to the same area will be much different - why? I now know the terrain much better. Woodsmanship countstremendouslyto helpgetting in close to take the shot.

JW

Octopus

I just cannot find any birds. I scouted again tonight but nothing. I am not sure where to go next to try to find them. No answer to my crow calls at all.

Three days left until the season ends. []

Octopus

I won't. This was my first season so I learned a lot from it. But I am also tired now and don't plan to go out tomorrow morning as there is no place to go with birds that I know of. So I am going to sleep in and let my season coast to a sleepy ending. If between now and Thursday I happen to find some, I'll do my best to get one. But I'm sick of scouting for them and not finding any.

Mr. Longbeard

Are you hearing any gobbling in the mornings???

Xx08NYHunter22xX

It has been a tough year for me i let my younger friend get his first bird over me and i am still looking for a first bird o well i guess i am done for this spring, i hope to get one in the fall.


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