ITS TIME TO TALK TURKEY !!!!!

[BOWHUNTER45]

All the years I have been over huntin turks I never once went to Turkey Days..... I just hate to take time off hunting  but I should try and make it this year 

[Gobble Doc]

Sundance

Funny but not funny.  I shouldn't be amazed at behavior but I still am.

[wayner]

gobble gobble.... can't wait 

[mossy8352]

Calls are warmed up, gun is ready time to get it on.

[BOWHUNTER45]

Sounds like SunDance needs to get a little further back from the road ....I hate when people ignore No Tresspassing signs  and I seriously hate it when one invades on another ones space .... What I am saying is if you know another hunter is in the area Just avoid it all together ... Thats just the way this game is played ... even if it is state land ...if someone beats you to it then move on ....JUST THE RIGHT THING TO DO  Some other good advice is if someone beats you to a spot in the morning and you wanted to hunt there too , just wait till 11 or high noon and go give it a try ...you may be shocked in the results ... I have rolled many birds doing this .... just get out and hunt .. DO NOT KNOW TO YA GO !!

[Gobble Doc]

I'm sure I couldn't enjoy hunting if I was ignoring no trespassing signs.  It just doesn't sound relaxing or much fun.  I don't even like getting close enough to worry about the animal accidentally going over a boundry line.   

[carpsniperg2]

Last year I was working a bird at first light for a youth hunter. I had this bird so worked up and he was hammering every time I made the softest of calls. It was just getting light and knew he would be flying down soon. All of a sudden he shut up and I could not understand why. Then I see two young kids with no adult sneaking along trying to walk in and shoot him out of the tree. They got to about 30 yards from me and I could see one had a shotgun the other one had a 22 rifle I yelled at them and told them they need to read the regs and ditch the 22. They said it was for squirrels I asked them if they thought I was born yesterday

[krism83]

i have never been on a turkey hunt,  but a friend and I have been talking about doing an archery turkey hunt at some point.

[Camp David]

I've taken a few birds with my bow (a few from my tree stand while deer hunting) and others from a blind in the spring. A blind is the way to go for spring birds. They are not shy of it at all. I had a hen poke her head in the window on one occasion. Setting up a blind is fairly easy, but starts to be a pain when you are dragging the blind, chair, decoys etc.. I found it best to put it up the night before, if your able, and be ready for fly down. Another is afternoon hunts and “blind” calling. Finding birds and “quick set ups” with a blind can get frustrating quickly. I have not tried other methods of archery turkey without a blind yet.

[BOWHUNTER45]

Yeah its nice if you have private land to set your blinds up on ... but as far as using one on  state land well I can not afford to waste time on hoping someone does not walk in on me and my set up ... I have killed 3 with my bow ... But I was alone everytime ... do not need someone sitting beside me and messing things up .... But I love my shotgun just because I love to run and gun and cover lots of ground ... their is nothen cooler than walking out a ridge and cutting and all the sudden one goes off on ya and he is below ya and you call him up to you and as soon as his head pops into view YOU RIP HIS HEAD OFF with a load of Winchester #5s ..... flap flap flap .... Love it 

[Dhoey07]

I'm sure I couldn't enjoy hunting if I was ignoring no trespassing signs.  It just doesn't sound relaxing or much fun.  I don't even like getting close enough to worry about the animal accidentally going over a boundry line.

It's actually kinda exciting, like B&E

[BOWHUNTER45]

Last year I was working a bird at first light for a youth hunter. I had this bird so worked up and he was hammering every time I made the softest of calls. It was just getting light and knew he would be flying down soon. All of a sudden he shut up and I could not understand why. Then I see two young kids with no adult sneaking along trying to walk in and shoot him out of the tree. They got to about 30 yards from me and I could see one had a shotgun the other one had a 22 rifle I yelled at them and told them they need to read the regs and ditch the 22. They said it was for squirrels I asked them if they thought I was born yesterday

I was working a tom last year for about 30 minutes. He was coming in slow when 2 guys and a girlfriend came walking in on me. I waved them off and they then snuck around and cut my tom off. I heard one shot and I assumed they got the bird I was working. My dad came in and kept me from confronting them. I walked about a mile further down and called in two toms about 30 minutes later for me and my dad.

I'm more than happy to help new people out, but sure wish some of the new people would read a little and learn the rules and etiquette of turkey hunting.

Yeah its BS. I can go on forever with all my mishaps over the years ... one in particular which was off the chart was we had had a couple gobblers going off at first light and they were above us and we were set up in a field below them ,, knew our chances were great in bagging up ... they are just going off at mt soft tree yelps and all the sudden BOOM BOOM BOOM ...WTF !!!! I hear the birds take flieght and coming right over our heads and then one just folds up like a rock fallen from the sky .... SPLAT !! Hits the dirt .... then out of nowhere comes a guy running down the hill and comes right by us ... I jump up and ya I seriouisly chewed some arz..... I was on private land and I let him know how I felt about blowing birds off the limb..... Just does not go good with me !!!!!!! I let him get his bird and the funny thing was we let it rest for 2 days went back in there and killed one that morning anyway ...... Thats why I can not stress enough to never give up ,,,,ever....you just never know to ya go !