Turkeys look out.....I'm coming home

[PA BEN]

It's been two years scene I've gone home to Chewelah to hunt turkeys. Moved to the wet side 5 years ago and I need a vacation. Can't think of a better way to spend time away from work.
I hope they don't hear I'm coming, they've had it EZ the past two years.

[Pathfinder101]

Good luck PA Ben!

[yelp]

Nice Collection PA BEN..I love Chewelah too..

I have a pic almost like that too...LOL  

[Grizzly95]

On the basis that my daughter passes hunters ed saturday this will be our first year turkey hunting, I have shot them with my bow; but I wouldn't consider it a hunt. We ran into a bunch while scouting one spring and my buddy had talked me into getting a tag. So it was just wrong place to be for the turkey that day. My daughter said she would be willing to shoot a turkey because they are "ugly". I am excited to take her though.

[Grizzly95]

Sorry...I had a point. We will hopefully be hunting just outside Chewelah in Valley. We have seen tons of birds up there.

[PA BEN]

Take her out in the youth season, there not as hened up and still very callable.  

[PA BEN]

Nice Collection PA BEN..I love Chewelah too..

I have a pic almost like that too...LOL  

I had a lot more but my dog got into them and ate some.

[Turkeyman]

Nothing like hunting turkeys on your home field. I will be hunting easterns on the west side first. Good luck

[Phantom Gobbler]

Nice looking ropes guys!     I'ts almost time to try to add to our collections!!     Tick Tick Tick .............. oh I forgot that's a topic for another posting!!   

[Turkeyman]

Here is a picture of my beards from over the years.

[PA BEN]

O ya, Nice

[benhuntin]

My damn cats eat any that I dont get mounted right away.  Looks like you got some good ones.

[PA BEN]

Got to my Mon and Dads at 11:45 pm the 13th 8 hr drive. Got up at 4:30 am , located 5 different groups of toms gobbling,they were gobbling hard. And yes they were henned up.  It's the first time I used full strutter tom decoys, man what a difference. I set up close to the roost way before day light, I got close to them the night before and at dark I found a place to set up and a place to sit, sometimes it takes time to get the perfect sitting spot so the night before works real will, I had to work them hard, they wanted to go with the hens but we were close enough they took a peak. I also use a turkey wing and a mouth call to make a fly down call and flap the wing on my leg. Sounds like birds flying.  They came in right behind us, I thought we were busted, but as soon as they spotted the strutter decoys they came right in for a fight, 4 big toms, we got two and my buddy got one later that day. To make a long hunt short we got 3 toms opening day, 1 jake Saturday, 1 tom Sunday and I got my second tom witch was 20 lbs Monday, after I got him all cleaned I drove home only 7hrs to get back. I will post more pictures later when my daughter sends them to me, and I will post the story of her hunt then. 


1" 1/8

[Wacenturion]

Nice birds........great photos.  Thanks for sharing.  I heard that the birds up there were glad you left...lol.

[bowhunterforever]

Congrats,Nice birds!