Post by: tgomez on April 15, 2024, 04:59:44 PM
* Remington Premier Magnum Turkey 3" #5
*Carlson's Longbeard XR .660 Choke
*Mossberg 500 Turkey 12 gauge
I hunted for 53 minutes, not a call made. I stocked up on him, another Tom, and 3 hens. I was sneaking into my strut line location. This is my 23rd Tom/Jake of my life. 5 1/2" beard. Rio Grande out of Lincoln County, WA. Glory to the good lord above! :hunter:🦃
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Post by: C-Money on April 16, 2024, 06:50:02 AM
Post by: hunter399 on April 16, 2024, 07:32:11 AM
Shortest turkey season for him ever.
Goodluck you all.
I'll probably buy his second tag this week,and take him next weekend.
Post by: baldopepper on April 16, 2024, 09:45:54 AM
Post by: salish on April 16, 2024, 10:25:42 AM
80 year old brother drove up from Utah for his 26th year of turkey hunting up here. Hunted hard yesterday and got this old boy late afternoon. I got one one right off in the morning, but he held off for a bigger one
That's just outstanding. Gives me encouragement as I glide into my elderly years ;)
Post by: Dogmanscott on April 16, 2024, 08:54:58 PM
I arrived in Davenport 13 miles north, at the Reinbold lease about 5:30 pm on Saturday the 13th . As I was making camp? 2 Toms were dancing below camp. This became 6 Toms, buy 6:15. The sky was beautiful, no rain, few clouds, just enough to be amazing. I could smell the spring flowers and the pine trees pollen. That evening I counted 14 gobbling up and down the canyon.
On Sunday morning I awoke to the most beautiful spring sunrise . I step out of the trailer and see 6 Tom’s and a few hens. The next few hours was quite a show ! Toms strutting where they never are. A Tom strutted within 15 yards of my parked quad. I saw him and five others spread out across the spring wheat field.
Overall Toms strutted up and down the canyon. Very few hens were observed. A few weeks ago hundreds were still down at the river.
Boy oh boy was opening day different ! High winds , was the main problem. Atleast no rain! But it was 25 degrees colder or more.
I called between wind gusts and big rigs on hwy 25 . I heard nothing. I was on a different property we have across the highway. We usually take a monster limb hanger every year off that pistol shaped property. There is a huge section of land to the NE that never gets hunted. We abutt a small property that others can hunt. So we try to eat our way in, so to speak. Hunting the outside and leaving the jelly inside for last!
I always while setting up always make a few Improvements to the blind . Open air ground blinds is how I prefer to hunt turkeys. just enough cover to any movement calling . I like the extra challenge.
First a Jake came in. He was standing tall. Afraid to puff up. Trying to look at everything. I had 2 Dave smith decoys out. A sentry hen and a feeding hen. Boy was that Jake nervous.
About 2 minutes later a 2 year old Tom came in. He acted like he was trying to steal the babies. I almost killed this bird. His beard was kind of jutted out, skinny. I decided to pass. Let him grow up for another year. As I was watching him? Another bird gobbled. One of very few I heard on opening day. I called to that bird. He answered. Oddly the 2 year old ran away. He didn’t see anything, because of a dense tree. I caught him on camera running. Not my mistake.
After a half hour , or 45 minutes? I picked up the call . Yawp yawp yawp yawp ! He cut me off !!! 15 yards away and slightly behind me . Mac Daddy!
I never saw him. Maybe he saw a little movement??
An hour later I called another bird in . He was periscope up , pure red head , looking scared to dare. I saw all of 6 inches of his head above the curve of the earth. He looked things over and promptly left. I wasn’t going to shoot a Jake or young Tom. I need a beard to look at. It has cost me a few serious paint brushes and hawser ropes.
Opening day ? They won. Live to hunt another day and cause no harm if you can.
I kill just about everything that walks or crawls for a living. I don’t need death for the hunt. I like all of the enjoyment of everything in my opening day adventure.
I want to just kill I can go out to the coop and start slaughter. Or go to one of my pest accounts and continue killing into my sleep.
Turkey hunting is about spring sunshine, birds gobbling, blue birds on a fence . Sometimes staying up late at night eating appetizers and drinking good bourbon with the farmer while talking habitats!!!
We have land that others can join.
Thanks, Scott
Post by: tgomez on April 17, 2024, 05:45:51 PM
Post by: Birdguy on April 17, 2024, 09:06:36 PM
Nice bird! All turkeys or other Game is sustenance for our souls and family. Congratulations!!
I arrived in Davenport 13 miles north, at the Reinbold lease about 5:30 pm on Saturday the 13th . As I was making camp? 2 Toms were dancing below camp. This became 6 Toms, buy 6:15. The sky was beautiful, no rain, few clouds, just enough to be amazing. I could smell the spring flowers and the pine trees pollen. That evening I counted 14 gobbling up and down the canyon.
