Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on April 27, 2013, 11:44:25 AM
1ST DAY IN CAMP ! We have more to tell when I get time ....
Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on April 27, 2013, 11:48:59 AM
Got on birds in the morning and all they would do is gobble at us out of range So we hunted the rest of the day in between scouting but nothen went down !
Post by: yelp on April 27, 2013, 11:52:01 AM
Post by: jackelope on April 27, 2013, 12:29:41 PM
Now post the rest of the pics and story!!
Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on April 27, 2013, 12:54:38 PM
To be continued after I clean up my mess :sry: :dunno: :chuckle: :chuckle: ;)
Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on April 27, 2013, 01:03:21 PM
The calls are work'n it! :)Seriously Eric I am very impressed ...I am sure you have been threw a few diaphrams in your time But I will say these calls will match or better yet out do any call I ever placed in my mouth ...that black bat wing is so raspy it drives them absolutely nutz ...especially the older gobblers ...BIG SPURS DOWN !!!! LMAO !!! :chuckle: :chuckle: 8)
COMING UP NEXT !
Post by: turkeydancer on April 27, 2013, 01:17:22 PM
Post by: Austrian Hunter on April 27, 2013, 01:21:34 PM
Post by: JPhelps on April 27, 2013, 01:46:40 PM
I would also like to add you guys' killed birds way before I started stretching latex. 5% call, 45% caller and 50% getting the darn birds to do what they are supposed too.
Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on April 27, 2013, 02:09:31 PM
Congrats John! Looks like a good trip :tup:Only one down fall man ....I need more calls ...all was going great until we hiked back a couple miles one after none ....I took out my calls and set them down on the ground and guess what ???? My green call and another double was left on the ground ... :yike: :bdid: just had that dang thing sounding sweet and to do something like that just peeessses me off ...I know better than to do that !! I know alot of us have lost alot of gear doing the exact same thing !! So I was left with the Black bat wing call and I only used it twice and the second time was deadly :tup: :tup:
I would also like to add you guys' killed birds way before I started stretching latex. 5% call, 45% caller and 50% getting the darn birds to do what they are supposed too.
Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on April 27, 2013, 02:39:39 PM
O.K So we get done visiting and the boys are calling smack about how rusty the old man is getting :chuckle: Yeah I hate telling the truth but I did miss once on this trip and how I have no clue ...but it happens I guess ...So we talk about what to do next ..Should we pack up and head home or hit one more spot to see if he is around where we left him the other day ...We pull up to the spot and the boys are saying how hot it is and they do not want to hike in there again when its hot so we made a sandwhich and just hung out there for awhile just listening and enjoying the sunshine ..Well as luck would have it he goes off on his own :hello: 8) So we just hang tight a minute ...it is about 3:30pm ...he goes off about 5x in about 10 minutes . We crab our stuff and work to him ..He was hanging out in a swampy kinda area and once I got to the creek I could see Gobbler poop everywhere ...while we are slipping in on him he goes off again by himself and I know this boy is going to get whacked ..I sat in front of the boys and let them call for Pop... he is going off but not coming...we can not get no closer ...So we gave him the silent treatment for about 25 minutes and Gobble Gooble again ... I wait another 10 minutes without making another sound and GOBBLE GOBBLE AGAIN ... O.K Big Boy I reach into my fest and pull out another Phelps call ( Black Bat wing diaphram ) I clucked and cut a couple times and Gobble gobble gobble ...I now know he is a dead bird ... I picked it up a notch by cutting and he went nutz .. I called as load as I could on that diaphram and keeping him excited as I could and the boys are being quiet :dunno: when I wanted them to join in ...But I had him so fired up he finally comes into view and struts right to me ...I let him get about 15 yrds and give us a show and decided it is time for you to take a dirt nap ...BOOOOOOM ...FLOP FLOP FLAP FLAP ... I get to him and see he was an old swamp gobbler for sure and these spurs pretty much tell the story ... It was an awesome 2 1/2 days for sure ...did not see many hens or gobblers but the ones I did find wanted to play the game ...I decided to call it after the boys calling POP RUSTY :chuckle: :chuckle: and told them we need to pack up and header out ...lets leave on a good note with no mishaps ! Besides my stomach has been hurting the whole time and I want to go back with my buddy I took last year and the end of the season ...If I do go back I will take my bow ...This bird could of been a Mathews victum but I left her home :bash: I do not care how I kill a turkey ..it is all about hearing the birds doing what they do best ...making thunder in the timber :tup: So there ya go and I would recommend getting back out there if you have not bagged up yet ..they are there to be taken but you need to find them gobblers afternoon hang outs !! :twocents:
Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on April 27, 2013, 02:47:25 PM
Post by: Deer slayer on April 27, 2013, 03:08:32 PM
Post by: Gobble Doc on April 27, 2013, 06:39:50 PM
Post by: Tom Tamer on April 27, 2013, 06:52:37 PM
Post by: kevinlisa06 on April 27, 2013, 07:10:34 PM
Post by: Wea300mag on April 27, 2013, 07:39:09 PM
Post by: bobcat on April 27, 2013, 08:10:19 PM
Nice work BOWHUNTER and Boys. Do you guys ever smile? :chuckle:
:yike: Hunting is serious business!
