I had too much going on last year during season, every day I hunted, I was thinking I need to be doing this or that. Not this year, put all honey dos aside, that is what summer is for.Turkey season snuck up on me this year.
Not just too many irons in the fire, I've got too many fires going...
Anyway, I just figured out today that the season was here! What!?!
I was ready, other than knowing the date...
Headed out in the morning.
That's one of the perks of self employment.
I can pretty much play hookie any time I choose.
Wish me luck tomorrow.
23 lbs 9" beard 1-1/8" spurs.
If all turkey hunts were like this one I'd be fine with it. Called him in from a couple hundred out and he put on a show when he hit the field.
I'll never use anything but TSS again.
Look very carefully under briars, brush piles,tree tops etc. They can make themselves really small. Good luck!!I put a solid hit on a long beard this afternoon, looked and sounded solid and flipped him *** over teakettle. Watched him stumble about 40 yards and into the woods (we were in an elevated blind) and thought he laid down there. Gave him a little time and never saw him again unfortunately.
I’m very familiar, I’ve pulled more than one kicking and screaming out of some thick stuff. We searched every bush and thicket for hours.Look very carefully under briars, brush piles,tree tops etc. They can make themselves really small. Good luck!!
Me and a buddy doubled up this morning on a pair of Tom's. Pics to follow.
Cloud cover made them pretty quiet. They were going to be one of two places (east/west). We didn't want to wait on gobbles, so we guessed east. Got to the spot just in time to hear gobbles 500 yards west. There is a long thin property I don't have permission on between the 2 spots, so 500 yards west was about a 1 mile walk. I put the reaper decoy up, and started belly crawling towards the field they were in, with my buddy right on my tail.
Got to the field edge, stayed in cover, and reached the reaper out and stuck it in the ground with the birds about 90 yds away and closing. As they got closer, what we thought was 2 Tom's turned into 3 Tom's. I had first shot this year, and with my buddy on my right, left bird is me. My bird got to 30, I dropped him, my buddy drops the far right bird at 40, and the middle bird lived to tell the tale.
I didn't measure either beard, but both were around 10 inches. All and all, beautiful day, beautiful birds, beautiful hunt, and a day in the woods with a 30+ year friend = a good hunt in my book.
No limit on coyotes...So far we have seen more coyotes than turkeys. They are thick here this year.