On Sunday morning I awoke to the most beautiful spring sunrise . I step out of the trailer and see 6 Tom’s and a few hens. The next few hours was quite a show ! Toms strutting where they never are. A Tom strutted within 15 yards of my parked quad. I saw him and five others spread out across the spring wheat field.
Overall Toms strutted up and down the canyon. Very few hens were observed. A few weeks ago hundreds were still down at the river.
Boy oh boy was opening day different ! High winds , was the main problem. Atleast no rain! But it was 25 degrees colder or more.
I called between wind gusts and big rigs on hwy 25 . I heard nothing. I was on a different property we have across the highway. We usually take a monster limb hanger every year off that pistol shaped property. There is a huge section of land to the NE that never gets hunted. We abutt a small property that others can hunt. So we try to eat our way in, so to speak. Hunting the outside and leaving the jelly inside for last!
I always while setting up always make a few Improvements to the blind . Open air ground blinds is how I prefer to hunt turkeys. just enough cover to any movement calling . I like the extra challenge.
First a Jake came in. He was standing tall. Afraid to puff up. Trying to look at everything. I had 2 Dave smith decoys out. A sentry hen and a feeding hen. Boy was that Jake nervous.
About 2 minutes later a 2 year old Tom came in. He acted like he was trying to steal the babies. I almost killed this bird. His beard was kind of jutted out, skinny. I decided to pass. Let him grow up for another year. As I was watching him? Another bird gobbled. One of very few I heard on opening day. I called to that bird. He answered. Oddly the 2 year old ran away. He didn’t see anything, because of a dense tree. I caught him on camera running. Not my mistake.
After a half hour , or 45 minutes? I picked up the call . Yawp yawp yawp yawp ! He cut me off !!! 15 yards away and slightly behind me . Mac Daddy!
I never saw him. Maybe he saw a little movement??
An hour later I called another bird in . He was periscope up , pure red head , looking scared to dare. I saw all of 6 inches of his head above the curve of the earth. He looked things over and promptly left. I wasn’t going to shoot a Jake or young Tom. I need a beard to look at. It has cost me a few serious paint brushes and hawser ropes.
Opening day ? They won. Live to hunt another day and cause no harm if you can.
I kill just about everything that walks or crawls for a living. I don’t need death for the hunt. I like all of the enjoyment of everything in my opening day adventure.
I want to just kill I can go out to the coop and start slaughter. Or go to one of my pest accounts and continue killing into my sleep.
Turkey hunting is about spring sunshine, birds gobbling, blue birds on a fence . Sometimes staying up late at night eating appetizers and drinking good bourbon with the farmer while talking habitats!!!
We have land that others can join.
Thanks, Scott
Great wrap up of a fantastic weekend in the turkey woods! Definitely sounds like you have a special place based on some special relationships with some awesome people! Super cool!
Post by: Wetwoodshunter on April 26, 2024, 04:57:07 AM
Fast forward to a few weeks later. I called in 11 Tom’s on day one with a buddy. The first group of four he rolled one and it got up and got out of dodge. An hour later we had another group come in. I shot a Jake that walked in from behind me and I could have reached out and grabbed it instead of shooting. I basically barrel tapped it. Some light calling after that and a big group of 6 mature Tom’s came in fully committed. At about 10 yards he took a shot and bagged his first gobbler!
Appa, which was one of Rainshadow1’s puppies sure loves the feathers.
Post by: Wetwoodshunter on April 26, 2024, 05:02:13 AM
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Post by: Sakko300wsm on April 26, 2024, 08:45:21 PM
But today the sun came out for about an hour and so did the birds - was a great afternoon and thankful for the Tom
Bought a 8-9” beard and 1” spur
Post by: bigshoots1000 on April 27, 2024, 12:08:53 AM
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Post by: bearpaw on April 27, 2024, 11:23:16 AM
This is the first bird of my own. I have been chasing these critters for a long, long time. So long in fact, most people thought I was lying when I told them I was going "turkey" hunting. As I approached the downed bird, I dropped to my knees and broke down and praised the Lord. This experience I will never forget.
Very happy for you! :tup:
Post by: tgomez on April 29, 2024, 11:10:00 AM
Post by: th3rug25 on April 29, 2024, 07:29:12 PM
Post by: hunter399 on April 29, 2024, 09:37:14 PM
Congratulations to everyone who has harvested a bird, and good luck to all still trying to fill their other tags the next month. I was out the other day with my father. Had 4 toms come into 100 yards, but wouldn't commit off of the private and across the fence to my set-up on state land.
:yeah:
Congrats all it's been a tough season for sure.
No luck on my son's second bird,just a gobble is a trophy sometimes.
Good luck to all still looking.
Post by: birddogdad on April 30, 2024, 12:50:24 PM
Post by: upperleft on May 04, 2024, 09:40:31 AM
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Got my tom last weekend and it happened to be a quad beard! Anyone else run into something like this? How uncommon is this?
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Post by: mboyle0828 on May 09, 2024, 07:18:10 PM
Post by: mboyle0828 on May 09, 2024, 07:20:00 PM
First double beard
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