Opening day turkey
#6219078
04/16/18 11:51 AM
04/16/18 11:51 AM
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Joined: Dec 2015
Posts: 1,028 West Cent IL
illinideer
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West Cent IL
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Shot this tom at 7:30 this morning. Crap weather snowing and windy 20mph temp was 33 at sunup. Got in the woods just before sun up heard a gobble across the creek. After getting set up had 3 toms and a bunch of hens roosted across the creek and one tom behind me on top of the ridge. The only call they would answer was my box call. Only one they could hear once they hit the ground the toms shut up I got the boss hen so worked up she finally came across the creek total of 4 hens and the 3 toms. 2 of the hens came right beside me and went up the ridge the other 2 were getting run around by the toms finally got within 35 yards and I rolled this guy. 1 5/8 buffered hand load 3 inch 12ga. 10 inch beard 7/8 spurs 19lbs.
Coyote 5 Badger 1 Coons 17 Bobcats 2 Released Grinners All of them USN AE2 VF-31 Tomcatters Retired SMSGT IL ANG 183 Fighter Wing Coyote U Class #4
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Re: Opening day turkey
[Re: illinideer]
#6219102
04/16/18 12:34 PM
04/16/18 12:34 PM
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Joined: Jan 2016
Posts: 1,781 Mi, Mecosta
ambush32
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Mi, Mecosta
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Great job...some good eating there....can’t wait for my season to start....
Thought I was a good trapper until I started trapping coyotes...... Thought I was a good bowhunter until I targeted mature bucks....
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Re: Opening day turkey
[Re: illinideer]
#6219187
04/16/18 02:19 PM
04/16/18 02:19 PM
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Joined: Dec 2011
Posts: 10,400 MT
snowy
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Posts: 10,400
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Great and nice bird! I didn't go I have been busy with others things. I like to go when it get warner it seems the gobblers are more cooperative.
Give me a fish, I will eat for a day. Teach me to fish, I will eat for a lifetime
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Re: Opening day turkey
[Re: illinideer]
#6219242
04/16/18 04:00 PM
04/16/18 04:00 PM
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Joined: Feb 2013
Posts: 1,311 Northern Illinois
huntrap247
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Northern Illinois
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Nice bird!
I was out this morning, 24 degrees, 4 inches of snow on the ground and snowing and blowing!! That was a first for me!
Saw lots of birds, were still in their winter group, and couldn't get them to respond to calling at all.
I'll be back out there tomorrow!
Some people refuse to see the truth when you bludgeon them over the head with it.
Member FTA-17I NTA NRA Patriot life member
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Re: Opening day turkey
[Re: illinideer]
#6219353
04/16/18 07:44 PM
04/16/18 07:44 PM
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Joined: Nov 2013
Posts: 3,825 Bland Virginia
2 TRAPS
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Bland Virginia
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No luck and poor weather has me wishing I took vacation time next week
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Re: Opening day turkey
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#6219360
04/16/18 07:57 PM
04/16/18 07:57 PM
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Joined: Feb 2015
Posts: 2,400 Morgantown, WV
Dfabs
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Terrible opening day this morning here. We got a couple inches of rain last night, and it was torrential downpour and fog all day long. I stayed out until 9am. By that time, I was froze, and the fog was so thick I couldn't even see my decoy 20yds away in the field. I never heard a bird. There are some still grouped up in their winter groups here. I saw one group of gobblers out scouting on Saturday and they responded to a call really well, and I watched a gobbler breed a hen on Saturday also. I wish I could still post pictures on here because I took a picture of him, and a couple of videos. It's hit a miss still here though. It's snowing right now. They are calling for less than an inch of accumulation though. We will see what happens in the morning. Kevin, I'm waiting for a nice day to take your dad's box call for a walk, but I won't carry my boxes when it's raining. Good luck everybody.
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Re: Opening day turkey
[Re: illinideer]
#6219398
04/16/18 08:40 PM
04/16/18 08:40 PM
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Joined: Oct 2015
Posts: 2,530 Fingerlakes New York
robert.d12
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We had a hen walk through the back yard tonight, just enough to get me exited for the opener
The beauty of the second amendment is it wont be needed until they try to take it. -Thomas Jefferson
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