Author Topic: Limhanger's 13' turkey season.(pics added 5-14) (Read 10359 times)

Limhangerslayer · « **on:** April 04, 2013, 02:18:08 PM »

Headed out this afternoon for the youth season. Can't wait to work some longbeards come saturday. Good luck to all the youth hunters this weekend.

Limhangerslayer · « **Reply #1 on:** April 06, 2013, 05:18:13 PM »

Quick pic story later.

carpsniperg2 · « **Reply #2 on:** April 06, 2013, 05:24:29 PM »

SWEETNESS!!!!! Congrats

cem3434 · « **Reply #3 on:** April 06, 2013, 05:28:45 PM »

Congrats, way to put one down!

bearpaw · « **Reply #4 on:** April 06, 2013, 05:35:58 PM »

perfect....

270Flat · « **Reply #5 on:** April 06, 2013, 05:42:22 PM »

Nicely done!!

doyourtime89 · « **Reply #6 on:** April 06, 2013, 05:43:39 PM »

Thats what I am talking about.....great job!!!

Big game archer · « **Reply #7 on:** April 06, 2013, 05:51:57 PM »

Awesome!

HUNTINCOUPLE · « **Reply #8 on:** April 06, 2013, 05:54:41 PM »

BOWHUNTER45 · « **Reply #9 on:** April 06, 2013, 06:20:38 PM »

right on ...WE HAVE BEEN WAITING ALL DAY TO SEE SOMEONE pop something

Limhangerslayer · « **Reply #10 on:** April 06, 2013, 07:17:59 PM »

Putting another to bed right now, big longbeard and three hens.

pendoreilleadventures · « **Reply #11 on:** April 06, 2013, 07:22:38 PM »

Awesome... lets see that big longbeard take a dirt nap in the AM

turkeydancer · « **Reply #12 on:** April 07, 2013, 07:19:29 AM »

That makes my day ... congrats !!!

Limhangerslayer · « **Reply #13 on:** April 07, 2013, 09:06:15 AM »

Well his gun spoke twice this morning, it was a big three year old that say in the field with his hens for almost two hours when his hens left he came over, two shots later he was flying away.

Karl Blanchard · « **Reply #14 on:** April 07, 2013, 10:00:01 AM »

hows the weather?

Limhangerslayer · « **Reply #15 on:** April 07, 2013, 10:20:06 AM »

Um pretty much went from raining cats and dogs to blowing 35. So perfect conditions for turkey hunting.

Mfowl · « **Reply #16 on:** April 07, 2013, 11:01:20 AM »

Noce work on the bird!.....And we all miss once in a while.

rosscrazyelk · « **Reply #17 on:** April 07, 2013, 11:59:59 AM »

h2ofowlr · « **Reply #18 on:** April 07, 2013, 02:27:46 PM »

Looks like a successful hunt. One down and more on the way.

combs338 · « **Reply #19 on:** April 07, 2013, 02:38:52 PM »

Great job

kevinlisa06 · « **Reply #20 on:** April 07, 2013, 03:04:39 PM »

Perfect start congrats!

Gobble Doc · « **Reply #21 on:** April 07, 2013, 06:58:38 PM »

buglebuster · « **Reply #22 on:** April 07, 2013, 07:12:33 PM »

Story story story!

Limhangerslayer · « **Reply #23 on:** April 07, 2013, 09:10:19 PM »

Well the season started out pretty good. We got down there Thursday afternoon to nice weather and lots of birds around. On the way down we stopped in to check a field we planned on hunting Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning, if we were successful opening morning at our first spot. Well there was a big longbeard and three hens in the field, so the second part of the hunt was set.

Friday morning we woke up at daylight to birds gobbling in camp. That morning we found birds in what is pretty much his go to spot to get his. 3 of his 5 birds have been in this general area. So with some hours to burn I took a few mile hike in a canyon we had seen elk a few weeks earlier and picked up two sheds from last year.
We roosted the tom, jake and six hens, so the plan was set for the opener.

Opening morning brought rain with it. We were set up around five ready for the birds. When they flew down in the morning it turned into 12 hens, 2 jakes and the tom. They spent two hours in and out of the field and at one point one of the jakes was on his way, but out of nowhere the flock ran out of the field. A few minutes later the Tom showed back up off the point of the field and then turned around and left. At that point we figured to make a move on them. I slipped out into the field grabbed a decoy and we slipped up to the point where the Tom came out. I made a few calls stuck out the decoy a few seconds later the Jake came running in, bird down!

After getting packed up we headed up in the mountains higher to look for more birds. We came around a corner and Andy spotted some jakes up the hill. Hoping there was a tom around we went up the road to get above them got our gear and headed after them. We got a bird to answer below us and he was coming fast so we set up quick. He showed up just over the hill for a second, didn't see a hen and left so we backed out went around and got on his level. I called him in again but only to 45 yards. Out of range for the 20. Just after he left 5 jakes came and he let them walk. We backed out gave him 45 minutes and tried him again. We got on them again but only got a Jake into range, Hunter wasn't going to let him walk away again so one shot later he ran off.

