Tough New Jersey Season
 

This season was by far the toughest, but still had a blast. I hunted at least 2 or 3 days per week. Heard birds everyday but 2. The 2nd week of the season I had a hog of bird come in but he hung up at 70 plus yards. I did managed to take a jake last week. I thought I was the only one having a tough season, but from reading many post from others on here, hunters seem to be having a tough season nationwide

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My season was a total bust this spring too... I did manage to take a jake...

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Tough season here too. Would be total tag soup if it wasn't for the jake that landed right where my gun was pointing at the time...

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Congratulations on those jakes! There's nothing like killing your first turkey!

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I didn't see anywere in the post were anybody said it was there first bird...

I don't normally shoot jakes. But when you have a rough season on PUBLIC land sometimes you re-think the whole "I don't shoot jakes" BS...

I've got over a dozen sets of curvedsharp public land spurs sittin in box next too 2 dozen beards;)

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Shoot jakes if you want too, but I'll save them for when I call for a rookie who wants to take up turkey hunting. Personally, I'll burn my permit before I shoot a dumb jake. And the fact that you say you have all of those spurs and beards makes it evenmore bizzarethat you found it necessary to shoot a jake. Heck, I've called a jake in simply by snapping my fingers. Congratulations on your accomplishment!

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It's a mighty insecure hunter who has to belittlesomeone elses legal kill. I'm sure it made you feel good though.

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vt season just as hard as the rest i guess. ended up getting a mature but only 5 5/8 beard and 5/8 spures. still proud. get them when you can

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My main point was, why do we absolutely have to fill our tag on a jake? We don't. If it makes you feel good, then do it. They're only yearlings. Great accomplishment to take a jake.

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True. You know what they say about opinions. Glad I took my jake though, was sure tasty. I let three walk the next day hoding out for a longbeard. Went the rest of the season seeing nothing. Taking a jake might not be a great accomplishment, but to each his own and tag soup isn't that tasty.