Re: How was everyone's Turkey season?
[Re: Choo]
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05/19/20 09:18 PM
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Lots of nice birds heck they are all nice nothing like turkey hunting in the spring just love it.
Was born in a Big City Will die in the Country OK with that!
Jerry Herbst
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Re: How was everyone's Turkey season?
[Re: skippyturtle]
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05/19/20 09:32 PM
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Most people I talked to had the same experience as you, birds were there but patterns were WAY off. Around my place though, they’re gone. I only know this because I worked from home this year, and my house overlooks hundreds of acres of farm ground. I checked these fields 20-30 times per day, every day. I can count the number of gobblers I saw on one hand, none since the first week of season. I even put a camera on our farm where I used to kill birds every year. Threw a bucket of cracked corn about once a week, and over a months time not one male bird. Two hens every day, but no gobblers all spring.
that sure sucks. hope they come back. i got a farm that had 4-5 on it before season and up til the first day. we never killed one but they sure shut down and never opened back up. got a primo public spot that the week before season had 23 different birds gobbling in a 2 mile span. first day we heard 5 and killed 3. after that was lucky to hear one in that 2 miles. they was there but not gobbling. we ended up killing 10 this year between 6 of us but man they wouldnt gobble hardly if at all. most were silent or ambush. It was weird for sure. I’ve never seen them break up so early or abruptly as this year. Seems if you didn’t get on one in the first week, it was ambush or sit and wait for one.
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Re: How was everyone's Turkey season?
[Re: Huntall76]
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05/19/20 10:19 PM
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I've killed quite a few birds between 22 and 26 pounds but this years was a Monster 29 lbs 10 oz , 12 inch beard and one spur 1 1/2 and the other was 1 5/8 Please tell me he’s at the taxidermist!?!? That’s a stud for sure congrats! Anything with 1.5” or over gets recognized for eternity or when I die and the wife cleans house, lol.
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Re: How was everyone's Turkey season?
[Re: Choo]
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05/20/20 09:22 AM
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Bruce I learned the hard way to blow through a wind bone before sucking on it when you go to use it that pocket dust is a killer if you inhale it.
Was born in a Big City Will die in the Country OK with that!
Jerry Herbst
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Re: How was everyone's Turkey season?
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05/20/20 11:28 AM
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Bruce I learned the hard way to blow through a wind bone before sucking on it when you go to use it that pocket dust is a killer if you inhale it. Yep got to suck in instead of blow out. Had to learn that myself.
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Re: How was everyone's Turkey season?
[Re: 20scout]
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05/20/20 02:04 PM
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my nieces 8 year old daughter shot this nice tom a few days ago. Not only is it a nice bird with an 11" beard but she shot it after her dad missed it with his bow. That's one story that'll be told for years to come! Makes you humble and so proud at the same time good times you will never forget.
Was born in a Big City Will die in the Country OK with that!
Jerry Herbst
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