We gathered our stuff and headed to the field we saw the bird on Thursday. He finally came into the field just before going to roost. We set up on him in the morning with a lot of anticipation for him to fly down. When he did he spent over an hour with his hens on the opposite side of the field. Finally an hour and forty minutes in the field his hens left and he came trotting into 20 yards. He fired two shots missing cleanly on both. One out of two tags filled isn't bad. We had great trip and start to the season, which has just begun. I will post more pics when I get them.

chukar2.5 · « **Reply #24 on:** April 09, 2013, 10:36:43 PM »

Thanks to L.H.S. and my dad for another fun youth weekend. We got after multiple birds, 1hit the dirt and some got away!! oopps!! oh well.

chukar2.5 · « **Reply #25 on:** April 09, 2013, 10:44:00 PM »

My sister loves pictures with anything we catch or shot!!

turkeydancer · « **Reply #26 on:** April 10, 2013, 10:33:15 AM »

Good job !!!

elkoholic1 · « **Reply #27 on:** April 10, 2013, 01:50:58 PM »

congrats great job

irishevox · « **Reply #28 on:** April 10, 2013, 02:19:53 PM »

gaddy · « **Reply #29 on:** April 10, 2013, 02:27:30 PM »

i love seeing the youths & thier birds.

Limhangerslayer · « **Reply #30 on:** April 13, 2013, 09:47:00 PM »

Merriam bound for the first two days, then rio's thursday afternoon through sunday. Oh ya I guess work on wednesday and thursday.

Karl Blanchard · « **Reply #31 on:** April 14, 2013, 03:52:59 AM »

I hate you! I hope it snows, rains, and blows 40mph!

Actually I don't hate you I am just jealous because on monday and tuesday I will be at work!

Good luck my friend and send some pics my way on monday!

Limhangerslayer · « **Reply #32 on:** April 16, 2013, 01:56:51 PM »

Two down this morning, post pics when I get home

Limhangerslayer · « **Reply #33 on:** April 18, 2013, 07:14:59 PM »

So finally getting to a story. Opening day started with 1 1/2 inches of snow and really hot birds in the trees. We at there set up for an hour after daylight when we decided to back out and drop down and get below the jakes that were closest to us and get at the toms level. Right when we started to make the move it went silent so we knew they hit the ground. My buddy set up facing the birds coming at us. They ended up coming in above us, when the tom showed up Jeff got spotted but couldn't see his beard. Not wanting to shot a jake let him walk. Between snow, wind, rain, sleet, and hail the day was pretty much done even thou we stayed out til seven that night.

Day two found us set up on a tom near the same spot as the morning before. After a little soft coaxing he was strutting above us again just out of sight. A few minutes later he peeked over the hill at jeff, first tom down! We snapped pics and took care of the bird, then headed after a bird for me. Four hours of hiking later with no gobbles found us near where jeff killed his bird. He thought he heard a gobble down the creek. He did and it was running and gobbling at us within one minute he met a load of 3 1/2" magnum blend at 16 yards. So far pretty happy with the beginning of the season.

bigbeamhunter · « **Reply #34 on:** April 18, 2013, 07:20:46 PM »

Very nice!

nimrod67 · « **Reply #35 on:** April 18, 2013, 07:39:55 PM »

nice looking birds

Limhangerslayer · « **Reply #36 on:** April 19, 2013, 09:56:59 PM »

Just got a new house so pretty busy, but still trying to knock down some birds tomorrow afternoon and sunday. wife is up!

chukar2.5 · « **Reply #37 on:** April 19, 2013, 10:07:45 PM »

I hope you're wife shoots a bird bigger than your's!! GOOD LUCK LITTLE BUDDY!!!

Limhangerslayer · « **Reply #38 on:** April 23, 2013, 06:15:44 PM »

This weekend was slow for us, only got down there Saturday afternoon and sunday morning. But had a couple of good hunting partners.

Limhangerslayer · « **Reply #39 on:** May 03, 2013, 03:03:43 PM »

Well I was finally able to make it out after a two week hiatus from the woods. We got down late last night just in time to hear the birds in the trees, and came up with a game plan for the morning. My buddy that had never shot a turkey was up first the hens hit the ground first and after about fifteen minutes met up with each other on front of us and started to fight. This got the tom even more fired up and he started coming faster. At forty yards I cut at him and he dumped him. It had a 9 1/2 " beard and 1 1/8" spurs.

So we headed after the other birds about an hour later after a few different setups we were in between three toms we got to the knob and I called, a bird answered right below us. I setup quick and within five
minutes he popped his head up once I was sure it was a tom I shot.
The funny thing is my bird has a full fan 8 16th/2

Limhangerslayer · « **Reply #40 on:** May 03, 2013, 03:17:39 PM »

It is supposed to say full fan 8 1/2" beard and absolutely no spurs. Have a hard time editing with my phone

Limhangerslayer · « **Reply #41 on:** May 05, 2013, 08:52:14 AM »

Here is my buddies bird mounted with the van dykes deluxe kit. Never used them but they look pretty good. Good luck to everybody the rest of the season.