Post by: turkeydancer on April 27, 2013, 09:25:17 PM
After hearing Jason's calls at Yelps, I decided to order the 6 pk, but had a little trouble with the checkout Thurs night (bad day for PayPal?) ... ordered them this morning though .... out of the pot calls though (drat), but hope to have one in the vest next spring. Good job Jason ... :tup: :tup: :tup:
Post by: kevinlisa06 on April 27, 2013, 09:38:01 PM
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Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on April 28, 2013, 04:35:17 PM
Post by: Tom Tamer on April 29, 2013, 07:05:16 AM
Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on April 29, 2013, 07:11:43 AM
Nice haul guys....yeah John, the kids giving ya crap about getting rusty? But rusty called in some Rusty Ol' spurs eh? Should've hung him off the nail WITHOUT the rope ;):dunno: :chuckle: Did not think of that :DOH: :chuckle: Just pulled them out of the brine and headed to the smoker ...should be goooood !How did you do ? I may head over with a friend in a couple weeks ...he is all excited :dunno: just have to see how my work schedule is going to be ...it all the sudden went crazy :tup:
Post by: Tom Tamer on April 29, 2013, 07:38:57 AM
Post by: turkeydancer on April 29, 2013, 07:40:22 AM
Hey make the time and go with you buddy ... you can never get a missed opportunity back ... the J>O>B will still be there when you get back with filled tags! Wow, your boys sure look like you ... well maybe a little less facial hair ! :chuckle:
Post by: bearpaw on April 29, 2013, 07:56:39 AM
Post by: MuleySniper on April 29, 2013, 08:08:25 AM
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Post by: yelp on April 29, 2013, 08:13:07 AM
Post by: BOWHUNTER45 on April 29, 2013, 08:41:04 AM
In our camp...we gut them entirely and remove crop (crop can taint breast meat)..then pack cavity with ice in sanwich baggies. We keep them in shade or in cooler. Never had a bad tasting turkey. :):yeah: :tup: Thats how I do it too ...we gut them out and remove crop and pack the chest cavity full of ICE and hang them from a limb in the shade in camp ... just keep adding ice as it starts to melt ...feathers are like insulation and once you get them cooled they will stay cool as long as you keep them packed in ice ...when you go to breast them the meat will be ice cold ...just wait until I pull them from my smoker ;) :EAT: :brew: :tup:
Post by: MuleySniper on April 29, 2013, 11:01:22 AM
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Post by: wastickslinger on April 29, 2013, 07:11:40 PM
Nice birds! Curious though do you throw em whole on ice so you can get group pics and not worry about the meat? We've always been skeptical and process them right away. It would be cool to get a group shot at the end of our trip with all our birds though.
MS
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Are you kidding me, group photos :yike: :yike: You just jinxed us for sure. We will be luck to shoot one now. :bash:
Post by: wastickslinger on April 29, 2013, 07:12:09 PM
Post by: MuleySniper on April 30, 2013, 07:22:50 AM
Nice birds! Curious though do you throw em whole on ice so you can get group pics and not worry about the meat? We've always been skeptical and process them right away. It would be cool to get a group shot at the end of our trip with all our birds though.
MS
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Are you kidding me, group photos :yike: :yike: You just jinxed us for sure. We will be luck to shoot one now. :bash:
I wasn't counting you as part of the group lol.
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