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Centurion,I think he may have killed his first one that morning with "conventional" tactics. Second bird seemed to be a target of opportunity...Still, good advice. I think if most of us could have benfitted from some good mentoring when we were that age. I know I spent a lot of my youth chasing around targets of opportunity, when I should have been perfecting my skills. I think there is a life lesson there, but not sure...
Quote from: alecvg on April 07, 2009, 10:34:03 PMQuote from: yelp on April 07, 2009, 04:41:43 PMalecvg congrats..how big? Why did you miss? How old are ya? Good job.I don't know why I missed, it was freakin hilarious though, I was walking up the road I shot my first one the morning before on (I could have shot both opening morning within 10 seconds of each other, but I had only bought one tag), and spotted a hen in the woods about 100 yds away, so in my jeans and shoes, I walked through the knee deep snow drift and got behind a tree, i moved from tree to tree when ever it looked away or moved, I was in an area of recently logged timber, so there were logs everywhere! Anyway, I moved up, and the hen got spooked and started going faster, when suddenly I saw the whole flock... running, so I took off sprinting after them as fast as I could, and they are fast sons of ******! I cought up to them and they circled back to the main road, and the big tom strutted and flew down the road, so I sprinted after it, and it landed in some thick trees, so after 5 min. I had spotted it, and took the shot at 30 yds. which wasnt an easy one, and missed, and it flew away. Oh well, I got my first turkey and am happy! And had a great hunt! Hopefully I can fill two more tags over here on the west side, if I can figure out where the darn turkeys are! I am 15 by the way.Alecvg...congrats..I want to see the beard man...got any pics? While you are young try and learn how to expand your hunting tactics...running after birds isn't the most effective or the safest especially with a loaded weapon. I would also like to remind you I believe you can only fill one tag on he westside. I assume you were hunting private land with the fenced tree in the background...what county? Stevens? Good job..I like your pic got any more?
Quote from: yelp on April 07, 2009, 04:41:43 PMalecvg congrats..how big? Why did you miss? How old are ya? Good job.I don't know why I missed, it was freakin hilarious though, I was walking up the road I shot my first one the morning before on (I could have shot both opening morning within 10 seconds of each other, but I had only bought one tag), and spotted a hen in the woods about 100 yds away, so in my jeans and shoes, I walked through the knee deep snow drift and got behind a tree, i moved from tree to tree when ever it looked away or moved, I was in an area of recently logged timber, so there were logs everywhere! Anyway, I moved up, and the hen got spooked and started going faster, when suddenly I saw the whole flock... running, so I took off sprinting after them as fast as I could, and they are fast sons of ******! I cought up to them and they circled back to the main road, and the big tom strutted and flew down the road, so I sprinted after it, and it landed in some thick trees, so after 5 min. I had spotted it, and took the shot at 30 yds. which wasnt an easy one, and missed, and it flew away. Oh well, I got my first turkey and am happy! And had a great hunt! Hopefully I can fill two more tags over here on the west side, if I can figure out where the darn turkeys are! I am 15 by the way.
alecvg congrats..how big? Why did you miss? How old are ya? Good job.
Way to go Alec. I was surprized where you guys found them!!!
Quote from: Pathfinder101 on April 08, 2009, 07:44:32 AMCenturion,I think he may have killed his first one that morning with "conventional" tactics. Second bird seemed to be a target of opportunity...Still, good advice. I think if most of us could have benfitted from some good mentoring when we were that age. I know I spent a lot of my youth chasing around targets of opportunity, when I should have been perfecting my skills. I think there is a life lesson there, but not sure... Oh...I agree. Like I said above....lots of folks have been there done that....like the ol' sayings goes...."Youth is wasted on the young". You just don't realize how true that is until you're older...lol.I was just trying to express to him that the real satisfaction of taking these birds is different than the way he did on the second one. I'd be the last one to impose my ethics on anyone....just hope I can puish in the right direction is all.I remember in the Blues during the mid 90's all the new hunters above the Tucannon chasing turkeys like chukars.I'd be willing to bet that any of those guys still hunting today are not pursuing that technique. Too funny....they learned real fast that that was a recipe for being unsuccessful. There was an occasional lucky one...but few and far between. Still remember watching them way up there on the hillside and laughing to myself....
alecgv..is the fan even all the way around? Or are the feathers (big ones) in the middle or center ones taller? like in the picture?
