Turkey Season

[KahrMan]

Nice birds Shaun.

[Chucktshoes]

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-meateater-podcast/id960902903?i=1000469953687

 

For you turkey hunters, this is really a great listen. If you’ve been noticing a decline in the flocks, this has some great info on why and what can be done to help the issue. 

[martin5]

ShaunM looks like Rutledge wood with red hair. Nice birds Shaun! Wish I could get me a rio.

[Dirtshooter]

Well guys at 67killed my first turkey, only hunted turkeys a couple times in my life. Funny thing I was out back stacking firewood and heard him gobble about 100 yards down in a bottom. I broke and ran and put on some camo grabbed my 870, seat and eased out front of barn into the woods about 60 yards. Sit down cut at him and he waited 5 minutes and gobbled, he wouldn't answer me but about every 4 or 5 minutes he would gobble. About 20 yards to my 2 o'clock came a lone hen and she messed around for 5 minutes hunting her sister I guess. I putted to her as she was walking away, she turned looked and eased off. Gobbler gobbled in same place so after 5 minutes I decided to move half way to him, I stood up and was getting my seat and he gobbled 50 yards down the hill. Now it was getting interesting. I sat down got gun on my monopod, flipped safety off and every few minutes would putt at him. Since this was my first turkey and not videoing I didn't waste much time when he came in, at 25 yards with a 2 3/4" #6 reload I put him down, he was flopping pretty good and I shot him again with a 3" #5, made him a jellyhead. Spurs were 3/4" with a 9 1/2" thick beard. Didn't have a scale, but a nice turkey. 2 or 3 weeks before season I saw 3 longbeards 40 yards from my window at computer desk, so I knew we had a few. Sorry for the long post. I ain't saying I am hooked, but if I had went fishing I wouldn't of got him. Shot him at 1:05P.M.

Edited April 17, 2020 by Dirtshooter

[KahrMan]

That’s awesome. Congrats!

[Quavodus]

Alright! You may be hooked now. Congratulations.

[KahrMan]

Had a bird gobbling like crazy at noon today.  He finally came into the field but hung up at about 75-80 yards.  He paced back and forth gobbling but would not come one step closer.  He finally strolled off.  Stupid bird.

[Chucktshoes]

1 minute ago, KahrMan said:

Had a bird gobbling like crazy at noon today.  He finally came into the field but hung up at about 75-80 yards.  He paced back and forth gobbling but would not come one step closer.  He finally strolled off.  Stupid bird.

Sounds like a pretty smart bird to me.

[KahrMan]

4 hours ago, Chucktshoes said:

Sounds like a pretty smart bird to me.

[Quavodus]

People say that turkeys are dumb, maybe the frozen grocery store breeds but, not the average wild turkey. Well maybe jakes......

[Quavodus]

Seems like all I can call in is jakes or coyotes. Called in a coyote this evening about 5:00 but, couldn't get a shot. Never heard any gobbling.

[Chucktshoes]

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2772104522839190&id=100001190092770&d=null&vh=i

[KahrMan]

20 minutes ago, Chucktshoes said:

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2772104522839190&id=100001190092770&d=null&vh=i

[Dirtshooter]

12 hours ago, Quavodus said:

Seems like all I can call in is jakes or coyotes. Called in a coyote this evening about 5:00 but, couldn't get a shot. Never heard any gobbling.

Danged David that is 2 coyotes, maybe after turkey season we may need to set up and thin out your coyote herd!!

[RED333]

12 hours ago, Chucktshoes said:

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2772104522839190&id=100001190092770&d=null&vh=i

For us non facebook users, any way to see this?

[quedz]

49 minutes ago, RED333 said:

For us non facebook users, any way to see this?

Should be able to click and view...

[Chucktshoes]

1 hour ago, RED333 said:

For us non facebook users, any way to see this?

I don’t have Facebook either. Was able to click through. 

[Quavodus]

Cool video. I guess if you call a bird in, it might not be yours. Lol.

[RED333]

6 hours ago, Chucktshoes said:

I don’t have Facebook either. Was able to click through. 

Well I keep getting this

[Chucktshoes]

Well poop. 

[RED333]

So on my tablet I can watch it , must be the setting I have set on my laptop.

To funny , guy jumps out of the grass, to funny.

[Dirtshooter]

May have been a TGO member that had too many guns. Dropped gun and grabbed the turkey!!. Men gotta do what men gotta do to feed the family. I needed that laugh this morning. Thanks Kahr man

[Quavodus]

Anybody been hearing any lately? Not much going on in my area. Went Yesterday morning and didnt hear nothing. Gonna give it a go tomorrow. 

[Dirtshooter]

I haven't heard one in a week or more. Yesterday while going to nursery to get fruit trees saw 3 or 4 turkeys, 1 nice gobbler about 1:30. I read that turkeys have sort of evolved that if there are a lot of turkeys sometimes the younger gobblers won't gobble because they may have been in fights with the boss hog of the woods and just be quiet. May be true?

[Lumber_Jack]

3 hours ago, Quavodus said:

Anybody been hearing any lately? Not much going on in my area. Went Yesterday morning and didnt hear nothing. Gonna give it a go tomorrow. 

lots of gobbling yesterday morning near Vonore.  Couldn't get one to come in, so we went after the most vocal one only to have a coyote come running up and bust it off. 

1 hour ago, Dirtshooter said:

I haven't heard one in a week or more. Yesterday while going to nursery to get fruit trees saw 3 or 4 turkeys, 1 nice gobbler about 1:30. I read that turkeys have sort of evolved that if there are a lot of turkeys sometimes the younger gobblers won't gobble because they may have been in fights with the boss hog of the woods and just be quiet. May be true?

I'm not sure if its evolved as much as if you get your ass kicked for shouting, you learn pretty quick to keep quite.  Toms will certainly keep quite if a more dominant bird is around but they could still come looking.  I've had birds come in and never make a peep.  Even big birds sometimes just stay quiet